Vehicle 51545 / 78972

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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: 30508
Diagram: 615

Allocations

06/01/60	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-73	Depot code change	NL
16/08/87	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51545 - original number
78972 - from circa Nov-84 (single engine conversion)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 10/08/1979 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51545	51555							As delivered to 56G - 6th January 1960
	51545	51555							Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60
	51545	51555							Noted 26th Jun 1960
	51545	51555							Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 02/07/60
	51545	59525	59536	51555					Listed at 55H - 5w/e 06/08/60
	51545	59536	51555						Noted 27/07/68 - in Leeds City1
L176	51545	59534	51555						Noted circa 19712
	51545	59534	51555						Noted 06/10/1973 - at Southport3
	51545	59534	51555						Noted 06/10/1973 - at Southport3
	51545	59534	51555						Noted 16/01/76 - at Cambridge4
	51545	59534	51555						Noted 11/02/76 - at Brough1
	51545	51555							Noted circa 10/19822
	51545	51555							Noted circa 03/19832
	51545	51555							Noted circa 10/19832
	78972	78722							Listed at NL - 01/01/85
	78972	78722							Noted 19/02/85 - at Doncaster4
	78972	78722							Noted circa 02/19862
	78972	78722							Noted 25/03/86 - at Norwich4
	78972	78722							Noted 17/07/86 - at York4
	78972	78722							Noted 19th August 1986
	78972	78722							Noted 29/09/19862
	78972	78722							Noted 01/12/19862

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Gerald Brown

Images:

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2nd July 1974

Class 111 DMBS E51545 in March station on 2 July 1974. Alistair Ness.

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5th August 1974

Class 111 DMBS E51545 in York station on 5 August 1974. Centre car E59534 is behind and to the right is DTCL E56054. Alistair Ness.

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14th September 1976

E51545 leads a Rolls-Royce powered Met-Camm set out of Harrogate with the 4.39pm York - Leeds service on September 14th, 1976. Michael Mensing.

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circa 1977

A Rolls-Royce powered Met-Camm set (E51545 closest) at Doncaster circa 1977. John Law.

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10th August 1985

78972 at Keighley, 10th August 1985. Bill Read.

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5th July 1986

A Class 111 DMU, E78972 closest, in York station on 5 July 1986. Phil Bevan.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 2nd July 1974

A Class 111 DMU set (E51555 + E59234 + E51545) departs from March station on 2 July 1974. Alistair Ness.