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Vehicle 50265 / 53265

Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150 hp / Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30267
Diagram: 621

Allocations

06/09/57	New to	51A (Darlington)
Jan-61	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
4w/e 01/07/61	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
3w/e 02/03/63	On loan to	40A (Lincoln)
07/04/63	Ex-loan back to	51A (Darlington)
w/e 21/03/64	On loan to	16C (Derby Etches Park)
w/e 28/03/64	Ex-loan back to	51A (Darlington)
May-73	Depot code change	DN
w/e 21/06/75	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
w/e 06/05/79	Transferred to	GF (South Gosforth)
2w/e 09/09/79	Transferred to	DN (Darlington)
13/05/84	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)	- Darlington closed
11/05/86	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
24/11/87	Transferred to	RG (Reading)
p/e 28/01/89	Sector Change to	RG (Reading) NSBX
14/05/90	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge) NNEX
25/08/92	Transferred to	RG (Reading) NWRX
02/07/93	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) NWRX
07/07/93	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) NWRX

Notes

circa Jun-73 - E50253/65 were hired to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for working between Goathland and Pickering.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50265 - original number
53265 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 26/02/1982 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50255	50265			As delivered to 51A - 6th September 1957
	50621	59386	50265		Transfer to 55H - Jan-61
	50621	59386	50265		Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 01/07/61
	50260	59075	50265		Transfer to 40A - 3w/e 02/03/63 - on loan from NER
	50260	59075	50265		Transfer to 51A - 07/04/63 - ex-loan ER
	50188	59075	50265		Transfer to 16C - w/e 21/03/64 - on loan
	50188	59075	50265		Transfer to 51A - w/e 28/03/64 - ex-loan
	50180	59047	59081	50265	Noted 15/08/1970 - at York¹
	50253	50265			Noted 04/09/71 - at Darlington²
N453	50188	59045	50265		Noted 29/08/74 - at Thornaby, set number on solebars: 50188 N453, second car unrecorded, 59045 N452, 50265 N254³
	50253	50265			Transfer to BG - w/e 21/06/75
	50571	59227	50265		Noted 08/09/75 - at Brough²
	51247	50265			Noted 11/09/75 - at Brough²
	50561	59227	50265		Noted 12/09/75 - at Brough²
	50258	50265			Noted 09/02/76 - at Brough²
	50256	59527	50265		Noted 30/04/76 - at Doncaster³
	50253	59073	50265		Noted 12/08/78 - on 07:23 Hull - Manchester Piccadilly⁴
	50256	50265			Noted circa 10/1982⁵
	50149	59085	50265		Noted circa 02/1983⁵
	53171	59085	53265		Noted 04/02/1984 - Hertfordshire Railtours Norseman Relief 53171-59085-53265 + 51246-53162 + 51219-53188
	51211	53265			Noted circa 02/1986⁵
	51211	53265			Noted circa 09/1986⁵
	51211	53265			Noted 26/11/1986⁵
	51211	53265			Noted 24/04/1987 - at Leeds - multied up with parcels set 53739-53365⁶
L831	51211	59306	53265		Noted circa Nov-87
L831	51211	59115	53265		Formation change - OO - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 59115 (ex-L574) replaced 59526 (to L574)
L831	51211	59115	53265		Noted circa 06/1988⁵
L831	51211	59115	53265		Listed at - 15/05/89
L831	51211	59115	59072	53265	Noted 10/05/90 - at Ely with 51207 + 54405
L831	51211	59072	53265		Noted circa 08/1990⁵
L831	51211	59072	53265		Noted 29/09/1990 - Used as hauled stock between Cambridge station and south Yard (Cambridge Gala Day)
L831	51211	59072	53265		Listed at CA - 21/01/91
L831	51211	59072	53265		Noted 19/10/91 - at Ely³
	51211	59072	53265		Noted 10/04/92 - on 07:07 Cambridge - Kings Lynn⁷
L831	51211	59072	53265		Listed at CA - 24/02/92 - NSE NNEX pool
L831	51211	59072	53265		Noted circa 07/1992⁵
L831	51211	59072	53265		Listed at - 12/08/92
L831	51211	59072	53265		Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Phil Shatford
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Robert Chilton
7: David Bellamy

Images:

4th February 1984

The Hertfordshire Railtours "The Norseman" relief tour at Redmire on 4 February 1984. Taken from 59085 with 53265 and 51246 + 53162 and 53188 + 51219 in view. Rob Paterson.

10th May 1990

Set number: L831

A 4-car Class 101 set ran for a few weeks in May 1990. Seen here L831 53265 + 59072 + 59115 + 51211 and 2 car 51207 + 54405 with 2H25. Seen from Ely North box, 10.05.90. Nicholas Youngman.

9th June 1990

Set number: L831

Immaculate Network South East liveried Metro Cammell Class 101 unit L831 (cars 53265, 59072 and 51211) seen at Kings Lynn in the summer of 1990. Bob Belcher.

30th August 1991

Set number: L831

NSE liveried L831 is seen at Ely on a Kings Lynn working, with 53265 nearest the camera and presumably 59072 + 51211, 30/8/91. Mac Winfield.

October 1991

Set number: L831

A DMU formatino with set L831 (presumably 53265 + 59072 + 59115) closest departing from Littleport station in October 1991. George Woods.

30th November 1991

Set number: L831

Class 101 DMU set L831 (presumably 53265 + 59072 + 51211) in London Liverpool Street station with the Branch Line Society Orwell and Lea Rambler railtour on 30 November 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 4th February 1984

The Hertfordshire Railtours "The Norseman" relief tour at Bedale on 4 February 1984. Taken from 53171 looking back along cars 59085 + 53265 and 51246 + 53162 and 53188 + 51219. Rob Paterson.

Date: 8th December 1989

Set number: L831

With the temperature well below freezing in the small hours and frost on the windows Metro-Cammell DMU set L831 (51211 + 59115 + 53265) has just been started by the pre-heat man. It is seen on December 8, 1989 standing on Reading depot poking out of the loco servicing shed. In recent years this whole site has been swept away by the remodeling of the junction onto the Basingstoke/Berks & Hants line. Adrian Nicholls.

Date: 17th January 1991

Set number: L831

Set L831 (51211 + 59072 + 53265) arriving at Kings Lynn on 17th January 1991. Nicholas Youngman.

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