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Vehicle 56402 / 54402

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 28/06/58	New to	62B (Dundee)
4w/e 04/07/59	Transferred to	Leith Central
Nov-59	Depot code change	64H
2w/e 09/04/60	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)
w/e 15/10/78	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge)
p/e 10/11/90	Sector Change to	CA (Cambridge) NNEX
25/08/92	Transferred to	OO (Old Oak Common) NWRX
22/10/93	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) NWRX
27/10/93	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) NWRX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56402 - original number
54402 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

18/12/76 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 15/12/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51244	56402	As delivered to 62B - June 1958
	51244	56402	Transfer to Leith Central - 4w/e 04/07/59
	51244	56402	Transfer to 62B - 2w/e 09/04/60
	51252	56402	Noted 20/08/69 - at Leeds¹
	51230	56402	Noted 28/08/1972 - at Scarborough²
	51229	56402	Noted 27/08/1974 - at York²
	51229	56402	Noted 02/11/1974 - at Doncaster²
	51252	56402	Noted 05/01/75 - on Botanic Gardens depot³
	51252	56402	Noted 08/09/75 - at Brough¹
	51246	56402	Noted 07/10/75 - at Brough¹
	51223	56402	Noted 20/11/75 - at Brough¹
	51246	56402	Noted 11/02/76 - at Brough¹
	51246	56402	Noted 06/03/76 - at Hull¹
	51204	56402	Noted 10/04/76 - at Brough¹
	51204	56402	Noted 22/05/76 - at Brough¹
	51204	56402	Noted Jun-76 - at Doncaster¹
	51246	56402	Noted 17/07/76 - at Leeds¹
	51246	56402	Noted 18/08/76 - on 1055 Sheffield-Retford
	51444	56402	Noted 06/07/77 - on 1353 Cambridge-Doncaster with 50022 + 56017
	51444	56402	Noted 07/08/1978 - at York²
	51444	56402	Transfer to CA - w/e 15/10/78
	51215	56402	Noted 30/08/1979 - At Royston working to Cambridge and back⁴
	51442	56402	Noted 28/05/81
	51442	56402	Noted 19/02/83
	51426	56402	Noted circa 08/1983⁵
	51426	54402	Noted circa 04/1985⁵
	51426	54402	Noted 04/06/85 - at Norwich³
	51426	54402	Noted 22/07/85
	51426	54402	Listed at Cambridge - circa Nov-85
	51426	54402	Noted 12/04/1986⁵
04	51215	54402	Formed at CA circa Jun-86
04	51215	54402	Noted 28/08/1986⁵
02	51208	54402	Formation change - CA - circa Dec-86
	51208	54402	Noted 20/06/1987⁵
	51208	54402	Noted 29/08/1987⁵
02	51208	54402	Noted 13/05/1989 - BLS Orwell Docker Railtour 02 (L221) and L220
L221	51208	54402	Listed at CA - 15/05/89
L221	51208	54402	Listed at CA - 21/01/91
	51208	54402	Noted 10/04/92 - on 19:14 Marks Tey - Sudbury and 19:39 Sudbury - Marks Tey⁶
	51208	54402	Noted 12/04/92 - on 11:15 Harwich Town - Manningtree⁶
L221	51208	54402	Listed at CA - 24/02/92 - NSE NNEX pool
L221	51208	54402	Listed at CA - 12/08/92
L221	51208	54402	Noted circa 09/1992⁵
L221	51208	54402	Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
L221	51208	54402	Noted 10th November 1992

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
6: David Bellamy

Images:

Unknown date

Two two-car Met-Camm DMUs in one of the centre road in Sheffield, date unknown. DTC E56402 is closest. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Bradford Forster Square

13th September 1976

Class 101 DTCL E56402 in Bradford Forster Square station on 13 September 1976. Michael Mensing.

29th May 1981

E56402 and E51442 at Huntingdon on the 29th May 1981. Note the crudely painted over PTE emblem. Ian McDonald.

20th March 1987

Set number: 02

Class 101 Met Camm DMU set 02 with DTCL 54402 leading at Cambridge for Royston 22-3-87. By October 1987 it was in NSE livery partnered with DMBS 51208. Note 1st Class is still intact here. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

11th July 1987

The inner ends of 54402 and 51208 at Cambridge on the 11th July 1987. Malcolm Clements.

