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Vehicle 56084 / 54084


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

27/08/57 New to 54A (Sunderland)
3w/e 30/08/58 Transferred to South Gosforth
Feb-64Depot code change52J
May-73Depot code changeGF
w/e 23/07/78 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
06/07/86 Withdrawn from HT (Heaton)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56084 - original number
54084 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 07/11/1979 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50232 56084 As delivered to 54A - 27th August 1957
51210 56084 Noted 03/04/711
50211 56084 Noted 02/06/1973 - at Newcastle2
N102 50200 56084 Noted 01/09/74 - on Kingmoor depot, set number on solebar of 502003
50200 56084 Noted 11/1974 - at Newcastle 4
50200 56084 Noted 07/01/75 - in Newcastle Central3
50200 56084 Noted 29/10/75 - at York with 50224/560571
50200 56084 Noted 01/04/1976 - at Newcastle4
51274 56084 Noted 22/01/78
51274 56084 Noted 15/04/1978 - at Newcastle 4
51439 56084 Noted circa 12/19815
51439 56084 Noted 16/01/19825
53233 54084 Noted 08/07/84 - on 18:15 Darlington to Saltburn
53233 54084 Noted circa 03/19855
53167 54084 Noted circa 02/19865
53253 54084 Noted 12/04/86 - at Newcastle

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Naworth

13th September 1967

E56084 leading 1N39 the 1825 Carlisle to Newcastle at Naworth on 13th September 1967. Keith Long.

Class 101 DMU at South Gosforth

Unknown date

56084 is at the rear of this set departing from South Gosforth. Date unknown. Ian Francis.

Class 101 DMU at Darlington

8th July 1984

Class 101 DMUs at Darlington, 54086 + 53164 on left, 54084 + 53233 with 18-15 to Saltburn on right, 8-7-84. The set on the left, with 'Special' on the destination blind, has red items hanging from the passenger doors, excursion boards? On Tour With the Class 13 Army.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 22nd January 1978

E51274 and E56084 seen at Manors on 22 January 1978. Ian Francis.

DMU

Date: 11th August 1979

A two-car Class 101 formed of E51438 + E56084 at Hartlepool on 11 August 1979. The DMBS has the Glasgow Works style of painted window frames while the DTCL frames are unpainted. Rob Paterson.

DMU

Date: 12th April 1986

E53253 + E54084 in Newcastle Central station on the 12th April 1986. Hamish Stevenson.