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Vehicle 56151

Class 103

Builder: Park Royal
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30287
Diagram: 645

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 50396 during the unknown period are:

4w/e 25/01/58	New to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
Apr-58	Transferred to	3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60	Depot code change	21F
Sep-63	Depot code change	2G
w/e 07/01/67	Transferred to	6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56151 are:

22/11/82

Withdrawn from

CH (Chester)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50396	56151	As delivered to 6G - January 1958
	50403	56151	Noted 01/01/68 - at Manchester Exchange¹
CR212	50403	56151	Noted circa Jun-69 - CR212/3 each end marked different
CR213	50403	56151	Noted circa Jun-69 - CR212/3 each end marked different
	50403	56151	Noted 18/04/73 - at Chester²
	50403	56151	Noted 03/09/73 - at Machynlleth²
	51183	56151	Noted 10th July 1980
	50355	56151	Noted circa 1981³
	51191	56151	Noted circa 05/1982³
	51191	56151	Noted circa 09/1982³

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

Images:

8th February 1964

The 2.20pm Lichfield City - Wolverhampton service formed of a Park Royal DMU approaches Pelsall station on February 8th, 1964. The leading DTC seems to be M56151, Michael Mensing.

May 1981

Class 103 Park Royal M56151 at Guide Bridge, thought to be taken in May 1981. Stuart Pearce.

1982

Park Royal class 103 DMU M56151 at Guide Bridge. Date unknown but probably 1982, the vehicle was unofficially transferred from CH to LO for a few months before withdrawal in Nov-82. Stuart Pearce.

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