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Vehicle 56353 / 54353

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 51195 during the unknown period are:

03/01/59	New to	2D (Coventry)	- pending allocation
4w/e 31/01/59	Transferred to	5B (Crewe South)
Apr-59	Transferred to	26A (Newton Heath)
Jun-59	Transferred to	24E (Blackpool Central)
4w/e 01/06/63	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
w/e 12/09/64	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
3w/e 02/10/65	Transferred to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 05/11/66	Transferred to	6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56353 are:

06/04/86	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
28/09/86	Withdrawn from	NC (Norwich)

Notes

31st October 1987 - Seen at Tinsley Yard
27th December 1987 - Seen in Tinsley Yard

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56353 - original number
54353 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Dec-72 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51195	56353	As delivered to 2D - 3rd January 1959 - pending allocation
	51195	56353	Transfer to 26A - Apr-59
	51192	56353	Noted 04/11/68 - at Crewe¹
	51174	56353	Noted 03/11/72 - at Crewe¹
	51197	56353	Noted 18/04/73 - at Chester²
CR247	51197	56353	Noted 09/09/73 - at Chester, 56353 displayed CR240²
	51180	56353	Noted 22/06/74 - at Llandudno²
	51180	56353	Noted 29/08/1974 - at Rock Ferry³
	50395	56353	Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria¹
	51181	56353	Noted 10/09/76 - on Chester depot²
	51181	56353	Noted 06/07/1977 - 2D66, 09.41 Wolverhampton to Chester⁴
	51194	56353	Noted 07/09/77 - at Machynlleth²
	51199	56353	Noted 22/10/1980 - At Holyhead Station⁵
	51199	56353	Noted circa 06/1982⁴
	50628	56353	Noted circa 02/1983⁴
	51190	54353	Noted circa 06/1983⁴
	51190	54353	Noted circa 03/1984⁴
	51190	54353	Noted 24/09/85 - at Chester working with 51179 + 54358⁶
	53313	54353	Formation change - CH - circa Mar-86
	53313	54353	Transfer to NC - 06/04/86 - from CH
87	53313	54353	Formed at NC 06/04/86
	53313	54353	Noted 08/04/86 - at Norwich²
80	51180	54353	Noted 13/12/87 - at Norwich²

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Martin Baumann

Images:

August 1971

Set number: CR240

A Met-Camm set, probably from Chester / North Wales, empties its passengers upon terminating at Crewe in August 1971. The closest vehicle appears to be M56353. Mel Smith.

19th June 1979

A Class 101 with M56353 closest in Llandudno station on Tuesday 19 June 1979. The rear set appears to be a Class 103. David Russon.

Class 101 DMU at Llandudno Junction carriage shed

6th March 1982

This was a (now cropped) image of the Class 40 but it is a good view of the exhaust on the rear of the partner to M56353, possibly M51199. Taken in the carriage shed at Llandudno Junction on 6 March 1982. Commander Bond.

6th August 1988

54353 was a spare class 101 trailer at Norwich when transferred from Chester. Looks like it was never used at Norwich as no set number in the window. Seen at Snailwell on 6 August 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: June 1972

Two Metro-Cammell Class "101" Local Passenger 2-car dmu Nos.M51175 (101/2), M56353 (144) & M56357 (144), M51200 (101/2) in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front ends, approaching Aberdovey on a Machynlleth - Pwllheli service, 06/72. Hugh Llewelyn.

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