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Vehicle 56103

Class 100

Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30279
Diagram: 537

Allocations

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 50348 during the unknown period are:

Aug-57	New to	9D (Buxton)
Sep-57	Transferred to	5D (Cockshute)
Jan-58	On loan to	8E (Brunswick)
Apr-58	Depot code change	27F
Jun-58	Transferred to	3C (Ryecroft)
Oct-58	On loan to	18A (Toton)
4w/e 29/11/58	Ex-loan back to	3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60	Depot code change	21F
Sep-63	Depot code change	2G
3w/e 31/01/65	Transferred to	2H (Monument Lane)
3w/e 30/04/66	Transferred to	2G (Ryecroft)
3w/e 30/06/66	Transferred to	6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56103 are:

3w/e 30/03/69	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
May 1973	Depot code change	LO
Dec-82	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50348	56103	As delivered to 9D - August 1957
	50353	56103	Noted 11/04/67 - at Crewe¹
	50414	56103	Noted 19/12/67 - at Manchester Exchange¹
	50536	56103	Noted 03/05/69 - in Manchester Central (last day)¹
	50536	56103	Noted 22/08/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly¹
LT291	50348	56103	Listed at 9A - circa Jul-70
	50348	56103	Noted 12/08/70 - in Manchester Piccadilly²
	50348	56103	Noted 24/03/73 - in Manchester Piccadilly³
	50348	56103	Noted 10/09/73 - in Manchester Piccadilly²
	50348	56103	Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly¹
	50348	56103	Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly¹
	50348	56103	Noted Jun-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly¹
	50348	56103	Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly¹
	50348	56103	Noted 13/04/1977 - Chester⁴
	50348	56103	Noted 14/05/77
	50348	56103	Noted 04/09/1977 - on Longsight depot³
	50348	56103	Noted 09/07/1978 - passing Speke Junction, Liverpool³
	50348	56103	Noted 19/08/1979 - on Longsight depot³
	50348	56103	Noted 23/09/1979 - on Chester depot³
LO291	50348	56103	Noted 31/05/1982⁴
LO291	50348	56103	Noted circa 06/1982⁴
	50348	56103	Noted 26/06/1982 - Worked 15.50 Manchester Piccadilly to Rose Hill Marple service⁴
LO291	50348	56103	Noted 19/07/1982 - 17.10 Manchester Picc to Hazel Grove with LO293 (50351-56106) in place of EMU⁴
	50348	56103	Noted 22/01/1983 - on Longsight depot³

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Martin Lumley
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 100 DMU at East of Humber Road Junction, Coventry

9th November 1963

The 1.25pm Birmingham New Street - Rugby Midland is seen East of Humber Road Junction, Coventry, where masts have been fitted in preparation for electrification. The train on 9 November 1963 is formed of a GRC&W twin and a Met-Camm triple, freshly painted M56103 leads. Michael Mensing.

Class 100 DMU at Wolverhampton (Cannock Road)

May 1965

With Manchester on the destination blind M56103 leads a GRC&W and BRC&W DMU formation at Wolverhampton (Cannock Road) in early May 1965. Michael Mensing.

circa July 1975

A Longsight allocated Class 100 (M56103 and presumably M50348) in Southport station with a two-car Class 104 and another Class 100 behind. The slide process date was July 1975. Stuart Mackay Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 23rd December 1974

Seen on December 23rd 1974 is a Scarborough to Manchester Victoria service, consisting of E50554, E59234, E59211 & E50575 pausing at Stalybridge, whilst on the right, the connecting service to Stockport awaits departure in the form of M50348 & M56103 in the days when the 'Stalybridge shuttle' used to run every hour or so. Suthen Softy.

Date: 14th May 1977

Class 100 set M50348 + M56103 arrives into Manchester Piccadilly on May 14, 1977. Rex Holt.

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