Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30210
Diagram: 641
17/01/57 | New to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
3w/e 04/07/59 | Transferred to | 41A (Darnall) | |
4w/e 28/04/62 | Transferred to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
May 1973 | Depot code change | LN | |
04/10/87 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
25/02/92 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) PTSX | |
by 27/11/92 | To departmental stock | RTC (Derby RTC) | |
Jun-93 | Withdrawn |
56027 - original number
54027 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
977770 - from Jan-92 (departmental stock)
Test Unit From 1/92 to 6/93.
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
50027 | 56027 | As delivered to 40A - 17th January 1957 | |||||||
50027 | 56027 | Transfer to 40A - 4w/e 28/04/62 | |||||||
50027 | 56027 | Noted Aug-66 - at Brough1 | |||||||
50027 | 56027 | Noted 13/09/67 - at Hull1 | |||||||
50027 | 56027 | Noted May 1968 | |||||||
50027 | 56027 | Noted 12/08/1971 - at York2 | |||||||
50027 | 56027 | Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50019/56019 + 50038/560381 | |||||||
50012 | 56027 | Noted 03/01/75 - in Leeds City3 | |||||||
50049 | 56027 | Noted 25/10/75 - at Brough with 50032/560221 | |||||||
50006 | 56027 | Noted 17/11/75 - at Brough1 | |||||||
50043 | 56027 | Noted 10/09/76 - in Sheffield Midland3 | |||||||
50043 | 56027 | Noted 02/12/76 - at Cambridge3 | |||||||
50043 | 56027 | Noted 22/07/77 - on 2E84 1947 Derby-Lincoln St Marks | |||||||
50002 | 56027 | Noted 12/06/79 - at Norwich with 50016 + 56005 and 50040 + 56049 probably on an excursion/special3 | |||||||
50017 | 56027 | Noted 17/07/80 - at Ely3 | |||||||
50014 | 56027 | Noted circa 10/19824 | |||||||
53002 | 54027 | Noted circa 05/19844 | |||||||
53036 | 54027 | Noted circa 02/19864 | |||||||
53036 | 54027 | Noted 28th December 1986 | |||||||
53036 | 54027 | Noted 24/04/1987 - at Rotherham5 | |||||||
T227 | 53019 | 54027 | Noted 09/01/19884 | ||||||
T227 | 53019 | 54027 | Noted 13/01/19884 | ||||||
T227 | 53019 | 54027 | Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988 | ||||||
T227 | 53019 | 54027 | Noted 23/04/1989 | ||||||
53019 | 54027 | Noted 23/04/1989 - The Institution of Mining Engineers Notts & North Derbyshire Railtour T227+T319+T303 | |||||||
T227 | 53019 | 54027 | Noted 25th May 1989 | ||||||
T219 | 53019 | 54027 | Noted 27th May 1989 | ||||||
T227 | 53019 | 54027 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | ||||||
T027 | 53019 | 54027 | New set number at TS - Oct-89 - ex-T227 | ||||||
T027 | 53019 | 54027 | Noted 15/10/1989 - Institute of Mining Engineers The North Yorkshire Railtour T027+T309+T304 | ||||||
T027 | 53019 | 54027 | Listed at TS - 01/12/89 | ||||||
53019 | 54027 | Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot2 | |||||||
T027 | 53019 | 54027 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 | ||||||
T027 | 53019 | 54027 | Noted circa 10/19904 | ||||||
T027 | 53019 | 54027 | Listed at TS - Mar-91 | ||||||
T027 | 53019 | 54027 | Noted 27/04/1991 - 0909 Hereford to Birmingham New Street at Droitwich | ||||||
T027 | 53019 | 54027 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | ||||||
T027 | 53019 | 54027 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | ||||||
T027 | 53019 | 54027 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 | ||||||
977769 | 977770 | Listed at ZA - 08/11/93 - test unit |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
A Class 114 DMU at Sheffield in the 1980s, with DTC 56027 closest. Graeme Phillips Collection.
With an impressive array of semaphore signals as a backdrop 54027 leads a Class 114 DMU into Ely station on 21 August 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The rare appearance of a Class 114 'Derby Heavyweight' two-car DMU, formed of cars E54027 & E53019, stabled in Croft Street Sidings at Preston on May 3rd 1987. The following day it worked a Blackpool North - Manchester Victoria service. This was the period when faults on relatively new Class 142's were causing the cobbling together/transfer and reinstatement of first generation DMU sets, prior to the introduction of Class 150/2 Sprinters in sufficient quantities. Martyn Hilbert.
