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Vehicle 56062 / 54062


Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30262
Diagram: 630

Allocations

28/05/57 New to 54A (Sunderland)
w/e 15/06/57 On loan to 9D (Buxton)
Jul-57 Ex-loan back to 54A (Sunderland)
3w/e 30/08/58 Transferred to South Gosforth
Oct-61 On loan to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
2w/e 09/12/61 Ex-loan back to South Gosforth
Feb-64Depot code change52J
28/02/65 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
May-73Depot code changeDN
w/e 17/09/78 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
3w/e 04/02/79 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
20/05/84 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
07/07/85 Transferred to CA (Cambridge)
22/06/86 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
21/10/92 Transferred to LO (Longsight) RCLO
Mar-01 Withdrawn

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56062 - original number
54062 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Mar-79 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 06/03/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50210 56062 As delivered to 54A - 28th May 1957
50210 56062 Noted 17th June 1957
50210 56062 Transfer to 54A - 4w/e 07/09/1957 - ex-loan LMR
50212 56062 Transfer to 50C - Oct-61
50212 56062 Transfer to South Gosforth - 2w/e 09/12/61
50210 56062 Transfer to 51A - 28/02/65
50217 56062 Noted 11/09/65 - at West Hartlepool1
51219 56062 Noted 31/08/71 - at Darlington1
51219 56062 Noted 08/09/73 - at Darlington2
50295 56062 Noted 05/08/1974 - at Darlington 3
50295 56062 Noted 26/08/74 - at Darlington2
N161 50295 56062 Noted 29/08/74 - at Darlington, set number on solebars, 56062 had N1642
50293 56062 Noted 30/12/75 - at York1
50201 56062 Noted circa 09/19824
78 53201 54062 Noted 08/06/84 - at Norwich2
78 53201 54062 Noted circa 04/19854
51247 54062 Transfer to CA - 07/07/85 - from NR
78 53201 54062 Listed at NC - Dec-85
78 53201 54062 Noted 15/02/19864
78 53201 54062 Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986
78 53201 54062 Noted 14/06/86 - at Norwich2
78 53201 54062 Listed at NC - Apr-87
78 53201 54062 Noted 16/06/87
78 53201 54062 Noted circa Nov-87
78 53201 54062 Noted circa Jan-88
78 53201 54062 Noted 28/07/88 - on 09.36 Ely to Norwich with 53373 + 53364
53201 54062 Noted 13/08/88 - on 07.03 Doncaster - Peterborough5
78 53201 54062 Noted circa 09/19884
85 51185 54062 Noted 22/10/89 - in Ely yard
68 53293 54062 Listed at NC - Feb-90
85 51185 54062 Noted 23/09/90 - at Felixstowe
spare 54062 Listed at CA - Jul-91
spare 54062 Listed at CA - Aug-91
101655 51428 54062 Noted 31/08/91 - at Norwich2
101655 51428 54062 Noted 14/09/91 - at Ely
101655 51428 54062 Listed at NC - Dec-91
101655 51428 54062 Listed at NC - 02/07/92
101655 51428 54062 Listed at NC - 24/09/92
101655 51428 54062 Listed at LO - 10/12/92
51428 54062 Noted 01/03/93 - on 18:07 Manchester Piccadilly - Chinley6
51428 54062 Noted 19/10/93 - on 19:52 Warrington - Manchester Piccadilly6
101655 51428 54062 Listed at LO - November 1993
51428 54062 Noted 25/07/00 - on 2S28 17:14 Manchester Piccadilly - Sheffield6

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Sudbury

22nd November 1986

Set number: 78

Norwich Class 101 DMU set 78 (54062 + 53201) in Sudbury station with a Colchester service on 22 November 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Colchester

22nd November 1986

Set number: 78

Class 101 DMU set 78 (54062 + 53201) in platform 1 of Colchester station after arrival from Sudbury on 22 November 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Chappel &amp; Wakes Colne

16th June 1987

Set number: 78

E54062 + E53201 depart from Chappel & Wakes Colne on a Sudbury service, 16/6/87. On the right is the East Anglian Railway Museum. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Ely

9th January 1988

Set number: 78

Norwich set 78 E54062 + E53201 pass Ely North Junction with the 11.10 Peterborough to Cambridge, 09.01.88. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 101 DMU at Felixstowe

23rd September 1990

Set number: 85

Class 101 Met Cam DMU NC set 85 54062 + 51185 Felixstowe after arrival from Cambridge on 23-9-90. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.

