Vehicle 56394 / 54394
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
| w/e 31/05/58 | New to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 4w/e 29/08/59 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 4w/e 05/12/64 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| Apr-66 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| w/e 07/05/66 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 17/08/69 | On loan to | 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 07/09/69 | Transferred to | 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | BG | |
| w/e 15/08/76 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 15/02/87 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) |
Notes
29th May 1958 - Seen in 8-car set passing through Preston en route from Metro-Cammell to Cowlairs.
27th December 1987 - Seen in Tinsley Yard
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
56394 - original number
54394 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
08/01/77 - AWS fitted
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 03/01/1977 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51236 | 56394 | Noted 29th May 1958 - en route from Saltley to Cowlairs | |||||||
| 51236 | 56394 | As delivered to 62B - May 1958 | |||||||
| 51236 | 56394 | Transfer to 66C - 4w/e 29/08/59 | |||||||
| 51236 | 56394 | Transfer to 64H - 4w/e 05/12/64 | |||||||
| 51236 | 56394 | Transfer to 62B - w/e 07/05/66 | |||||||
| 51238 | 56394 | Noted 09/11/69 - at Doncaster1 | |||||||
| 50369 | 56394 | Noted 15/08/19702 | |||||||
| 50371 | 56394 | Noted 16/08/1971 - at Doncaster3 | |||||||
| 51226 | 56394 | Noted 28/08/1972 - at Scarborough2 | |||||||
| 51246 | 56394 | Noted 27/06/74 - at Lancaster1 | |||||||
| 50380 | 56394 | Noted 11/1974 - at York 2 | |||||||
| 50380 | 56394 | Noted 07/01/75 - at York4 | |||||||
| 50374 | 56394 | Noted 08/09/1975 - part of 15:15 York to Liverpool Lime Street2 | |||||||
| 50374 | 56394 | Noted 10/09/75 - at Brough1 | |||||||
| 50374 | 56394 | Noted 06/10/75 - at Brough1 | |||||||
| 50201 | 56394 | Noted 05/01/76 - at Brough1 | |||||||
| 50201 | 56394 | Noted 16/01/76 - at Brough1 | |||||||
| 50258 | 56394 | Noted 08/04/76 - at Brough1 | |||||||
| 50155 | 56394 | Noted circa 01/19775 | |||||||
| 50155 | 56394 | Noted 11/03/1977 - at Leeds2 | |||||||
| 50155 | 56394 | Noted 19/05/77 - at Bury St Edmunds4 | |||||||
| 50155 | 56394 | Noted 11/03/1978 - BLS South Humberside Railtour 50632 + 59387 + 59246 + 50643 / 56394 + 50155 | |||||||
| 50155 | 56394 | Noted 10/06/78 - at Sheffield | |||||||
| 50155 | 56394 | Noted 29/06/80 - at Carnforth6 | |||||||
| 50155 | 56394 | Noted circa 03/19835 | |||||||
| 53155 | 54394 | Noted circa 01/19845 | |||||||
| 53155 | 54394 | Listed at NL - 01/01/85 | |||||||
| 53155 | 54394 | Noted 20/05/86 - at York4 | |||||||
| 53255 | 54394 | Noted circa 09/19865 | |||||||
| 53137 | 54394 | Noted 25/10/19865 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Shayne Lewis
Images:
22nd March 1977
A two-car Met-Camm DMU set (E56394 + E50155) in Wennington station with the 2.15pm Morecambe-Leeds service on 22 March 1977. Michael Mensing.
10th June 1978
Metropolitan-Cammell DMU 56394 + 50155 at Sheffield, 10th June 1978. Tiptree Jon.
2nd September 1983
A general view of early-1980s Brough station with a pair of 2-car Metro-Cammell sets heading in opposite directions on 2nd September 1983. E56394 is the nearest vehicle to the camera. The old shelters and wooden ticket office are long gone, as are the cast "tree-branch" seats. Syd Young.
26th February 1989
Class 101 driver-trailer E54394 at Snailwell on 26th February 1989. Nicholas Youngman.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 22nd March 1977
Departing from Wennington station on the 22 March 1977 is a Met-Camm DMU set formed of E50155 and E56394 working the 14:15 Morecambe-Leeds service on 22 March 1977. Michael Mensing.
