Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30468
Diagram: 630
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 51177 during the unknown period are:
08/11/58 | New to | 3C (Ryecroft) | |
3w/e 29/11/58 | Transferred to | 3E (Monument Lane) | |
20/06/60 | Depot code change | 21E | |
Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2H | |
2w/e 13/03/65 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) |
Then the allocations for 56335 are:
13/12/87 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
14/05/89 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) PNLX | |
p/e 02/12/89 | Sector Change to | NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ | |
08/12/89 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ |
56335 - original number
54335 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
51177 | 56335 | As delivered to 3C - 8th November 1958 | |||||||
51177 | 56335 | Noted 21/08/68 - at Bangor1 | |||||||
51197 | 56335 | Noted 23/11/69 - at Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
51182 | 56335 | Noted 22/02/1971 - at Crewe2 | |||||||
51177 | 56335 | Noted 22/10/71 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
51177 | 56335 | Noted 13/05/73 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
51177 | 56335 | Noted 01/06/1974 - at Crewe 2 | |||||||
51177 | 56335 | Noted 23/08/75 - in Birmingham New Street3 | |||||||
51178 | 56335 | Noted 19/03/77 - on 2D50 1618 Crewe-Bangor | |||||||
51178 | 56335 | Noted 08/09/77 - at Barmouth3 | |||||||
51178 | 56335 | Noted circa 05/19824 | |||||||
51178 | 56335 | Noted circa 08/19824 | |||||||
51178 | 54335 | Noted circa 08/19834 | |||||||
51178 | 54335 | Noted 21/11/83 - on a Rock Ferry to Chester service | |||||||
51178 | 54335 | Noted 09/12/85 - on 06:48 Stoke - Crewe service with 51183 + 543445 | |||||||
51178 | 54335 | Noted 05/02/86 - on 06:48 Crewe - Stoke with 51902 + 544855 | |||||||
51178 | 54335 | Noted 24/03/19864 | |||||||
51178 | 54335 | Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 | |||||||
51178 | 54335 | Noted 09/08/1986 - 10.42 Man Vic-Llandudno (6-car)6 | |||||||
51178 | 54335 | Noted 08/02/19874 | |||||||
51178 | 54335 | Listed at CH - Jun-87 | |||||||
61 | 51178 | 54335 | Noted circa Jan-88 | ||||||
61 | 51178 | 54335 | Noted 26/03/19884 | ||||||
61 | 51178 | 54335 | Noted circa 09/19884 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
6: Chris Moxon
Newly outshopped 56335 at Chester, 14/2/76. Anthony Griffiths.
It's another wet bank Holiday at Dovey Junction on 30th August 1982. Metro-Cammell class 101 trailer M56335 & power car M51178 are awaiting the right-away. I can't be sure, but I seem to remember that's the driver, walking away from the camera, combing his hair. This exact set was subsequently modelled in this livery by Bachmann (OO gauge, item 32-289). Simon Hadden.
M54335 leads Met-Camm set 61 between Cromer and Roughton Road, 11th August 1988. Nicholas Youngman.
Class 101 driver trailer 54335 awaiting disposal at Snailwell on 21st July 1990. Nicholas Youngman.
Class 101 Met Camm 2-car DMU 51178 + 54335 at Hooton with a Rock Ferry to Chester service, 21-11-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
A Class 101 twin formed or 51178 + 54335 in Chester station on 13 April 1985. Rob Paterson.
M51178 + M54335 stand in for a Sprinter on the 15:30 Stoke-on-Trent - Derby service seen departing from Stoke-on-Trent on May 31st, 2986. Hamish Stevenson.
The 10.42 Manchester Victoria-Llandudno at Helsby, 9/8/86. The lengthy formation included 51178, 54335, 51180 & 51913 but other vehicle details got lost as the notes were unclear. Anthony Griffiths.