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<- 56335 | 56336 | 56337 ->

Vehicle 56336 / 54336

Class 101

BR Diagram 630

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 51178 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
3w/e 31/01/65 Transferred to 6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56336 are:

2w/e 12/10/80 Transferred to PI (Pwllheli)
13/09/81 Transferred to CH (Chester)
30/03/86 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
15/03/87 Withdrawn from NC (Norwich)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56336 - original number
54336 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51178 56336 As delivered to 3C - 8th November 1958
51178 56336 Noted 05/01/66 - in Liverpool Lime Street station1
50228 56336 Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Exchange1
50228 56336 Noted 04/11/68 - at Crewe1
51182 56336 Noted 23/11/69 - at Crewe1
51177 56336 Noted 22/02/1971 - at Crewe2
50925 56336 Noted 08/01/1972 - at Crewe2
50206 56336 Noted 11/05/73 - at Crewe1
51189 56336 Noted 22/06/74 - at Crewe3
51189 56336 Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester4
CR228 51178 56336 Noted 13/12/1975 - at Birmingham New Street 2
51188 56336 Noted 29/05/1976 - Crewe with 19.28 to Bangor5
51188 56336 Noted Sep-76 - at Crewe1
51193 56336 Noted 06/07/77 - at Chester6
51193 56336 Noted 09/07/77 - on 0727 Llandudno Jn-Llandudno with 51906 + 56489
51193 56336 Noted 04/09/1977 - Chester7
51193 56336 Noted 29/01/78 - on Cockshute depot
51193 56336 Noted 19/02/1978 - Chester7
51193 56336 Noted 06/05/1978 - Birmingham New Street7
51193 56336 Noted 11/02/1979 - Chester7
51193 56336 Noted 26/05/1980 - at Holyhead7
51193 56336 Noted 15/06/1980 - at Crewe7
51193 56336 Noted 26/12/1980 - Seen stabled at Pwllheli depot6
51196 56336 Noted circa 05/19826
51196 56336 Noted 21/11/1982 - on Chester depot7
51196 56336 Noted 21/03/1983 - Crewe6
51196 54336 Noted 07/08/1983 - at Penmaenmawr6
51196 54336 Noted circa 01/19846
51196 54336 Noted 28/09/1984 - Dovey Junction with 15.20 Barmouth-Machynlleth5
51197 54336 Formation change - CH - Jan-86
51196 54336 Noted 01/1986 - disbanded when 51196 condemned due to vandalism - reformed as 51197+543367
51197 54336 Transfer to NC - 30/03/86 - from CH
83 51197 54336 Formed at NC circa Apr-86
83 51197 54336 Noted 01/05/86 - at Norwich3
83 51197 54336 Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986
51197 54336 Noted 02/08/86 - on 14.18 Ely To Norwich with E51472 + E54420
83 51197 54336 Noted 27/08/19866
83 51197 54336 Noted 28/12/86 - at Norwich3

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Alan N Walker
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Martin Lumley

Images:

Class 101 DMU at between Beechwood Tunnel and Berkswell station

25th June 1961

M56336 leads a two-car and three-car Met-Camm DMU formation working the 7.20pm Rugby (M) - Stafford service seen between Beechwood Tunnel and Berkswell station on 25 June 1961. Michael Mensing.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 2nd August 1986

E51472 + E54420 and Metro Cammel M51197 + M54336 with the 14.18 Ely To Norwich service near Ely on August 2, 1986. Nicholas Youngman.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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