Vehicle 56029 / 54029

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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
Lot Number: 30210
Diagram: 641

Allocations

24/01/57	New to	40A (Lincoln)
2w/e 04/05/57	Transferred to	30A (Stratford)
3w/e 31/08/57	Transferred to	40A (Lincoln)
3w/e 04/07/59	Transferred to	41A (Darnall)
4w/e 28/04/62	Transferred to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
10/05/87	Stored U.	LN (Lincoln)
11/01/88	Withdrawn from	LN (Lincoln)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56029 - original number
54029 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 05/09/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50029	56029							As delivered to 40A - 24th January 1957
	50029	56029							Transfer to 30A - Apr-57
	50029	56029							Noted 21st June 1957
	50029	56029							Transfer to 40A - August 1957
	50029	56029							Transfer to 40A - 4w/e 28/04/62
	50029	56029							Noted 19/08/70 - at Leeds with 56004/500011
	50029	56029							Noted 02/01/71
	50029	56029							Noted 19/04/71 - in Leeds City2
	50029	56029							Noted 03/08/1971 - at Derby3
	50029	56029							Noted 16/08/1971 - at Leeds4
	50039	56029							Noted 17/04/74 - at Leeds with 50025/560251
	50023	56029							Noted 24/08/74 - at Grimsby Town2
	50023	56029							Noted 07/01/75 - at York2
	50023	56029							Noted 02/04/1976 - at Sheffield3
	50021	56029							Noted 28/08/76 - on 1715 Nottingham-Derby
	50025	56029							Noted 27/08/77 - on 0953 Cleethorpes-Sheffield with 50015 + 56015
	50025	56029							Noted 24/09/77 - in Sheffield Midland2
	50044	56029							Noted 24/05/80
	50023	56029							Noted circa 02/19835
	53014	54029							Noted circa 05/19845
	53014	54029							Noted circa 07/19855

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

Images:

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August 1971

Two Class 114 sets at Grantham in August 1971, the closest pair being E56029 / E50029. Mel Smith.

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21st March 1977

A Class 114 DMU, E56029 seems to be the closest car, is seen in Dewsbury station on 21 March 1977 with Leeds on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.

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circa mid-1980

Class 114 DTCL E56029. This is presumably Doncaster Works circa mid-1980 with the vehicle about to be refurbished. Paul Redmond.

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31st July 1986

Class 114 E54029 and E53014 with the 08.49 Lincoln to Cambridge passing Kiln Lane north of Ely on 31st Jully 1986. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: August 1971

E50029 / E56029 at Grantham on August 1971. Mel Smith.