Vehicle 56335 / 54335

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Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30468
Diagram: 630

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 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08/12/89	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56335 - original number
54335 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 08/01/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	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
	56335								Noted 14/02/1976 - Seen freshly painted in blue at Chester with headcode panel removed and panelled flush. The first Met Camm to receive this modification?4
	51178	56335							Noted 19/03/77 - on 2D50 1618 Crewe-Bangor
	51178	56335							Noted 08/09/77 - at Barmouth3
	51178	56335							Noted 01/11/1977 - Working 12.55 Helsby to Rock Ferry, failed at departure time, so hauled by 24073 4
	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

Images:

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14th February 1976

Newly outshopped 56335 at Chester, 14/2/76. Anthony Griffiths.

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30th August 1982

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.

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11th August 1988

Set number: 61

M54335 leads Met-Camm set 61 between Cromer and Roughton Road, 11th August 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

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21st July 1990

Class 101 driver trailer 54335 awaiting disposal at Snailwell on 21st July 1990. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 21st November 1983

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.

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Date: 13th April 1985

A Class 101 twin formed or 51178 + 54335 in Chester station on 13 April 1985. Rob Paterson.

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Date: 31st May 1986

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.

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Date: 9th August 1986

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.