Vehicle 51554 / 78716

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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-73	Depot code change	NL
19/07/87	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill)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 15/02/1976 - Doncaster Works5
	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	59529	51554						Noted 08/10/1978 - Botanic Gardens5
	51546	59529	51554						Noted 12/05/1979 - Manchester Victoria5
	51546	59529	51554						Noted 27/01/1980 - in Doncaster Works5
	51554	59532	50277						Noted 10/09/1980 - at Sheffield Midland5
	50289	59531	51554						Noted 10/05/1981 - at York5
	51546	59529	51554						Noted 12/06/1982 - at York5
	51546	51554							Noted circa 10/19823
	78966	78716							Noted 30/04/1983 - Leeds3
	78966	78716							Noted 11/10/83 - at Leeds
	78966	78716							Noted 15/10/1983 - Goole with 12.55 Doncaster-Hull6
	78966	78716							Noted 1984 - at Wigan Wallgate
	78966	78716							Noted 05/05/1984 - at Leeds City 5
	78966	78716							Listed at NL - 01/01/85
	78966	78716							Noted 21/02/85 - on 16:44 Sheffield to Leeds
	78966	78716							Noted 20/04/1985 - at Leeds City 5
	78966	78716							Noted circa 07/19853
	78966	78716							Noted 22/02/1986 - at Leeds City 5
	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
5: Martin Lumley
6: Alan N Walker

Images:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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11th May 1984

A Class 111 DMU formed of 78716 + 78966 working the 10:10 York - Bradford service arrives into Garforth station on 11 May 1984, Tony Smith.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 30th July 1978

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

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Date: 7th March 1980

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

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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.

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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.