Class 101 DMU at Norwich

1st September 1991

Set number: 101655

Refurbished Class 101 2-car Met-Cam DMU 54062+51428 (DTCL+DMBS) fresh out of the paint shop and stabled alongside Norwich Thorpe station 1-9-91. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Class 101 DMU at Ely

14th September 1991

Set number: 101655

An ex-works 101655 (54062 + 51428) stands beside 158768 (57768 + 52768) at Ely, both bound for Norwich (The 158 ex Birmingham) 14-9-91. Kevin Dowd.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

Unknown date

Set number: 101655

101655 (54062 + 51428) gets ready to depart from Manchester Piccadilly with a Wilmslow service, date unknown. AndrewHA.

Class 101 DMU at Preston

18th April 1998

Set number: 101665

In Regional Railways livery, Metro-Cammell Class 101's 101655 (54062 & 51428) & 101653 (51426 & 54358) were arriving at Preston with the Saturday Only 09.44 Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North service on April 18th 1998. In set 101655, car 54062 has survived into preservation at the East Anglian Railway Museum, whilst 51428 was scrapped in 2001. In set 101653, 51426 was scrapped in 2001 with 54358 being preserved at the North Norfolk Railway. Martyn Hilbert.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: 78

Set 78 (presumably 53201 + 54062), 86 253 and set 107 in Ipswich station on 28 March 1987. Colin Brooks.

DMU

Date: 22nd November 1986

Set number: 78

Norwich-allocated Class 101 DMU set 78 (53201 + 54062) in Colchester St Botolph's station with a Sudbury service on 22 November 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 22nd November 1986

Set number: 78

Norwich allocated DMU set 78 formed of Met-Camm Class 101 vehicles DMBS 53201 and DTSL 54062 sits in Sudbury station on 22 November 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 28th March 1987

Set number: 78

Norwich allocated Met-Camm DMU set 78 (presumably 53201 + 54062) in Ipswich station on 28 March 1987. Colin Brooks.

DMU

Date: 28th July 1988

Set number: 78

Mat-Camm and Cravens DMU's E53201, E54062, E53373 and E53364 with the 09.36 Ely to Norwich seen north of Ely, 28.07.88. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 22nd October 1989

Set number: 85

51185 + 54062 in Ely yard on October 22, 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 23rd March 1990

Set number: 85

Class 101 Met Cam DMU NC set 85 (51185 + 54062) at Felixstowe waiting to return to Ipswich on 23-9-90. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 19th October 1991

Set number: L221

I went to Ely on 19 October 1991, partly to photograph "Taw Valley" and "Flying Scotsman" on specials and partly to record the semaphores that would soon be disappearing. An additional image included a couple of Class 101 2-car sets at Ely. The set on the left is 101655 (formed 54062/51428), but I didn't record the set on the right. It looks like the set number is L221, which I think at this time was 51208/54402. Lewis Bevan.

DMU

Date: 6th November 1993

Set number: 101655

The 09:10 Alderley Edge - Warrington Central is seen at Irlam, 51428 leading 54062. 6th November 1993. Gazza Prescott.

DMU

Date: 12th November 1993

Set number: 101655

101655 (51428 + 54062) in the company of 304040 at Manchester Piccadilly on the 12th November 1993. Gazza Prescott.

DMU

Date: 10th September 1994

Set number: 101679

101679 (51224 + 51533) and 101655 (54062 + 51428) head into Llandudno Junction station with the 12:12 Manchester Victoria - Holyhead service (1D41) on 10 September 1994. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 24th September 1994

Set number: 101655

101655 (51428 + 54062) at Manchester Piccadilly on 24-9-94 prior to working to to Llandudno. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: unknown

101655 (51428 + 54062) and 101665 (54393 & 51429) at Bolton on 9 July 1997 - Blackpool North is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 3rd June 1997

Set number: 101655

101655 (51428 + 54062) pauses at Wigan Wallgate leading a 4-car set, possibly to Blackpool North (but unsure). Chris Moxon.

DMU

Date: 24th March 1999

Set number: 101655

101655 (51428 & 54062) arriving at Manchester Piccadilly on 24th March 1999. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: 15th May 1999

Set number: 101655

Class 101 Met Camm DMU 101655 (51428 + 54062) stabled in the former parcels bay at Chester, 15-5-99. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 30th August 2000

Set number: L840

L840 53322 + 53311 + 101655 51428 + 54062 on 2D48, the 18:24 to Chester at Manchester Piccadilly 30-8-00 (655 should have worked the 17:51 to Chester, the two services combined). Kevin Dowd.

DMU

Date: 30th August 2000

Set number: L840

L840 53322 + 53311 + 101655 51428 + 54062 at Stockport on 2D48, the 18:24 Manchester Piccadilly to Chester 30-8-00. Kevin Dowd.