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Vehicle 56158

Class 103

BR Diagram 645

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 50403 during the unknown period are:

3w/e 17/5/58 New to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
May-58 Transferred to 3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60Depot code change21F
Sep-63Depot code change2G
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56158 are:

22/11/82 Withdrawn from CH (Chester)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50403 56158 As delivered to 6G - May 1958
50404 56158 Noted 04/08/68 - in Manchester Victoria1
50404 56158 Noted 18/09/1971 - at Crewe2
50404 56158 Noted 28/03/19723
CR213 50404 56158 Noted 04/09/74 - at Crewe, set number on 561584
CR213 50404 56158 Noted 20/09/1975 - at Crewe5
51057 56158 Noted 06/03/1977 - Seen at Rhyl, forming part of the 11.13 Crewe - Llandudno service6
51057 56158 Noted 13/04/1977 - 2D75, 17.52 Rock Ferry to Chester6
51057 56158 Noted 14/09/1977 - 2J80, 09.30 Birkenhead North to Wrexham Central6
50402 56158 Noted 28/08/1979 - on 06:55 Machynlleth to Pwllheli unit uncoupled at Barmouth; 50405, 56163, 51175 and 56350 continued to Pwllheli5
50402 56158 Noted circa 06/19816
50402 56158 Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria6
50402 56158 Noted circa 08/19826

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

Images:

Class 103 DMU at Fairbourne

Unknown date

A Park Royal DMU formed of M56158 + M50404 seen at Fairbourne station with Machynlleth on the destination blind. Date unknown, the 3" high vehicle numbers suggest late 1960s. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 103 DMU at Chester depot

22nd September 1979

Class 103 DTCL M56158 on Chester Depot on 22 September 1979. Brian Daniels.

Class 103 DMU at Crewe

6th June 1981

Park Royal Class 103 M56158 and M50402 standing in Crewe Station, 6th June 1981. Paul James.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 22nd August 1968

Park Royal class 103 and Metropolitan-Cammell class 101 DMUs stabled in the former steam motive power depot at Machynlleth on 22nd August 1968. My notes state that the following units were present on shed: M50404-M56158, M50402-M56348 and M51190-M56157. Gordon Edgar.

DMU

Date: 28th March 1972

Park Royals meeting at Helsby (with Class 40 number 389 in the refuge siding). 50404 & 56158 (out of shot) are on the left passing 56156 & 50409 (also out of shot) on the right, 28/3/72. Anthony Griffiths.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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