Vehicle 56300 / 975637
Class 100
Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30445
Diagram: 537
Allocations
| 4w/e 26/10/57 | New to | 64A (St Margarets) | |
| c. summer-58 | Transferred to | Leith Central | |
| Nov-59 | Depot code change | 64H | |
| 2w/e 26/10/62 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 4w/e 01/06/63 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
| 3w/e 02/07/66 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 4w/e 31/12/66 | Transferred to | 67C (Ayr) | |
| w/e 04/03/67 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 3w/e 17/06/67 | On loan to | South Gosforth | |
| 2w/e 01/07/67 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
| 3w/e 15/03/69 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| 4w/e 28/06/69 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| w/e 28/10/72 | Withdrawn from | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 21/01/73 | Reinstated | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| Feb-73 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NO | |
| Sep-73 | Depot code change | NR | |
| 05/04/77 | Withdrawn from | NR (Norwich) | |
| Nov-78 | To departmental stock | - as DB975637 | |
| by 03/01/80 | Transferred to | YK (York) | |
| by 01/03/81 | Transferred to | Stourton | |
| by Nov-81 | Transferred to | HS (Hammerton Street) | |
| by 01/01/85 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 2w/e 14/05/86 | Transferred to | LN (Lincoln) | |
| 04/10/87 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) | |
| May-90 | Withdrawn |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
56300 - original number
975637 - from Nov-78 (departmental stock)
Department Use as DB975637
RCE Inspection saloon, ER General Managers Saloon paired with 975664 (ex-51122) From 11/78 to 5/90.
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51108 | 56300 | As delivered to 64A - October 1957 | |||||||
| 51108 | 56300 | Transfer to 66C - 4w/e 10/11/62 | |||||||
| 51108 | 56300 | Transfer to 67A - May-63 | |||||||
| 51108 | 56300 | Transfer to 67C - 4w/e 31/12/66 | |||||||
| 51109 | 56300 | Transfer to 66C - w/e 04/03/67 | |||||||
| 51121 | 56300 | Noted 24/07/69 - at Cambridge1 | |||||||
| 50339 | 56300 | Noted 21/12/70 - at Ely2 | |||||||
| 50339 | 56300 | Noted 06/03/1971 - at Birmingham New Street3 | |||||||
| 50362 | 56300 | Noted 02/09/71 - at Braintree2 | |||||||
| 50362 | 56300 | Noted 03/09/71 - at Ipswich2 | |||||||
| 58 | 51282 | 56300 | Noted circa e1972 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 58 | 51282 | 56300 | Noted 22/10/72 - at Ipswich4 | ||||||
| 76 | 51217 | 56300 | Noted circa e1973 - at Ipswich4 | ||||||
| 72 | 51126 | 56300 | Noted 26/05/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 72 | 51126 | 56300 | Noted 08/11/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 72 | 51126 | 56300 | Noted 17/04/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 37 | 50386 | 56300 | Noted 16/07/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 37 | 50386 | 56300 | Noted 02/10/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 50386 | 56300 | Noted 06/12/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | |||||||
| 64 | 51478 | 56300 | Noted 28/02/75 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 65 | 51114 | 56300 | Listed at NR - 19/07/75 | ||||||
| 51478 | 56300 | Noted 19/10/1975 - at Birmingham New Street3 | |||||||
| 57 | 51490 | 56300 | Noted 21/02/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 57 | 51490 | 56300 | Noted 05/06/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 52 | 51485 | 56300 | Noted 05/07/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 52 | 51485 | 56300 | Noted 05/10/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 73 | 51115 | 56300 | Noted 11/03/77 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 975664 | 975637 | Noted 14/03/85 - at Norwich1 | |||||||
| 975664 | 975637 | Noted 30/05/1987 - at Norwich Crown Point5 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Ipswich Transport Society
5: Robert Chilton
Images:
28th February 1971
A Class 100 (E56300 closest) and Class 105/101 hybrid at Cambridge on 28 February 1971. Tom Burnham.
2nd October 1979
The "Stourton Saloon" 975637 / 975664 attached to a Class 101 at York on 2 October 1979. Malcolm Clements.
