Vehicle 50201 / 53201
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: 30259
Diagram: 523
Allocations
| 03/05/57 | New to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| Oct-61 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
| Feb-64 | Depot code change | 52J | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | GF | |
| 2w/e 09/11/74 | Transferred to | NR (Norwich) | |
| w/e 29/11/75 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 20/05/84 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
| 17/05/93 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) RCLO | |
| Mar-97 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) SCXH | |
| May-99 | Withdrawn |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50201 - original number
53201 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 02/02/1979 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50201 | 56053 | As delivered to 51A - 3rd May 1957 | |||||||
| 50201 | 56053 | Transfer to South Gosforth - Oct-61 | |||||||
| 50201 | 59043 | 59050 | 50141 | Noted 20/07/62 - in Newcastle Central | |||||
| 50201 | 59535 | 51508 | Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle1 | ||||||
| 50201 | 56052 | Transfer to NR - 2w/e 09/11/74 | |||||||
| 50201 | 51548 | 59533 | 51556 | Noted 07/01/75 - at York, 3-car with 50201 attached2 | |||||
| 67 | 50201 | 56441 | Noted 13/01/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
| 67 | 50201 | 56441 | Listed at NR - 19/07/75 | ||||||
| 67 | 50201 | 56441 | Noted 02/08/1975 - at Birmingham New Street 3 | ||||||
| 50201 | 56440 | Noted 01/10/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | |||||||
| 50201 | 56371 | Noted 29/11/75 - at Brough1 | |||||||
| 50201 | 56394 | Noted 05/01/76 - at Brough1 | |||||||
| 50201 | 56394 | Noted 16/01/76 - at Brough1 | |||||||
| 50201 | 56383 | Noted 06/03/76 - on Botanic Gardens depot1 | |||||||
| 50172 | 59523 | 50201 | Noted 04/09/76 - at Sheffield1 | ||||||
| 50201 | 59542 | 50150 | Noted 04/01/77 - in Liverpool Lime1 | ||||||
| 50201 | 59536 | 50160 | Noted 04/01/78 | ||||||
| 50201 | 56365 | Noted 14/06/1978 - at Sheffield 3 | |||||||
| 50201 | 59535 | 50160 | Noted 07/08/19783 | ||||||
| 50201 | 56062 | Noted circa 09/19824 | |||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted 08/06/84 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted circa 04/19854 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Listed at NC - Dec-85 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted 15/02/19864 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted 14/06/86 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Listed at NC - Apr-87 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted 16/06/87 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted circa Nov-87 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted circa Jan-88 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted 28/07/88 - on 09.36 Ely to Norwich with 53373 + 53364 | ||||||
| 53201 | 54062 | Noted 13/08/88 - on 07.03 Doncaster - Peterborough5 | |||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54062 | Noted circa 09/19884 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54379 | Listed at NC - Feb-90 | ||||||
| 78 | 53201 | 54379 | Noted circa 08/19904 | ||||||
| 101651 | 53201 | 54379 | Listed at NC - Jul-91 | ||||||
| 101651 | 53201 | 54379 | Listed at NC - Aug-91 | ||||||
| 101651 | 53201 | 54379 | Listed at NC - Dec-91 | ||||||
| 53201 | 54379 | Noted 10/04/92 - on 10:15 Cambridge - Norwich6 | |||||||
| 101651 | 53201 | 54379 | Listed at NC - 02/07/92 | ||||||
| 101651 | 53201 | 54379 | Noted 15/08/92 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
| 101651 | 53201 | 54379 | Listed at NC - 24/09/92 | ||||||
| 101651 | 53201 | 54379 | Listed at NC - November 1992 | ||||||
| 101651 | 53201 | 54379 | Listed at NC - 10/12/92 | ||||||
| 53201 | 54379 | Noted 21/06/937 | |||||||
| 101651 | 53201 | 54379 | Listed at LO - November 1993 | ||||||
| 101651 | 53201 | 54379 | Noted circa 06/19944 | ||||||
| 53201 | 54379 | Noted 22/10/94 - on 2H23 18:34 Crewe - Deansgate6 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Phil Shatford
6: David Bellamy
7: Graeme Phillips
Images:
October 1975
Set number: 67
A mixed 2-car Local Passenger dmu Set No.67 consisting of Metro - Cammell Class 101/2 driving motor brake No.E50201 and Cravens Class 141 driving trailer No.E56441 in Rail Blue livery with all-yellow front end at Cambridge on an Ipswich service, 10/75. Hugh Llewelyn.
