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Vehicle 51554 / 78716


Class 111

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Rolls Royce 180hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30509
Diagram: 617

Allocations

06/01/60 New to 56G (Hammerton Street)
May-60 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
Sep-60 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
3w/e 24/09/60 On loan to 66C (Hamilton)
3w/e 17/12/60 Ex-loan back to 55H (Neville Hill)
May-73Depot code changeNL
19/07/87 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill)

Notes

circa May-87 - E78716 had been noted carrying 76716.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51554 - original number
78716 - from p/e 26/12/82 (single engine conversion)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 14/03/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51544 59572 51554 As delivered to 56G - 6th January 1960
51544 59572 51554 Transfer to 55H - Sep-60
51544 59572 51554 Transfer to 66C - 3w/e 24/09/60
51544 59572 51554 Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 17/12/60
51544 59532 51554 Noted 27/07/68 - in Leeds City1
51546 59107 51554 Noted 12/07/69 - at Brough1
51544 59578 51554 Noted 15/08/19702
L178 51546 59529 51554 Noted circa 19713
51546 59529 51554 Noted 31/08/72 - in Leeds City1
51546 59529 51554 Noted 01/09/72 - in Leeds City1
51546 59529 51554 Noted 24/04/1973 - at York2
51546 59529 51554 Noted 01/09/74 - at Lancaster4
51543 59101 51554 Noted 03/01/75 - on Neville Hill depot4
51546 59529 51554 Noted Jun-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly1
51546 59529 51554 Noted 04/09/76 - at Sheffield1
51546 59529 51554 Noted 04/06/77 - on 0635 Hull-Manchester Piccadilly
51546 59529 51554 Noted 30/07/78 - at Lancaster
51546 51554 Noted circa 10/19823
78966 78716 Noted 30/04/1983 - Leeds3
78966 78716 Noted 11/10/83 - at Leeds
78966 78716 Noted 1984 - at Wigan Wallgate
78966 78716 Listed at NL - 01/01/85
78966 78716 Noted 21/02/85 - on 16:44 Sheffield to Leeds
78966 78716 Noted circa 07/19853
78966 78716 Noted 17/07/86 - at York4
78966 78716 Noted 19th August 1986
78966 78716 Noted 31/10/19863
78966 78716 Noted 09/11/19863
78966 78716 Noted 8th January 1987

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Gerald Brown

Images:

Class 111 DMU at Bowling

19th April 1976

A Met-Camm Class 111 DMU led by E51554 passing the site of Bowling station with the 13:10 Leeds - Todmorden - Manchester Victoria service on 19 April 1976. Michael Mensing.

Class 111 DMU at Kelloe Bank Foot

27th September 1980

A three-car Metro-Cammell Class 111 diesel set coupled to a Class 108 twin are seen at Kelloe Bank Foot in County Durham on 27 September 1980 during the RCTS "North Eastern No 5" rail tour. For the three-car the centre car is noted on Six Bells Junction as Class 101 59529, the power cars are likely 51554 + 51546. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 111 DMU at Wigan Wallgate

1984

Supposedly allocated to Yorkshire services, cars E78716 E78966 are illustrated away from their usual sphere of operation at Wigan Wallgate, with this service from Wigan Wallgate to Southport in 1984. Graeme Phillips Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 30th July 1978

E51559 + E59107 + E51549 + E51554 + E59529 + E51546 seen at Lancaster on the 30th July 1978. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 7th March 1980

Class 111 unknown at York. Looks like 51554 when zooming in. 07/03/80 Nicholas Youngman Collection.

DMU

Date: 11th October 1983

Class 111 Metro Cammell 2-car DMU 78966 + 78716 at Leeds, 11-10-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 26th April 1986

Complete with its West Yorkshire PTE Metrotrain branding, A Metropolitan-Cammell built Class 111 formed of cars E78966 & E78716, was stood at Burscough Bridge with a Southport to Manchester Victoria service on April 26th 1986. Martyn Hilbert.