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Vehicle 50181 / 53181

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: 30256
Diagram: 620

Allocations

28/02/57	New to	51A (Darlington)
Mar-60	Transferred to	50A (York)
3w/e 19/03/60	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
3w/e 22/10/60	On loan to	66C (Hamilton)
2w/e 14/01/61	Ex-loan back to	51A (Darlington)
Jan-61	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
4w/e 01/07/61	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
w/e 04/03/67	Transferred to	52J (South Gosforth)
Dec-67	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
28/02/71	Transferred to	52J (South Gosforth)
May-73	Depot code change	GF
2w/e 09/09/79	Transferred to	DN (Darlington)
w/e 23/11/80	Transferred to	NR (Norwich)
Dec-83	Depot code change	NC
10/05/92	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) RDTS
16/11/92	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
27/11/92	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50181 - original number
53181 - from Aug-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Nov-85 - Radio Electronic Token Block fitted
Nov-85 - Headlamp fitted
circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 13/01/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50180	59064	59077	50181	As delivered to 51A - 28th February 1957
	50180	59062	59075	50181	Transfer to 50A - Mar-60
	50180	59062	59075	50181	Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
	50180	59064	59077	50181	Transfer to 66C - 3w/e 22/10/60 - on loan
	50180	59064	59077	50181	Transfer to 51A - 2w/e 14/01/61 - ex-loan
	50180	59064	59077	50181	Transfer to 55H - Jan-61 - from 51A
	50180	59064	59077	50181	Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 01/07/61
	50181	59096	59572	51507	Noted 02/06/1973 - at Newcastle¹
	50181	59572	59096	51507	Noted 07/01/75 - on South Gosforth depot²
N413	50181				Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, loose vehicle²
	51236	50181			Noted 27/05/80 - on 10:13 Whitby - Middlesbrough
95	53168	53181			Noted 13/09/83 - at Norwich - unknown centre car²
	53181	59085	53321		Noted 30/06/85 - at Ely
105	53181	59085	53321		Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85
105	53321	59085	53181		Listed at NC - Dec-85
105	53321	59085	53181		Noted 15/02/1986³
105	53181	59079	53266		Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986
105	53321	59079	53181		Noted 27/08/1986³
105	53181	59079	53321		Listed at NC - Apr-87
105	53181	59079	53321		Noted 30/05/1987 - at Norwich⁴
100	51506	59095	53181		Formation change - NC - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 59095 replaced 59079
100	51506	59095	53181		Noted circa 03/1988³
100	51508	59095	53181		Listed at NC - Feb-90
100	51508	59095	53181		Noted circa 08/1990³
100	51508	59095	53181		Listed at NC - 21/01/91
100	51508	59095	53181		Listed at NC - Jul-91
104	53181	59080	53266		Noted circa 08/1991³
100	51508	59095	53181		Listed at NC - Aug-91
104	53181	59080	53266		Listed at NC - Dec-91
104	53181	59080	53321		Noted Apr-92
T055	53053	53181			Listed at TS - 02/07/92
spare	53181				Listed at TS - 24/09/92

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Robert Chilton

Images:

25th May 1980

Met Camm Motor Composite (declassified) at Whitby MARK LEVING.

5th September 1983

Set number: 95

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.

30th June 1985

Ely station on June 30th 1985 contains Met-Camm set E53181 + E59085 + E53321 with a GUV working the 16.05 Peterborough to Cambridge service. Cravens E51262 is seen in the down platform. Nicholas Youngman.

20th August 1990

Set number: 100

Class 101 DMU set No. 100 (53181 + 59095 + 51508) departs Saxmundham working the 12:55 Lowestoft to Ipswich service on 20 August 1990. Brian Creasey.

23rd September 1990

Set number: 100

Lowestoft trainshed on 23-9-90. Hiding behind the notice boards is Norwich Class 101 set 100 DMCL 53181 (53181 + 59095 + 51508). On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: circa 1983

Set number: 96

A Norwich Class 101 DMU departs from Kings Cross station with Peterborough on the destination blind. Undated, the only information I can find on set 96 is from 1982/3 when it was formed of E50168 + E59113 + E50181. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 20th August 1990

Set number: 100

Class 101 DMU set No. 100 (51508 + 59095 + 53181) stands at Saxmundham working the 12:55 Lowestoft to Ipswich service on 20 August 1990. It can be hard to tell which power car is which in these Norwich TBSL sets but this is an easy one when it contained these vehicles as 51508 has the orange cantrail stripe, 53181 didn't. Also 51508 has mid-level vac pipes, 53181 had high level ones. Brian Creasey.

Date: 23rd September 1990

Set number: 100

Class 101 Metro Cammell 3-car DMU NC set 100 (51508 + 59095 + 53181) at Lowestoft on 23-9-90. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.

Date: 23rd September 1990

Set number: 100

Class 101 Metro Cammell 3-car DMU, NC set 100, 51508 and presumably 59095 + 53181 (DMCL + TSBL + DMCL) arrived at Lowestoft from Ipswich on 23-9-90. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

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