Vehicle 50185 / 53185
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) | |
| 21/07/68 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
| w/e 03/05/69 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 4w/e 27/02/71 | Transferred to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
| 3w/e 16/10/71 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DN | |
| May-73 | Transferred to | NO (Norwich) | |
| Sep-73 | Depot code change | NR | |
| w/e 24/01/76 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 2w/e 20/11/77 | Transferred to | DN (Darlington) | |
| 17/04/78 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| 27/05/81 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| Dec-84 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| 11/07/88 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 08/05/90 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) PCHX | |
| 30/09/90 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) PLOX | |
| p/e 10/11/90 | Sector Change to | LO (Longsight) PXXZ | |
| 05/02/91 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) PXXZ |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50185 - original number
53185 - from Aug-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
Dec-87 - Leyland engines fitted
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 13/11/1981 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50184 | 59066 | 59079 | 50185 | As delivered to 51A - 28th February 1957 | |||||
| 50185 | 59075 | 59066 | 50268 | Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle1 | |||||
| 50185 | 59075 | 59066 | 50268 | Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 16/10/71 | |||||
| 88 | 50185 | 59075 | 50268 | Noted 28/07/73 - at Thetford2 | |||||
| 50185 | 59075 | 50268 | Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50750 + 59097 + 502351 | ||||||
| 50185 | 59075 | 50268 | Noted 18/08/1973 - at Peterborough3 | ||||||
| 50185 | 59075 | 50268 | Noted 31/12/73 - at Hereford | ||||||
| 88 | 50185 | 59075 | 50268 | Noted 08/03/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | |||||
| 50185 | 59075 | 50268 | Noted 16/03/1974 - at Doncaster 3 | ||||||
| 50185 | 59075 | 50268 | Noted 06/04/1974 - at Nuneaton3 | ||||||
| 88 | 50185 | 59075 | 50268 | Noted 05/06/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | |||||
| 50185 | 59075 | 50268 | Noted 30/08/1974 - at Doncaster3 | ||||||
| 88 | 50185 | 59075 | 50268 | Noted 16/09/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | |||||
| 88 | 50185 | 59075 | 50268 | Noted 21/11/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | |||||
| 80 | 50150 | 59073 | 50185 | Noted 16/07/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | |||||
| 87 | 50185 | 59526 | 50260 | Listed at NR - 19/07/75 | |||||
| 88 | 50185 | 59097 | 50258 | Noted 09/08/1975 - at Birmingham New Street 3 | |||||
| 220 | 51240 | 59066 | 50185 | Noted 07/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley4 | |||||
| 363 | 50185 | 59049 | 50194 | Listed at DE - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 101363 | 50185 | 59049 | 50194 | Transfer to HA - 27/05/81 | |||||
| 101363 | 50185 | 59049 | 50194 | Listed at HA - 13/06/82 | |||||
| spare | 53185 | Listed at HA - 17/06/84 | |||||||
| 101363 | 53185 | 59049 | 53194 | Transfer to AY - Dec-84 - from HA | |||||
| 101363 | 53185 | 59049 | 53194 | Listed at AY - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 101363 | 53185 | 59049 | 53194 | Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 - Strathclyde livery | |||||
| 617 | 53706 | 59558 | 53185 | Formed at AY circa Jun-86 | |||||
| 53706 | 59558 | 53185 | Noted 8th July 1986 | ||||||
| 617 | 53706 | 59558 | 53185 | Listed at Ayr - August 1986 | |||||
| 53185 | Noted 11/10/1986 - at Ayr Depot4 | ||||||||
| 101363 | 53185 | 59049 | 53194 | Listed at AY - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 101363 | 53185 | 59049 | 53194 | Noted 26/05/19874 | |||||
| 101363 | 53185 | 59049 | 53194 | Listed at AY - Jan-88 | |||||
| 101363 | 53185 | 59049 | 53194 | Noted circa 05/19884 | |||||
| 101363 | 53185 | 59049 | 53194 | Listed at ED - circa August 1988 | |||||
| 101363 | 53185 | 59049 | 53194 | Noted circa 12/19894 | |||||
| CH643 | 51462 | 53185 | Listed at CH - mid May-90 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
February 1957
An image from the Derby Works series (negative 57/278) showing a brand new 4-car Met-Camm DMU posed in Sutton Park station probably on a test run. E50185 is closest, E59079 behind, the other two vehicles are presumably E59066 + E50184. The set was delivered to 51A (Darlington) at the end of February 1957. British Railways.
