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Vehicle 56039 / 54039

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

27/02/57	New to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
04/10/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
30/10/91	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) PXXZ

Notes

1957 - Stored at Bardney while power car used as extra power in other units

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56039 - original number
54039 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Sep-79 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 03/12/1982 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50039	56039	As delivered to 40A - 27th February 1957
	50039	56039	Noted 13th Aug 1959
	50020	56039	Noted 16th May 1968
	50003	56039	Noted 30th May 1968
	50023	56039	Noted 02/05/70 - at Sheffield¹
	50039	56039	Noted 28/10/71 - in Sheffield Midland²
	50015	56039	Noted 16/08/1972 - at Nottingham³
	50039	56039	Noted 14/08/1973 - at Derby³
	50012	56039	Noted 24/08/74 - at Cleethorpes²
	50013	56039	Noted 25/10/75 - at Leeds¹
	50013	56039	Noted 01/11/75 - at Brough¹
	50013	56039	Noted 30/04/76 - at Doncaster²
	50019	56039	Noted 18/06/80 - at Norwich²
	50005	56039	Noted circa 04/1982⁴
	50005	56039	Noted circa 09/1982⁴
	50018	56039	Noted circa 02/1983⁴
	53006	54039	Noted circa 05/1984⁴
	53030	54039	Noted circa 07/1985⁴
	53030	54039	Noted 29/07/85 - at Norwich²
	53001	54039	Noted circa 09/1986⁴
	53001	54039	Noted 22/10/1986⁴
T222	53005	54039	Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T222	53005	54039	Noted circa 05/1988⁴
	53005	54039	Noted 27/06/88 - on 16:30 Doncaster-Skegness
T222	53005	54039	Noted circa 05/1989⁴
T222	53005	54039	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T222	53005	54039	Noted 22/10/1989 - The Institution of Mining Engineers South Midland Railtour T222+T303+T312
T025	53005	54039	New set number at TS - Nov-89 - ex-T222
T025	53005	54039	Listed at TS - 01/12/89
	53005	54039	Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot⁵
T025	53005	54039	Listed at TS - mid May-90
T025	53005	54039	Listed at TS - Mar-91
T025	53005	54039	Noted 19/03/91 - at Derby⁶
T025	53005	54039	Listed at TS - Jul-91
T025	53005	54039	Listed at TS - Aug-91
T025	53005	54039	Noted circa 01/1992⁴

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

Images:

Unknown date

Class 114 DTCL E56039 in Sheffield station, date unknown. The DMBS is possibly E50019. Paul Redmond.

June 1978

DTCL 56039 at York. June 1978. Nicholas Youngman Collection.

18th April 1981

Seen outside the Works at Doncaster on April 18 1981 are, from right to left, 08 745, 56039 + 50010 and 51284 + 56454. John Carter.

7th March 1987

54039 + 53001 arrive into Scunthorpe on 7 March 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

February 1989

Set number: T222

Class 114 DMU set T222 (presumably 54039 + 53005) gets away from its Attenborough stop en route to Derby in February 1989. The four-aspect signal, waiting room and footbridge have all been replaced since this time, arguably with less aesthetic structures in all three cases. Andrew Walker.

19th August 1989

Set number: T222

T222 (54039 + 53005) is seen in Sleaford yard on the 19th August 1989. Gazza Prescott.

26th May 1991

Set number: T025

T025 E54039 + 53005 stands at the temporary platform at Coalville working the morning shuttle services, 26/5/91. Kevin Dowd.

3rd February 1992

Set number: T025

Class 114 DTS E54039 at Snailwell on 3 February 1992. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: unknown

A Class 114 in Sheffield station with Leeds on the destination blind, date unknown. Tge DMBS is E50019, the DTCL is likely E56039. Paul Redmond.

Date: 12th July 1987

Keith has noted Class 105 Departmental DMU TDB977453, DMUs 53026, 54026, 54039 and 53005 in this view of Lincoln depot on 12 July 1987. In the platform on the left are the two departmental 100s: 975539 + 975349 and 975637 + 975664; it looks like the Cravens is next in that line, presumably its partner is 977454. Keith Miller.

Date: February 1989

Set number: T222

Class 114 DMU set T222 (presumably 53005 + 54039) approaches Attenborough in February 1989. The platforms were shortened in 1988 and the edges removed from the redundant sections prior to their removal. Andrew Walker.

Date: Summer 1990

Set number: T025

Tyseley based Derby class 114 DMU set T025 (vehicles 53005 + 54039) seen climbing towards Hatton in the summer of 1990. Bob Belcher.

Date: 26th September 1990

Set number: T038

On your marks... Two different DMU sets with 3 classes of vehicle at Stratford-upon-Avon on 26 September 1990. Class 101/116 hybrid set T038 (51808 + 53838) is in platform 1 forming the 15.26 departure to Birmingham Moor Street while class 114 T025 (53005 + 54039) was on a Leamington Spa service, from memory the 16.12 from Stratford. This picture was taken after the signalling arrangements had been changed to allow arrivals and departures from any of the 3 platforms. This removed the need for shunting every arrival from platform 1 to either 2 or 3 with a new upper quadrant starting signal being provided for trains leaving platform 2, the taller signal on the right being redesignated as the starter for platform 1. Peter Tandy.

Date: 1991

Set number: T025

Set T025, formed of DMBS 53005 and DTCL 54039 at Wilmcote. No exact date, but probably 1990-91 James Bradley.

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