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Vehicle 56026 / 54026


Class 114

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30210
Diagram: 641

Allocations

17/01/57 New to 40A (Lincoln)
3w/e 04/07/59 Transferred to 41A (Darnall)
4w/e 28/04/62 Transferred to 40A (Lincoln)
May 1973Depot code changeLN
10/05/87 Stored U. LN (Lincoln)
Jun-88 Reinstated LN (Lincoln)
Jun-88 To Parcels Sector at CA (Cambridge)
p/e 02/12/89 Sector Change to CA (Cambridge) RPXX
28/03/90 Withdrawn from CA (Cambridge) RPXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56026 - original number
54026 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 23/11/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50026 56026 As delivered to 40A - 17th January 1957
50026 56026 Transfer to 40A - 4w/e 28/04/62
50026 56026 Noted Summer 1964 - at Brough with 50035 + 560091
50026 56026 Noted 22/04/66 - in Doncaster1
50026 56026 Noted May 1968
50046 56026 Noted 01/04/69 - at Sheffield Midland1
50022 56026 Noted 02/05/70 - at Doncaster1
50022 56026 Noted 15/08/1970 - at York2
50022 56026 Noted 15/08/1970 - at York2
50011 56026 Noted 02/01/71
50026 56026 Noted 16/08/1971 - at Doncaster3
50026 56026 Noted 28/04/73 - at Neville Hill open day1
50022 56026 Noted 24/08/74 - at Sheffield Midland4
50012 56026 Noted 13/09/1975 - at Cleethorpes2
50012 56026 Noted 27/10/75 - at Brough1
50002 56026 Noted Sep-76 - at Sheffield1
50020 56026 Noted 24/09/77 - at Nottingham4
50020 56026 Noted 20/12/77 - at Nottingham4
50020 56026 Noted 20/05/78 - at Bury St Edmunds4
50004 56026 Noted circa 04/19825
53042 54026 Noted 18/02/19845
53020 54026 Noted 08/12/1984 - BLS The Whitehall Mandarin Railtour 54026-53020+51832-51816
53026 54026 Noted 20/05/86 - at Peterborough4
53020 54026 Noted 03/05/89
53035 54026 Noted 16/05/89 - at Norwich4

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

Images:

Class 114 DMU at Manchester Victoria

20th July 1988

54026/53035 passes Manchester Victoria, westbound, on a parcels working, on the afternoon of 20/7/88. Note the Express Parcels lettering on the leading car and red and yellow striping down its side. Leonard Rogers.

Class 114 DMU at Saltley

1st September 1988

54026 Class 114 is seen passing Saltley working for the Parcels sector on 01.09.1988. Note the Royal Mail branding on the side. Andy Cole.

Class 114 DMU at Leeds

circa 1989

Class 114 parcels vehicle E54026 in Leeds station. Undated, circa 1989. The passenger seats have been removed from all but the front saloon. Malcolm Clements.

Class 114 DMU at Cambridge

circa late 1989/early 1990

54026 at Cambridge. Undated, but the missing windows suggests the vehicle is out of use so circa late 1989 or early 1990, possibly with 53035. Malcolm Clements.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 30th October 1980

The 10.26 Doncaster - Cambridge dmu service, one of three southbound passenger services still serving the joint line in 1980. The setting is Murrow West. This was at one time the site of a flat crossing with the M&GN Peterborough - Wisbech - Sutton Bridge line on which, until its closure in 1959, the hamlet of Murrow had the extravagant facilities of a further station named Murrow East. On 30th October 1980 motoring past are Lincoln based Class 114 Derby 'heavyweight' set E50046 + E56026 leading Norwich allocated Cravens Class 105 unit E56480 + E51261 (set 65). Gerard Fletcher.

DMU

Date: 12th July 1987

Keith has noted Class 105 Departmental DMU TDB977453, DMUs 53026, 54026, 54039 and 53005 in this view of Lincoln depot on 12 July 1987. In the platform on the left are the two departmental 100s: 975539 + 975349 and 975637 + 975664; it looks like the Cravens is next in that line, presumably its partner is 977454. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 3rd May 1989

Passing through Northampton Station on the centre road is a parcels working formed of a 2-car Class 114 Derby Heavyweight (53020 and 54026). May 3rd, 1989. AndrewHA.

DMU

Date: 4th November 1989

TDB977126 and behind seen are 977124, 977125, 977123 and 54026 at Cambridge on 4th November 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: circa late 1989/early 1990

Route learning Class 105 TDB977123 faces Express Parcels Class 114 E54026 at Cambridge circa late 1989/early 1990. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: unknown

An out of use Parcels Sector Class 114 DMBS coupled to 54026 at Cambridge, circa 1990. Possibly 53035. Malcolm Clements.