Vehicle 56358 / 54358
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 51200 during the unknown period are:
| 17/01/59 | New to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| 2w/e 31/01/59 | Transferred to | 24E (Blackpool Central) | |
| 4w/e 28/02/59 | Transferred to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Jun-59 | Transferred to | 24E (Blackpool Central) | |
| 4w/e 30/01/60 | Transferred to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
| w/e 02/04/60 | 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 56358 are:
| 22/06/86 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
| 3w/e 20/05/88 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 14/09/88 | Transferred to | BY (Bletchley) | |
| 14/05/90 | Sector Change to | BY (Bletchley) NNDX | |
| 26/03/91 | Withdrawn from | BY (Bletchley) NXXZ | |
| p/e 27/04/91 | Reinstated | CA (Cambridge) PCAX | |
| 23/04/92 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) RDNC | |
| 17/05/93 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) RCLO | |
| 21/01/01 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) |
Notes
May-87 - Norwich set 69 (51179 + 54358) noted in use from Chester depot in May 1987.
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
56358 - original number
54358 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
circa early 1975 - AWS fitted
56358 was involved in the following incident:
11th July 1967 - Winwick Junction, LMR
Collision involving Class 101 / freight train
A two-car Met-Camm DMU (51194 + 56358) working on the 10.11 Chester to Manchester Exchange service collided at a speed of approx. 20mph with the rear of the 02.00 Margam to Carlisle Class 5 freight train which was standing at the Winwick Junction Down Fast Home signal. The DMBS which was leading sustained lower front end damage.
Disposal
Preserved - more details.
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51200 | 56358 | As delivered to 26A - 17th January 1959 | |||||||
| 51200 | 56358 | Noted 12/02/61 - in Blackpool Central station | |||||||
| 51194 | 56358 | Noted 11/07/67 - collision at Winwick Junction with freight train | |||||||
| 50203 | 56358 | Noted 22/08/69 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
| 50983 | 56358 | Noted 18/09/1971 - at Crewe2 | |||||||
| 51174 | 56358 | Noted 18/04/73 - at Chester3 | |||||||
| CR224 | 51174 | 56358 | Noted 09/09/73 - at Chester3 | ||||||
| 51174 | 56358 | Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester2 | |||||||
| 51174 | 56358 | Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
| 51174 | 56358 | Noted Sep-76 - at Crewe with 51196/563511 | |||||||
| 51174 | 56358 | Noted 11/04/1977 - 2D62, 09.33 Manchester Victoria to Llandudno4 | |||||||
| CR237 | 51174 | 56358 | Noted 08/09/77 - at Tywyn, set number CR200 on 563583 | ||||||
| 51179 | 56358 | Noted circa 05/19824 | |||||||
| 51192 | 54358 | Noted 16/02/85 - at Hooton Junction | |||||||
| 51179 | 54358 | Noted 24/09/85 - at Chester working with 51190 + 543535 | |||||||
| 51179 | 54358 | Noted 07/12/85 - on 10:20 Aberystwyth - Wolverhampton service with 53675 + 59091 + 537165 | |||||||
| 51179 | 54358 | Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 - Stoke Garden Festival duties | |||||||
| 69 | 51179 | 54358 | Formed at NC circa Oct-86 | ||||||
| 69 | 51179 | 54358 | Noted 13/10/86 - at Norwich3 | ||||||
| 69 | 51179 | 54358 | Listed at NC - Apr-87 | ||||||
| 69 | 51179 | 54358 | Noted 29/08/19874 | ||||||
| 69 | 51179 | 54358 | Listed at NC - Dec-87 | ||||||
| T217 | 51209 | 54358 | Formed at TS p/e 17/06/88 | ||||||
| T217 | 51798 | 54358 | Formed at TS p/e 18/07/88 | ||||||
| 51942 | 54358 | Noted circa 11/19894 | |||||||
| 51942 | 54358 | Noted 05/07/90 - on Bedford - Bletchley services with 54194 + 519166 | |||||||
| 101653 | 51426 | 54358 | Listed at CA - Jul-91 | ||||||
| 101653 | 51426 | 54358 | Noted circa 08/19914 | ||||||
| 101653 | 51426 | 54358 | Listed at CA - Aug-91 | ||||||
| 51426 | 54358 | Noted 28/09/91 - on 15:45 Sheffield - Peterborough7 | |||||||
| 101653 | 51426 | 54358 | Listed at CA - Dec-91 | ||||||
| 101653 | 51426 | 54358 | Noted 24/05/92 - at Norwich3 | ||||||
| 101653 | 51426 | 54358 | Listed at NC - 02/07/92 | ||||||
| 101653 | 51426 | 54358 | Listed at NC - 24/09/92 | ||||||
| 101653 | 51426 | 54358 | Listed at NC - November 1992 | ||||||
| 101653 | 51426 | 54358 | Noted circa 11/19924 | ||||||
| 101653 | 51426 | 54358 | Listed at NC - 10/12/92 | ||||||
| 51426 | 54358 | Noted 09/09/93 - on 19:00 Southport - Stockport7 | |||||||
| 101653 | 51426 | 54358 | Listed at LO - November 1993 | ||||||
| 101653 | 51426 | 54358 | Noted 10th May 2000 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
6: Aaron Calder
7: David Bellamy
Images:
16th February 1985
54358 and 51192 at Hooton Junction on a snowy 16th Feb 1985. Paul Moxon.
May 1986
Class 101s at Norwich in May 1986, including 54358 on the very right. Ian Docwra.
20th November 1986
Set number: 69
Met-Camm Class 101 set 69 (presumably 54358 + 51179) with a 14XX Cambridge - Bishops Stortford service arriving at Stansted on Thursday 20th November 1986. Colin Brooks.
