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Vehicle 56056 / 54056

Class 101

BR Diagram 630

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30260
Diagram: 630

Allocations

21/05/57 New to 51A (Darlington)
Oct-61 Transferred to South Gosforth
Feb-64Depot code change52J
4w/e 31/01/71 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
May-73Depot code changeDN
15/05/83 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
04/10/87 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
14/05/89 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
07/07/91 Transferred to CA (Cambridge) PCAX
08/04/92 Transferred to NC (Norwich) RDNC
17/05/93 Transferred to LO (Longsight) RCLO
Nov-01 Withdrawn

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56056 - original number
54056 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 08/01/1982 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by CF Booth, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50204 56056 As delivered to 51A - 21st May 1957
50204 56056 Transfer to South Gosforth - Oct-61
50295 56056 Noted 03/09/73 - at Darlington1
50252 56056 Noted 19/09/75 - at Brough1
50252 56056 Noted 05/01/76 - at Brough1
50165 56056 Noted 07/08/1978 - at York 2
51211 56056 Noted circa 11/19793
53200 54056 Noted 28/11/85
51219 54056 Noted 26/04/1986 - C.J. Wolstenholmes The Chevy Chase Railtour 53162-59076-53195 + 51219-54056 + 53196-53252
53165 54056 Noted circa 11/19863
53256 54056 Noted 22/11/19863
53223 54056 Noted 25/07/19873
N618 53949 54056 Listed at NH - May 1988
N618 53934 54056 Formed at NH p/e 17/06/88
53949 54056 Noted 18/06/1988 - Barrow connection from BR Carlisle-Portsmouth excursion
N618 53949 54056 Noted circa Jul-88
NL254 53949 54056 Listed at NL - 05/09/89
53949 54056 Noted 02/10/89 - on 16:06 York - Sheffield direct via Pontefract4
53949 54056 Noted 19/11/1989 - BLS Worth Valley Wanderer Railtour 51184-51808 + 53949-54056
51463 54056 Noted 06/05/90 - on 15:53 York - Sheffield via Pontefract5
N616 51420 54056 Noted 29/09/90 - on Tinsley depot open day shuttle, 54056 marked N618
51420 54056 Noted 24/10/90 - on 12:27 Lincoln - Sheffield4
spare 54056 Listed at CA - Jul-91
spare 54056 Listed at CA - Aug-91
54 51230 54056 Listed at CA - Aug-91
101656 51230 54056 Listed at CA - Dec-91
101656 51230 54056 Noted circa 01/19923
51230 54056 Noted 05/02/92 - on 19:06 Gainsborough - Peterborough5
101656 51230 54056 Noted 03/05/92 - at Norwich6
101656 51230 54056 Listed at NC - 02/07/92
101656 51230 54056 Listed at NC - 24/09/92
101656 51230 54056 Listed at NC - November 1992
101656 51230 54056 Listed at NC - 10/12/92
101656 51230 54056 Listed at LO - November 1993
101656 51230 54056 Noted circa 10/19943
51230 54056 Noted 22/10/94 - on 2H21 18:04 Crewe - Manchester Piccadilly5
101656 51428 51230 54056 Noted 09/01/01 - on 10:26 Manchester Piccadilly to Marple

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at North Ormesby

28th November 1985

E54056 + E53200 and Bristol FLF-ECW 104 JNU 987D of United, North Ormesby on 28-11-1985. John Carter.

Class 101 DMU at Rufford

1st April 1989

A two-car Class 101/108 hybrid DMU formed of cars 54056 & 53949 was arriving at Rufford with an Ormskirk to Preston service on the evening of April 1st 1989. The Tarleton Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal was then a quiet little-used backwater. This location now has marinas either side of the canal, a footbridge, car parks and the railway is now obscured by trees. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 101 DMU at Sheffield

13th September 1989

Set number: N618

54056 is the Met-Camm in a Class 101/108 hybrid (presumably with 53949) at Sheffield, 13th September 1989. Malcolm Clements.

Class 101 DMU at Peterborough

4th March 1992

Set number: 101656

101656 (54056 + 51230) at Peterborough on 4 March 1992. David Bellamy.

Class 101 DMU at Romiley

2nd July 1993

Set number: 101656

DTS 54056 leads 51230 on the 15:26 Rose Hill - Marple arriving into Romiley, 2/7/93. Gazza Prescott.

Class 101 DMU at Rose Hill

3rd July 1993

Set number: 101656

54056 and 51230 at Rose Hill with the 19:34 to Piccadilly on 3/7/93. Gazza Prescott.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Victoria

1st October 1993

Set number: 101656

The 16:35 to Huddersfield awaiting departure from Manchester Victoria formed by 54056 and 51230 on the 1st October 1993. Gazza Prescott.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

20th June 1994

Set number: 101656

101656 (54056 + 51230) in Manchester Piccadilly station forming the 07:38 to Rose Hill on June 20, 1994. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 101 DMU at Barber Booth

26th June 1994

Set number: 101656

Class 101 DMU set 101656 (54056 + 51230) at Barber Booth, west of Edale, looking west, in Hope Valley on 26.6.94. George Woods.

Class 101 DMU at Barber Booth

26th June 1994

Set number: 101656

Class 101 DMU set 101656 (54056 + 51230) at Barber Booth, west of Edale, looking west, in Hope Valley on 26.6.94. Cowburn Tunnel in the background. George Woods.

