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<- 56354 | 56355 | 56356 ->

Vehicle 56355 / 54355

Class 101

BR Diagram 630

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 51197 during the unknown period are:

03/01/59 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
Jun-59 Transferred to 24E (Blackpool Central)
4w/e 30/01/60 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
4w/e 28/05/60 Transferred to 24E (Blackpool Central)
4w/e 30/12/61 Transferred to 26A (Newton Heath)
Feb-62 Transferred to 24E (Blackpool Central)
5w/e 06/07/63 Transferred to 26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63Depot code change9D
3w/e 02/10/65 Transferred to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 05/11/66 Transferred to 6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56355 are:

13/12/87 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
14/05/89 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
p/e 02/12/89 Sector Change to NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ
08/12/89 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56355 - original number
54355 - from Apr-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:


51197 56355 As delivered to 26A - 3rd January 1959
51197 56355 Noted 22/08/69 - at Crewe1
CR247 51175 56355 Noted 03/09/73 - at Machynlleth2
51175 56355 Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester3
51175 56355 Noted 08/1975 - on either 16th or 23rd August 19754
51175 56355 Noted 01/09/1976 - Seen at Barmouth en route to Pwllheli, with 51179 - 563465
51175 56355 Noted 10/09/76 - in Chester station2
51175 56355 Noted 06/01/77 - on 2V67 1000 Crewe-Cardiff
51175 56355 Noted 19/03/77 - on 1539 Bangor-Crewe with 50403 + 56164
51180 56355 Noted circa 08/19805
51180 56355 Noted 24/10/1980 - At Chester Station6
50311 56355 Noted circa 05/19825
50311 56355 Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.30 Chester to Man Victoria5
51180 54355 Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
51180 54355 Listed at CH - Jun-87
51180 54355 Noted circa 10/19875
80 51180 54355 Noted circa Jan-88
80 51180 54355 Noted 15/05/88 - at Norwich
80 51180 54355 Noted circa 09/19885

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Crewe

6th December 1986

A DMU formation containing 54355 + 51180 / 51562 + 53931 arrives into Crewe station on 6 December 1986. All were allocated to Chester depot. Keith Miller.

Class 101 DMU at Hyde North

17th October 1987

Class 101 M54355 with M51180 leading at Hyde North on the 17th October 1987. Kevin Law.

Class 101 DMU at Norwich

15th May 1988

Set number: 80

Class 101 2-car DMU Norwich set 80 (54355+51180) at Norwich on 15-5-88. With "Yarmouth" on the destination blind this is presumably a Norwich-Yarmouth service. This was the day before Class 156s took over North West services. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 17th October 1987

Class 101 M51180 with M54355 on the rear at Ashburys on the 17th October 1987. Kevin Law.

DMU

Date: 21st December 1987

Set number: 80

Class 101 set 80, formed M51180 + M54355, is seen at Queen Adelaide on December 21, 1987. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 8th October 1994

Set number: 101653

101653 (54355 + 51426) sits in Platform 2 at Manchester Piccadilly on October 8th 1994. Martyn Hilbert.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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