Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30468
Diagram: 630
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 51178 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 56336 are:
2w/e 12/10/80 | Transferred to | PI (Pwllheli) | |
13/09/81 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
30/03/86 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
15/03/87 | Withdrawn from | NC (Norwich) |
56336 - original number
54336 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
51178 | 56336 | As delivered to 3C - 8th November 1958 | |||||||
51178 | 56336 | Noted 05/01/66 - in Liverpool Lime Street station1 | |||||||
50228 | 56336 | Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Exchange1 | |||||||
50228 | 56336 | Noted 04/11/68 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
51182 | 56336 | Noted 23/11/69 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
51177 | 56336 | Noted 22/02/1971 - at Crewe2 | |||||||
50925 | 56336 | Noted 08/01/1972 - at Crewe2 | |||||||
50206 | 56336 | Noted 11/05/73 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
51189 | 56336 | Noted 22/06/74 - at Crewe3 | |||||||
51189 | 56336 | Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester4 | |||||||
CR228 | 51178 | 56336 | Noted 13/12/1975 - at Birmingham New Street 2 | ||||||
51188 | 56336 | Noted Sep-76 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
51193 | 56336 | Noted 06/07/77 - at Chester5 | |||||||
51193 | 56336 | Noted 09/07/77 - on 0727 Llandudno Jn-Llandudno with 51906 + 56489 | |||||||
51193 | 56336 | Noted 29/01/78 - on Cockshute depot | |||||||
51193 | 56336 | Noted 26/12/1980 - Seen stabled at Pwllheli depot5 | |||||||
51196 | 56336 | Noted circa 05/19825 | |||||||
51196 | 56336 | Noted 21/03/1983 - Crewe5 | |||||||
51196 | 54336 | Noted 07/08/1983 - at Penmaenmawr5 | |||||||
51196 | 54336 | Noted circa 01/19845 | |||||||
51197 | 54336 | Formation change - CH - Jan-86 | |||||||
51197 | 54336 | Transfer to NC - 30/03/86 - from CH | |||||||
83 | 51197 | 54336 | Formed at NC circa Apr-86 | ||||||
83 | 51197 | 54336 | Noted 01/05/86 - at Norwich3 | ||||||
83 | 51197 | 54336 | Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986 | ||||||
51197 | 54336 | Noted 02/08/86 - on 14.18 Ely To Norwich with E51472 + E54420 | |||||||
83 | 51197 | 54336 | Noted 27/08/19865 | ||||||
83 | 51197 | 54336 | Noted 28/12/86 - at Norwich3 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Eddie Knorn
M56336 leads a two-car and three-car Met-Camm DMU formation working the 7.20pm Rugby (M) - Stafford service seen between Beechwood Tunnel and Berkswell station on 25 June 1961. Michael Mensing.
E51472 + E54420 and Metro Cammel M51197 + M54336 with the 14.18 Ely To Norwich service near Ely on August 2, 1986. Nicholas Youngman.