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: 30508
Diagram: 615
29/12/59 | 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 | |
p/e 07/10/89 | Sector Change to | NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ | |
23/10/89 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ |
Aug-83 - 51543/557 were noted at Doncaster Works under conversion to single engine vehicles.
51543 - original number
78968 - from p/e 11/09/83 (single engine conversion)
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
51543 | 59571 | 51553 | As delivered to 56G - 29th December 1959 | ||||||
51543 | 59571 | 51553 | Transfer to 55H - Sep-60 | ||||||
51543 | 59571 | 51553 | Transfer to 66C - 3w/e 24/09/60 | ||||||
51543 | 59571 | 51553 | Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 17/12/60 | ||||||
51543 | 59048 | 59533 | 50545 | Noted 06/04/67 - at York1 | |||||
51543 | 59570 | 50275 | Noted 04/09/67 - at Leeds City1 | ||||||
51543 | 59533 | 51553 | Noted 02/05/70 - at Doncaster1 | ||||||
51543 | 59524 | 51557 | Noted 31/08/72 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
51543 | 59240 | 59188 | 51560 | Noted 24/08/74 - at Sheffield Midland2 | |||||
51543 | 59524 | 51557 | Noted 02/11/1974 - at Sheffield 3 | ||||||
51543 | 59101 | 51554 | Noted 03/01/75 - on Neville Hill depot2 | ||||||
50283 | 59571 | 51543 | Noted 27/10/75 - at Brough1 | ||||||
51543 | 59524 | 51560 | Noted 27/11/75 - at Cambridge2 | ||||||
51543 | 59524 | 51557 | Noted 30/04/76 - at Lincoln2 | ||||||
51543 | 59524 | 51560 | Noted circa 01/19774 | ||||||
51543 | 51560 | Noted 16/01/19824 | |||||||
51543 | 51560 | Noted circa 04/19824 | |||||||
51543 | 51557 | Noted circa 04/19834 | |||||||
78968 | 53272 | Noted circa 10/19834 | |||||||
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: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
Class 111 78968 is seen stabled at Leeds on 01.09.1987 . All of these conversions were based at Neville Hill, hence the MetroTrain branding. 78968 was converted from 51543. Andy Cole.
Metro-Cammell Class 111 DHBS E78968 (51543) in Sheffield station on 21 April 1988. Dave Warby.
Class 111 single-engine converted set 78718 and 78968 arrive at Scarborough station on the 18th August 1984. Jerry Glover.
Class 111 78718 is seen stabled at Doncaster on 24.07.1985, presumably with 78968. Andy Cole.
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.