Date: unknown
BLS South Humberside Railtour at Barton on Humber on Saturday 11/03/78, containing 50632 + 59387 + 59246 + 50643 / 56394 + 50155. Alistair Ness.
Date: 11th March 1978
A two-car Class 101 (E50155 + E56394) and a four-car Class 108 (E50643 + E59387 + E59246 + E50632) at Retford with the Branch Line Society "South Humberside Railtour" railtour on 11th March 1978. Walter Burt.
Date: 11th March 1978
BLS South Humberside Railtour at Barton on Humber on Saturday 11/03/78, containing E50155 + E56394 and a four-car Class 108 E50643 + E59246 + E59387 + E50632. Alistair Ness.
Date: 11th March 1978
Looking back from 50632 towards E59387 + E59246 + E50643 and E56394 + E50155 working the BLS South Humberside Railtour as it passes Carcroft Junction on 11 March 1978. Alistair Ness.
Date: 11th March 1978
The BLS South Humberside Railtour at Louth on 11 March 1978. The vehicles were E50155 + E56394 and E50643 + E59387 + E59246 + E50632. Alistair Ness.
Date: 11th March 1978
The BLS South Humberside Railtour in New Holland Pier station on 11 March 1978. It was formed of E50155 + E56394 and E50643 + E59387 + E59246 + E50632. Alistair Ness.
Date: 11th March 1978
Looking from 50632 towards E59387 + E59246 + E50643 and E56394 working the BLS South Humberside Railtour on the Retford Curve on 11 March 1978. Alistair Ness.
Date: 11th March 1978
Looking from 50632 towards E59387 + E59246 + E50643 and E56394 + E50155 working the BLS South Humberside Railtour on the Retford Curve on 11 March 1978. Alistair Ness.
Date: 11th March 1978
The BLS South Humberside Railtour arriving at Retford on 11 March 1978. In view are E59387 + E59246 + E50643 and E56394 + E50155. Alistair Ness.
Date: 11th March 1978
The BLS South Humberside Railtour in Retford station on 11 March 1978. It was formed of E50632 + E59387 + E59246 + E50643 and E56394 + E50155. Alistair Ness.
Date: 11th March 1978
Brief break at Barton-on-Humber. On 11th March 1978 the Branch Line Society ran the “South Humberside” railtour taking a DMU around some freight lines in the Doncaster area, then on to New Holland Pier then Louth. Here 50632 + 59387 + 59246 + 50643 / 56394 + 50155 are seen at the end of the line at Barton-on-Humber, 11th March 1978, with the sidings not having seen any use for many years. Murray Liston.
Date: 11th March 1978
Peering over the Humber. On 11th March 1978 the Branch Line Society ran the “South Humberside” railtour taking a DMU around some freight lines in the Doncaster area, then on to New Holland Pier then Louth. The usual scramble to get a photo of the railtour at New Holland Pier. The set was formed of a two car Metro Cammell 101 and 4 car Derby class 108 (E50155 + E56394 and E50643 + E59387 + E59246 + E50632), both in the short lived white / blue stripe livery. Murray Liston.
Date: 11th March 1978
The view from 50632 towards E59387 + E59246 + E50643 and E56394 + E50155 working the BLS South Humberside Railtour at New Holland Pier on 11 March 1978. Alistair Ness.
Date: 11th March 1978
The BLS South Humberside Railtour from Louth North Signal Box on 11 March 1978. The vehicles were E50155 + E56394 and E50643 + E59387 + E59246 + E50632. Alistair Ness.
Date: 11th March 1978
The Branch Line Society "South Humberside Railtour" is seen at Barton-on-Humber on 11 March 1978. The vehicles were E50155 + E56394 and E50643 + E59387 + E59246 + E50632. Jeremy Chapter.
Date: 11th March 1978
On 11 March 1978, the Branch Line Society "South Humberside" railtour took a six-car dmu formation from Sheffield to New Holland, Barton on Humber and Louth among other places, and this latter location is where this shot was taken. Visible are E50155 + E56394 and E50643. Jeremy Chapter.