Vehicle 56068 / 54068
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
| 02/07/57 | New to | 54A (Sunderland) | |
| 3w/e 30/08/58 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
| Jan-59 | On loan to | 50B (Neville Hill) | |
| Feb-59 | Ex-loan back to | South Gosforth | |
| Feb-64 | Depot code change | 52J | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | GF | |
| w/e 24/10/76 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| w/e 08/01/78 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) | |
| p/e 31/03/90 | Sector Change to | CA (Cambridge) NNEX | |
| p/e 10/11/90 | Sector Change to | CA (Cambridge) NGEX | |
| 28/09/92 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) RDNC | |
| 02/06/93 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) RDTS | |
| 07/07/93 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) RDNC | |
| 04/10/93 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) RDTS | |
| 22/12/93 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) RDNC | |
| 22/09/94 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) HGXX | |
| May-95 | Withdrawn |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
56068 - original number
54068 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
04/12/76 - AWS fitted
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 03/12/1976 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50216 | 56068 | As delivered to 54A - 2nd July 1957 | |||||||
| 50224 | 56068 | Transfer to 50B - Jan-59 - on loan | |||||||
| 50256 | 56068 | Noted 02/05/70 - at Doncaster1 | |||||||
| 50231 | 56068 | Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle1 | |||||||
| 50231 | 56068 | Noted 11/1974 - at Newcastle 2 | |||||||
| 50231 | 56068 | Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot3 | |||||||
| 50231 | 56068 | Noted 01/04/1976 - at Newcastle2 | |||||||
| 51437 | 56068 | Noted circa 01/19774 | |||||||
| 51437 | 56068 | Noted 27/08/77 - on 1837 Sheffield-Sleaford | |||||||
| 51437 | 56068 | Noted 01/02/78 - on Cambridge depot3 | |||||||
| 51444 | 54068 | Noted circa 04/19854 | |||||||
| 51444 | 54068 | Noted 28/05/85 - at Norwich3 | |||||||
| 51444 | 54068 | Listed at Cambridge - circa Nov-85 | |||||||
| 21 | 51444 | 54068 | Noted 18/05/86 - at Ely | ||||||
| 51444 | 54068 | Listed at Cambridge - Summer 1986 | |||||||
| 21 | 51444 | 54068 | Formed at CA circa Jun-86 | ||||||
| 21 | 51444 | 54068 | Noted circa 08/19864 | ||||||
| 21 | 51444 | 54068 | Noted 13/09/1986 - at Peterborough5 | ||||||
| 21 | 51444 | 54068 | Noted 13/12/19864 | ||||||
| 51444 | 54068 | Noted 29/08/19874 | |||||||
| L223 | 51444 | 54068 | Listed at CA - 15/05/89 | ||||||
| L223 | 51444 | 54068 | Noted 24/03/90 - with L220 (51207 + 54405) at Swavesey | ||||||
| L223 | 51444 | 54068 | Noted circa 08/19904 | ||||||
| L223 | 51444 | 54068 | Listed at CA - 21/01/91 | ||||||
| L223 | 51444 | 54068 | Noted circa 08/19914 | ||||||
| L223 | 51444 | 54068 | Listed at CA - 24/02/92 - NSE NGEX pool | ||||||
| L223 | 51444 | 54068 | Listed at CA - 12/08/92 | ||||||
| L223 | 51444 | 54068 | Listed at NC - November 1992 | ||||||
| 101223 | 51444 | 54068 | Listed at NC - 10/12/92 - NSE livery | ||||||
| L223 | 51444 | 54068 | Noted 30/03/93 - at Norwich3 | ||||||
| 101223 | 51444 | 54068 | Listed at TS - November 1993 | ||||||
| L223 | 51444 | 54068 | Transfer to NC - 22/12/93 - from TS |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
Images:
18th May 1986
Set number: 21
54068 + 51444 seen in the Southery Ferns north of Ely on 18.05.86. Nicholas Youngman.
