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 51197 during the unknown period are:
03/01/59 | New to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
Jun-59 | Transferred to | 24E (Blackpool Central) | |
4w/e 30/01/60 | Transferred to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
4w/e 28/05/60 | Transferred to | 24E (Blackpool Central) | |
4w/e 30/12/61 | Transferred to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
Feb-62 | Transferred to | 24E (Blackpool Central) | |
5w/e 06/07/63 | Transferred to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9D | |
3w/e 02/10/65 | Transferred to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
4w/e 05/11/66 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) |
Then the allocations for 56355 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08/12/89 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ |
56355 - original number
54355 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
circa Dec-72 - AWS fitted
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
51197 | 56355 | As delivered to 26A - 3rd January 1959 | |||||||
51197 | 56355 | Noted 22/08/69 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
CR247 | 51175 | 56355 | Noted 03/09/73 - at Machynlleth2 | ||||||
51175 | 56355 | Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester3 | |||||||
51175 | 56355 | Noted 08/1975 - on either 16th or 23rd August 19754 | |||||||
51175 | 56355 | Noted 01/09/1976 - Seen at Barmouth en route to Pwllheli, with 51179 - 563465 | |||||||
51175 | 56355 | Noted 10/09/76 - in Chester station2 | |||||||
51175 | 56355 | Noted 06/01/77 - on 2V67 1000 Crewe-Cardiff | |||||||
51175 | 56355 | Noted 19/03/77 - on 1539 Bangor-Crewe with 50403 + 56164 | |||||||
51180 | 56355 | Noted circa 08/19805 | |||||||
51180 | 56355 | Noted 24/10/1980 - At Chester Station6 | |||||||
50311 | 56355 | Noted circa 05/19825 | |||||||
50311 | 56355 | Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.30 Chester to Man Victoria5 | |||||||
51180 | 54355 | Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 | |||||||
51180 | 54355 | Listed at CH - Jun-87 | |||||||
51180 | 54355 | Noted circa 10/19875 | |||||||
80 | 51180 | 54355 | Noted circa Jan-88 | ||||||
80 | 51180 | 54355 | Noted 15/05/88 - at Norwich | ||||||
80 | 51180 | 54355 | Noted circa 09/19885 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Shayne Lewis
A DMU formation containing 54355 + 51180 / 51562 + 53931 arrives into Crewe station on 6 December 1986. All were allocated to Chester depot. Keith Miller.
Class 101 M54355 with M51180 leading at Hyde North on the 17th October 1987. Kevin Law.
Class 101 2-car DMU Norwich set 80 (54355+51180) at Norwich on 15-5-88. With "Yarmouth" on the destination blind this is presumably a Norwich-Yarmouth service. This was the day before Class 156s took over North West services. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
Class 101 M51180 with M54355 on the rear at Ashburys on the 17th October 1987. Kevin Law.
Class 101 set 80, formed M51180 + M54355, is seen at Queen Adelaide on December 21, 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
101653 (54355 + 51426) sits in Platform 2 at Manchester Piccadilly on October 8th 1994. Martyn Hilbert.