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Vehicle 56057 / 54057

Class 101

BR Diagram 630

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30260
Diagram: 630

Allocations

29/04/57 New to 51A (Darlington)
May-73Depot code changeDN
w/e 27/11/77 Transferred to CA (Cambridge)
28/09/86 Withdrawn from CA (Cambridge)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56057 - original number
54057 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

26/11/77 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 25/11/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50205 56057 As delivered to 51A - 29th April 1957
50156 56057 Noted 27/05/70 - at Darlington1
51215 56057 Noted 31/08/71 - at Darlington1
51215 56057 Noted 04/09/71 - at Darlington1
51215 56057 Noted 29/06/73 - at Darlington1
51206 56057 Noted 29/07/73 - at Gateshead
N162 51255 56057 Noted 07/01/75 - at York, set number only on 560572
50224 56057 Noted 29/10/75 - at York with 50200/560841
51215 56057 Transfer to CA - w/e 27/11/77
51443 56057 Noted 17/07/78
51437 56057 Noted circa 04/19793
51443 56057 Noted 12/07/80 - at Norwich2
51443 56057 Noted 25/07/81 - at Norwich2
51212 56057 Noted circa 08/19833
51212 54057 Noted 25/01/85 - at Norwich2
51212 54057 Noted circa 04/19853
51212 54057 Noted 15/04/85 - at Norwich2
51212 54057 Listed at Cambridge - circa Nov-85
51212 54057 Listed at Cambridge - Summer 1986
17 53155 54057 Formed at CA circa Jun-86
17 53155 54057 Noted 12/07/86 - at Norwich2
17 53155 54057 Noted 28/08/19863
17 53155 54057 Noted 13/09/1986 - at Peterborough4

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Robert Chilton

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Gateshead

29th July 1973

A Met-Camm formation led by E56057 and E51206 arrives into Gateshead station on July 29, 1973. David Mant.

Class 101 DMU at Sandy

17th July 1978

A Class 101 formed of E56057 + E51443 are seen on the up slow line of the East Coast Main Line near Sandy heading to Hitchin on 17/07/1978. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Birmingham New Street

21st December 1985

54057 Class 101 is seen arriving at New Street from Norwich on 21.12.1985. Note it still retains First Class, and has a red buffer beam. Andy Cole.

Class 101 DMU at Biggleswade

13th September 1986

Set number: 17

Arriving at Biggleswade on 13 September 1986 is the 18:25 Huntingdon-Hitchin formed of Met-Camm DMU set 17. The vehicles were DTCL 54057 and DMBS 53155, the DTCL would be withdrawn two weeks later. Dave Warby.

Class 101 DMU at Hitchin

13th September 1986

Set number: 17

Class 101 DMU set 17 (54057 + 53155) shunt ECS at Hitchin on the evening of 13 September 1986. Dave Warby.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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