March 1989
Set number: 04
Class 101 54068 Sudbury March 1989. Posing underneath the footbridge. Alistair Ness.
22nd April 1989
Set number: 04
A pair of Met Camm DMUs (54068 + 51444 and 54382 + 51438) seen after arrival at Sudbury on 22nd April 1989. Murray Liston.
21st September 1991
Set number: L223
Class 101 set L223 (presumably 54068 + 51444) with the 17XX Marks Tey - Sudbury awaiting time at Marks Tey on Saturday 21st September 1991. Colin Brooks.
17th May 1992
Set number: L223
L223 (presumably 54068 + 51444) leaves Ely, at the height of the remodelling, with a Cambridge service on May 17, 1992. Alex Drennan.
6th July 1993
Set number: L223
Network Southeast liveried Class 101 DMU set L223 (54068 + 51444) pulls out of West Runton having just brought me from Norwich, Sheringham its final destination is just a few miles away. 6th July 1993. Andrew J Crowther.
6th July 1993
Set number: L223
Norwich allocated Network Southeast liveried Metro-Cammell built Class 101 dmu set L223 (54068+51444), is captured at 11.46 leaving West Runton with a Norwich-Sheringham service with its final destination is just a mile away. 6th July 1993. Andrew J Crowther.
26th December 1994
Set number: L223
Class 101 54068, set number L223, is seen at Tyseley on 26.12.1994 having been transferred in from Network South East. Andy Cole.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 22nd April 1989
A pair of Met Camm DMUs are seen through the trees as they wait time at Sudbury on 22nd April 1989, these were (l-r) 54068 + 51444 and 54382 + 51438. Murray Liston.
Date: 24th March 1990
Set number: L220
Class 101 DMU sets L220 (54405 + 51207) and L223 (54068 + 51444) arrive into Long Stanton station on the former St Ives line with one of several Cambridge - Swavesey return trips organised by the Railway Development Society on 24 March 1990. Roger Geach Collection.
Date: 24th March 1990
Set number: L220
Class 101 DMU sets L220 (54405 + 51207) and L223 (54068 + 51444) in Long Stanton station on the former St Ives line with one of several Cambridge - Swavesey return trips organised by the Railway Development Society on 24 March 1990. Roger Geach Collection.
Date: 24th March 1990
Set number: L220
Class 101 DMU sets L220 (54405 + 51207) and L223 (54068 + 51444) waiting to depart from Long Stanton station on the former St Ives line with one of several Cambridge - Swavesey return trips organised by the Railway Development Society on 24 March 1990. Roger Geach Collection.
Date: 24th March 1990
Set number: L220
Class 101 Cambridge sets 54405 + 51207 (L220) and 54068 + 51444 near Swavesey on 24.03.90. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 24th March 1990
Set number: L220
54405 + 51207 and 54068 + 51444 arrive at Long Stanton, 24.03.90. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: unknown
Set number: L223
Met-Camm set L223, 51444 closest presumably with 54068, at Norwich, date unknown. Walter Burt.
Date: 6th July 1993
Set number: L223
Norwich allocated Network Southeast liveried Metro-Cammell built Class 101 dmu set L223 (51444+54068) is seen at 11.45 at West Runton on 6th July 1993 with a Norwich-Sheringham service with its final destination is just a mile away Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 6th July 1993
Set number: L223
Norwich allocated Network Southeast liveried Metro-Cammell built Class 101 dmu set L223 (51444+54068), rolls to a stand at 11.45 at West Runton with a Norwich-Sheringham service, with its final destination is just a mile away. 6th July 1993. Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 9th July 1993
Set number: L223
An ex-Network South-East based Class 101 DMU L223 (51444 + 54068) - now based at Norwich depot - rolls into West Runton station with a Norwich to Sheringham service on the 9th July 1993. Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 19th April 1994
Set number: L223
L223 51444 + 54068 on Ely West Curve with an ECS from Norwich. Nicholas Youngman.