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Vehicle 50162 / 53162

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: 30253
Diagram: 620

Allocations

01/01/57	New to	56G (Hammerton Street)
3w/e 02/03/63	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
May-73	Depot code change	DN
w/e 28/05/78	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
w/e 15/06/80	Transferred to	DN (Darlington)
27/05/84	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)	- Darlington closed
29/06/86	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
p/e 07/10/89	Sector Change to	NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ
23/10/89	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50162 - original number
53162 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 28/04/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50156	50162			As delivered to 56G - 1st January 1957
	50156	59065	50162		Noted May-57
	50156	50162			Noted circa January 1958
	50156	50162			Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 02/03/63
	50162	59063	59079	50192	Noted 16/08/1971 - at York¹
	50157	59066	50162		Noted 07/11/71 - at Doncaster²
	50293	59063	50162		Transfer to DN - w/e 15/06/80
	51226	50162			Noted circa 10/1982³
	51246	53162			Noted 04/02/1984 - Hertfordshire Railtours Norseman Relief 53171-59085-53265 + 51246-53162 + 51219-53188
	53240	59076	53162		Noted circa 02/1986³
	53162	59076	53195		Noted 26/04/1986 - C.J. Wolstenholmes The Chevy Chase Railtour 53162-59076-53195 + 51219-54056 + 53196-53252
	53135	53162			Noted circa 11/1986³
	51215	53162			Noted circa May-88
	51215	53162			Noted circa 06/1988³
	51215	53162			Noted 11/06/88 - on 14:17 Sheffield-Lincoln
	51215	53162			Noted 01/08/88 - on 13:55 Lincoln-Sheffield
	51215	53162			Noted 05/09/88 - on 10:36 Cleethorpes-Sheffield
	51215	53162			Noted 04/01/89⁴
454	51215	53162			Listed at NL - Feb-89
NL470	53986	53162			Listed at NL - 05/09/89
	53986	53162			Noted 16/09/89 - at Morecambe

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Graeme Phillips

Images:

28th February 1975

A four-car Class 101 DMU in Saltburn station with the 15:55 service to Darlington on 28 February 1975. DMSL E50162 is closest. Robert Thomas.

8th May 1977

Middlesbrough hat trick. Class 101s rule at Middlesbrough on 8/5/1977, with DMS E50162 on the left. Stephen Burdett.

12th April 1981

Two DMUs in Battersby station on 12 August 1981. On the left E50162 is working the 16:10 Whitby - Middlesbrough while on the right E50293 (E50751 is the blue vehicle in the set) is on the 16:44 Middlesbrough - Whitby. Robert Thomas.

Unknown date

A Class 101 DMU with E50162 closest and Bishop Auckland on the destination blind after leaving Thornaby station and about to cross the River Tees. Date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Unknown date

A Class 101 power twin with E50162 closest at Thornaby, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

9th March 1985

E53162 is at the front of the 12:18 Hexham - Newcastle service departing from Wylam station on March 9th, 1985. Another Met-Camm set can be seen in the distance departing in the opposite direction. Hamish Stevenson.

15th March 1986

Whitby station with 53162 and 54086 having arrived from Middlesbrough 15th March 1986. Keith Long.

27th March 1989

Class 101 53162 is seen stabled at York station on 27.03.1989. Note the leading bogie is running on a skate. Andy Cole.

3rd June 1990

Vic Berry's yard on 3rd June 1990 had three Met-Camm DMCL, 53162 thought to be closest, stripped and awaiting their fate, one unusually still with Chilcotts exhaust silencers. My memory tells me that there was a vehicle there at this time still with tungsten lighting and was probably un-refurbished, possibly 51510. If anyone has any further information I'd love to know what these three are. A 207 driving vehicle seems to be behind. Ian Hazlehurst.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 24th April 1977

Whitby on the 24th April 1977. Nearest the camera are cars 50188 and 50162, each unit still unrefurbished at this stage, retaining all four front lights. The unit on the left appears to be 4-cars. Plenty of history in this image, with orange BR NER signage, station accessories / equipment plus all the tracks into the station terminus are still intact. With diminishing services, the station was later rationalised to just the single track on the left. Graeme Phillips Collection.

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: 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.

Date: 1st August 1988

Set number: 04

Class 101 DMBS E51215 and DMCL E53162 approach Leeds Station with a morning commuter service on the 1st August 1988. Although I believe E51215 was allocated to Leeds Neville Hill TMD at this time a set code 04, outside the normal Neville Hill range, is applied in larger than usual numbers. Bob Woolnough.

Date: 24th August 1988

Set number: 04

A Class 101 (DMBS E51215 carrying an old set number and presumably DMCL E53162) with a Class 108 at Armathwaite on 24 August 1988. Note the neat platelayers hut on the right of the track which appeared to be still in use at the time. Peter Tandy.

Date: 24th August 1988

I went to the S & C on 24 August 1988 to photograph steam locomotive 34092 City of Wells,and had the chance to have some shots of service trains. This one shows a pair of DMUs - Class 101 (probably 51215 + 53162) on the left and a Class 108 - crossing Long Marton Viaduct. Peter Tandy.

Date: 16th September 1989

Set number: CH280

Now a Neville Hill vehicle 53986 still carries set number CH280 from its previous allocation. It is paired with Met-Camm 53162 (together they formed set NL470) when seen at Morecambe on the 16th September 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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