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Vehicle 56361 / 54361

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 51203 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)
Oct-59	Transferred to	5D (Cockshute)
4w/e 03/06/61	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
w/e 02/01/64	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
w/e 30/01/65	Transferred to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 05/11/66	Transferred to	6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56361 are:

04/05/86	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
11/05/86	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56361 - original number
54361 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa early 1975 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51203	56361	As delivered to 26A - 24th January 1959
	51203	56361	Transfer to 5D - Oct-59
	51203	56361	Noted 11/04/67 - at Crewe¹
	51203	56361	Noted Aug-68 - at Shrewsbury²
	51178	56361	Noted 04/05/74 - on 12:25 Chester-Rock Ferry with 51182 + 56269
	51178	56361	Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester³
	51178	56361	Noted 29/08/1974 - at Crewe⁴
	51188	56361	Noted 20/09/1975 - at Crewe⁴
	51194	56361	Noted 27/02/76 - in Manchester Victoria¹
	51194	56361	Noted 10/09/76 - on Chester depot²
	50927	56361	Noted 18/11/1977 - 2D98, 08.34 Manchester Victoria to Holyhead⁵
	50929	56361	Noted 22/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station⁶
	50929	56361	Noted 25/10/1980 - At Crewe Station⁶
	50929	56361	Noted circa 03/1981⁵
	51177	56361	Noted circa 05/1982⁵
	51197	56361	Noted circa 02/1983⁵
	51197	54361	Noted 29/03/1984 - at Liverpool Lime Street⁵
Spare	54361		Formation change - CH - circa Mar-86
TS201	51910	54361	Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS201	51910	54361	Noted circa 06/1986⁵

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

Images:

3rd May 1986

Set number: TS201

Set TS201 (54361 + 51910) at Tyseley on May 3, 1986. Class 116 DMBS M53078 is on the right. Andy Cole.

28th June 1986

Set number: TS201

Given the number of trains on the Birmingham Cross City Line and the reliability problems being suffered by Tyseley depot it is hardly surprising that quite a few mixed-up sets were around. In 28 June 1986 T201 formed of classes 101 and 108 (presumably 54361 + 51910) along with class 121 55002 was about to stop at Longbridge with a service from Four Oaks to Redditch. Peter Tandy.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 11th March 1978

A Class 108/101 hybrid - M50927 and possibly M56361 - arrives into Llandudno Junction station on 11 March 1978. Michael Mensing.

Date: 11th March 1978

A Class 108/101 hybrid - M50927 and possibly M56361 - is seen in Llandudno Junction station on 11 March 1978 with Manchester on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.

Date: 3rd May 1986

Set number: TS201

Class 108 DMBS 51910, set number TS201, is seen stabled at Tyseley on 03.05.1986 with Class 101 DTS 54361. Note the Greater Manchester symbol on the side. Andy Cole.

Date: 28th June 1986

Set number: TS201

In Longbridge station on 28 June 1986 is Class 108/101 set TS201 (presumably 51910 + 54361) with 55002 attached in the down platform with a service from Four Oaks to Redditch. A 6 coach class 116 led by T624 heads towards Birmingham New Street at high(ish!) speed on the up through road. I don't know the working but assume that it was one of the infrequent Cheltenham to Birmingham trains or possibly a service from Hereford to Birmingham New Street via Bromsgrove. Peter Tandy.

Date: 16th August 1986

Set number: TS201

Three twin sets (TS201, presumably 51910 + 54361) are seen in platform 3 at Stratford after a proving run from Birmingham on 16 August 1986. They were about to return as ECS to Tyseley before entering normal service. Peter Tandy.

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