Vehicle 50038 / 53038

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Class 114

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Leyland 150hp / Albion 238hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30209
Diagram: 516

Allocations

22/02/57	New to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
10/05/87	Stored U.	LN (Lincoln)
04/10/87	To Parcels Sector at	TS (Tyseley)
27/11/88	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge) RPXN
09/03/89	Withdrawn from	CA (Cambridge) RPXN

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50038 - original number
53038 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Aug-79 - AWS fitted
circa Dec-86 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 15/09/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50038	56038							As delivered to 40A - 22nd February 1957
	50038	56015	50039						Noted 1957
	50038	56001							Noted 17/09/66 - at Hull with 56035 + 500351
	50038	56038							Noted 01/06/67 - at Leeds City with 50023 + 560401
	50038	56024							Noted 17th May 1968
	50038	56042							Noted 23th May 1968
	50038	56038							Noted 09/11/69 - at Doncaster1
	50038	56032							Noted 02/05/70 - at Doncaster1
	50038	56022							Noted 03/09/1971 - at York2
	50038	56038							Noted 24/04/1973 - at York3
	50038	56022							Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds1
	50038	56038							Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50019/56019 + 50027/560271
	50038	56038							Noted 17/08/1973 - at Grantham3
	50038	56006							Noted 19/04/74 - at Leeds1
	50038	56018							Noted Jun-76 - at Sheffield1
	50038	56018							Noted 17/07/76 - at Leeds1
	50038	56038							Noted 20/12/77 - at Nottingham4
	50038	56038							Noted 27/01/78 - at Bury St Edmunds4
	50038	56038							Noted 14/06/79 - at Norwich4
	50038	56030							Noted circa 02/19835
	53038	54014							Noted 24/04/19845
	53038	54025							Noted circa 07/19855
	53038	54025							Noted 20/07/85
	53038	54025							Noted 09/09/85 - at Norwich4
	53038	54025							Noted circa 05/19865
T021	53038	54042							Noted 24th January 1988
T021	53038	54042							Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn

Images:

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27th May 1974

The 5.32pm Lincoln - Derby service is seen just East of Thurgarton station on May 27th, 1974, headed by E50038. Michael Mensing.

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16th July 1983

Class 114 Derby 2-car DMUs at Sheffield on 16-7-83, DMBS 53038 on left for Huddersfield, DMBS 53003 with 10-56 to Retford on right. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

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26th December 1987

Set number: T021

Class 114 DMBS 53038, part of set T021 (presumably with 54042), is seen with Red Star parcels branding on the side at Tyseley on 26.12.1987. Andy Cole.

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10th May 1988

Set number: T021

A Class 114 set led by 53038, carrying Tyseley set number T021 (and presumably with 54042), branded "Red Star" and displaying "Bingham" in the destination blind passes the remains of Burton Latimer & Isham station with an up service. The up slow has already been lifted and the last remains of the down slow are being dealt with. A quarter of a century later, a third track was re-instated. Mike Dean.

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28th November 1988

Set number: T021

Tyseley DMU depot includes Class 114 Derby 2-car parcel DMU T021 (53038 + 54042) and another unidentified set plus high density stock (including 51867 from T412 on the left) on 28-11-88. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 27th May 1974

Arriving in to the short platforms of Thurgarton station is the 3.32pm Lincoln - Derby service on May 27th, 1974. The power (furthest vehicle) is E50038. Michael Mensing.

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Date: 3rd January 1975

Set number: P322

Trains waiting at Paignton Great Western station on 3rd January 1975. The DMU (50090 closest?) is headed for Exeter St Davids and the Class 50 diesel 50038 for London (Paddington). Pete LG99.

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Date: 11th April 1981

A Class 114 DMU (56042 + 50038) on Doncaster station with the 15:15 Hull-Manchester Piccadilly service on 11 April 1981. Robert Thomas.

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Date: 18th April 1981

A Class 114 Derby Heavyweight DMU at New Holland Town on April 18 1981 formed of DTC E56042 and DMBS E50038. John Carter.

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Date: 18th April 1981

E56042 + E50038 New Holland Pier on April 18, 1981. A shame the ferry wasn't allowed to continue once the Humber Bridge was built. It would probably be still well used by train passengers between Hull and North Lincolnshire John Carter.

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Date: 17th February 1986

A Class 114 DMU formed of 54025 + 53038 in platform 12 at York on 17 February 1986. It is thought to have worked the 08.42 ex Leeds via Harrogate, arriving in York at 10.01, and likely to return the same way as the 11.05 departure. 'Harrogate' was displayed on the blinds to save any confusion for the passengers with the more direct route between Leeds & York. Rob Paterson.