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Vehicle 56369 / 54369

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

11/09/58	New to	56G (Hammerton Street)
2w/e 30/04/60	Transferred to	55F (Manningham)
05/03/67	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)	- Manningham closed
16/06/68	Transferred to	31A (Cambridge)
Sep-68	Transferred to	32A (Norwich)
May-73	Depot code change	NO
Sep-73	Depot code change	NR
w/e 23/11/75	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
22/06/86	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge)
10/05/87	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
07/07/91	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge) PCAX
10/05/92	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) RCLO
02/07/92	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) RCLO

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56369 - original number
54369 - from Feb-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 05/02/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51211	56369	As delivered to 56G - 11th September 1958
	51211	56369	Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60
	51211	56369	Noted 23/07/66 - at Brough¹
	50202	56369	Noted 24/07/69 - at Cambridge²
	50363	56369	Noted 04/1971 - at Water Orton³
	51111	56369	Noted 03/09/71 - at Norwich¹
47	50362	56369	Noted circa e1973 - at Bury St Edmunds²
	51218	56369	Noted 09/04/73 - on 1639 Broad Street - Stevenage with 51284 + 56114
77	51218	56369	Noted 01/07/73 - at Bury St Edmunds²
77	51218	56369	Noted 25/10/73 - at Bury St Edmunds²
32	50375	56369	Noted 01/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds²
32	50375	56369	Noted 19/06/74 - at Bury St Edmunds²
71	51125	56369	Noted 23/09/74 - at Bury St Edmunds²
	51125	56369	Noted 08/04/1975 - 08:58 Ipswich to Norwich³
71	51125	56369	Listed at NR - 19/07/75
71	51125	56369	Noted 18/10/75 - at Bury St Edmunds²
	51230	56369	Noted 21/05/76 - on a Sheffield – York local service
	51230	56369	Noted 09/07/1976 - Scarborough-Chester (8-car)⁴
	51230	56369	Noted Sep-76 - at Huddersfield¹
	51230	56369	Noted circa 01/1977⁵
	51230	56369	Noted 14/08/81 - on a Morecambe -Leeds service with E51826 + E59708 + E51844
	51230	56369	Noted circa 10/1982⁵
	51230	54369	Noted circa 04/1983⁵
	51230	54369	Noted circa 10/1983⁵
	51230	54369	Listed at NL - 01/01/85
	51230	54369	Noted circa 07/1985⁵
	51230	54369	Noted circa 01/1986⁵
	51230	54369	Noted circa 05/1986⁵
	51230	54369	Noted 17/05/86 - on 13:25 Morecambe - Leeds with 78712 + 78962 / 53257 + 54090⁶
10	51230	54369	Formed at CA circa Jun-86
	51230	54369	Noted 16/07/86 - at Norwich²
	53293	54369	Noted 28/08/1986⁵
68	53293	54369	Noted 14/10/86 - at Norwich²
10	51230	54369	Noted 29/03/87 - at Norwich²
54	51230	54369	Noted circa 06/1987⁵
54	51230	54369	Listed at NC - Dec-87
54	51230	54369	Noted circa 09/1988⁵
54	51230	54369	Listed at NC - Feb-90
54	51230	54369	Noted circa 08/1990⁵
	51230	54369	Noted 18/02/91 - on 13:44 York - Sheffield⁷
54	51230	54369	Listed at CA - Jul-91
spare	54369		Listed at CA - Aug-91
62	51188	54369	Listed at CA - Dec-91
	51188	54369	Noted 27/03/92 - On 08:57 Nottingham - Skegness⁷
62	51188	54369	Noted 28/03/92 - On 05:55 Boston - Matlock and 09:00 Matlock - Derby⁷
	51188	54369	Noted 01/05/92 - on 06:39 Nottingham - Coventry⁷

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Chris Moxon
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann
7: David Bellamy

Images:

13th September 1976

A refurbished Class 101 DMU at Bradford Forster Square on 13 September 1976, the closest car appears to be 56369. Michael Mensing.

26th April 1983

The 16:25 Hull - Bridlington service leaves Cottingham on 26th April 1983. E56369 is the leading vehicle of a pair of two-car Class 101s, presumably with 51230. The vehicles on the right are parked on the site of the former goods yard. Fortunately the actual goods shed survives and is still in use with a local timber company. Syd Young.

14th August 1987

Set number: 54

Norwich based 2 car Metro-Cammell set 54 (54369, 51230) rolls into the terminus station at Cromer, with a Norwich - Sheringham service, here the train will reverse before continuing its journey to Sheringham. 14th August 1987. Andrew J Crowther.

14th January 1989

54369 leads it's set into Leeds, 14/1/89. Norman Cross.

9th November 1990

Set number: 54

54369 + 51230 at Doncaster on 9/11/90 with the 13:16 to Sleaford. Sparegang.

27th March 1992

Set number: 62

54369 at Nottingham on 27/03/92, it was paired with with 51188. David Bellamy.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 9th July 1976

An unusual photo showing a very long formation formed neatly of Class 101 & 108 vehicles all carrying the short lived refurbishment livery. The occasion was a schools special from Scarborough to Chester returning through Helsby, 9/7/76. The 8-car formation was 50169/59306/59075/50161, 56191/50619 & 51230/56369. Anthony Griffiths.

Date: 13th August 1977

This Met-Camm (the trailer car is E56369, furthest from the camera, closest is presumably E51230) is passing through Keighley on a Bradford working, 13th August 1977. Robert Frise.

Date: 14th August 1981

Class 110 set E51826 + E59708 + E51844 and Class 101 set E56369 + E51230 at Morecambe with a Leeds service on the 14th August 1981. Robert Frise.

Date: 24th February 1987

Set number: 10

51230 is in need of a wash when seen entering Peterborough station at the head of set number 10 (presumably with 54369) on February 24, 1987. Andy Cole.

Date: 17th August 1987

Set number: 54

Set 54 E51230 + E54369 near Ely North Junction with the 16.50 Peterborough to Cambridge on 17th August 1987. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: 29th December 1987

Class 101s E53293 + E54379 + E54369 + E51230 north of Ely on December 29, 1987. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: 1988

Set number: 54

A Class 101 DMU set 54 (E51230 and presumably E54369) at Great Yarmouth in 1988. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Date: Unknown

Set number: 54

51230 and presumably with 54369 at Cambridge on unknown date. Set 70 with number lefthand window just comparing with my shot on 8th June 1991 at Ely Dock so could be 53202 end. Nicholas Youngman Collection.

Date: 28th March 1992

Set number: 62

Cambridge allocated 51188 + 54369 at Matlock on 28 March 1992. They had arrived with the 05:55 from Boston and were waiting to depart with the 09:00 to Derby. David Bellamy.

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