Set 73
These formations have been noted:
| 51204 | 56122 | Noted circa 1972 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51204 | 56383 | Noted 16/06/73 - at Thetford1 | ||||||
| 51204 | 56383 | Noted 27/10/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51204 | 56383 | Noted 02/03/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51204 | 56362 | Noted 16/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51204 | 56362 | Noted 29/11/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51204 | 56362 | Listed at NR - 19/07/75 | ||||||
| 51115 | 56114 | Noted 04/06/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51115 | 56300 | Noted 11/03/77 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51115 | 56448 | Noted 09/05/77 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51115 | 56137 | Noted 03/08/78 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
| 51115 | 56137 | Noted 23/09/1978 - Wisbech & March Railway Action Committee passenger special from Wisbech Goods to Cambridge and return | ||||||
| 51115 | 56137 | Listed at NR - Autumn 1978 | ||||||
| 53204 | 54363 | Noted 15/03/85 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
| 51438 | 54065 | Noted 15/03/85 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
| 53204 | 54363 | Noted circa 04/19852 | ||||||
| 51200 | 54359 | Formed at NC circa late Jun-86 | ||||||
| 51200 | 54359 | Noted circa 08/19862 | ||||||
| 53252 | 54404 | Noted 05/04/87 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
| 53252 | 54404 | Listed at NC - Dec-87 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Eddie Knorn
30th December 1967
Corstorphine station on th elast day of passenger operation - 30 December 1967. The Railscot website notes the Gloucester twin on the left will depart at 13.24 on the last through train to North Berwick. The two Met-Camms on the right (set 73, looks like SC50290 closest, and 67) will form the last passenger train from the station, the 13.36 (SO) to Edinburgh Waverley. Stuart Mackay Collection.
October 1975
Metro-Cammell Class "101" Local Passenger 3-car dmu consisting of Class 101/2 No.E51222 and Class 144 No.E56380 in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front ends at Cambridge on a Bishops Stortford service, 10/75. The pair would be transferred to Hull the following month. Hugh Llewelyn.
3rd August 1976
The blind says that E51115 is heading for Bishops Stortford, and signs in the cab proclaim it is set 73, "3 TUE" is thought to be when maintenance was due. Seen at Cambridge on Tuesday 3/8/76, it's paired with a Class 105 vehicle. Ian Francis.
circa 1979
Gloucester RCW Class 100 (Norwich set 73, probably with DMBS E51115 nearest camera) at Doncaster whilst "Pinky" 47370 heads a southbound coal train - c.1979 In 1976 Set 73 comprised DMBS E51115 paired with an unknown Class 105 vehicle. Set 73 has probably just arrived on 0910 from Cambridge via the Joint Line. 53A Models of Hull Collection.
23rd February 1980
Gloucester RCW Class 100 Motor Brake Second E51115 leads an Ipswich to Lowestoft service at Westerfield on 23 February,1980. Glen Batten.
27th September 1980
Class 100 E51115 at York station on 27 September 1980. We had travelled from Edinburgh overnight to join the RCTS (West Riding Branch) North Eastern No.5 Railtour but this meant hours roaming York station in the wee small hours waiting for the first train of the day to Leeds. Photographing this relatively unusual visitor relieved the monotony a little. Alistair Ness.
25th June 1988
About to call at Thornaby Station is a Class 101 Met-Camm DMU formed of 53252 and 51515. I had just paid my £1 which gained me entrance to Thornaby TMD, which you could do in those days, wandering around a large TMD taking photographs etc. AndrewHA.
30th July 1989
E53252 still carries its former Norwich set number 73 on the front window (which was with trailer E54404). At Snailwell on 30 July 1989. Nicholas Youngman.
Do you have any images of the set you can add?