Vehicle 56062 / 54062
Class 101
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30262
Diagram: 630
Allocations
| 28/05/57 | New to | 54A (Sunderland) | |
| w/e 15/06/57 | On loan to | 9D (Buxton) | |
| Jul-57 | Ex-loan back to | 54A (Sunderland) | |
| 3w/e 30/08/58 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
| Oct-61 | On loan to | 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 2w/e 09/12/61 | Ex-loan back to | South Gosforth | |
| Feb-64 | Depot code change | 52J | |
| 28/02/65 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DN | |
| w/e 17/09/78 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| 3w/e 04/02/79 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 20/05/84 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
| 07/07/85 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) | |
| 22/06/86 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
| 21/10/92 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) RCLO | |
| Mar-01 | Withdrawn |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
56062 - original number
54062 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
Mar-79 - AWS fitted
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 06/03/1979 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Preserved - more details.
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50210 | 56062 | As delivered to 54A - 28th May 1957 | |||||||
| 50210 | 56062 | Noted 17th June 1957 | |||||||
| 50210 | 56062 | Transfer to 54A - 4w/e 07/09/1957 - ex-loan LMR | |||||||
| 50212 | 56062 | Transfer to 50C - Oct-61 | |||||||
| 50212 | 56062 | Transfer to South Gosforth - 2w/e 09/12/61 | |||||||
| 50210 | 56062 | Transfer to 51A - 28/02/65 | |||||||
| 50217 | 56062 | Noted 11/09/65 - at West Hartlepool1 | |||||||
| 51219 | 56062 | Noted 31/08/71 - at Darlington1 | |||||||
| 51219 | 56062 | Noted 08/09/73 - at Darlington2 | |||||||
| 50295 | 56062 | Noted 05/08/1974 - at Darlington 3 | |||||||
| 50295 | 56062 | Noted 26/08/74 - at Darlington2 | |||||||
| N161 | 50295 | 56062 | Noted 29/08/74 - at Darlington, set number on solebars, 56062 had N1642 | ||||||
| 50293 | 56062 | Noted 30/12/75 - at York1 | |||||||
| 50201 | 56062 | Noted circa 09/19824 | |||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted 08/06/84 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted circa 04/19854 | ||||||
| 51247 | 54062 | Transfer to CA - 07/07/85 - from NR | |||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Listed at NC - Dec-85 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted 15/02/19864 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted 14/06/86 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Listed at NC - Apr-87 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted 16/06/87 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted circa Nov-87 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted circa Jan-88 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted 28/07/88 - on 09.36 Ely to Norwich with 53373 + 53364 | ||||||
| 53201 | 54062 | Noted 13/08/88 - on 07.03 Doncaster - Peterborough5 | |||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted circa 09/19884 | ||||||
| 85 | 51185 | 54062 | Noted 22/10/89 - in Ely yard | ||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54062 | Listed at NC - Feb-90 | ||||||
| 85 | 51185 | 54062 | Noted 23/09/90 - at Felixstowe | ||||||
| spare | 54062 | Listed at CA - Jul-91 | |||||||
| spare | 54062 | Listed at CA - Aug-91 | |||||||
| 101655 | 51428 | 54062 | Noted 31/08/91 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
| 101655 | 51428 | 54062 | Noted 14/09/91 - at Ely | ||||||
| 101655 | 51428 | 54062 | Listed at NC - Dec-91 | ||||||
| 101655 | 51428 | 54062 | Listed at NC - 02/07/92 | ||||||
| 101655 | 51428 | 54062 | Listed at NC - 24/09/92 | ||||||
| 101655 | 51428 | 54062 | Listed at LO - 10/12/92 | ||||||
| 51428 | 54062 | Noted 01/03/93 - on 18:07 Manchester Piccadilly - Chinley6 | |||||||
| 51428 | 54062 | Noted 19/10/93 - on 19:52 Warrington - Manchester Piccadilly6 | |||||||
| 101655 | 51428 | 54062 | Listed at LO - November 1993 | ||||||
| 51428 | 54062 | Noted 25/07/00 - on 2S28 17:14 Manchester Piccadilly - Sheffield6 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Phil Shatford
6: David Bellamy
Images:
22nd November 1986
Set number: 78
Norwich Class 101 DMU set 78 (54062 + 53201) in Sudbury station with a Colchester service on 22 November 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
22nd November 1986
Set number: 78
Class 101 DMU set 78 (54062 + 53201) in platform 1 of Colchester station after arrival from Sudbury on 22 November 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
16th June 1987
Set number: 78
E54062 + E53201 depart from Chappel & Wakes Colne on a Sudbury service, 16/6/87. On the right is the East Anglian Railway Museum. Graeme Phillips Collection.
9th January 1988
Set number: 78
Norwich set 78 E54062 + E53201 pass Ely North Junction with the 11.10 Peterborough to Cambridge, 09.01.88. Nicholas Youngman.
