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Vehicle 51557 / 78718

Class 111

BR Diagram 617

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

29/01/60 New to 56G (Hammerton Street)
2w/e 30/04/60 Transferred to 55F (Manningham)
3w/e 02/07/60 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
May-73Depot code changeNL
p/e 07/10/89 Sector Change to NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ
23/10/89 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ

Notes

Aug-83 - 51543/557 were noted at Doncaster Works under conversion to single engine vehicles.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51557 - original number
78718 - from p/e 11/09/83 (single engine conversion)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 11/08/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51547 51557 As delivered to 56G - 29th January 1960
51547 51557 Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60
51547 51557 Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 02/07/60
51543 59524 51557 Noted 31/08/72 - in Manchester Victoria1
51543 59524 51557 Noted 02/11/1974 - at Sheffield 2
51550 59524 51557 Noted 20/02/76 - at Cambridge3
51543 59524 51557 Noted 30/04/76 - at Lincoln3
50270 59070 59054 51557 Noted circa 01/19774
51557 59054 59070 50270 Noted 29/06/80 - on 15:58 Morecambe to Lancaster5
50270 59070 59054 51557 Noted 02/01/1981 - Hull - Manchester service4
51844 59054 51557 Noted circa 04/19824
50270 59524 59054 51557 Noted circa 10/19824
51543 51557 Noted circa 04/19834
78968 78718 Noted circa 01/19844
78968 78718 Noted 18/08/84 - at Scarborough station
78968 78718 Listed at NL - 01/01/85
78968 78718 Noted 23/05/85 - on 08:07 Wakefield Westgate - Huddersfield
78968 78718 Noted circa 07/19854
78968 78718 Noted circa 09/19864
78968 78718 Noted 05/11/19864
78968 78718 Listed at NL - 22/11/87
78968 78718 Listed at NL - early Apr-88
78968 78718 Noted 17/06/88 - on 22:22 Lincoln-Sheffield
78968 78718 Noted 11/08/88 - on 22:30 Sheffield-Retford
78968 78718 Noted circa 11/19884
207 78968 78718 Listed at NL - Feb-89
NL206 78968 78718 Listed at NL - 05/09/89

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

Images:

Class 111 DMU at York

Unknown date

E51557 is on the front of a four-car refurbished Class 111 set (presumably with 59054 + 59070 + 50270) seen at York, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 111 DMU at Scarborough

18th August 1984

Class 111 single-engine converted set 78718 and 78968 arrive at Scarborough station on the 18th August 1984. Jerry Glover.

Class 111 DMU at Doncaster

24th July 1985

Class 111 78718 is seen stabled at Doncaster on 24.07.1985, presumably with 78968. Andy Cole.

Class 111 DMU at Leeds

1st June 1988

Class 111 78718 ua seen arriving at Leeds on 01.06.1988. It was converted from 51557 and is presumably working with 78968. Andy Cole.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 25th September 1987

Seen at Thorne Junction on 25 September 1987 are Class 111 vehicle 78962 and 78718 with the 15:02 Doncaster - Hull service. Dave Warby Collection.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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