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Vehicle 56163

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 50408 during the unknown period are:

Jul-58 New to 5B (Crewe South)
4w/e 29/11/58 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 56163 are:

18/07/82 Withdrawn from CH (Chester)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50408 56163 As delivered to 5B - July 1958
50408 56163 Noted 04/11/68 - at Crewe1
50405 56163 Noted 19/05/72 - at Crewe1
50405 56163 Noted 03/11/72 - in Crewe1
50405 56163 Noted 18/04/73 - on Chester depot2
50405 56163 Noted 26/05/1973 - at Crewe3
50403 56163 Noted 05/10/75 - at Crewe1
50405 56163 Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
50405 56163 Noted 02/12/1976 - On Rock Ferry - Helsby route4
50405 56163 Noted 30/03/1977 - 2F75, 16.30 Chester to Rock Ferry4
50405 56163 Noted 11/04/1977 - 2D77, 09.51 Rock Ferry to Chester, extended to Llandudno4
50405 56163 Noted 13/04/1977 - 2D87, 16.42 Llandudno to Llandudno Junction4
50405 56163 Noted 18/06/1977 - 2K53, 18.39 Bangor to Crewe4
50405 56163 Noted 12/09/77 - at Tywyn2
50405 56163 Noted 16/10/77 - at Crewe1
50405 56163 Noted 28/08/1979 - on 06:55 Machynlleth to Pwllheli with 51175 and 56350 plus 50402 and 56158 to Barmouth3
50405 56163 Noted 25/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station5
50405 56163 Noted 25/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station5
50404 56163 Noted circa 08/19824

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

Images:

Class 103 DMU at Wednesbury

10th August 1963

DTCL M56163 leads a Park Royal DMU on the 4.53pm Walsall-Dudley service on 10 August 1963 seen approaching Wednesbury Town. Michael Mensing.

Class 103 DMU at Rock Ferry

6th November 1976

Park Royal Vehicles - Class 145 Driving Trailer Composite M56163 and Class 103 Motor Brake Second M50405, with 40 133 at Rock Ferry 06-11-76. Vincent Haworth.

Class 103 DMU at Aberystwyth

1977

M56163 at Aberystwyth in 1977. John Law.

Class 103 DMU at Aberystwyth

1977

Park Royal and Met-Camm sets in Aberystwyth station in 1977. John Law.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa July 1958

A Park Royal DMU with M50408 closest looking brand new seen at the north end of Crewe station, date unknown. Its partner is presumably M56163, their first allocated was to 5B Crewe South in July 1958. On the right is Jinty 47523. Stuart Mackay Collection.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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