Vehicle 56334 / 54334

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Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30468
Diagram: 630

Allocations

The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 51176 during the unknown period are:

08/11/58	New to	3C (Ryecroft)
3w/e 29/11/58	Transferred to	3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60	Depot code change	21E
Sep-63	Depot code change	2H
3w/e 31/01/65	Transferred to	6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56334 are:

30/03/86	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
28/09/86	Withdrawn from	NC (Norwich)

Notes

27th December 1987 - Seen in Tinsley Yard

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56334 - original number
54334 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 12/09/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51176	56334							As delivered to 3C - 8th November 1958
	51176	56334							Noted 05/01/66 - in Manchester Exchange station1
	51187	56334							Noted 04/11/68 - at Manchester Exchange1
	51187	56334							Noted 15/08/70 - at Crewe2
	51187	56334							Noted 18/09/1971 - at Crewe3
	51194	56334							Noted 22/06/74 - at Llandudno2
	51197	56334							Noted 27/11/76 - on 2J67 2145 Crewe-Shrewsbury
	51197	56334							Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury2
	51194	56334							Noted 08/07/78 - on 0725 Llandudno Jn-Llandudno with 51179 + 56341
	51191	56334							Noted circa 06/19814
	51919	56334							Noted circa 05/19824
	51919	56334							Noted circa 10/19824
	51919	54334							Noted circa 06/19834
	51919	54334							Noted 08/08/1983 - on Conwy Valley with 51947-520624
	51919	54334							Noted circa 01/19844
	51199	54334							Transfer to NC - 30/03/86 - from CH
84	51199	54334							Formed at NC circa Apr-86
84	51199	54334							Noted 29/04/86 - at Norwich2
84	51199	54334							Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986
84	51199	54334							Noted 14/06/86 - at Norwich2
76	51252	54334							Noted circa 08/19864

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

Images:

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Unknown date

A Class 101 two-car with M56334 departing Manchester Victoria's Platform 11 and passing Manchester Exchange's Platform 3 (which formed the longest platform in the world), on a Chester via Warrington service in July 1978. Hugh Llewelyn.

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Unknown date

Class 101 DTCL M56334 leads a ten-car DMU formation with Bangor on its destination blind. It is thought to be at Dallam, between Winwick Junction and Warrington, date unknown. It is formed of five two-cars, a 101, 103, 108, possibly another 108 and a 101. All are in plain blue except the rear set which carries the white/blue stripe refurbished livery. Glyn Weigh.

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15th October 1985

54334 with an unidentified Power Car Crewe 15.10.1985 Martin Baumann.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 28th March 1959

M51176 + M56334 form the 4.0pm Birmingham New Street - Coventry service seen east of Tile Hill on 28 March 1959. Michael Mensing.