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Vehicle 50015 / 53015 / 55929 / 977775

Class 114

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Leyland 150hp / Albion 238hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30209
Diagram: 516

Allocations

27/02/57	New to	40A (Lincoln)
2w/e 02/05/59	Transferred to	41A (Darnall)
Oct-59	On loan to	NER (NER)
31/10/59	Ex-loan back to	41A (Darnall)
2w/e 30/04/61	Transferred to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
04/10/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
22/01/89	To Parcels Sector at	CA (Cambridge) RPXN
p/e 08/12/90	Transferred to	CH (Chester) PCHX
09/03/92	Withdrawn from	CH (Chester) PCHX	- Conversion work to 977775 already underway for several months
25/03/92	To departmental stock	RTC (Derby RTC)
1994	Depot code change	ZA
4w/e 20/07/96	Transferred to	BX (Buxton)
Jun-00	Withdrawn

Notes

9th September 1989 - Seen in Royal Mail red livery

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50015 - original number
53015 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
55929 - from 19/07/89 (parcels conversion)
977775 - from 25/03/92 (departmental stock)

Department Use as TDB977775

Automatic Train Protection Test Unit development and training vehicle, then circa 1996 became a route learning and inspection saloon at Bescot. From 3/92 to 6/00.

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 04/08/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50015	56015		As delivered to 40A - 27th February 1957
	50015	56035	50035	Noted 1957
	50015	56015		Transfer to 41A - 4w/e 28/11/59 - ex-loan NER
	50015	56015		Noted 08/08/68 - in Leeds City¹
	50015	56015		Noted 31/12/68 - at Doncaster¹
	50015	56015		Noted 01/04/69 - at Sheffield Midland¹
	50015	56015		Noted 16/08/1971 - at Doncaster²
	50015	56039		Noted 16/08/1972 - at Nottingham³
	50015	56015		Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds¹
	50015	56035		Noted 05/07/74 - at Sheffield¹
	50015	56035		Noted 09/01/75 - at Doncaster⁴
	50015	56032		Noted 08/09/75 - at Doncaster¹
	50015	56015		Noted 30/04/76 - at Doncaster⁴
	50015	56015		Noted 12/09/76 - at Doncaster¹
	50015	56005		Noted 11/06/77 - on 0717 York-Sheffield with 50624 + 56196
	50015	56015		Noted 27/08/77 - on 0953 Cleethorpes-Sheffield with 50025 + 56029
	50015	56015		Noted 24/09/77 - at Grantham⁴
	50015	56015		Noted 20/12/77 - at Nottingham⁴
	53015	54033		Noted circa 09/1983⁵
	53015	54037		Noted circa 05/1984⁵
	53015	54037		Noted 15/07/84
	53015	54037		Noted 21/09/84 - at Norwich⁴
	53015	54037		Noted 28/09/84 - at Norwich⁴
	54037	53015		Noted circa 07/1985⁵
	53015	54003		Noted circa 01/1986⁵
	53015	54015		Noted circa 10/1986⁵
TS225	53015	54015		Noted circa 02/1988⁵
T225	53015	54015		Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
	55929	54904		Noted 31/07/89⁶
	55929	54904		Noted 22/02/1990 - Passing Iver westbound
	55929	54904		Noted 29/06/90 - at Norwich⁴
	977775	977776		Listed at ZA - 08/11/93 - test unit

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

Images:

circa July 1978

E50015 is having its cab repanelled at Doncaster Works. It's also missing doors and sliding lights, so it's likely its refurbishment is in progress, dating it to circa July 1978. A 114 DTC is on the left. John Law.

Unknown date

A Class 114 DMU formed of DMBS E50015 and DTCL E56007 at Worksop, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

13th August 1983

E53015 + E54033 with a York - Sheffield service at Moorthorpe on August 13, 1983. John Carter.

15th July 1985

Class 114 2-car 53015/54037 arrives at the staggered platform at Habrough working the 07.00 Barton-on-Humber - Cleethorpes on 15 July 1985. I understand that the signal box here was closed from 17 September 1988, when the crossing gates were replaced with automatic half-barriers controlled from Ulceby Junction box. Lewis Bevan.

