Vehicle 56022 / 54022

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Class 114

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30210
Diagram: 641

Allocations

01/01/57	New to	40A (Lincoln)
2w/e 02/05/59	Transferred to	41A (Darnall)
Oct-59	On loan to	NER (NER)
31/10/59	Ex-loan back to	41A (Darnall)
2w/e 30/04/61	Transferred to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
10/05/87	Stored U.	LN (Lincoln)
11/01/88	Withdrawn from	LN (Lincoln)

Notes

1957 - Stored near Sleaford South Junction while power car used as extra power in other unit

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56022 - original number
54022 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Jun-79 - AWS fitted
circa Dec-86 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 01/06/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50022	56022							As delivered to 40A - 1st January 1957
	50022	56022							Transfer to 41A - 4w/e 28/11/59 - ex-loan NER
	50022	56022							Noted May 1968
	50022	56022							Noted 04/10/1969 - Leeds1
	50038	56022							Noted 03/09/1971 - at York2
	50038	56022							Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds3
	50001	56022							Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50011 + 560113
	50007	56022							Noted 29/08/74 - at Doncaster4
	50007	56022							Noted 04/09/74 - in Sheffield Midland4
	50032	56022							Noted 25/10/75 - at Brough with 50049/560273
	50041	56022							Noted 24/09/77 - in Sheffield Midland4
	50041	56022							Noted 11/02/78 - at Doncaster5
	50020	56022							Noted 14/10/78 - in Sheffield Midland5
	50002	56022							Noted circa 10/19826
	50002	56022							Noted circa 02/19836
	53002	54022							Noted 28/05/1983 - at Sheffield Midland5
	53005	54022							Noted circa 11/19836
	53005	54022							Noted 24/04/19846
	53005	54022							Noted 06/05/87 - at Norwich4

Formation Sources
1: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Gerald Brown
5: Martin Lumley
6: Eddie Knorn

Images:

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Unknown date

Oval buffered Class 114 DTC E56022 is seen in Sheffield station, date unknown. On the right is Met-Camm E51430. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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16th January 1977

On a freezing Winter afternoon, a Derby Class 114 two-car DMU formed of cars E56022 & E50022 was running under clear signals at Worksop whilst working a Lincoln to Sheffield service on January 16th 1977. Martyn Hilbert.

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16th April 1988

Class 114 driver trailer E54022 in Snailwell on the 16th April 1988. Nicholas Youngman.