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<- 56356 | 56357 | 56358 ->

Vehicle 56357 / 54357

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 51199 during the unknown period are:

17/01/59 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
2w/e 31/01/59 Transferred to 24E (Blackpool Central)
4w/e 28/02/59 Transferred to 26A (Newton Heath)
Jun-59 Transferred to 24E (Blackpool Central)
4w/e 30/01/60 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
w/e 02/04/60 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 56357 are:

24/11/85 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
circa Dec-85 Stored U. AY (Ayr)
2w/e 14/05/86 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56357 - original number
54357 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51199 56357 As delivered to 26A - 17th January 1959
51199 56357 Noted 08/08/68 - in Manchester Exchange1
51199 56357 Noted 04/11/68 - at Manchester Exchange1
CR249 51199 56357 Noted circa Jun-69
51199 56357 Noted 22/08/69 - at Crewe1
51196 56357 Noted 08/01/1972 - at Crewe2
CR207 50398 56357 Noted 06/08/72 - on 15:18 Wolverhampton High Level to Chester with 51100 + 59433 + 51059
51200 56357 Noted 29/08/1974 - at Crewe2
51200 56357 Noted 08/04/1976 - at Chester2
51200 56357 Noted 27/09/1976 - at Crewe 2
51183 56357 Noted 25/02/1977 - 2F75, 15.30 Chester to Rock Ferry3
51186 56357 Noted circa 08/19803
51186 56357 Noted 22/10/1980 - At Chester Station4
51186 56357 Noted circa 05/19823
51186 54357 Noted circa 01/19843

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Shayne Lewis

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Caernarvon

3rd January 1970

The last train from Caernarvon waits to depart for Llandudno on the evening of the 3rd of January 1970 at a foggy and snowy Caernarvon Station. The KDH Archive.

Class 101 DMU at Towyn

10th August 1980

M56357 leads an eight-car DMU formation into Towyn in the rain on 10 August 1980. It would form the return Towyn-Machynlleth section of a BSRS Cambrian Special railtour. Passengers would transfer to loco-hauled stock at Machynlleth for the remainder of the journey to Bristol. Nicholas T Smith.

Class 101 DMU at Ashley

29th July 1985

54357 leads a Class 101 into Ashley station on 29 July 1985. Chris Thorp.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

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.

DMU

Date: 24th February 1979

A two-car Met-Camm DMU formed of M51186 + M56357 is seen at Chester on 24 February 1979. Brian Daniels.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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