19th August 1980
DB975637 and DB975664 in York station on August 19, 1980. John Carter.
circa early 1980s
The Class 100 "Stourton Saloon" 975637 + 975664 making some smoke at Barrow Hill, near Chesterfield, circa early 1980s. Paul Redmond.
circa early 1980s
The Class 100 "Stourton Saloon" 975637 + 975664 stabled at Sheffield Midland circa early 1980s. Paul Redmond.
July 1981
Carrying 'Stourton Saloon' in the centre cab window, 975637 + 975664 are seen in York station in July 1981. Stuart Mackay Collection.
1982
The 'Stourton Saloon' - 975637 / 975664 - arriving into Doncaster in 1982. John Law.
May 1983
The Eastern Region General Managers saloon 975637 + 975664 at Spalding in May 1983. Mel Smith.
4th May 1985
Gloucesters DB975637 + DB975664, the Eastern Region General Manager`s saloon, stabled at Spalding on 4 May 1985. Phil Bevan.
8th April 1986
The Class 100 Provincial liveried ER General Managers saloon 975637 + 975664 stabled outside Doncaster Works on 8 April 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa May 1986
Class 100 Stourton Saloon vehicle 975637 faces a Class 101 in Cambridge station circa May 1986. Brian Ward.
circa May 1986
The Stourton Saloon 975637 + 975664 in Cambridge station circa May 1986. Brian Ward.
circa May 1986
The Stourton Saloon 975637 + 975664 in Cambridge station circa May 1986. Brian Ward.
circa mid-1986
DMUs stabled at Neville Hill depot in Leeds circa mid-1986. In the centre is the 'Stourton Saloon' with 975637 visible. The other Gloucester set on the left is the other ER inspection set and probably 975349 visible (see image 11924). Two Class 110s are on the right. Mike Bunker.
18th July 1986
Stourton Saloon 975637 / 975664 at Norwich on 18/7/86. Attached but out of shot is the retro-green Class 105. Adrian Vaughan.
8th May 1987
Stourton Saloon 975637 + 975664 stabled at Cambridge (at 1220) Friday 8th May 1987. Colin Brooks.
30th May 1987
Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. Class 100 'Stourton Saloon' unit Nos. 975637 and 975664 stands on display at the Norwich Crown Point depot open day, 30 May 1987. Brian Creasey.
June 1987
The Provincial liveried Stourton Saloon 975637 and 975664, ex-class 100 DMU set stabled in what was platform 2 at Lincoln Central with 37 106. This part of Lincoln station is now a car park but it looks like it was heading that way then! June 1987. Robert Chilton.
23rd June 1987
The rear end of 975637 seen in Leeds station on 23/6/87. It displays a Lincoln shed sticker, and through the windows can be seen a partition presumably with a kitchen behind, and the toilet door on the right in its original place. Malcolm Clements.
23rd June 1987
Seen in Leeds station on 23/6/87. Malcolm Clements.
23rd June 1987
975637 is being detached from the Class 114 set that it arrived in Leeds with. 23/6/87. Malcolm Clements.
23rd June 1987
A view of the Stourton Saloon 975637 (56300) and 975664 (51122) at Leeds on the 23rd June 1987. Malcolm Clements.
November 1987
The Stourton Saloon 975637 / 975664 is seen at Leeds in November 1987. Michael Kaye 55A.
18th June 1988
Taken near Gilberdyke from a DMU heading for Hull, the Eastern Region general manager's inspection saloon "The Stourton Saloon" headed by DB975637 with DB975664 behind passes the other way on 18/Jun/1988. These two vehicles were converted from Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. class 100 DMUs 56300 (DTCL) and 51122 (DMBS) respectively. They were taken into departmental stock in 1978 and withdrawn in 1990, being scrapped at Snailwell in Cambridgeshire. Robert Chilton.
7th August 1989
The 'Stourton Saloon' 975637 + 975664 at Cambridge on the 7th August 1989. On the left is Cravens 977126 facing Met-Camm 53233. Mike Cooper.
Unknown date
DB975637 + DB975664, the Provincial liveried 'Stourton Saloon', is seen on the rear of a three-car Met-Camm at Saxmundham. Date unknown, they appeared in this livery circa mid-1985 and were withdrawn in May 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.
27th May 1990
The Provincial liveried Class 100 975637 + 975664 stored at Trumpington, Cambridge, awaiting disposal. 27 May 1990. Joint Line.
