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Vehicle 51559 / 78721

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

19/02/60 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
16/08/87 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51559 - original number
78721 - from Aug-84 (single engine conversion)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 16/02/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51549 51559 As delivered to 56G - 19th February 1960
51549 51559 Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60
51549 51559 Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 02/07/60
51549 59529 51559 Noted 01/04/70 - at York1
51549 59696 51559 Noted 15/08/1970 - at York2
L175 51549 59525 51559 Noted 08/09/73 - in Bradford Exchange3
51549 59525 51559 Noted 07/07/74 - at Sheffield1
51549 59525 51559 Noted 03/01/75 - on Neville Hill depot3
51549 59525 51559 Noted 10/09/75 - at Brough1
51549 59525 51559 Noted 08/10/75 - at Brough1
51549 59525 51559 Noted 25/10/75 - at Brough1
51549 59525 51559 Noted 06/11/75 - at Brough1
51549 59525 51559 Noted 05/01/76 - at Brough1
50287 59525 51559 Noted Sep-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly with 50580/59192/59224/505501
51549 59107 51559 Noted 30/07/78 - at Lancaster
50289 59531 51559 Noted 09/08/79 - at Carnforth
50289 59531 51559 Noted circa 10/19794
50289 51559 Noted circa 10/19824
78971 78721 Noted September 1984 - at Manchester Victoria
78971 78721 Listed at NL - 01/01/85
78971 78721 Noted 03/05/19864
78971 78721 Noted 19th August 1986
78963 78721 Noted circa 11/19864
78971 78721 Noted 28th December 1986
78971 78721 Noted 01/05/87 - at York3
78963 78721 Noted 03/11/19874

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

Images:

Class 111 DMU at Lancaster

30th July 1978

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

Class 111 DMU at Hull Botanic Gardens depot

circa May 1983

Class 111 DMSL E51559 stabled on Hull Botanic Gardens depot. The slide process date is May 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 111 DMU at Doncaster Works

28th July 1984

E51559 in Doncaster Works, 28/7/84. During this visit it was converted to a single-engine power car and would emerge as E78721. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 111 DMU at Leeds

7th October 1986

E78721 + E78963 depart Leeds with a service for Goole on the 7th October 1986. Kevin Law.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: July 1978

A Class 111 (E51549 + E59107 + E51559) departs from Manchester Victoria on a service to Leeds (City) via Huddersfield in July 1978. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: 9th August 1979

Carnforth, the 9th August 1979. On train on the left is formed E50035 + E56008 + E50289 + E59531 + E51559 (Class 114 & 101/111). On the right is M56475 + M50784 + M56129 + M50374. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: September 1984

Class 111 single engine conversions 78971 and 78721 arrive into Manchester Victoria in September 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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