Vehicle 56031
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
| 24/01/57 | New to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| 4w/e 23/02/57 | Transferred to | 30A (Stratford) | |
| 3w/e 03/08/57 | Transferred to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| 3w/e 04/07/59 | Transferred to | 41A (Darnall) | |
| 4w/e 28/04/62 | Transferred to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| 18/01/70 | Withdrawn from | 40A (Lincoln) |
56031 was involved in the following incident:
28/11/69 - Great Coates Level Crossing near Grimsby, ER
Collision involving Class 114 / Lorry
Info from Bill Read
E50031-E56031 ran through level crossing gates, striking a Dodge articulated lorry and carrying it 46 feet into the station. 3 people needed hospital treatment. Both bogies of E50031 were derailed. The train ran past a red signal.
Disposal
Scrapped by BR, Doncaster Works
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50031 | 56031 | As delivered to 40A - 24th January 1957 | |||||||
| 50031 | 56031 | Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 23/02/57 | |||||||
| 50031 | 56031 | Transfer to 40A - 3w/e 03/08/57 | |||||||
| 50031 | 56031 | Noted 9th August 1957 | |||||||
| 50031 | 56031 | Transfer to 40A - 4w/e 28/04/62 | |||||||
| 50029 | 56031 | Noted 23/07/66 - at Brough with 50046 + 560041 | |||||||
| 50029 | 56031 | Noted 05/09/66 - at Leeds City1 | |||||||
| 50031 | 56031 | Noted May 1968 | |||||||
| 50031 | 56031 | 28/11/69 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
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