12th October 1985

A Class 114 DMU at Peterborough on the evening of 12th October 1985, with DMBS E53015 closest. Jonathan Hazan.

1987

Peterborough platform 5 in summer 1987 finds a class 114 Derby Heavyweight set as originally delivered - 53015 and 54015. Remarkably although the vehicles were not always so paired throughout the years, they seemed to stay together for most of their lives, even into departmental use and later preservation. Robert Chilton.

25th May 1987

Class 114 53015 and 54015 with the 12.10 Sheffield - Hull at Broughton Lane on 25 May 1987. Dave Warby Collection.

7th November 1987

Freshly transferred from Lincoln, 53015 is seen stabled at its new home base of Tyseley depot on November 7th, 1987. Andy Cole.

7th February 1988

Set number: TS225

Class 114 DMBS 53015, set number TS225, is seen inside the factory at Tyseley on 07.02.1988. Andy Cole.

Unknown date

A parcels trains formation seen at Newport, with Class 114 55929 nearest. John Stewart.

11th August 1989

Class 114 parcel DMU's 55929 + 54904 + BG 92257 at Queen Adelaide with a Peterborough to Norwich evening working on 11th August 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

26th December 1989

Class 114 55929 is seen stabled at Tyseley on 26.12.1989 in Royal Mail Parcels red livery. 55929 was converted from 53015. Andy Cole.

11th November 1990

Withdrawn Class 114 DPU 55929 and presumably 54904 stabled at Derby Etches Park on 11 November 1990. It would be selected by the nearby EDU for conversion to the ATP test unit. Robert Thomas.

2nd August 1991

Taken during conversion to the ATP unit on 2/8/91, showing the floor area in the former guards van. John Reddyhoff.

8th November 1991

During conversion to the ATP unit, looking from the rear of the vehicle towards the cab. 8/11/91. John Reddyhoff.

8th November 1991

During conversion to the ATP unit, 8/11/91. Looking from the cab end towards the rear. John Reddyhoff.

6th March 1992

One of the new cab instruments on the freshly converted ATP vehicle 977775, 6/3/92. John Reddyhoff.

6th March 1992

The completed front end of 977775 after conversion to the ATP unit. 6/3/92. John Reddyhoff.

14th March 1992

Class 114 2-car DMU unit Nos. ADB977775 & ADB977776 [55929 and 54904] stands outside the Railway Technical Centre at Derby on 14 March 1992. Brian Creasey.

1996

977775 at Warrington Arpley circa 1996. Malcolm Clements.

14th July 1996

977775 (originally 50015) at Bescot TMD on 14 July 1996. S Gaskell.

7th August 1996

977775 / 977776 seen at Warrington Arpley, 7th August 1996. Paul Moxon.

7th August 1996

Class 114 977775 + 977776 is seen at Crewe on 07.08.1996. Andy Cole.

9th December 1996

Transrail route learner 977775 + 977776 at Nottingham on 9th December 1996. David Page.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: unknown

A Class 114 DMU formed of DTCL E56007 and DMBS E50015 at Worksop, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Date: 15th July 1984

Two Class 114 sets, cars E54037 E53015 E53040 E54025, at Cleethorpes on 15/7/84. The South Yorkshire PTE logo can be seen behind the driver's doors. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Date: 20th July 1984

Class 114 Derby Heavyweight 2-car DMUs 53045 + 54004 (left) and 54037 + 53015 in the bays at Doncaster on 20-7-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Date: 9th September 1989

Class 128 55991 with Class 114 54904 + 55929 and BG 94124 on the Saturday Only 3E26 17:57 Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds Parcel Depot at New Mills South Junction, 9-9-89. Kevin Dowd.

Date: 18th August 1990

Barry Open Day 18th August 1990. In common with most open days in wales the weather was raining so as you can imagine everyone went for the cover of the engine shed. The vehicles, from left to right, are Class 128 55993 and Class 114 55929 + 54904. Alex Drennan.

Date: 15th August 1991

Set number: LO265

Class 108 DMBS 51913 from LO265 is in the air at the EDU at Derby on the 15th Aug 1991. On the left 53015/55929 is under conversion to 977775. John Reddyhoff.