The rare appearance of a Class 114 'Derby Heavyweight' Two-Car DMU in the Preston area for a few brief days in the Spring of 1987. Formed of cars E54027 & E53019, the unit was stood on the Up Fast at Leyland Station with an early morning Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on May 4th 1987. The 114's were synonymous with services in Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire and were not common visitors to Preston. This was the period when errant Class 142's saw first generation DMU's having an extended period of operation. First introduced in 1956, the last of the Class 114's were withdrawn from passenger service in 1992. Martyn Hilbert.
Mainly associated with Lincolnshire, some of the Derby built heavyweight units were subsequently moved away. Inevitably in its quest for non-standardisation, Tyseley received some. Here, trailer 54027 leads a Corby service into Kettering on 7/1/88. The car park to the right was the site of the steam shed. Mike Dean.
Class 114 DMU set T227 (54027 + 53019) sits in Doncaster station on November 11th, 1988. They had been transferred to Tyseley from Lincoln in October 1987. Rex Holt.
I took this picture of class 114 T227 (54027 + 53019) in the bay platform at Rugby station on 16 September 1989 shortly after it had arrived from Coventry. It was quite an experience to travel on this unit as it ran flat out up the main line for the whole journey instead of its usual stop-start saunter between stations on suburban lines. The smell of very hot engines was very evident in the bay as was the sound of them clicking as they cooled. Peter Tandy.
Class 114 DMU set T027 (54027 + 53019) seen stabled in Tyseley depot on the 27th January 1990. Hamish Stevenson.
This picture was taken at Bishopton, just outside Stratford-upon-Avon, on 28 March 1990 long before the Parkway station was built and not long after the A46 link road was opened. It shows class 114 T027 (54027 + 53019) passing Stratford East's fixed down distant signal with a train from Leamington Spa later to form the 12.12 back to the spa town. Peter Tandy.
At Droitwich Spa a 2 coach class 114 DMU formed of 54027 + 53019 works a Birmingham via Kidderminster service on 27 April 1991. When I took this photograph the garden on the station was well-tended and looked after by the staff but in 2020 the undergrowth and trees along the platform had taken over. Peter Tandy.
50037 56037 56027 50043 56024 50010 arriving at Retford. Phil Bidwell.
50037+56037+56027+50043+56024+50010 arriving at Retford low level. Phil Bidwell.
Derby station on 23rd April 1989. This Class 114 DMU set (formed 53019 + 54027, with a Class 116 and Class 117 on the rear out of sight) was waiting to depart for a tour of colliery branch lines in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The tour was organised by the Institute of Mining Engineers. Andrew Walker.
53019 leads 54027 as set T227 with T319 (51129, 59756, 51149) and T303 (51406, 59516, 51364) on The Institution of Mining Engineers Notts & North Derbyshire Railtour near Welbeck Colliery on a wet and overcast 23/Apr/1989. Robert Chilton.
Class 114 Set T227 (presumably 53019 + 54027) waits time at Preston (at 1400) on Friday 26th May 1989. Colin Brooks.
The Institute of Mining Engineers North Yorkshire Railtour at Sheffield on 15 October 1989. Class 114 set T027 with 53019 is closest, Six Bells Junction lists the other vehicles as 54027, T309 (51372 + 59490 + 51414) and T304 (51407 + 59517 + 51365). Stuart Mackay Collection.
One of my favourite classes of DMMU was the Derby Heavyweights, class 114. Several sets ended their days at Tyseley Depot and spent a lot of time shuttling between Stratford-upon-Avon and Leamington Spa. With only 1 car powered, their performance could best be described as ponderous, but the seats were comfortable and the ambience, in my opinion at least, much better than the class 150s currently used in the area. This picture was taken during the afternoon of 28 March 1990 and shows T027 (presumably 53019 + 54027) arriving at Stratford from Leamington. Note that the signalman has already set the ground signals and the points for the train to reverse out and run back into platform 2 for the return to Leamington; this was before the track and signalling was altered to allow departures from platform 1. Peter Tandy.
Class 114 set T027 (presumably 53019 + 54027) after shunting into platform 2 at Stratford-upon-Avon on 28 March 1990 and prior to departure for Leamington Spa. The upper quadrant starter is in the off position but the guard hasn't changed the destination blind, probably realising that it wasn't worth the effort as the few passsengers using the train in the mid-afternoon would have had as good a knowledge as him where the train was going. The signal to the left of the starter controlled the exit from the down goods loop which ran behind the signalbox; this was still occasionally used at the time for stabling the stock of excursion trains. It wasn't long for this world though, being severed the following year and removed altogether within a few months. Peter Tandy.
Class 114 DMU set T027 (presumably 53019 + 54027) arrives into Cromford station on the Matlock branch on 10 July 1991. Alan Grange.
Class 114 unit T027 (cars 53019, 54027) seen stabled at Leamington Spa one evening in summer 1991. Bob Belcher.