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Vehicle 56009 / 54009 / 54903

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

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24/05/91	Withdrawn from	CH (Chester) PXXZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56009 - original number
54009 - from Feb-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
54903 - from 17/07/89 (parcels conversion)

Modifications

15/12/79 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 29/04/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	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

Images:

31st December 1970

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.

28th October 1977

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 Both of these vehicles were new to 40A Lincoln on 20 November 1956, and ran as a unit for many years. 50009 was withdrawn while still at Lincoln on 29 June 1988, and was scrapped by Mayer Newman, of Snailwell.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.

Unknown date

A Class 114 DMU with DTCL E56009 closest at Worksop, date unknown. Its partner is probably E50023. Paul Redmond.

13th July 1981

Plain blue 56009 running with a blue/grey DMBS at Hathersage on 13/7/81. Sparegang.

8th September 1981

E56009 (with E50032) at Barton-on-Humber on September 8, 1981. John Carter.

9th June 1984

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.

27th October 1987

Set number: T223

Class 114 set T223 (54009 + 53006) seen at Ely on the 07.20 Birmingham to Cambridge, 27/10/87. Nicholas Youngman.

1st September 1989

A Royal Mail liveried Class 114 parcels set (54903 and presumably 55928) at Reading on the 1st September 1989. Hamish Stevenson.

January 1990

A Royal Mail Class 114 set (presumably 54903 + 55928) seen at Southall in January 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Unknown date

54903 - the former 54009 - at Cambridge circa 1990. Malcolm Clements.

Unknown date

54903 at Cambridge circa 1990. All the Class 114 roller shutter conversions had the top marker light removed. Malcolm Clements.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: unknown

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.

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