Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30210
Diagram: 641
20/11/56 | New to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
May 1973 | Depot code change | LN | |
27/08/87 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
22/01/89 | To Parcels Sector at | CA (Cambridge) RPXN | |
p/e 08/12/90 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) PCHX | |
24/05/91 | Withdrawn from | CH (Chester) PXXZ |
56009 - original number
54009 - from Feb-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
54903 - from 17/07/89 (parcels conversion)
15/12/79 - AWS fitted
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
50009 | 56009 | As delivered to 40A - 20th November 1956 | |||||||
50009 | 56009 | Noted 19th Jul 1959 | |||||||
50035 | 56009 | Noted Summer 1964 - at Brough with 56026 + 500261 | |||||||
50009 | 56009 | Noted May 1968 | |||||||
50009 | 56009 | Noted 07/04/1972 - Observed departing Grantham for King's Cross at 20:10 | |||||||
50009 | 56009 | Noted 08/09/72 - at Ipswich2 | |||||||
50009 | 56009 | Noted 17/08/1973 - at Grantham3 | |||||||
50005 | 56009 | Noted 24/08/74 - at Grimsby Town4 | |||||||
50035 | 56009 | Noted 29/10/75 - at York with 50047/560081 | |||||||
50008 | 56009 | Noted 30/04/76 - at Doncaster4 | |||||||
50008 | 56009 | Noted 22/05/76 - at Leeds1 | |||||||
53010 | 54009 | Noted circa 01/19845 | |||||||
53042 | 54009 | Noted circa 05/19845 | |||||||
53041 | 54009 | Noted circa 09/19865 | |||||||
53006 | 54009 | Noted 04/07/87 - at Norwich4 | |||||||
T223 | 53006 | 54009 | Formed at TS Aug-87 - from LN | ||||||
T223 | 53006 | 54009 | Noted circa 09/19875 | ||||||
53006 | 54009 | Noted 14/10/87 | |||||||
T223 | 53006 | 54009 | Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988 | ||||||
55928 | 54903 | Noted 09/07/1989 - DPU used to transport disabled passengers from Didcot station to GWS museum | |||||||
55928 | 54903 | Noted 04/10/89 - at Norwich4 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Ipswich Transport Society
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
Class 114 DMU No E56009 is stabled in the middle road at Sheffield Midland on 31 December 1970. Note the blue curtains and totem signs in first class - but no yellow stripe. Keith Long.
A Class 114 DMU (vehicles 50009/56009) at Skegness having arrived as the 08.44 from Nottingham on 28 October 1977. Both of these vehicles were new to 40A Lincoln on 20 November 1956, and ran as a unit for many years. 50009 was withdrawn while still at Lincoln on 29 June 1988, and was scrapped by Mayer Newman, of Snailwell. It's erstwhile partner, 56009, was transferred to Tyseley, and then to Chester, and was withdrawn on 24 May 1991. 56009 was scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow. Lewis Bevan.
A Class 114 DMU with DTCL E56009 closest at Worksop, date unknown. Its partner is probably E50023. Paul Redmond.
Plain blue 56009 running with a blue/grey DMBS at Hathersage on 13/7/81. Sparegang.
E56009 (with E50032) at Barton-on-Humber on September 8, 1981. John Carter.
One of the Lincoln allocated 2-car class 114 'Derby Heavyweight' DMU sets (54009 closest) synonymous with the area at the time is seen at the branch terminus of Barton-on-Humber on 09/06/84. It will depart as train 2C13 the 13.00 to Cleethorpes after its 7 minute layover from arriving with the 11.56 ex Cleethorpes. Adrian Nicholls.
Class 114 set T223 (54009 + 53006) seen at Ely on the 07.20 Birmingham to Cambridge, 27/10/87. Nicholas Youngman.
A Royal Mail liveried Class 114 parcels set (54903 and presumably 55928) at Reading on the 1st September 1989. Hamish Stevenson.
A Royal Mail Class 114 set (presumably 54903 + 55928) seen at Southall in January 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.
54903 - the former 54009 - at Cambridge circa 1990. Malcolm Clements.
54903 at Cambridge circa 1990. All the Class 114 roller shutter conversions had the top marker light removed. Malcolm Clements.
A Class 114 DMU with DMBS E50023 closest at Worksop, date unknown. Its partner is probably E56009, Lincoln is on the destination blind likely on a service from Sheffield. Paul Redmond.