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 51201 during the unknown period are:
24/01/59 | New to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
Jun-59 | Transferred to | 24E (Blackpool Central) | |
4w/e 30/01/60 | Transferred to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
Apr-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 56359 are:
22/06/86 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
18/01/87 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
10/05/87 | Stored U. | RG (Reading) | |
16/07/87 | Withdrawn from | RG (Reading) |
56359 - original number
54359 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
circa early 1975 - AWS fitted
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
51201 | 56359 | As delivered to 26A - 24th January 1959 | |||||||
51201 | 56359 | Noted 12/02/61 - in Blackpool Central station | |||||||
51193 | 56359 | Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester1 | |||||||
51192 | 56359 | Noted 31/05/1975 - at Shrewsbury 2 | |||||||
51196 | 56359 | Noted 28/08/75 - at Crewe3 | |||||||
51180 | 56359 | Noted 10/09/76 - in Chester station3 | |||||||
CR241 | 51180 | 56359 | Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury, set number only on 563593 | ||||||
51200 | 56359 | Noted 18/02/1979 - at Crewe Station4 | |||||||
51200 | 56359 | Noted 10th July 1980 | |||||||
51200 | 56359 | Noted circa 08/19805 | |||||||
51200 | 56359 | Noted 22/10/1980 - At Chester Station4 | |||||||
51200 | 56359 | Noted 30/08/1981 - Lea Valley Railway Club Churnet Charger Railtour 56359-51200 + 51197-56339 + 51578-59580-51587 | |||||||
51200 | 56359 | Noted circa 08/19825 | |||||||
51200 | 54359 | Noted circa 06/19835 | |||||||
51200 | 54359 | Noted circa 10/19845 | |||||||
51200 | 54359 | Noted 06/03/85 - at Crewe | |||||||
51200 | 54359 | Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 - Stoke Garden Festival duties | |||||||
51200 | 54359 | Noted 21/06/86 - attached with 53206 + 54058 to 53101 59054 53890 (TS610) on a Birmingham - Norwich service, the 101s were being transferred CH to NC3 | |||||||
73 | 51200 | 54359 | Formed at NC circa late Jun-86 | ||||||
73 | 51200 | 54359 | Noted circa 08/19865 | ||||||
51200 | 54359 | Transfer to RG - 18/01/87 - from NC |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
Class 101 unit at Rock Ferry on 13th April 1985. Ian Buck.
51200 + 54359 Crewe 06.03.1985 Martin Baumann.