26th August 1990
ADB975637 (E56300) at Snailwell on 26th August 1990. Nicholas Youngman.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: unknown
Set number: 64
A 6-car formation seen at Norwich, from left to right are 56307 + 51111, 51115 + 56100, 51282 (105) + 56300. Circa early/mid-1970s. Tim Stubbs.
Date: 2nd October 1979
Departmental Class 100 975664 / 975637 at York on 2 October 1979. Note the two filler pipes on the back of the DTC - one will be to fill the regular tank for the toilet, the additional one will be for drinking water. Malcolm Clements.
Date: 2nd October 1979
Departmental Class 100 975664 / 975637 at York on 2 October 1979. The set would become know as the "Stourton Saloon". Malcolm Clements.
Date: 2nd October 1979
E51546 leads a 3-car Class 111 set into York station on the 2nd October 1979. On the back is tacked the Gloucester Stourton Saloon 975664 + 975637. Malcolm Clements.
Date: circa early 1980s
The Class 100 "Stourton Saloon" 975664 + 975637 stabled at Sheffield Midland circa early 1980s. Paul Redmond.
Date: circa early 1980s
The Class 100 "Stourton Saloon" 975664 + 975637 seen at Barrow Hill, near Chesterfield, circa early 1980s. Paul Redmond.
Date: 21st October 1982
Set number: 46
In dismal weather the 10.57 Cambridge - Doncaster DMU does a little trade at Spalding on Thursday October 21st 1982. This was just over a month before the end of the joint line from March by which route it had travelled. Norwich Cravens twin unit set no. 46 has E51273 leading E56123. The power car had spent over 18 years on the GN Suburban services before being sent to Norwich in early 1978. It was withdrawn in November 1984 and met its end at Snailwell in 1986. The unit at the rear is the departmental 'Stourton Saloon' by this time numbered ADB975664 & ADB975637. Gerard Fletcher.
Date: May 1984
The flower show at Spalding brought many extra trains. In May 1984 the ER GM saloon, Class 100 975664 / 975637, is on the left, in the middle is an eight car formation with two two-car Met-Camms and two two-cars of an unknown type (different roof vents from the Met-Camms). On the right is a nine-car formation. Mel Smith.
Date: May 1984
Many extra trains for flower show at Spalding in May 1984. On the left is Stourton Saloon 975664 / 975637, in the middle is an eight car formation with two two-car Met-Camms at the front. On the right is three three-car sets, a 120, 116 and another 120, each with a Met-Camm centre car. Mel Smith.
Date: 4th May 1985
Reversing into the sidings for the day at Spalding is our 'Merrymaker' from Furness Vale, made up of a 2 car class 108 and 2x3 car class 104 dmu's and here for the annual Flower Parade day. The class 100 dmu in the siding is the Eastern Region General Manager's saloon ADB975664 and ADB975637. 4th May 1985 Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 14th August 1985
Radio Cambridgeshire visits Peterborough station on 14 August 1985. Gloucester RC&W Class 100, Stourton Saloon Departmental DMUs DB975664 & 975637. Phil Bevan.
Date: 4th October 1985
DB975637 + DB975664 heads through Colchester at lunchtime on Friday 4th October 1985. Colin Brooks.
Date: unknown
The Stourton Saloon 975664 / 975637 is seen in the company of Class 110 51820 at York. Undated. Tom Clift.
Date: unknown
The Stourton Saloon 975664 / 975637 in the "Fish Dock" just outside Sheffield station. Undated. Malcolm Clements.
Date: 25th March 1986
Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. 'Stourton Saloon' 975664 / 975637 ex-Sc56300 and Sc51122 at Newcastle Central station, 25th March 1986. Gordon Edgar.
Date: 12th June 1986
Class 100 'Gloucester' 2-car DMU in Inspection Saloon service, DB975664 and DB975637, stabled in the up bay at Doncaster on June 12th 1986. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Date: circa July 1986
The Stourton Saloon 975664 + 975637 stabled at Cambridge circa mid-1987. Brian Ward.
Date: 18th July 1986
Set number: 30
Retro-green 54122 / 53359 at Norwich on 18/7/86. It is attached to the Stourton Saloon 975664 / 975637. Adrian Vaughan.
