Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Rolls Royce 180hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30509
Diagram: 617
19/02/60 | New to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
2w/e 30/04/60 | Transferred to | 55F (Manningham) | |
3w/e 02/07/60 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
16/08/87 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) |
51559 - original number
78721 - from Aug-84 (single engine conversion)
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
51549 | 51559 | As delivered to 56G - 19th February 1960 | |||||||
51549 | 51559 | Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60 | |||||||
51549 | 51559 | Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 02/07/60 | |||||||
51549 | 59529 | 51559 | Noted 01/04/70 - at York1 | ||||||
51549 | 59696 | 51559 | Noted 15/08/1970 - at York2 | ||||||
L175 | 51549 | 59525 | 51559 | Noted 08/09/73 - in Bradford Exchange3 | |||||
51549 | 59525 | 51559 | Noted 07/07/74 - at Sheffield1 | ||||||
51549 | 59525 | 51559 | Noted 03/01/75 - on Neville Hill depot3 | ||||||
51549 | 59525 | 51559 | Noted 10/09/75 - at Brough1 | ||||||
51549 | 59525 | 51559 | Noted 08/10/75 - at Brough1 | ||||||
51549 | 59525 | 51559 | Noted 25/10/75 - at Brough1 | ||||||
51549 | 59525 | 51559 | Noted 06/11/75 - at Brough1 | ||||||
51549 | 59525 | 51559 | Noted 05/01/76 - at Brough1 | ||||||
50287 | 59525 | 51559 | Noted Sep-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly with 50580/59192/59224/505501 | ||||||
51549 | 59107 | 51559 | Noted 30/07/78 - at Lancaster | ||||||
50289 | 59531 | 51559 | Noted 09/08/79 - at Carnforth | ||||||
50289 | 59531 | 51559 | Noted circa 10/19794 | ||||||
50289 | 51559 | Noted circa 10/19824 | |||||||
78971 | 78721 | Noted September 1984 - at Manchester Victoria | |||||||
78971 | 78721 | Listed at NL - 01/01/85 | |||||||
78971 | 78721 | Noted 03/05/19864 | |||||||
78971 | 78721 | Noted 19th August 1986 | |||||||
78963 | 78721 | Noted circa 11/19864 | |||||||
78971 | 78721 | Noted 28th December 1986 | |||||||
78971 | 78721 | Noted 01/05/87 - at York3 | |||||||
78963 | 78721 | Noted 03/11/19874 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
E51559 + E59107 + E51549 + E51554 + E59529 + E51546 seen at Lancaster on the 30th July 1978. Robert Frise.
Class 111 DMSL E51559 stabled on Hull Botanic Gardens depot. The slide process date is May 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.
E51559 in Doncaster Works, 28/7/84. During this visit it was converted to a single-engine power car and would emerge as E78721. Hamish Stevenson.
E78721 + E78963 depart Leeds with a service for Goole on the 7th October 1986. Kevin Law.
A Class 111 (E51549 + E59107 + E51559) departs from Manchester Victoria on a service to Leeds (City) via Huddersfield in July 1978. Hugh Llewelyn.
Carnforth, the 9th August 1979. On train on the left is formed E50035 + E56008 + E50289 + E59531 + E51559 (Class 114 & 101/111). On the right is M56475 + M50784 + M56129 + M50374. Robert Frise.
Class 111 single engine conversions 78971 and 78721 arrive into Manchester Victoria in September 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.