25th January 1987
Set number: 69
Norwich set 69 54358 + 51179 with 11.55 Ely to Norwich at Ely North Junction on January 25, 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
29th July 1988
Set number: T217
This picture was taken from the window of Stratford-upon-Avon East signalbox on 29 July 1988 and shows class 101 set T217 (54358 and presumably 51798) leaving Stratford station with the 08.12 to Leamington Spa on 29 July 1988. An old Norwich set number "85" is in the cab window as was an alternative version of the current one. Unit vehicle 51798 was shown at Tyseley only for a brief period in 1988 so it was probably a short-term loan to cover a temporary shortage of units in the West Midlands. Peter Tandy.
28th September 1991
Set number: 101653
101653 (54358 + 51426) in Gainsborough Lea Road station with the 15:45 Sheffield - Peterborough service on 28 September 1991. David Bellamy.
1st October 1993
Set number: 101653
54358 leads the 11:18 Stockport - Heysham at Preston on 1/10/93. Set 101653 would also contain 51426. Gazza Prescott.
15th February 1994
Set number: 101653
101653 (54358 + 51426) at Manchester Victoria on Tuesday 15 Feb 1994. Nigel Walls.
8th October 1994
Set number: 101653
101653 (54355 + 51426) sits in Platform 2 at Manchester Piccadilly on October 8th 1994. Martyn Hilbert.
25th July 1995
Set number: 101653
101653 (54358 + 51426) on 5H66, the 19:53 ECS Chinley to Stockport C.S. at Chinley Nth Jct, 25-7-95. Kevin Dowd.
27th August 1997
Set number: 101653
Class 101 54358, set number 101 653 with 51426, is seen in Regional Railways at Blackpool on 27.08.1997. Andy Cole.
12th November 1999
Set number: 101653
Just arrived at Rose Hill is 101653 (54358 + 51426) on 12th November 1999. Ian Buck.
4th March 2000
Set number: 101653
101653 (54358 + 51426) on the 13:55 Stalybridge to Manchester Victoria at Ashton Moss Junction, 4-3-00. Kevin Dowd.
April 2000
Set number: 101653
Met-Camm DMU set 101653 passes Totley Tunnel East on the Hope Valley Line in April 2000 Andrew Walker.
8th April 2000
Set number: 101653
101653 (54358 + 51426) in Manchester Piccadilly on 8/4/00. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 1991
Set number: 101653
Regional Railways set 101653 (51426 + 54358) in Lincoln Central station, 1991. John Law.
Date: May 1992
Set number: 101653
101653 (51426 & 54358) seen at Queen Adelaide in May 1992. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 23rd July 1994
Set number: 101653
Met-Camms 101653 (51426 + 54358) and 101664 (54061 + 51442) approach Llandudno Junction with 12:12 Manchester Victoria - Holyhead service on 23 July 1994. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 15th September 1994
Set number: 101653
51426 is nearest, having arrived at Manchester Victoria on the 09:10 from Stockport. 15th September '94. Set 101653 would also contain 54358. Gazza Prescott.
Date: unknown
Set number: 101653
51426 (101653 with 54358) sits in the bay at Stalybridge having worked the shuttle from Manchester Victoria. Chris Moxon.
Date: unknown
Set number: 101653
A fairly poor shot of 51426 (101653 with 54358) departing Romiley for Rose Hill Marple in typical Manchester weather. Chris Moxon.
Date: unknown
Set number: 101653
51426 (101653 with 54358) arrives into Manchester Victoria whilst working shuttles between there and Stalybridge. Chris Moxon.
Date: 28th February 1995
Set number: 101653
Arriving at Stockport to berth in the sidings behind the station, 101653 (51426 & 54358) on 28th February 1995. Ian Buck.
Date: 21st October 1995
Set number: 101664
With both sets in Regional Railways livery, Class 101's 101664 (51442 + 54061) & 101653 (54358 + 51426) were arriving at Chorley with the 09.45 Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North service on October 21st 1995. The leading car was passing over the now removed level crossing that once took Steeley Lane over the railway. This view has since been transformed with electrification and resignalling. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 21st October 1995
Set number: 101653
Regional Railways Class 101's 101653 (51426 & 54358) & 101664 (54061 & 51442) were departing from Chorley with the 09.45 Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North service on October 21st 1995. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: July 1996
Set number: 101653
101653 (51426 + 54358) in Manchester Piccadilly station in July 1996. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: November 1996
Set number: 101653
Class 101 Metro Cammell DMUs 101653 (51426 + 54358) and 101663 (54347 visible) in Manchester Piccadilly, (probably the 4th) November 1996. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.
Date: 3rd June 1997
Set number: 101653
51426 (101653 with 54358) leads two sets having arrived at Blackpool North on a summer Saturday working from Manchester Piccadilly. Chris Moxon.
Date: 18th April 1998
Set number: 101665
In Regional Railways livery, Metro-Cammell Class 101's 101655 (54062 & 51428) & 101653 (51426 & 54358) were arriving at Preston with the Saturday Only 09.44 Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North service on April 18th 1998. In set 101655, car 54062 has survived into preservation at the East Anglian Railway Museum, whilst 51428 was scrapped in 2001. In set 101653, 51426 was scrapped in 2001 with 54358 being preserved at the North Norfolk Railway. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 12th November 1999
Set number: 101653
On its way to Rose Hill on 12th November 1999 is 101653 (51426 + 54358). Ian Buck.
Date: 8th May 2000
Set number: 101653
Passing Ardwick on a Rose Hill service on 8th May 2000 is 101653 (51426 & 54358). Ian Buck.
Date: 8th May 2000
Set number: 101653
Passing Ardwick on 8th May 2000 is 101653 (51426 + 54358). Ian Buck.