Date: August 1986
Departmental vehicles 975664 975637 (formerly cars 51122 56300) are seen in bay platform 2 (now a car park) in Lincoln Central during August 1986. This was the Eastern Region's 'Stourton Saloon', re-liveried by Ilford depot in 1985 in the two-tone blue scheme then being applied to the Provincial Sector's new railbuses (Classes 142 / 143). The destination blind has also been removed from above the centre cab front window. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 10th September 1986
Stourton Saloon DB975664 + DB975637 in Ipswich station on 10th-September-1986. AndrewHA.
Date: 1987
Pelham Street Junction in 1987, with Lincoln depot visible on the right containing many 114s. The departmental "Stourton Saloon" unit (DB 975664 / 975637) is on shed. Three two-car DMUs (two 114s and a Met-Camm) are approaching off the Market Rasen line. Andrew Walker.
Date: 13th February 1987
Brightening-up an overcast Winter day, the Eastern Region General Managers saloon formed of a Gloucester Class 100 DMU, was stood at Doncaster on February 13th 1987. The set was formed of cars 975664 (ex E51122) & 975637 (E56300), and it was the only First Generation DMU to be painted in Provincial Services 'Sprinter' livery as applied to the Class 150/1 fleet when new. Unfortunately the set was scrapped in 1990. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: circa 1987
The Stourton Saloon 975664 / 975637 at Cambridge circa 1987. Graham Baker.
Date: 23rd April 1987
Class 100 'Stourton Saloon' departmental 975664 DMU (front, formerly 51122) and 975637 (formerly 56300) at Doncaster 23rd April 1987. Photograph by my Dad, David Slack. Uploaded by Andrew Slack. David Slack.
Date: 8th May 1987
Stourton Saloon 975664 + 975637 stabled at Cambridge on May 8th, 1987. Colin Brooks.
Date: 1st June 1987
Looking east from Lincoln's Pelham Bridge on 1st June 1987, Class 31s nos. 31202 and 31206 head for Immingham with empty bulk oil tanks pass the 'Stourton Saloon' 975664 + 975637 stabled on Lincoln depot which also contained many Class 114s. Andrew Walker.
Date: 23rd June 1987
The Stourton Saloon 975664 / 975637 in Leeds station, 23/6/87. Malcolm Clements.
Date: 23rd June 1987
975664 / 975637 at Leeds station, 23/6/87. Malcolm Clements.
Date: 12th July 1987
Keith has noted Class 105 Departmental DMU TDB977453, DMUs 53026, 54026, 54039 and 53005 in this view of Lincoln depot on 12 July 1987. In the platform on the left are the two departmental 100s: 975539 + 975349 and 975637 + 975664; it looks like the Cravens is next in that line, presumably its partner is 977454. Keith Miller.
Date: 17th February 1988
Departmental Class cars 975664 975637 (formerly cars 51122 56300) catch the early morning sunlight in what was then Newcastle platform 6 on 17/02/1988. This was the Eastern Region's 'Stourton Saloon', re-liveried by Ilford depot in 1985 in the two-tone blue scheme then being applied to the Provincial Sector's new railbuses (Classes 142 / 143). The destination blind has also been removed from above the centre cab front window. Behind in platform 4 are InterCity Sleeper coaches, which were axed from the East Coast Main Line shortly afterwards from the May 1988 timetable change. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 1989
The Stourton Saloon 975664 975637 at Peterborough in 1989, attached to another GRC&W set. John Law.
Date: 17th February 1989
Eastern Region General Manager's Saloon DB975664 & DB975637 at Ilford Car Sheds, 17/2/89. Sparegang.
Date: 8th August 1989
Condemned vehicles at Cambridge on 8/9/89. From left to right; the three 101 vehicles - thought to be 51439, 51441 + 51430, Class 105 53369 + 53367; the Cravens in the middle is 977123, and Class 100 975637. Mike Cooper.
Date: 27th May 1990
TDB977123 (E51286) at the end of extended siding laterley used for withdrawn stock. Taken from Long Road bridge at Trumpington, Cambridge on 27 May 1990. This seems to be two Cravens sets and the "Provincial" liveried Class 100 975637 / 975664. Joint Line.