11th July 1987

The front end of Class 101 DTC 54402 at Cambridge on 11 July 1987. Malcolm Clements.

Unknown date

Set number: 02

Class 101 set 02 (54402 + 51208) at Lamarsh in the late '80s. David Underwood.

22nd May 1988

54402 + 51208 seen north of Ely on Cambridge to Kings Lynn working. Note there isnt a set number on leading car. 22nd May 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

28th October 1989

Two two-car Met-Camm DMUs form an early afternoon (13:08 or 13:27) Peterborough - Cambridge service seen leaving March on 28 October 1989. Closest is 54402 with the blue/grey set being 54055 + 53228. Dave Warby.

14th September 1991

Set number: L221

54402 + 51208 at Ely on 14/9/91. Sparegang.

October 1991

Set number: L221

A two-car and a three-car Class 101 DMUs at Littleport (Cambridgeshire) in October 1991. The closest set appears to be L221, presumably 54402 + 51208. George Woods.

October 1991

Set number: L221

Arriving into Littleport station in October 1991 is a five-car Class 101 formation with set L221 (54402 and presumably 51208) leading. George Woods.

10th April 1992

Set number: L221

54402 L221 at Sudbury on 10 April 1992. David Bellamy.

30th March 1993

Set number: L221

Met-Camm set L221 (54402 + 51208) departs from Slough with the 14:46 to Windsor on March 30, 1993. John Carter.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 13th September 1976

A two-car Met-Camm set at Keighley on 13 September 1976. DMBS 51246 closest, paired with 56402. Michael Mensing.

Date: 13th September 1976

A Class 101 Met-Camm two-car set formed of E51246 + E56402 in Bradford Forster Square station on 13 September 1976. Michael Mensing.

Date: 29th May 1981

E51442 & E56402 at Huntingdon on the 29th May 1981. Ian McDonald.

Date: 19th February 1983

Back in 1983, electrification towards Cambridge only extended to Royston on the GN route and to Bishop's Stortford on the GE. The King's Cross line had lost its through services and a dmu shuttle was provided from Royston to Cambridge. Refurbished Metro-Cammell sets were used for many years and these retained First Class accommodation. E51442 came from the NER in 1977 and spent 10 years allocated to Cambridge, here partnering E56402 it has arrived on the 10.20 from Cambridge and is awaiting passengers off the 09.40 from King's Cross. 19th February 1983. Gerard Fletcher.

Date: circa June 1987

Freshly painted into NSE livery 51208 (and presumably 54402) are seen at Royston with a Cambridge service circa June 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 28th October 1989

Set number: L221

Two two-car Met-Camm DMUs form an early afternoon (13:08 or 13:27) Peterborough - Cambridge service seen leaving March on 28 October 1989. Closest is 51208 + 54402 (set L221) with the blue/grey set being 54055 + 53228. Dave Warby.

Date: July 1990

Set number: L221

Class 101 DMU set L221 (presumably 51208 + 54402) at Kings Lynn in July 1990. John Law.

Date: 8th September 1990

Set number: L221

A NSE-liveried Class 101 two-car Metro-Cammell unit, 51208 leading presumably with 54402, approaches Sudbury Station after its journey from Marks Tey. on September 8, 1990. Mike Dean.

Date: 19th October 1991

Set number: L221

I went to Ely on 19 October 1991, partly to photograph "Taw Valley" and "Flying Scotsman" on specials and partly to record the semaphores that would soon be disappearing. An additional image included a couple of Class 101 2-car sets at Ely. The set on the left is 101655 (formed 54062/51428), but I didn't record the set on the right. It looks like the set number is L221, which I think at this time was 51208/54402. Lewis Bevan.

Date: 10th April 1992

Set number: L221

L221 (51208 + 54402) at Marks Tey on 10 April 1992. David Bellamy.

Date: 15th June 1992

Set number: L221

Class 101 Met Cam DMU set L221 (presumably 51208 + 54402) in Stansted Airport station with a Cambridge service on 15-6-92. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.

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