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Vehicle 56335 / 54335


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)
20/06/60Depot code change21E
Sep-63Depot code change2H
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08/12/89 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ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
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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Chester

14th February 1976

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

Class 101 DMU at Dovey Junction

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.

Class 101 DMU at Cromer

11th August 1988

Set number: 61

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

Class 101 DMU at Snailwell

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:

DMU

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.

DMU

Date: 13th April 1985

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

DMU

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.

DMU

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.