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Vehicle 51552 / 78717

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

18/12/59	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
11/05/86	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill)
27/07/86	Reinstated	NL (Neville Hill)
p/e 07/10/89	Sector Change to	NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ
23/10/89	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51552 - original number
78717 - from 17/06/83 (single engine conversion) - Outshopped from Doncaster 17/06/83.

Modifications

Nov-74 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 24/07/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51542	59570	51552	As delivered to 56G - 18th December 1959
	51542	59570	51552	Transfer to 55H - Sep-60
	51542	59570	51552	Transfer to 66C - 3w/e 24/09/60
	51542	59570	51552	Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 17/12/60
	51542	59529	51552	Noted 27/07/68 - in Leeds City¹
	51542	59194	51552	Noted 01/04/70 - at York¹
	51542	59571	51552	Noted 15/08/1970 - at York²
	51542	59571	51552	Noted 29/08/70 - at York¹
	51542	59106	51552	Noted 19/04/71 - in Leeds City³
	51542	59106	51552	Noted 03/01/75 - in Leeds City³
	51542	59106	51552	Noted 25/10/75 - at Leeds¹
	51542	59106	51552	Noted 24/09/77 - in Sheffield Midland³
	51542	51552		Noted 13/08/80 - at Morecambe with 50639 + 59386 + 59248 + 50646
	51542	59106	51552	Noted 20/09/81 - at Sheffield
	51542	59106	51552	Noted circa 04/1982⁴
	51542	51552		Noted circa 03/1983⁴
	78967	78717		Noted circa 10/1983⁴
	78967	78717		Noted 07/01/1984⁴
	78967	78717		Listed at NL - 01/01/85
	78967	78717		Noted 22/07/85 - at Keighley with E78723 + E78973
	78967	78717		Noted 21/03/86 - at York³
	78967	78717		Noted circa 09/1986⁴
	78967	78717		Noted 05/10/1986⁴
	78967	78717		Noted 24/04/1987 - at Leeds⁵
	78967	78717		Listed at NL - 22/11/87
	78967	78717		Listed at NL - early Apr-88
	78967	78717		Noted 02/09/88 - on 22:22 Lincoln-Sheffield
	78967	78717		Noted 16/09/88 - on 19:22 Cleethorpes-Sheffield
206	78967	78717		Listed at NL - Feb-89
	78960	78717		Noted 30/08/89 - on 16:07 Leeds - Castleford⁶
NL202	78960	78717		Listed at NL - 05/09/89

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
6: Graeme Phillips

Images:

Unknown date

A three-car Rolls-Royce powered Met-Camm set at Leeds, mid to late 1960s, with DMCL E51552 closest. The set attached at the far end could be a Cravens. Graham Clark.

1st May 1978

Complete with its panelled over headcode box, Metro-Cammell Class 111 Driving Motor Composite Lavatory car M51552 was against the block at Morecambe Promenade, having arrived at the head of a lengthy rake of DMU cars on a Bank Holiday Monday service from Leeds on May 1st 1978. There had been ten of these 3-Car DMU's, fitted with headcode boxes and Rolls-Royce engines, supplied new to the North Eastern Region in 1959/60. The staff on the track on the right had a hose that was filling one of the DMU cars. Visible on the embankment are some of the decapitated steel lattice overhead line gantries for the Lancaster-Morecambe-Heysham electrics that ceased operating in January 1966. Martyn Hilbert.

15th September 1978

With its former headcode box panelled over, Metro-Cammell Class 111 Driving Motor Composite Lavatory E51552 was stood at York with a service to Scarborough on September 15th 1978. There were ten 3-car Class 111's fitted with headcode boxes for the North Eastern Region introduced in 1959/1960. All were fitted with Rolls-Royce 180hp Diesel engines. Martyn Hilbert.

13th August 1980

At Morecambe Promenade on 13/8/80 sits 51552 + 51542 / 50639 + 59386 + 59248 + 50646 (a 2-car 111 and 4-car 108), waiting to depart on a service to Leeds. Robert Frise.

20th September 1981

On the bright afternoon of September 20th 1981, a variety of dmus grace Sheffield station. The identity of the Class 108 in the middle background is unknown,on the left in the shadows is a Trans-Pennine set with E51964 at the front, while out in the sun is a sparkling Metro-Cammell Class 111 three car set : E51552 + E59106 + E51542. Gerard Fletcher.

22nd July 1983

A Class 111 DMU departs from Filey on 22 July 1983 with Scarborough on the destination blind. The cars appear to be 78717 and 78967, outshopped from Doncaster a few weeks early after conversion to single engine vehicle. Brian Daniels.

24th August 1984

Class 111 78717 is seen departing Leeds on 24.08.1984. It was converted from 51552 and is presumably working with 78967. Andy Cole.

19th November 1988

Rolls-Royce single-engined cars E78717 E78967 are seen at Keighley with a service heading to Leeds, 19/11/1988. Graeme Phillips Collection.

14th July 1990

Single-engine Class 111 E78717 in Snailwell on 14th July 1990. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 10th July 1978

A 3-car Rolls-Royce powered Met-Camm Class 111 set (51542 + 59106 + probably 51552) in Selby station on the 10th July 1978. Malcolm Clements.

Date: 25th January 1981

A Class 111 DMU (51542 + 59106 + 51552) in York station on 25 January 1981. Scarborough is on the destination blind. Rob Paterson.

Date: 22nd July 1983

A Class 111 DMU - thought to be 78967 + 78717 - arrives into Filey station with Hull on the destination blind on 22 July 1983. Brian Daniels.

Date: 22nd July 1985

Two single-engined Met-Camm sets at Keighley on July 22, 1985: E78723 + E78973 / E78717 + E78967. John Carter.

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