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Vehicle 56348 / 54348

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 51190 during the unknown period are:

13/12/58	New to	3C (Ryecroft)
w/e 02/04/60	Transferred to	3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60	Depot code change	21E
Jun-60	Transferred to	21F (Ryecroft)
Sep-63	Depot code change	2G
w/e 30/01/65	Transferred to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
3w/e 12/03/66	Transferred to	6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56348 are:

29/11/87	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
14/05/89	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
p/e 07/10/89	Sector Change to	NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ
08/12/89	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ

Notes

22/05/81 - The first service across the reopened Barmouth Bridge with the 10:42 from Shrewsbury formed of nine cars. The Pwllheli section unusually headed the formation, being 56343/51189, 51190/56340, 51182/56348, to save time when the Aberystwyth / Pwllheli sections split. Chester wagon shops prepared a bi-lingual headboard.
12/04/87 - published as moving CH->NC then cancelled
07/09/87 - Withdrawn vehicles 51235/7/9, 53143/75, 53648/59 and 53709/39 noted passing through Newcastle behind 47 210 on a Millerhill-March special.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56348 - original number
54348 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Jul-72 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 03/06/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51190	56348	As delivered to 3C - 13th December 1958
	51190	56348	Noted 08/08/68 - on North Wales Coast¹
	51184	56348	Noted 22/06/74 - at Llandudno Junction²
	51182	56348	Noted 10/09/76 - on Chester depot²
	51182	56348	Noted 18/12/77 - inside Cockshute depot, refurbished livery
	51182	56348	Noted circa 08/1979³
	51182	56348	Noted 25/10/1980 - At Chester Station⁴
	51182	56348	Noted 22/05/81
	51188	56348	Noted circa 05/1982³
	51188	56348	Noted circa 08/1982³
	51188	56348	Noted 04/03/1983 - Manchester Victoria³
	51188	54348	Noted circa 01/1984³
	51188	54348	Noted 13/07/85 - at Wigan North Western working with 53310 + 59128 + 53326
	51188	54348	Noted circa 10/1985³
	51188	54348	Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
	51188	54348	Noted 30/07/1986 - at Derby - as 4 car set with 51187-54332⁵
	51188	54348	Noted 13/06/1987 - Chester-Crewe ECS (6-car)⁶
	51188	54348	Listed at CH - Jun-87
	51188	54348	Transfer to NC - 29/11/87 - from CH
84	51188	54348	Noted 06/12/87 - at Norwich²
82	51188	54348	Noted circa Jan-88
82	51188	54348	Noted 26/03/1988³

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Robert Chilton
6: Chris Moxon

Images:

June 1972

Metro-Cammell Class "101" Local Passenger 2-car dmu Nos.M56348 (144) & M51202 (101/2) in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front end, approaching Towyn on a Machynlleth - Pwllheli service, 06/72. Hugh Llewelyn.

25th June 1985

Passing the only semaphore signal remaining in the Preston area, a Class 101 Metro-Cammell 2-Car DMU with Driving Trailer M54348 leading, has just passed Midge Hall with a Preston to Ormskirk service on the evening of June 25th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.

31st May 1986

54348 leads two two-car Class 101s into Machynlleth with the 11:25 from Pwllheli on 31 May 1986. Robert Thomas.

circa 1988

Set number: 82

Met-Camm set 82 with 54348 at the front seen near Hoveton and Wroxham, circa 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

21st July 1990

Set number: 82

Class 101 DTS M54348 at Snailwell on 21st July 1990. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 22nd August 1968

Park Royal class 103 and Metropolitan-Cammell class 101 DMUs stabled in the former steam motive power depot at Machynlleth on 22nd August 1968. My notes state that the following units were present on shed: M50404-M56158, M50402-M56348 and M51190-M56157. Gordon Edgar.

Date: 27th October 1979

M51182 + M56348 in Manchester Victoria with a Llandudno service on 27 October 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 13th July 1985

A Chester allocated 5-car Class 101 DMU rattles through platform 5 at Wigan North Western with what was probably an empty stock working on the 13th July 1985. DMBS 53310 is at the front followed by 59128 then 53326. The rear pair consists of 51188 with 54348. S Gaskell.

Date: 13th June 1987

Chester, 13/6/87. The ECS to Crewe is formed of 54497, 51913, 51188, 54348, 54273 & 53940. The 150's are on the 15.36 Crewe-Llandudno. Anthony Griffiths.

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