Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30468
Diagram: 630
11/09/58 | New to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
2w/e 30/04/60 | Transferred to | 55F (Manningham) | |
05/03/67 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | - Manningham closed |
16/06/68 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
Sep-68 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
May-73 | Depot code change | NO | |
Sep-73 | Depot code change | NR | |
w/e 23/11/75 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
22/06/86 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) | |
10/05/87 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
07/07/91 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) PCAX | |
10/05/92 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) RCLO | |
02/07/92 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) RCLO |
56369 - original number
54369 - from Feb-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
51211 | 56369 | As delivered to 56G - 11th September 1958 | |||||||
51211 | 56369 | Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60 | |||||||
51211 | 56369 | Noted 23/07/66 - at Brough1 | |||||||
50202 | 56369 | Noted 24/07/69 - at Cambridge2 | |||||||
50363 | 56369 | Noted 04/1971 - at Water Orton3 | |||||||
51111 | 56369 | Noted 03/09/71 - at Norwich1 | |||||||
47 | 50362 | 56369 | Noted circa e1973 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
51218 | 56369 | Noted 09/04/73 - on 1639 Broad Street - Stevenage with 51284 + 56114 | |||||||
77 | 51218 | 56369 | Noted 01/07/73 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
77 | 51218 | 56369 | Noted 25/10/73 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
32 | 50375 | 56369 | Noted 01/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
32 | 50375 | 56369 | Noted 19/06/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
71 | 51125 | 56369 | Noted 23/09/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
51125 | 56369 | Noted 08/04/1975 - 08:58 Ipswich to Norwich3 | |||||||
71 | 51125 | 56369 | Listed at NR - 19/07/75 | ||||||
71 | 51125 | 56369 | Noted 18/10/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
51230 | 56369 | Noted 21/05/76 - on a Sheffield – York local service | |||||||
51230 | 56369 | Noted 09/07/1976 - Scarborough-Chester (8-car)4 | |||||||
51230 | 56369 | Noted Sep-76 - at Huddersfield1 | |||||||
51230 | 56369 | Noted circa 01/19775 | |||||||
51230 | 56369 | Noted 14/08/81 - on a Morecambe -Leeds service with E51826 + E59708 + E51844 | |||||||
51230 | 56369 | Noted circa 10/19825 | |||||||
51230 | 54369 | Noted circa 04/19835 | |||||||
51230 | 54369 | Noted circa 10/19835 | |||||||
51230 | 54369 | Listed at NL - 01/01/85 | |||||||
51230 | 54369 | Noted circa 07/19855 | |||||||
51230 | 54369 | Noted circa 01/19865 | |||||||
51230 | 54369 | Noted circa 05/19865 | |||||||
51230 | 54369 | Noted 17/05/86 - on 13:25 Morecambe - Leeds with 78712 + 78962 / 53257 + 540906 | |||||||
10 | 51230 | 54369 | Formed at CA circa Jun-86 | ||||||
51230 | 54369 | Noted 16/07/86 - at Norwich2 | |||||||
53293 | 54369 | Noted 28/08/19865 | |||||||
68 | 53293 | 54369 | Noted 14/10/86 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
10 | 51230 | 54369 | Noted 29/03/87 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
54 | 51230 | 54369 | Noted circa 06/19875 | ||||||
54 | 51230 | 54369 | Listed at NC - Dec-87 | ||||||
54 | 51230 | 54369 | Noted circa 09/19885 | ||||||
54 | 51230 | 54369 | Listed at NC - Feb-90 | ||||||
54 | 51230 | 54369 | Noted circa 08/19905 | ||||||
51230 | 54369 | Noted 18/02/91 - on 13:44 York - Sheffield7 | |||||||
54 | 51230 | 54369 | Listed at CA - Jul-91 | ||||||
spare | 54369 | Listed at CA - Aug-91 | |||||||
62 | 51188 | 54369 | Listed at CA - Dec-91 | ||||||
51188 | 54369 | Noted 27/03/92 - On 08:57 Nottingham - Skegness7 | |||||||
62 | 51188 | 54369 | Noted 28/03/92 - On 05:55 Boston - Matlock and 09:00 Matlock - Derby7 | ||||||
51188 | 54369 | Noted 01/05/92 - on 06:39 Nottingham - Coventry7 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Chris Moxon
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann
7: David Bellamy
A refurbished Class 101 DMU at Bradford Forster Square on 13 September 1976, the closest car appears to be 56369. Michael Mensing.
The 16:25 Hull - Bridlington service leaves Cottingham on 26th April 1983. E56369 is the leading vehicle of a pair of two-car Class 101s, presumably with 51230. The vehicles on the right are parked on the site of the former goods yard. Fortunately the actual goods shed survives and is still in use with a local timber company. Syd Young.
Norwich based 2 car Metro-Cammell set 54 (54369, 51230) rolls into the terminus station at Cromer, with a Norwich - Sheringham service, here the train will reverse before continuing its journey to Sheringham. 14th August 1987. Andrew J Crowther.
54369 leads it's set into Leeds, 14/1/89. Norman Cross.
54369 + 51230 at Doncaster on 9/11/90 with the 13:16 to Sleaford. Sparegang.
54369 at Nottingham on 27/03/92, it was paired with with 51188. David Bellamy.
An unusual photo showing a very long formation formed neatly of Class 101 & 108 vehicles all carrying the short lived refurbishment livery. The occasion was a schools special from Scarborough to Chester returning through Helsby, 9/7/76. The 8-car formation was 50169/59306/59075/50161, 56191/50619 & 51230/56369. Anthony Griffiths.
This Met-Camm (the trailer car is E56369, furthest from the camera, closest is presumably E51230) is passing through Keighley on a Bradford working, 13th August 1977. Robert Frise.
Class 110 set E51826 + E59708 + E51844 and Class 101 set E56369 + E51230 at Morecambe with a Leeds service on the 14th August 1981. Robert Frise.
51230 is in need of a wash when seen entering Peterborough station at the head of set number 10 (presumably with 54369) on February 24, 1987. Andy Cole.
Set 54 E51230 + E54369 near Ely North Junction with the 16.50 Peterborough to Cambridge on 17th August 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
Class 101s E53293 + E54379 + E54369 + E51230 north of Ely on December 29, 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
A Class 101 DMU set 54 (E51230 and presumably E54369) at Great Yarmouth in 1988. Graeme Phillips Collection.
51230 and presumably with 54369 at Cambridge on unknown date. Set 70 with number lefthand window just comparing with my shot on 8th June 1991 at Ely Dock so could be 53202 end. Nicholas Youngman Collection.
Cambridge allocated 51188 + 54369 at Matlock on 28 March 1992. They had arrived with the 05:55 from Boston and were waiting to depart with the 09:00 to Derby. David Bellamy.