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Vehicle 56165

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 50410 during the unknown period are:

w/e 06/09/58 New to 3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60Depot code change21F
Sep-63Depot code change2G
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56165 are:

Apr-82 Withdrawn from CH (Chester)

Modifications

circa Jul-72 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50410 56165 As delivered to 3C - September 1958
50398 56165 Noted 01/01/68 - in Manchester Exchange1
50411 56165 Noted 15/08/70 - at Chester2
50403 56165 Noted 06/08/1971 - at Shrewsbury3
50403 56165 Noted 27/10/71 - in Manchester Victoria2
50402 56165 Noted 08/05/1972 - At Chester Station when runaway freight train crashed and caught fire, but undamaged.4
50408 56165 Noted 18/04/73 - on Chester depot2
50409 56165 Noted 08/09/73 - in Manchester Victoria2
50409 56165 Noted 09/09/73 - on Birkenhead depot2
51196 56165 Noted 22/06/74 - at Llandudno Junction2
50398 56165 Noted 31/07/76 - at Shrewsbury2
50395 56165 Noted circa 08/19794
50395 56165 Noted 23/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station5

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

Images:

Class 103 DMU at Llandudno Junction

circa 1974

A Class 103 DTCL (M56165) / 101 DMBS hybrid DMU set is seen at Llandudno Junction, around 1974. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 103 DMU at Eccles

11th April 1977

The 5.20pm Chester - Manchester Victoria service leaving Eccles on 11/4/77. M56165 leads, paired with a Class 101 DMBS, with another Class 103 attached. Michael Mensing.

Class 103 DMU at Tyseley Depot

30th May 1982

Sunday 30/05/1982 finds Class 103 DTS(L) no. M56165 parked at Tyseley depot, Birmingham. The chrome handles across its bus type seats can be seen through the windows. Latterly allocated to Chester depot, it was moved from there to Tyseley for storage 03/1982, withdrawn 11/04/1982, where it resided until 19/07/1983 when hauled to Tinsley for further storage. Eventually towed to Mayer Newman, Snailwell and arrived 29/06/1984 and burnt 16/07/1984. Graeme Phillips Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 27th May 1983

Class 103 Park Royal 2-car DMU 50395 + 56165 boarded up and ready for the scrap man, Tyseley 27-5-83. On the left is Class 116 TC 59028, and the boarded up refurbished car at the far end is also probably a Class 116. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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