53168 | 53181 | Noted 13/09/83 - at Norwich - unknown centre car1 | ||||||
53168 | 59095 | 53182 | Noted circa 03/19842 | |||||
53168 | 59079 | 53177 | Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85 | |||||
53168 | 59079 | 53177 | Listed at NC - Dec-85 | |||||
53168 | 59079 | 53177 | Noted 15/02/19862 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Eddie Knorn
A 3 car Class 101 DMU departs Norwich Thorpe on an ECS working to the depot on Monday 5th September 1983. Driving Motor Composite E53181 leads Trailer Brake 2nd E59095 and another Driving Motor Composite E53168. The Trailer Brake 2nd, E59095, is one of only 28 such vehicles constructed out of a total of 760 Metropolitan Cammell DMU vehicles and began life in late 1957 as part of a 4 car set based on Tyneside. The day after I had scanned this view, I acquired a DVD entitled “Old Dunfermline From the Air”. Imagine my surprise when one of the scenes depicted a 3 car Metro Cammell DMU at my childhood local station, Dunfermline Lower, including one of those Trailer Brake 2nds. Brian McDevitt.
Two Class 101 sets in Halesworth station circa mid-1980s, set 95 (and presumably 53177) on the right and set 81 on the left. Steve Davies Collection.
Two Class 101 sets in Halesworth station circa mid-1980s, set 95 (and presumably 53177) on the right ans set 81 on the left. Taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
On Tuesday 22nd October 1985 Class 101 Set 95 approaches Lowestoft at 12:30 with the 10:50 Ipswich - Lowestoft. Colin Brooks.
Norwich based Met-Camm set 95 (and it appears to be 53330 closest) approaches Laundry Lane Level Crossing (where Coldham's Lane crosses the line) on Newmarket line at Cambridge, circa May 1986. Brian Ward.
Met-Camm DMU set 95 is seen on the Newmarket line at Cambridge, looking south east from the footbridge on Coldham's Common, circa May 1986. Brian Ward.
Class 101 DMU set 95 with 53330 closest, seen in Ipswich Station Yard on 4th June 1986, still carrying the West-Midlands logo from a previous allocation. It is fitted with a RETB ariel for working down the "East Suffolk" Line from Ipswich to Lowestoft. AndrewHA.
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