23rd September 1990
Set number: 85
Class 101 Met Cam DMU NC set 85 54062 + 51185 Felixstowe after arrival from Cambridge on 23-9-90. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.
1st September 1991
Set number: 101655
Refurbished Class 101 2-car Met-Cam DMU 54062+51428 (DTCL+DMBS) fresh out of the paint shop and stabled alongside Norwich Thorpe station 1-9-91. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
14th September 1991
Set number: 101655
An ex-works 101655 (54062 + 51428) stands beside 158768 (57768 + 52768) at Ely, both bound for Norwich (The 158 ex Birmingham) 14-9-91. Kevin Dowd.
Unknown date
Set number: 101655
101655 (54062 + 51428) gets ready to depart from Manchester Piccadilly with a Wilmslow service, date unknown. AndrewHA.
18th April 1998
Set number: 101665
In Regional Railways livery, Metro-Cammell Class 101's 101655 (54062 & 51428) & 101653 (51426 & 54358) were arriving at Preston with the Saturday Only 09.44 Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North service on April 18th 1998. In set 101655, car 54062 has survived into preservation at the East Anglian Railway Museum, whilst 51428 was scrapped in 2001. In set 101653, 51426 was scrapped in 2001 with 54358 being preserved at the North Norfolk Railway. Martyn Hilbert.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: unknown
Set number: 78
Set 78 (presumably 53201 + 54062), 86 253 and set 107 in Ipswich station on 28 March 1987. Colin Brooks.
Date: 22nd November 1986
Set number: 78
Norwich-allocated Class 101 DMU set 78 (53201 + 54062) in Colchester St Botolph's station with a Sudbury service on 22 November 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 22nd November 1986
Set number: 78
Norwich allocated DMU set 78 formed of Met-Camm Class 101 vehicles DMBS 53201 and DTSL 54062 sits in Sudbury station on 22 November 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 28th March 1987
Set number: 78
Norwich allocated Met-Camm DMU set 78 (presumably 53201 + 54062) in Ipswich station on 28 March 1987. Colin Brooks.
Date: 28th July 1988
Set number: 78
Mat-Camm and Cravens DMU's E53201, E54062, E53373 and E53364 with the 09.36 Ely to Norwich seen north of Ely, 28.07.88. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 22nd October 1989
Set number: 85
51185 + 54062 in Ely yard on October 22, 1989. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 23rd March 1990
Set number: 85
Class 101 Met Cam DMU NC set 85 (51185 + 54062) at Felixstowe waiting to return to Ipswich on 23-9-90. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.
Date: 19th October 1991
Set number: L221
I went to Ely on 19 October 1991, partly to photograph "Taw Valley" and "Flying Scotsman" on specials and partly to record the semaphores that would soon be disappearing. An additional image included a couple of Class 101 2-car sets at Ely. The set on the left is 101655 (formed 54062/51428), but I didn't record the set on the right. It looks like the set number is L221, which I think at this time was 51208/54402. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 6th November 1993
Set number: 101655
The 09:10 Alderley Edge - Warrington Central is seen at Irlam, 51428 leading 54062. 6th November 1993. Gazza Prescott.
Date: 12th November 1993
Set number: 101655
101655 (51428 + 54062) in the company of 304040 at Manchester Piccadilly on the 12th November 1993. Gazza Prescott.
Date: 10th September 1994
Set number: 101679
101679 (51224 + 51533) and 101655 (54062 + 51428) head into Llandudno Junction station with the 12:12 Manchester Victoria - Holyhead service (1D41) on 10 September 1994. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 24th September 1994
Set number: 101655
101655 (51428 + 54062) at Manchester Piccadilly on 24-9-94 prior to working to to Llandudno. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: unknown
101655 (51428 + 54062) and 101665 (54393 & 51429) at Bolton on 9 July 1997 - Blackpool North is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 3rd June 1997
Set number: 101655
101655 (51428 + 54062) pauses at Wigan Wallgate leading a 4-car set, possibly to Blackpool North (but unsure). Chris Moxon.
Date: 24th March 1999
Set number: 101655
101655 (51428 & 54062) arriving at Manchester Piccadilly on 24th March 1999. Ian Buck.
Date: 15th May 1999
Set number: 101655
Class 101 Met Camm DMU 101655 (51428 + 54062) stabled in the former parcels bay at Chester, 15-5-99. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Date: 30th August 2000
Set number: L840
L840 53322 + 53311 + 101655 51428 + 54062 on 2D48, the 18:24 to Chester at Manchester Piccadilly 30-8-00 (655 should have worked the 17:51 to Chester, the two services combined). Kevin Dowd.
Date: 30th August 2000
Set number: L840
L840 53322 + 53311 + 101655 51428 + 54062 at Stockport on 2D48, the 18:24 Manchester Piccadilly to Chester 30-8-00. Kevin Dowd.