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Vehicle 50309 / 53309


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: 30275
Diagram: 523

Allocations

Mar-58 New to 17A (Derby Etches Park)
Apr-58 Transferred to 18A (Toton)
May-58 Transferred to 3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60Depot code change21E
Sep-63Depot code change2H
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 2A (Tyseley)
May-73Depot code changeTS
circa Jan-84 Transferred to CH (Chester)
12/05/85 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
01/02/87 Transferred to LE (Swansea Landore)
23/09/87 Transferred to CH (Chester)
20/03/89 Withdrawn from CH (Chester) PCHX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50309 - original number
53309 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 27/05/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50309 59120 50327 As delivered to 17A - March 1958
50309 59120 50327 Noted 15th March 1958 - On Birmingham area training trips
TY406 50309 59120 50335 Noted circa Jun-69
TY406 50309 59120 50327 Noted 11/04/1970 - R.C.T.S. (West Midlands Branch) Thames & Cherwell Railtour
TY406 50309 59120 50327 Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
50309 59120 50327 Noted 18/09/1971 - at Crewe1
50309 59120 50327 Noted 12/10/71 - at Church Road, Edgbaston2
50309 59120 50332 Noted 05/10/72 - at Pritchatts Rd, Edgbaston2
50309 59120 50327 Noted 24/11/1973 - 50327-59120-50309 + 50310-59121-50328 RCTS Bristol Avon No.2 Railtour
50309 59120 50327 Noted 31/05/1974 - at Birmingham New Street1
TY406 50309 59120 50327 Noted 05/09/74 - in Birmingham New Street3
TY406 50309 59120 50327 Noted 23/08/75 - on Tyseley depot3
TS406 50309 59121 51110 Noted 17/04/76 - in Paddington
50309 59122 51110 Noted 14/05/1976 - at Leicester on a service to Birmingham 4
TS407 50309 59120 50328 Noted 12/09/77 - at Aberystwyth3
TY407 50309 59120 50328 Noted 10/12/77 - on 2V99 0700 Birmingham New Street-Hereford
TS407 50309 59121 50336 Noted 28/10/78 - on RCTS Torksey railtour with TS403 50325 + 59129 + 50311
TS407 50309 59121 50336 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
50309 59121 50336 Noted 22/11/1980 - R.C.T.S. West Midlands Reunion Railtour
TS407 50309 59121 50336 Noted circa 01/19815
TS407 50309 59121 50338 Noted 25/07/81 - at Norwich3
TS407 50309 59121 50338 Noted circa 10/19815
50309 59121 50338 Noted 04/09/82 - at Norwich3
TS407 50309 59121 50338 Noted circa 11/19825
TS407 50309 59121 50338 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS407 53309 59121 53338 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS407 53309 59121 53338 Noted circa 09/19835
TS407 53309 59121 53338 Noted circa 10/19835
53309 53338 Transfer to CF - 12/05/85 - from CH
C807 53309 53338 circa Sep-85 CF - created
C807 53309 53338 Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986
S807 53309 53338 Noted circa 07/19875
S807 53309 53338 Listed at LE - Aug-87
CH294 53309 53338 Listed at CH - May 1988

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Selly Oak

August 1974

Set number: TY406

A three-car Met-Camm (set TY406, presumably 50309 closest) and a three-car Swindon Cross-Country DMU at Selly Oak in August 1974. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Tyseley

3rd May 1986

Set number: C807

Class 101 DMBS 53309, set number C807, is seen stabled at Tyseley carriage sidings on 03.05.1986, with 53338. Andy Cole.

Class 101 DMU at near Dolau

circa 1987

Set number: S807

A Swansea - bound train on the Central Wales line near Dolau is formed of Llandore based Class 101 set S807 (presumably 53309 + 53338) circa 1987. John Crooks.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa March 1958

A three-car Met-Camm set (M50327, M59120 and presumably M50309) posing for an official image (Derby Works negative 58/235) circa March 1958. This was from the first batch of Class 101s allocated to the London Midland Region and was on of two sets allocated briefly to Derby Etches Park. They would be introduced on Birmingham, Leicester, Burton-on-Trent and Nottingham area diesel train services in April 1958. British Railways.

DMU

Date: 26th March 1960

A three-car Met-Camm DMU (M50327 and presumably M59120 + M50309) forms the 2.55pm to Rugby awaiting departure from Birmingham New Street on 26 March 1960. The two-car on left was moving out empty, probably to platform 4 to form the 3.20pm to Wolverhampton. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 11th April 1970

Set number: TY406

The RCTS 'Thames and Cherwell' railtour with Tyseley set TY406 (50327 + 59120 + 50309) at Chinnor on 11th April 1970. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 12th April 1980

Set number: TS407

Class 101 DMU set TS407 (50336 and presumably 59121 + 50309) in Cardiff Central station with the 17:05 from Bristol Temple Meads on 12 April 1980. In the adjacent platform is 43025 with the 16:15 Paddington-Swansea service. Robert Thomas.

DMU

Date: 3rd May 1986

Set number: C807

Class 101 set C807 (53338 + 53309) is seen at Tyseley carriage sidings on 03.05.1986. It was allocated to Cardiff at the time and still retained First Class. Andy Cole.