Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30262
Diagram: 630
21/08/57 | New to | 54A (Sunderland) | |
3w/e 30/08/58 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
Feb-64 | Depot code change | 52J | |
May-73 | Depot code change | GF | |
w/e 22/08/76 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
w/e 30/10/77 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) | |
10/05/87 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
07/07/91 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) PCAX | |
10/05/92 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) RCLO | |
27/08/92 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
05/10/92 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
56073 - original number
54073 - from Aug-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
11/11/76 - Melton Lane Signal Box
Collision involving Class 101 / Brake van
51238 + 56073 collided with a brake van that was left on the Up Slow line at Melton Lane Signal Box while working the 10:15 Hull - Goole service. The signalman had not realised that the brake van and a number of wagons had been left on the Up Slow as part of a shunt and he accepted the passenger train in error.
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
50221 | 56073 | As delivered to 54A - 21st August 1957 | |||||||
51220 | 56073 | Transfer to 51A - Oct-61 | |||||||
51206 | 56073 | Noted 01/04/70 - at Newcastle1 | |||||||
51221 | 56073 | Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle1 | |||||||
51221 | 56073 | Noted 09/06/73 - at Thornaby2 | |||||||
51221 | 56073 | Noted 25/08/1973 - at Carlisle3 | |||||||
N124 | 51221 | 56073 | Noted 28/08/74 - in Newcastle Central (set number on solebar of trailer)2 | ||||||
51221 | 56073 | Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot2 | |||||||
51221 | 56073 | Noted 01/04/1976 - on 17:40 Carlisle to Newcastle4 | |||||||
50136 | 56073 | Noted 07/04/1976 - at Carnforth4 | |||||||
50227 | 56073 | Transfer to NL - w/e 22/08/76 | |||||||
51238 | 56073 | Noted 26/10/76 - at York1 | |||||||
51442 | 56073 | Noted circa 01/19775 | |||||||
51215 | 56073 | Noted 02/04/78 - on Cambridge depot2 | |||||||
51443 | 56073 | Noted 30/08/1979 - At Hitchin Sidings6 | |||||||
51442 | 54073 | Noted 28/03/85 - at Norwich2 | |||||||
51442 | 54073 | Noted circa 04/19855 | |||||||
51442 | 54073 | Listed at Cambridge - circa Nov-85 | |||||||
51442 | 54073 | Noted circa 04/19865 | |||||||
19 | 51442 | 54073 | Noted 15/05/86 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
51442 | 54073 | Listed at Cambridge - Summer 1986 | |||||||
19 | 51442 | 54073 | Noted 27/08/19865 | ||||||
51442 | 54073 | Noted 20/02/87 - on 15:10 Cambridge - Royston7 | |||||||
19 | 51442 | 54073 | Noted 11/04/87 - at Colchester North station | ||||||
59 | 51442 | 54073 | Noted 29/08/19875 | ||||||
59 | 51442 | 54073 | Listed at NC - Dec-87 | ||||||
51442 | 54073 | Noted 13/08/88 - on 12.45 Yarmouth - Norwich8 | |||||||
59 | 51442 | 54073 | Noted circa 09/19885 | ||||||
59 | 51442 | 54073 | Noted 08/06/89 - at Hoveton & Wroxham | ||||||
59 | 51442 | 54073 | Listed at NC - Feb-90 | ||||||
59 | 51442 | 54073 | Noted circa 08/19905 | ||||||
51442 | 54073 | Noted 06/09/90 - on 11:39 Skegness - Nottingham9 | |||||||
59 | 51442 | 54073 | Listed at CA - Jul-91 | ||||||
59 | 51442 | 54073 | Listed at CA - Aug-91 | ||||||
59 | 51442 | 54073 | Listed at CA - Dec-91 | ||||||
60 | 51463 | 54073 | Noted 05/02/92 - on 13:19 Skegness - Gainsborough, 14:13 Boston - Nottingham and 16:54 Sleaford - Gainsborough9 | ||||||
LO237 | 51185 | 54073 | Listed at LO - 02/07/92 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Shayne Lewis
7: Martin Baumann
8: Phil Shatford
9: David Bellamy
DTCL E56073 sits at the front of the two-car Met-Camm DMU forming the 2.10pm to Alnwick at Newcastle on 29 May 1962. Michael Mensing.
On 17 June 1967 E56073 lead 1M02 the 0920 Newcastle to Carlisle approaching Naworth Half Barrier level crossing and the site of Naworth station which closed in 1952. Keith Long.
A Class 101 at York on 05/08/1977. The car nearest the camera appears to be E56073, exhibiting the DMU Refurbished livery of white with blue band - within the blue band is the logo of West Yorkshire PTE, later MetroTrain. At the time it was based at Neville Hill (Leeds), two months later it would be transferred to Cambridge. Graeme Phillips Collection.
In refurbished white with blue stripe livery, a Metro-Cammell two-car Class 101 DMU formed of cars E56073 & E51443 was stood in the bay at Cambridge on April 30th 1980. Both cars would be withdrawn from service in 1992. Martyn Hilbert.
E54073 + E51442 seen just north of Ely on the 08.43 Cambridge to Lowestoft, 23.12.87. Nicholas Youngman.
54073 + 51442 departing Cromer on June 6, 1989. John Carter.
Norwich allocated class 101 Metro Cammell unit 59 (54073 visible) seen alongside class 156 set 156 420 at Norwich in the summer of 1990. Bob Belcher.
A 2 car class 101 with DTC 54073 leading (and the DMBS is presumably is 51442) arrives at Newmarket. Robert28194.
54073 at Skegness on 5 February 1992. It was paired with 51463. David Bellamy.
On Saturday 11th April 1987 51442 + 54073 depart from Platform 1 at Colchester North Station on an eastbound special working. AndrewHA.
A Class 101 2-car dmu (vehicles 51442 + 54073) at Ely - thought to be changing platforms to form the 08.02hrs train to Cambridge on 20 August 1988. Lewis Bevan.
51442 + 54073 at Hoveton & Wroxham on 8/6/89. John Carter.