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Vehicle 56001 / 54001


Class 114

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30210
Diagram: 641

Allocations

15/10/56 New to 40A (Lincoln)
May 1973Depot code changeLN
10/05/87 Stored U. LN (Lincoln)
Jun-87 Reinstated LN (Lincoln)
Jun-87 To Parcels Sector at CA (Cambridge)
11/01/88 Withdrawn

Notes

20th October 1956 - 50001 / 56001 made numerous test runs from Lincoln to Cleethorpes, Retford, Skegness, etc. from 15th - 20th October 1956. Brake blocks placed on sacking on the floor were used as additional weight.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56001 - original number
54001 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Dec-86 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated circa 1980 released in blue/grey livery - Exact date unknown, released by late January 1981.

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50001 56001 As delivered to 40A - 15th October 1956
50001 56001 Noted 20th October 1956
50038 56001 Noted 17/09/66 - at Hull with 56035 + 500351
50014 56001 Noted 27/07/67 - at Doncaster1
50023 56001 Noted 16th May 1968
50001 56001 Noted 30th May 1968
50035 56001 Noted 01/04/69 - in Sheffield Midland1
50001 56001 Noted 02/05/70 - at Sheffield1
50008 56001 Noted 24/08/74 - at Grantham2
50044 56001 Noted 13/02/76 - at Brough1
50044 56001 Noted 03/04/76 - at York2
50017 56001 Noted 24/09/77 - at Darnall and Sheffield Midland2
50008 56001 Noted 27/08/1979 - on 13:38 Doncaster to Cleethorpes3
50018 56001 Noted 31/01/81
50039 56001 Noted circa 04/19824
50039 56001 Noted 08/05/1982 - Special Train Cleethorpes-Spalding 50039-56001+56049-50033+50012-56043
50010 56001 Noted circa 10/19824
50032 56001 Noted circa 02/19834
50007 56001 Noted 29/03/83
53007 54001 Noted circa 11/19834
53007 54001 Noted circa 02/19864
53017 54001 53739 Noted 05/07/1987 - at Stockport - parcels set5

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton

Images:

Class 114 DMU at Doncaster Works

13th March 1979

Class 114 DTC E56001 in Doncaster Works on March 13, 1979. Class 124 51978 is on the right. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 114 DMU at Doncaster Works

13th March 1979

E56001 at Doncaster Works on March 13, 1979, the cab door is missing and some bodyside repairs are underway. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 114 DMU at Cleethorpes

25th September 1982

The Platform ends at Cleethorpes station on 25th September 1982 with Cravens and Derby built DMUs in different liveries. The Derby unit is headed by coach E56001 (a Class 114), the Cravens by E51280 (a Class 105). Bob Belcher.

Class 114 DMU at Barton-on-Humber

29th March 1983

Working the 12:09 to Cleethorpes at Barton-on-Humber on the 29th March 1983 is a Class 114 DMU formed of E56001 + E50007. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 114 DMU at Snailwell

16th April 1988

Class 114 DTS in Snailwell on April 16, 1988. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa October 1956

An official image (Derby Works negative 56/834) showing the first Derby Heavyweight set formed E50001/E56001 on the Wirksworth branch. British Railways.