Class 101 DMU at Barber Booth

26th June 1994

Set number: 101656

Class 101 DMU set 101656 (54056 + 51230) at Barber Booth, west of Edale, looking west, in Hope Valley on 26.6.94. George Woods.

Class 101 DMU at Chester

22nd April 1996

Set number: 101656

101656 (54056 + 51230) is seen arriving into Chester on 22.04.1996 in Regional Railways livery. Andy Cole.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

7th August 1999

Set number: 101656

Class 101 DMUs on the blocks at Manchester Piccadilly: 101-683 on left (51177) for Hope Valley, 101-656 (54056) on right 7-8-99. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 101 DMU at Romiley

6th January 2000

Set number: 101656

101656 (54056 + 51230) at Romiley on January 6, 2000, with a Manchester - Rose Hill service. Nigel Walls.

Class 101 DMU at New Mills Central

20th July 2000

Set number: 101656

101656 (54056 + 51230) at New Mills Central on the 18:46 to Manchester Oxford Rd, 20-7-00. Kevin Dowd.

Class 101 DMU at Romiley

9th January 2001

Set number: 101656

101656 (54056 + 51230 with 51428) on 2H66, the 10:26 Manchester Piccadilly to Marple at Romiley, 9-1-01. Kevin Dowd.

Class 101 DMU at Marple

February 2001

Set number: 101656

Arriving at Marple 3-car 101 set 101656 in February 2001. Presumably 54056 + 51230 with 51428 added for extra power. Ian Buck.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 21st March 1987

E51219 + possibly E54056 on a Middlesbrough - Newcastle approaching Newcastle (1230) Saturday 21st March 1987. Colin Brooks.

DMU

Date: 1st August 1990

Set number: N618

A Class 108 (53949) / 101 (presumably 54056) hybrid DMU formation is seen calling at the Retford low level station on 01/08/1990. The electrified flyover is the East Coast Main Line. Graeme Phillips Collection.

DMU

Date: 29th September 1990

Set number: N616

51420 (marked N616) + 54056 (marked N618) empties it's passengers at Tinsley during an open day on 29/9/90. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 17th May 1991

A hybrid DMU set with Class 108 DMBS 51420 and Class 101 DTCL 54056 with the 18.46 Sheffield-Lincoln Central at Worksop on 17 May 1991. Dave Warby.

DMU

Date: 7th July 1992

Set number: 101656

101 656 (51230 + 54056) at Cromer with the 05:21 Norwich - Sheringham on the 7th July 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 2nd July 1993

Set number: 101656

With DMBS 51230 and DTS 54056, 101 656 is seen at Fairfield with the 15:26 Rose Hill - Piccadilly on the 2nd July 1993. Gazza Prescott.

DMU

Date: 1st October 1993

Set number: 101656

The 16:35 from Manchester is seen after arriving at Huddersfield on the 1st October 1993 formed 51230 / 54056. Gazza Prescott.

DMU

Date: 2nd October 1993

Set number: 101656

101656 (51230 + 54056) in Manchester Victoria on 2 October 1993. David Bellamy.

DMU

Date: 26th June 1994

Set number: 101656

Class 101 DMU set 101656 (51230 + 54056) in Hope Valley between Edale and Hope, near Clough Farm, looking east on 26.6.94. George Woods.

DMU

Date: 26th June 1994

Set number: 101656

Class 101 DMU set 101656 (51230 + 54056) at Barber Booth, west of Edale, looking east, in Hope Valley on 26.6.94. George Woods.

DMU

Date: 13th March 1995

Set number: 101656

101656 (51230 + 54056) Platform 1 at Manchester Piccadilly on 13 March 1995. David Bellamy.

DMU

Date: 22nd April 1996

Set number: L840

Class 101 53322, set number L840, and Class 101 54056, set number 101656, are seen at Chester on 22.04.1996. Both were allocated to Longsight. 53322 was unrefurbished and carried Network South East livery, while 54056 was refurbished and carried Regional Railways livery. Andy Cole.

DMU

Date: 3rd June 1997

Set number: 101656

A remarkably clean 51230 (101656 with 54056) calls at Romiley with a Manchester Piccadilly-Marple service, 3/6/97 Chris Moxon.

DMU

Date: 23rd March 1999

Set number: 101656

101656 (51230 & 54056) berthed at Longsight depot on 23rd September 1999. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: 16th November 2000

Set number: 101656

Three-car 'go-faster' set 101656 (51428 added to 51230 + 54056) in Manchester Piccadilly on 16/11/00. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: February 2001

Set number: 101656

51428 has been added to 101656 (51230 + 54056) making it a three-car when seen at Marple in February 2001. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: February 2001

Set number: 101656

A 3-car 101 set 101656 seen at Romiley February 2001. Presumably 51428 added to 51230 + 54056. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: August 2001

Set number: 101692

Class 101 DMU set 101692 (53170 + 53253) in Manchester Piccadilly with a Marple service on August 2001. The car to the right is easily identified as 54056 by the circle above the destination box. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.

DMU

Date: 14th September 2001

Set number: 101656

Unit 101656 (51230 + 54056) at Manchester Piccadilly on 14 September 2001. Lewis Bevan.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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