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<- 56367 | 56368 | 56369 ->

Vehicle 56368 / 54368

Class 101

BR Diagram 630

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30468
Diagram: 630

Allocations

11/09/58 New to 56G (Hammerton Street)
2w/e 30/04/60 Transferred to 55F (Manningham)
3w/e 02/03/63 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 03/08/63 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
May-73Depot code changeNL
w/e 08/05/77 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
09/09/84 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
01/06/86 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
04/10/87 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
14/05/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
21/05/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56368 - original number
54368 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 03/11/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51210 56368 As delivered to 56G - 11th September 1958
51210 56368 Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60
51210 56368 Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 02/03/63
51210 56368 Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 03/08/63
51210 56368 Noted Summer 1964 - at Brough1
50154 56368 Noted 20/08/69 - at Leeds1
50154 56368 Noted 03/04/71 - at Leeds1
50154 56368 Noted 15/08/1971 - at Leeds2
L141 50154 56368 Noted 08/09/73 - at York3
50154 56368 Noted 29/08/74 - at Selby3
L141 50154 56368 Noted 29/08/74 - at Doncaster, set number on solebar of trailer3
50154 56368 Noted 11/1974 - at York 4
50154 56368 Noted 03/01/75 - in Leeds City3
50154 56368 Noted 29/10/75 - at York1
51443 56368 Noted 30/04/76 - at Doncaster3
51443 56368 Noted 05/01/77 - at Leeds1
51443 56368 Noted 24/02/77 - on Cambridge depot3
51229 56368 Noted 11/04/77 - at Brough1
51229 56368 Transfer to BG - w/e 08/05/77
74 53215 54368 Noted 11/10/84 - at Norwich3
74 53215 54368 Noted circa 04/19855
74 53215 54368 Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85
74 53215 54368 Listed at NC - Dec-85
53215 54368 Transfer to BG - 01/06/86 - from NC
53215 54368 Noted 30/10/19865
53215 54368 Noted 22/12/86 - at Norwich3
spare 54368 Noted circa Jan-88
87 53203 54368 Formation change - NC - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 54368 replaced 54080 (to 84)
76 51252 54368 Formation change - NC - circa May-88 - 54368 added
55 51427 54368 Noted 17th September 1989
55 51427 54368 Listed at NC - Feb-90
51213 54368 Noted 13/04/91 - on 15:55 Lowestoft - Norwich
58 51213 54368 Listed at NC - Jul-91
58 51213 54368 Listed at NC - Aug-91
76 51252 54368 Listed at NC - Dec-91
76 51252 54368 Noted Apr-92
76 51252 54368 Listed at NC - 02/07/92
76 51252 54368 Listed at NC - 24/09/92
NC76 51252 54368 Listed at NC - November 1992
76 51252 54368 Listed at NC - 10/12/92 - RETB fitted
76 51252 54368 Noted 02/05/93 - at Norwich3

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Ely

22nd July 1989

E54368 DMU passing over the crossing at Ely Station North on July 22, 1989. The road is closed while new barriers are installed. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 101 DMU at Whittlington Junction

25th August 1990

Set number: 76

Two two-car Class 101s, set 76 (54368 + 51252) and a NSE-livered twin, seen at Whittlington Junction on 25 August 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Norwich

16th February 1993

Set number: 76

Back in days of blue-grey livery all Crown Point-allocated Met Camm sets displayed a white set number on the front windows. One of the last such sets to run in this colour scheme, consisting of 51252 and 54368, shows the white 76 on the cab front as well as an RETB aerial and headlamp while departing Norwich for Sheringham on 16 February 1993. Chris Boon.

Class 101 DMU at Norwich Crown Point

9th September 1993

Two withdrawn Met Camm vehicles are seen in the triangle at Crown Point, Norwich, along with condemned Mk 2 coaching stock, on 9 September 1993. The vehicle in the foreground is E54368, from Crown Point's set 76. It had been paired with DMBS 51252 (possibly the vehicle on the right), and fitted with RETB equipment for use on the East Suffolk Line, and a high-intensity headlight. It was built as Driving Trailer Composite (DTC) 56368, delivered to the North Eastern Region in September 1958. Chris Boon.

Class 101 DMU at Tyseley

26th December 1993

Set number: 76

Class 101 54368, set number 76, is seen at Tyseley on 26.12.1993. This had been withdrawn from Norwich in May, and still retained the Headlight and RETB aerial. A NSE-liveried set is behind, and on the left is NSE liveried T596. Andy Cole.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 9th March 1985

Set number: 74

Cambridge with 54373/51225 on the left, with 53215/54368 to the right ahead of class 114, 53046/54030. 9 March 1985. Rob Paterson.

DMU

Date: 30th January 1988

Set number: 87

Class 101 set 87 (53203 + 54368) are seen in Ilford Carriage sidings on the 30th January 1988. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: 26th September 1991

Set number: 58

51213 with 54368 for set 58 and are seen heading away from Cromer with a service to Sheringham on September 26, 1991. Nicholas Youngman.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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