24th February 1979
Fresh from overhaul and repaint, DMBS E50201 is seen at Botanic Gardens depot on 24th February 1979 waiting to be attached to it's DMC partner. At the time, BG was still carrying out maintenance on DMUs (including the Trans-Pennine sets) and it's allocation of three 03s. Syd Young.
Unknown date
Set number: 78
Set 78 (presumably 53201 + 54062), 86 253 and set 107 in Ipswich station on 28 March 1987. Colin Brooks.
22nd November 1986
Set number: 78
Norwich-allocated Class 101 DMU set 78 (53201 + 54062) in Colchester St Botolph's station with a Sudbury service on 22 November 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
22nd November 1986
Set number: 78
Norwich allocated DMU set 78 formed of Met-Camm Class 101 vehicles DMBS 53201 and DTSL 54062 sits in Sudbury station on 22 November 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
28th March 1987
Set number: 78
Norwich allocated Met-Camm DMU set 78 (presumably 53201 + 54062) in Ipswich station on 28 March 1987. Colin Brooks.
28th July 1988
Set number: 78
Mat-Camm and Cravens DMU's E53201, E54062, E53373 and E53364 with the 09.36 Ely to Norwich seen north of Ely, 28.07.88. Nicholas Youngman.
20th August 1990
Set number: 78
A Class 101 DMU at Sleaford on the 12:08 Lincoln to Skegness service on 20 Aug 1990. With Norwich set number 78 in the centre cab window the DMBS, closest, is presumably 53201. Neil Smith.
May 1991
Set number: 101651
101651 (53201 + 54379) stabled at Ipswich in May 1991. Alex Drennan.
10th April 1992
Set number: 101656
53201 101656 at Cambridge on 10 April 1992. David Bellamy.
27th July 1992
Set number: 101651
Regional Railways Class 101 DMU set No. 101651 (53201 + 54379) stands in Ipswich sidings on 27 July 1992. Brian Creasey.
15th August 1992
Set number: 101651
The guard of Norwich Crown Point based Metro-Cammell built class 101 DMU 101651 (53201 + 54379) looks on as the door closes before restarting on the 1 in 40 at West Runton, between Sheringham and Cromer with a Norwich bound service. 15th August 1992. Andrew J Crowther.
31st July 1993
Set number: 101651
On the 31st July 1993, 101 651 (53201 + 54379) and 101 662 are seen at Lancaster with the 12:43 Heysham - Stockport. Gazza Prescott.
31st July 1993
Set number: 101651
With 53201 leading 54379, the 09:38 Manchester Victoria - Blackpool North is a 4-car formation formed of 101 651 and 101 662, seen at Atherton on the 31/7/93. Gazza Prescott.
24th August 1993
Set number: 101651
101651 53201 + 54379 on 5H68, the 10:10 New Mills Central to Stockport C.S. at New Mills South Junction, 24-8-93. Kevin Dowd.
26th June 1994
Set number: 101651
Class 110 DMU 101651 (53201 + 54379) in Hope Valley at Edale, west of the station, near Shaw Wood, looking east, on 26.6.94. George Woods.
26th June 1994
Set number: 101651
101651 (53201 + 54379) at Edale in the Hope Valley on 26 June 1994. George Woods.
24th August 1994
Set number: 101651
Class 101 53201+54379 arrives at Stoke-on-Trent on the 24th August 1994 with a service from Manchester Piccadilly. Kevin Law.