February 1957
An image from the Derby Works series (negative 57/279) showing a brand new 4-car Met-Camm DMU at Sutton Park probably on a test run. E50185 is closest, E59079 behind, the other two vehicles are presumably E59066 + E50184. The set was delivered to 51A (Darlington) at the end of February 1957. British Railways.
circa 1975
Set number: 88
Norwich Class 101 TBSL set 88 heading back home at Syston South Junction circa 1975. Leading could be E50185. Phillip Malin.
Unknown date
Set number: 88
Norwich based Class 101 DMU set 88 heads home at Hinckley circa 1975. Leading is possibly E50185. Phillip Malin.
1986
Set number: 101363
101363 departs from Edinburgh Waverley in 1986. Leading is a Class 101 DMS with a damaged cab corner (presumably 53185), followed by two Class 107 vehicles (the DMBS is marked 107449, presumably 52010). S Saunders.
22nd July 1987
Set number: 101363
Strathclyde liveried 101363 arriving at Glasgow Central on July 22, 1987. This was a trailer brake second set, the closest DMS (presumably 53185) has some damage to the cab corner. David Christie.
1st October 1988
Set number: 101363
Strathclyde PTE liveried 101363 in Haymarket station on October 1, 1988. 53185 is closest. John Carter.
10th May 1990
Set number: CH643
CH643 SC53185 + W51462, CH642 51426, CH277 M54246 + M53982 (L-R), on Chester depot, 10-5-90. Kevin Dowd.
26th May 1990
Set number: CH643
A Class 101 with 53185 leading at Manchester Piccadilly on 26 May 1990. David Mant.
17th April 1991
Set number: CH643
Class 101s 53185 and W51462 behind at Snailwell on 17th April 1991. Nicholas Youngman.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: February 1957
An image from the Derby Works series (negative 57/281) showing a driver posed at the controls of a brand new 4-car Met-Camm DMU, thought to be E50184 or E50185. They were delivered to 51A (Darlington) at the end of February 1957. British Railways.
Date: February 1957
An image from the Derby Works series (negative 57/282) showing the driver's compartment in a brand new 4-car Met-Camm DMU, thought to be E50184 or E50185 in February 1957. British Railways.
Date: February 1957
An image from the Derby Works series (negative 57/283) showing the first class compartment of a Met-Camm DMCL, thought to be E50184 or E50185, part of a NER 4-car set. British Railways.
Date: 31st December 1973
An unusual visitor to Hereford in the form of a 3 car Met-Cam formed of 51A (Darlington) set E50268-59075-50185, 31-12-73. Paul James.
Date: 1986
Set number: 107449
A hybrid set departs Edinburgh Waverley in 1986. The Closest is a Class 107 DMBS labeled 107449, presumably 52010, the centre car is a Class 107, the other power car is a Class 101 labeled 101363 (presumably 53185). S Saunders.
Date: 15th August 1988
Set number: 101306
Met-Camm sets 101306 (presumably 51228 59086 53243) and 101363 (presumably 53194 59049 53185) at Stirling on August 15, 1988. Colin Brooks.
Date: 12th May 1989
Set number: 302
Class 101 DMU sets 302 (53197 + 59305 + 53290) and 101363 (53185 + 59049 + 53194) in Perth station on 12 May 1989. Neil Smith.