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: 30252
Diagram: 523
10/12/56 | New to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
w/e 05/03/66 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
19/05/68 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
3w/e 30/06/68 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
May-71 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
w/e 07/11/76 | Transferred to | DN (Darlington) | |
27/05/84 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | - Darlington closed |
13/04/86 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
Oct-87 | Withdrawn from | ED (Eastfield) |
mid-Sep-67 - at Inverurie in plain blue livery
50153 - original number
53153 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
04/02/78 - AWS fitted
Feb-87 - Leyland engines fitted
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
50153 | 50159 | As delivered to 56G - 10th December 1956 | |||||||
50153 | 50159 | Transfer to 67A - w/e 05/03/66 - ex-NER | |||||||
50153 | 59061 | 50159 | Transfer to 62B - 3w/e 30/04/66 | ||||||
50153 | 56383 | Noted 12/08/68 - at Cambridge1 | |||||||
50153 | 56054 | Noted 18/08/69 - at Cambridge2 | |||||||
50153 | 56172 | Noted 21/12/70 - at Norwich2 | |||||||
50153 | 56383 | Noted 04/1971 - at Birmingham New Street3 | |||||||
50153 | 56054 | Noted 22/05/71 - at Leeds City2 | |||||||
50153 | 56054 | Noted 16/08/1971 - at York4 | |||||||
50153 | 56054 | Noted 10/04/76 - at Leeds2 | |||||||
50153 | 56366 | Noted Sep-76 - at Selby2 | |||||||
50153 | 59063 | 50570 | Noted 19/07/81 | ||||||
50153 | 59063 | 51211 | Noted 02/08/82 - at South Bank | ||||||
50153 | 59063 | 51211 | Noted 13/08/82 | ||||||
50153 | 56071 | Noted circa 10/19825 | |||||||
53153 | 53149 | Noted circa 03/19855 | |||||||
53153 | 54082 | Noted circa 02/19865 | |||||||
101348 | 51236 | 59072 | 53153 | Formation change - ED - 2w/e 15/05/86 - 59072 ex-101347 | |||||
101348 | 51236 | 59072 | 53153 | Noted May 1986 | |||||
51236 | 59072 | 53153 | Noted 3rd June 1986 | ||||||
101348 | 51236 | 59072 | 53153 | Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986 | |||||
348 | 51236 | 59072 | 53153 | Listed at Eastfield - August 1986 | |||||
101348 | 53153 | 59072 | 53179 | Formation change - circa Oct-86 - 53179 replaces 51236 (to 101353) | |||||
53153 | 59524 | 51236 | Noted 12/10/1986 - at Eastfield Depot5 | ||||||
101348 | 53153 | 59524 | 51529 | Noted circa 12/19865 | |||||
101348 | 53153 | 59524 | 51529 | Noted 17/01/19875 | |||||
53153 | 59524 | 51529 | Noted 28th February 1987 | ||||||
101348 | 53153 | 59072 | 53179 | Listed at ED - 23/03/87 | |||||
101348 | 53153 | 59524 | 51529 | Noted 26/03/19875 | |||||
101348 | 53153 | 59072 | 51528 | Noted circa 04/19875 | |||||
101348 | 53153 | 59524 | 51529 | Noted 04/04/19875 | |||||
101348 | 53153 | 59569 | 53179 | Formation change - 2w/e 14/04/87 - 59569 (ex-101347) replaced 59072 (to 101347) | |||||
101348 | 53153 | 59569 | 53179 | Noted circa 05/19875 | |||||
101348 | 53153 | 59072 | 51528 | Noted 04/05/19875 | |||||
101348 | 53153 | 59065 | 53179 | Formation change - circa Jul-87 - 59065 replaced 59072 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Eddie Knorn
E50153 + E56122 at Barnby Siding. This is a lovely study of a Metro-Cammell/Cravens hybrid photographed in wintry conditions at Barnby Siding between Oulton Broad and Beccles on the East Suffolk line. The southbound Lowestoft - Ipswich service was captured on Thursday 19th February 1970. The MetCam car was a transfer from Cambridge to Norwich in June 1968 and left the area in July 1971 when it went north to Neville Hill. Photograph by Michael Bryant. Gerard Fletcher.
South Bank, and a set with two DMBSs formed 50153, 59063 and 51211 is seen on 2/8/82. Jerry Glover.
Set 348 is seen in Glasgow Queen Street. E53153 appears to be the DMBS, it was transferred from Heaton to Eastfield in April 1986. Undated. Andrew McConnell.
The 08.55 from Ipswich is seen near Brookfields footbridge, Cambridge, on 7 October 1970. The Norman cement works at Cherry Hinton can be seen in the background. I have the cars recorded as E56122 and E50153, the Cravens DTCL would move to Finsbury Park the same month, the Met-Camm DMBS remained allocated to Norwich a while longer and would soon be noted paired with Wickham DTCL 56172. Tom Burnham.
A hybrid set composed of Class 104 DMC 50570, Class 101 TC 59063 and Class 101 DMBS 50153 enters Stockton, 19th July 1981. Jerry Glover.