23rd April 1995
Set number: 101651
101651 (53201 & 54379) at Manchester Piccadilly on 23rd April 1995. Ian Buck.
23rd June 1995
Set number: 101651
101651 53201 + 54379 on the 18:38 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield at The Wash (Chinley), 23-6-95. Kevin Dowd.
1st August 1999
Set number: 101651
101651 awaits its fate at MC Metals, 1st August 1999. 53201 is on the right, the DTC on the left is presumably its partner 54379. Ian McDonald.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: October 1975
Set number: 67
A mixed 2-car Local Passenger dmu Set No.67 consisting of Cravens Class 141 driving trailer No.E56441 and Metro - Cammell Class 101/2 driving motor brake No.E50201 in Rail Blue livery with all-yellow front end at Cambridge on an Ipswich service, 10/75. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: 22nd November 1986
Set number: 78
Norwich Class 101 DMU set 78 (54062 + 53201) in Sudbury station with a Colchester service on 22 November 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 22nd November 1986
Set number: 78
Class 101 DMU set 78 (54062 + 53201) in platform 1 of Colchester station after arrival from Sudbury on 22 November 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 16th June 1987
Set number: 78
E54062 + E53201 depart from Chappel & Wakes Colne on a Sudbury service, 16/6/87. On the right is the East Anglian Railway Museum. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 9th January 1988
Set number: 78
Norwich set 78 E54062 + E53201 pass Ely North Junction with the 11.10 Peterborough to Cambridge, 09.01.88. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 20th August 1990
Set number: LO265
Class 108 DMU LO265 cars 54497 + 51913 enter Sleaford station on the 11:39 Skegness to Nottingham service on 20 August 1990. The Met-Camm on the left is thought to be 53201. Two days later LO265 was involved in a low speed head on crash with another Class 108 at Hyde North Junction after passing a red signal. It was repaired and finally withdrawn on 30/05/91. Neil Smith.
Date: 11th June 1991
Set number: 101651
Bit of a mystery with this one ...... This is a freshly painted Met-Cam Class 101 Regional Railways 2 Car DMU set 101651 standing inside Coldham Lane Diesel Depot, at Cambridge. My notes say it is formed of 53198+54379, yet other sources suggest it is 53201+54379 - with 53198 being part of set 101652 both formed at Norwich in July 1991 ..... however this is ... 11th June 1991 - My personal belief is that the power cars were swapped sometime prior to July .... ? Nigel Mack.
Date: 2nd August 1992
Set number: 101651
A Metro-Cammell built Class 101 DMU 101651 (54379 + 53201) slows for the stop at West Runton, between Sheringham and Cromer, with a Norwich bound service, 2nd August 1992. Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 23rd June 1993
Set number: 101651
DTS 54379 leads the 15:26 Rose Hill - Piccadilly with 53201 into Hyde North, 23/6/93. Gazza Prescott.
Date: 13th September 1993
Set number: 101651
54379 and 53201 at Stafford with the 16:35 to Manchester Piccadilly, 13/9/93. Gazza Prescott.
Date: 26th June 1994
Set number: 101677
Class 101 DMUs 101677 (51179 + 51496) and 101651 (54379 + 53201) near Barber Booth, Edale, looking west on 26.6.94. George Woods.
Date: 26th June 1994
Set number: 101651
Class 101 DMU set 101651 (54379 + 53201) seen in Hope Valley between Edale and Hope, near Clough Farm, looking west on 26 June 1994. George Woods.
Date: 26th June 1994
Set number: 101651
Class 101 DMU 101651 (54379 + 53201) in Hope Valley on 26.6.94 near Barber Booth, Edale, looking west. Another set (101677, 51179 + 51496) is approaching in the distance. George Woods.
Date: 23rd April 1995
Set number: 101651
Leaving Manchester Piccadilly for Rose Hill 101651 (54379 & 53201) on 23rd April 1995. Ian Buck.