Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30279
Diagram: 537
The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 50346 during the unknown period are:
Jul-57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | - on loan from 64A |
Sep-57 | On loan to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
Oct-57 | Ex-loan back to | 64A (St Margarets) |
Then the allocations for 56101 are:
c. summer-58 | Transferred to | Leith Central | |
Nov-59 | Depot code change | 64H | |
2w/e 26/10/62 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
w/e 20/06/64 | Transferred to | 67C (Ayr) | |
4w/e 03/04/65 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
May-68 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
4w/e 30/05/70 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
w/e 28/10/72 | Withdrawn from | 32A (Norwich) | |
May-73 | Depot code change | NO | |
Sep-73 | Depot code change | NR | |
Mar-76 | To departmental stock | - as DB975539 | |
by 03/03/80 | Transferred to | YK (York) | |
by Nov-81 | Transferred to | HS (Hammerton Street) | |
by 01/01/85 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
2w/e 14/05/86 | Transferred to | LN (Lincoln) | |
04/10/87 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) | |
by 20/11/91 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
by 27/11/92 | Transferred to | York | - at Leeman Rd |
Jan-93 | Withdrawn |
10/08/74 - 56094 and 56101 seen as "Stored" Norwich (but not in the depot)
56101 - original number
975539 - from Mar-76 (departmental stock)
ER RCE Inspection Saloon paired with 975349 (ex-51116) From 3/76 to 1/93.
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
50346 | 56101 | As delivered to 9A - July 1957 - on loan from 64A | |||||||
50346 | 56101 | As delivered to - 1st August 1957 | |||||||
50346 | 56101 | Noted 19th September 1957 | |||||||
50346 | 56101 | Transfer to 64A - Oct-57 | |||||||
50346 | 56101 | Transfer to 66C - 2w/e 26/10/62 | |||||||
50346 | 56101 | Transfer to 67C - w/e 20/06/64 | |||||||
50346 | 56101 | Transfer to 64H - 3w/e 30/04/66 | |||||||
50344 | 56101 | Noted 12/08/68 - at Cambridge1 | |||||||
50339 | 56101 | Noted 10/06/71 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | |||||||
50339 | 56101 | Noted 17/06/71 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | |||||||
50339 | 56101 | Noted 03/09/71 - at Norwich2 | |||||||
57 | 51279 | 56101 | Noted circa e1972 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
975349 | 975539 | Noted 11/04/77 - at York2 | |||||||
975349 | 975539 | Noted 25/04/77 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | |||||||
975349 | 975539 | Noted 18/02/80 - at Norwich1 | |||||||
975349 | 975539 | Noted circa 02/19863 | |||||||
975349 | 975539 | Noted 13/05/86 - at Norwich1 | |||||||
975349 | 975539 | Noted 21/04/87 - on Friends of the NRM tour of the coalfields of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Eddie Knorn
975539 at Grantham in the late 1970's. John Law.
Eastern Region General Managers Saloon DB975539 + DB975349 in York station in 1979. Ian Charles.
The ER Inspection Saloon 975539 / 975349 at Healey Mills on 7 April 1981. Malcolm Clements.
The ER Inspection Saloon 975539 / 975349 stops at Healey Mills on 7 April 1981. Malcolm Clements.
DB975539 in Bingley station. Date unknown. Rex Holt.
York Saloon DB975539 + 975349 seen on the rear of a York - Newcastle DMU at Darlington on May 5th, 1982. John Carter.
A Class 110 and Class 100 "York Saloon" 975539 + 975349 in Bradford Hammerton Street depot on 16 May 1982. Brian Daniels.
The Eastern Region's General Manager's "York Saloon" (former Gloucester RC&W class 100 DMU) TDB975539 & 975349 at York - 01/12/1982. 53A Models of Hull Collection.
DB975539 + DB975349 in the siding to the north east of Saxhumdham station. Date unknown, probably in the early 1980s prior to RETB in 1985. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The ER GM saloon 975539 + 975349 in York station in April 1983, possibly about to couple onto the Class 114 in front. George Woods.
ER inspection saloon 975539 / 975349 leaves Leeds. Date unknown. Malcolm Clements.
975539 seen at Neville Hill in September 1985. Michael Kaye 55A.
One of the departmental GRC&W Class 100 DMUs formed of 975539 and 975349 at Scarborough on 9 July 1986. George Woods.
DB975539 / 975349 seen at York Station in June 1987. Ian Cuthbertson Collection.
Lincoln's inspection saloon DB975539 + DB975349 at Peterborough Station, during the afternoon of 10th-June-1987. Attached to the back of an Ipswich bound Class 101 Met-Camm set, probably heading to do some inspecting in East Anglia and saving a path and driver by attaching it to the rear of a service train. AndrewHA.
Class 100 Inspection Saloon DB975539 + DB975349 seen standing in platform 5 at Newcastle on 24/06/1987. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Class 100 Gloucester DMU DB975539 + DB975349 as 'York Saloon' on rear of service train at Ely on 7-11-87. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
Departmental Class 100 975539 / 975349 seen at Ely in 1988. Nicholas Youngman.
