Vehicle 51560
Class 111
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
Allocations
| 08/03/60 | New to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
| May-60 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
| 24/10/82 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) |
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated circa 03/1981 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by CF Booth Ltd, on location at Leeds station
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51550 | 51560 | As delivered to 56G - 8th March 1960 | |||||||
| 51560 | 59240 | 59571 | 51551 | Noted 12/07/1966 - York1 | |||||
| 50154 | 59524 | 51560 | Noted 23/03/1969 - Leeds1 | ||||||
| 51844 | 59113 | 51560 | Noted 09/05/1969 - Leeds1 | ||||||
| 51544 | 59570 | 51560 | Noted 16/05/1969 - Leeds1 | ||||||
| 50277 | 59113 | 59534 | 51560 | Noted 14/06/1969 - York1 | |||||
| 51556 | 59243 | 59194 | 51560 | Noted 12/12/1969 - Leeds, on 17.35 to Goole1 | |||||
| 51550 | 59532 | 51560 | Noted 11/05/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2 | ||||||
| 51550 | 59532 | 51560 | Noted 15/08/1970 - at Sheffield Midland3 | ||||||
| 51550 | 59532 | 51560 | Noted 18/09/70 - at Doncaster4 | ||||||
| 51550 | 59536 | 51560 | Noted 18/12/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2 | ||||||
| 50273 | 59188 | 59240 | 51560 | Noted 19/04/71 - in Leeds City5 | |||||
| 50273 | 59188 | 59240 | 51560 | Noted 28/10/71 - in Sheffield Midland5 | |||||
| 50273 | 59188 | 59240 | 51560 | Noted 24/12/1971 - at York6 | |||||
| 50273 | 59188 | 59240 | 51560 | Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria3 | |||||
| 51542 | 59106 | 51560 | Noted 24/04/1973 - at Scarborough3 | ||||||
| 51543 | 59240 | 59188 | 51560 | Noted 24/08/74 - at Sheffield Midland5 | |||||
| 50273 | 59240 | 59188 | 51560 | Noted 08/01/75 - at Stainforth & Hatfield5 | |||||
| 51556 | 59055 | 59089 | 51560 | Noted 16/09/75 - at Hull4 | |||||
| 51543 | 59524 | 51560 | Noted 27/11/75 - at Cambridge5 | ||||||
| 50273 | 59240 | 59188 | 51560 | Noted 12/02/76 - at Brough4 | |||||
| 51543 | 59524 | 51560 | Noted circa 01/19772 | ||||||
| 51543 | 59540 | 51560 | Noted 09/09/1978 - Leeds7 | ||||||
| 51543 | 59540 | 51560 | Noted 21/04/1979 - Neville Hill7 | ||||||
| 51543 | 59540 | 51560 | Noted 14/07/1979 - Doncaster7 | ||||||
| 51543 | 59540 | 51560 | Noted 12/06/1981 - at Sheffield Midland7 | ||||||
| 51543 | 51560 | Noted 16/01/19822 | |||||||
| 51543 | 51560 | Noted circa 04/19822 | |||||||
| 51543 | 59540 | 51560 | Noted 12/06/1982 - at York7 | ||||||
| 51543 | 59540 | 51560 | Noted 26/07/1982 - Leeds on Doncaster train8 |
Formation Sources
1: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Leonard Rogers
5: Gerald Brown
6: Jeremy Goodyear
7: Martin Lumley
8: Alan N Walker
Images:
circa March 1960
An official image (Metropolitan Cammell negative DZ228) showing the drivers compartment of E51560 circa March 1960. Apart from the cab window frames it was painted a much lighter colour than the first batch of these vehicles. Metropolitan Cammell.
Unknown date
A Class 111 DMU stabled at Sheffield with DMCL E51560 closest. Trans-Pennine E51964 is on the right. Date unknown. Paul Redmond.
Unknown date
A three-car Class 111 DMU (E51560 closest) departing Sheffield with a Barnsley service, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa March 1960
An official image (Metropolitan Cammell negative DZ224) showing E51550 + E59573 and presumably E51560 on a test run at Aldridge. Of note is that records show the power cars went new to 56G on 08/03/60, the buffet car went new to 50B but not until May 1960. Metropolitan Cammell.