Set 829
These formations have been noted:
| 53157 | 59093 | 51500 | Listed at LA - 21/01/91 |
18th March 1990
DMCL 51500 stabled at Exeter St Davids on 18 March 1990. Dave Warby.
18th March 1990
Plymouth Laira allocated Class 101 DMU set 829 (DMBS 53157, TBSL 59093, DMCL 51500) at Exeter St Davids on 18 March 1990. Dave Warby.
26th May 1990
A tidy looking three-car Class 101 DMU leaning into the curve as it departed from Dawlish with the 18.20 Exeter St Davids to Newton Abbot (all stations) service on a glorious Saturday evening, May 26th 1990. W51500 leads, the TBS should be W59093 and an unknown DMBS on the rear. This set was one of many Class 101 & 108 units sent to the West Country as a stop-gap following the transfer of the Devon & Cornwall Class 142 'Skipper' fleet to the North in 1988, and before the transfer of almost new Class 150/2 Sprinter units in 1992. Martyn Hilbert.
30th May 1990
A three-car Class 101 DMU formed of cars 53157, 59093 & 51500 (829) was arriving at Starcross with the 16.35 Paignton to Exeter Central service on May 30th 1990. The 101 was one of several first generation DMU's transferred to Plymouth Laira following the demise of the Class 142 'Skipper' fleet in the West Country. Many sets were cobbled together until sufficient Class 150/2 Sprinters became available. Martyn Hilbert.
6th March 1991
Class 101 DMBS 53157 at Snailwell on 6th March 1991. Nicholas Youngman.
25th March 1991
Class 101 DMBS 53157 at Snailwell on 25th March 1991. Nicholas Youngman.
2nd April 1991
Class 101/108 DMU set P829 (51500 + 59382 + 51246) and another set departs from Truro on a Penzance - Plymouth service on 2 April 1991. Lewis Bevan.
May 1991
DMU set 829 with a Metro Cammell class 101 vehicle closest (presumably 51246) seen at Exmouth in May 1991 Bob Belcher.
circa summer 1991
Class 101 Met-Camm DMU set 829 at Teignmouth circa summer 1991. Bob Belcher.
26th August 1991
Class 101 Laira set number 829 (51246 + 59382 + 51500) is seen arriving at Paignton as part of a 3 car set. Andy Cole.
10th August 1992
Class 101 53305, set number 829, is seen at Plymouth on 10.08.1992. Note the plate on the front where the headlight had been removed, and the RETB bracket from its Norwich days. Andy Cole.
1993
The cab of 53305 is in need of a repaint when seen at Kirkcaldy in 1993. The rear DMBS is on the set appears to be receiving attention, and NSE liveried set 991 is attached behind. Andrew McConnell.
12th July 1993
On 12/7/93, set 829 (53305/59118/51246) is seen stabled in platform 18 at Waverley station. 53305 is nearest to the camera. Behind 829 and fairly much out of sight is set 991 (53308/59125/53331). Later they will form the 17.27 to Perth via Cardenden and Ladybank. During Spring and Summer 1993, Haymarket had a handful of Laira and Reading hand-me-downs at work – another was 53315/59115/53330 – along with its quartet of refurbished cl.101 triples (101 691-4), mainly on Fife peak hour workings like this. By the end of the year, they were all gone, superseded by the refurbished cl.117’s let go by Tyseley once the Cross City line electrification was finally complete. Leonard Rogers.
September 1993
Class 101 DMU set 829 (53305 + 59536 + 51246) and Class 117 set 117314 (51394 + 59489 + 51352) in Edinburgh Waverley station sometime in September 1993. Neil Smith.
September 1993
Class 101 TSL 59536 in Edinburgh Waverley in September 1993. Neil Smith.
September 1993
Class 101 DMBS 51246 coupled to Class 117 DMS 51394 in Edinburgh Waverley, September 1993. Neil Smith.
September 1993
A six-car DMU formation, Class 101 set 829 (53305 + 59536 + 51246) and Class 117 set 117314 (51394 + 59489 + 51352) departs Edinburgh Waverley station sometime in September 1993. Neil Smith.
September 1993
53305 and 59536 seen departing from Edinburgh Waverley in September 1993. Neil Smith.
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