CE Inspection Unit DB 975539 + 975349 at Sheffield on 19 April 1988. Dave Warby.
The drivers controls of 975539. Taken at Skipton on 30/10/89. Michael Kaye 55A.
975539 at a ceremony for the re-opening of Ribblehead Viaduct on 30/10/89. David Hills Collection.
975539 / 975349 at Skipton station on 30/10/89. Michael Kaye 55A.
DB975539 at Leeds on 17-05-1990. John Carter.
975539 stabled in Doncaster station on the 20th May 1990, with 975349 to its right. S Gaskell.
975539 / 975349 at Doncaster on 26/5/90. Paul Moxon.
DB975539 + DB975349 near Croft-on-Tees, 11 January 1991. John Carter.
A departmental Class 100 DMU (DB975539 + DB975349) stabled in York station in April 1991. George Woods.
Departmental Gloucester twin DB975539 (ex 56101) and DB975349 (ex 51116) in the bay platform at Doncaster station on 12 June 1991. Keith Miller.
Class 100 Gloucester RW&C 'York Saloon' former DMCL DB975539 (ex-56101) on the blocks in the Up bay at Doncaster 5-7-91ish. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
DB975539 (ex-56101) and DB975349 (ex-51116) stabled at Doncaster on 14-9-91. Kevin Dowd.
Departmental DMUs at York MPD circa 1978: Wickham 975005 + 975006 and Gloucester 975349 + 975539. Chris McKee.
The ER Inspection Saloon 975349 / 975539 approaches Healey Mills on 7 April 1981. Malcolm Clements.
An unexpected discovery at Whitby on August 27th, 1981, was the Class 100 York Saloon (ADB975349 and ADB975539). It was parked in a bay platform that saw very little use. John Carter.
A surprise visitor to King's Lynn on October 6th 1982 was this departmental dmu set TDB975349 and 975539 which has 'York Saloon' on a board in the front window. Gerard Fletcher.
The Class 100 York Saloon, DB975349 and DB975539, in Bradford Hammerton Street. Date unknown, it was allocated to the depot from circa late 1981 to late 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The ER General Manager's saloon formed of GRC&W vehicles 975349 + 975539. George Woods.
ER inspection saloon 975349 seen in Leeds station. Note the corrosion under the toilet window on adjacent partner 975539. Date unknown. Malcolm Clements.
Class 100 inspection unit 975349 + 975539 is seen stabled at Doncaster on 18.08.1984. Andy Cole.
This is presumably 975349 + 975539, seen in London Liverpool Street station at 10:20 on Wednesday 28th May 1986. Colin Brooks.
Class 100 Inspection Saloon DB975349 and DB975539 at Lincoln Central on 21st March 1987. Jonathan Hazan.
This is Lincoln Central in May 1987, with the ER Inspection Saloon stabled in the bay. This is a Gloucester unit, nos. TDB975349 and 975539. Behind is 31 411. Andrew Walker.
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.
Class 100 Gloucester DMU DB975349 + DB975539 as 'York Saloon' on rear of service train, Ely 7-11-87. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
Class 100 Gloucester DMU DB975349 + DB975539 as 'York Saloon' on the rear of a service train ay Ely on 7-11-87. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
Departmental cars 975349 975539 (formerly 51116 56101) pass through the centre roads of Newcastle station on 21/04/1988. Graeme Phillips Collection.
DB975349 + DB975539 at Doncaster on 23/3/89. John Carter.
Class 100 Inspection Saloon DB975349 (formerly E51116) and DB975539 (formerly E56101) are seen standing in platform 9 of Newcastle station in 1990. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Class 100 975349 + 975539 is seen stabled at Doncaster Station on 20.05.1990. Andy Cole.
TDB975349 + TDB975539 at Doncaster on 9 April 1990. 975349 had started its departmental career with the Civil Engineers department in 1974 paired with TDB975348 (ex 51115) but in 1975 it was split up as 51115 reverted to capital stock and the remaining vehicle was paired in 1976 with TDB 975539 (ex 56101) converted to a managers saloon in late 1975. It ended its days allocated to Cambridge Depot being withdrawn in 1992. It went for scrap at M.C. Metals in Glasgow and was cut up in August 1993. Adrian Nicholls.
DB975349 + DB975539 stabled at Doncaster on May 19 1990. John Carter.
975349 stabled in Doncaster station on the 20th May 1990 with 975539 behind. S Gaskell.
A departmental Class 100 DMU (DB975349 + DB975539) stabled in York station in April 1991. George Woods.
Class 100 Gloucester RW&C 2-car DMU 'York Saloon' DB975349 (ex-561116)+DB975539 (ex-56101) stabled in the Up bay at Doncaster 5-7-91ish. DMBS 51116 and DMCL 56101 were withdrawn from Norwich on 28/10/72 and transferred to departmental stock in May 1974. They were withdrawn from Cambridge in January 1993. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.