Vehicle 56360 / 54360
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 51202 during the unknown period are:
| 24/01/59 | New to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| w/e 31/01/59 | Transferred to | 24E (Blackpool Central) | |
| 4w/e 28/02/59 | Transferred to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Jun-59 | Transferred to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| Aug-59 | Transferred to | 14E (Bedford) | |
| 3w/e 26/09/59 | Transferred to | 9D (Buxton) | |
| Oct-59 | Transferred to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| 4w/e 03/06/61 | Transferred to | 24F (Fleetwood) | |
| 4w/e 30/12/61 | Transferred to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Feb-62 | Transferred to | 24F (Fleetwood) | |
| 5w/e 06/10/62 | Transferred to | 18A (Toton) | |
| 4w/e 29/12/62 | Transferred to | 15C (Leicester Midland) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 15A | |
| 4w/e 02/01/65 | Transferred to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| 4w/e 05/11/66 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) |
Then the allocations for 56360 are:
| 24/11/85 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 26/02/86 | Stored S. | CF (Cardiff Canton) | - pending transfer to ScR |
| 11/05/86 | Reinstated | HA (Haymarket) | |
| circa Jun-86 | Stored | HA (Haymarket) | |
| 28/09/86 | Withdrawn from | HA (Haymarket) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
56360 - original number
54360 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51202 | 56360 | As delivered to 26A - 24th January 1959 | |||||||
| 51202 | 56360 | Transfer to 9D - 3w/e 26/09/59 | |||||||
| 51202 | 56360 | Transfer to 5D - Oct-59 | |||||||
| 51202 | 56360 | Noted Aug-68 - at Shrewsbury1 | |||||||
| 51192 | 56360 | Noted 16/08/70 - in Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
| 51192 | 56360 | Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot2 | |||||||
| 51190 | 56360 | Noted 12/03/1977 - Unnamed LCGB Railtour from Crewe to Manchester and the Northwest 56360-51190 + 51184-56339 | |||||||
| 51176 | 56360 | Noted 10th July 1980 | |||||||
| 51176 | 56360 | Noted 03/10/80 - on 13.45 Holyhead – Crewe3 | |||||||
| 51176 | 56360 | Noted circa 05/19824 | |||||||
| 51176 | 54360 | Noted circa 01/19844 | |||||||
| C200 | 51176 | 54360 | Formation change - CF - circa Nov-85 | ||||||
| 51176 | 54360 | Transfer to HA - 11/05/86 - from Su(CF) | |||||||
| 54360 | Noted 12/10/1986 - at Haymarket Depot4 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
18th April 1987
Withdrawn M54360 on Eastfield Depot on 18 April 1987. Keith Miller.