Vehicle 50211 / 53211
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: 30261
Diagram: 523
Allocations
| 28/05/57 | New to | 54A (Sunderland) | |
| 15/06/57 | On loan to | 9A (Longsight) | - Also noted as 9D |
| Jul-57 | Ex-loan back to | 54A (Sunderland) | |
| 3w/e 30/08/58 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
| 4w/e 31/10/59 | On loan to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 4w/e 16/04/60 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 4w/e 27/03/71 | Transferred to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | GF | |
| w/e 23/07/78 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| 29/06/86 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 10/05/87 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 04/10/87 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 20/12/87 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 11/07/88 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| 14/05/89 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) PNLX | |
| 06/05/90 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) PCHX | |
| 30/09/90 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) PTSX | |
| 29/09/91 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) PLOX | |
| Jan-02 | Withdrawn |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50211 - original number
53211 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 22/01/1982 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by JT Landscapes, Caerwent
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50211 | 56063 | As delivered to 54A - 28th May 1957 | |||||||
| 50211 | 56063 | Transfer to 54A - 4w/e 07/09/57 - ex-loan LMR | |||||||
| 50211 | 56063 | Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 31/10/59 - on loan | |||||||
| 50211 | 56063 | Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 16/04/60 | |||||||
| 50211 | 56376 | Noted 31/08/71 - at Carlisle1 | |||||||
| 50211 | 56084 | Noted 02/06/1973 - at Newcastle2 | |||||||
| 50211 | 56379 | Noted 07/01/75 - at York3 | |||||||
| 50211 | 56379 | Noted 30/12/75 - at Newcastle1 | |||||||
| 50211 | 56379 | Noted 01/04/1976 - at Carlisle4 | |||||||
| 50211 | 56379 | Noted 12/03/1977 - at Newcastle 4 | |||||||
| 50211 | 56464 | Noted circa 03/19795 | |||||||
| 50211 | 56379 | Noted 4th March 1980 | |||||||
| 50211 | 56379 | Noted 21/03/81 - at Newcastle | |||||||
| 50211 | 56379 | Noted 28/05/81 - at Carlisle | |||||||
| 50211 | 56078 | Noted 25/09/82 - on Scotswood Bridge | |||||||
| 50211 | 56059 | Noted circa 02/19835 | |||||||
| 53211 | 54381 | Noted circa 03/19855 | |||||||
| 53211 | 54085 | Noted circa 02/19865 | |||||||
| 53211 | 51496 | Noted circa 09/19865 | |||||||
| 53211 | 51496 | Noted 24/10/19865 | |||||||
| 53211 | 53235 | Noted circa 07/19875 | |||||||
| 53211 | 59383 | 53642 | Noted 22/11/87 | ||||||
| 108392 | 53211 | 59817 | 53642 | Listed at ED - Jan-88 - however published 12/87 move of 53642 from NL to ED had been cancelled | |||||
| 392 | 53211 | 59817 | 53630 | Noted circa 05/19885 | |||||
| 108392 | 53211 | 59817 | 53645 | Listed at HA - circa August 1988 | |||||
| 53211 | 59246 | 51840 | Noted 09/07/89 - at Scarborough | ||||||
| NL565 | 53211 | 59246 | 53235 | Listed at NL - 05/09/89 | |||||
| 53211 | 59246 | 53235 | Noted 02/10/89 - on 13:02 Leeds - Carlisle6 | ||||||
| 53211 | 59072 | 52042 | Noted circa 12/19895 | ||||||
| CH647 | 53211 | 52042 | Listed at CH - mid May-90 | ||||||
| T074 | 53211 | 52042 | Noted circa 12/19905 | ||||||
| T074 | 53211 | 52042 | Noted 19/03/91 - in Banbury area7 | ||||||
| T074 | 53211 | 52042 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | ||||||
| T074 | 53211 | 52042 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | ||||||
| 101657 | 53211 | 54085 | Listed at LO - Dec-91 | ||||||
| 101657 | 53211 | 54085 | Noted 03/06/1992 - Two return trips from Bangor to Amlwch | ||||||
| 101657 | 53211 | 54085 | Listed at LO - 02/07/92 | ||||||
| 101657 | 53211 | 54085 | Listed at LO - 24/09/92 | ||||||
| 101657 | 53211 | 54085 | Listed at LO - November 1992 | ||||||
| 101657 | 53211 | 54085 | Listed at LO - 10/12/92 | ||||||
| 53211 | 54085 | Noted 13/01/93 - on 18:58 Sheffield - Manchester Piccadilly8 | |||||||
| 53211 | 54085 | Noted 24/03/93 - on 12:16 Chester - Wigan8 | |||||||
| 53211 | 54085 | Noted 24/05/93 - on 19:00 Blackpool - Manchester Airport8 | |||||||
| 53211 | 54085 | Noted 13/08/93 - on 20:52 Warrington - Manchester Piccadilly8 | |||||||
| 53211 | 54085 | Noted 18/08/93 - on 19:52 Warrington - Manchester Piccadilly8 | |||||||
| 101657 | 53211 | 54085 | Listed at LO - November 1993 | ||||||
| 53211 | 54085 | Noted 08/02/94 - on 2F47 14:13 Wilmslow - Warrington8 | |||||||
| 101657 | 53211 | 54085 | Noted circa 06/19945 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Graeme Phillips
7: Aaron Calder
8: David Bellamy
Images:
4th July 1985
BR Met-Camm Class 101 DMU cars 54081 + 53211 in Haltwhistle station with a Carlisle - Newcastle service on 4 July 1985. Neil Smith.
15th November 1986
A Met-Camm set at Marsden, West Yorkshire on 15/11/1986. The formation is noted as including cars E51496 E53136 E53182. The closest car is probably 53211, still carrying a Tyne & Wear PTE logo, it was transferred from Heaton to Neville Hill in June. Is the set arriving at the station, displaying red marker lights? Graeme Phillips Collection.
18th October 1991
Set number: 101657
101 657 - 53211 + 54085 - (ex-works from Doncaster) on 2E16 1407 Piccadilly to Sheffield at New Mills South Junction. Kevin Dowd.
19th October 1991
Set number: 101657
Ex-works 101 657 (53211 / 54085) working the 11:43 Piccadilly - New Mills, seen at Romiley on 19/10/91. Gazza Prescott.
24th December 1991
Set number: 101657
It's 11.01 in the morning on Christmas eve 1991 at Manchester Piccadilly station with WYPTE liveried Class 158 unit 158901 in platform 2, whilst platform 3 hosts a Regional Railways Class 101 unit 101657 (53211 + 54085). Andrew J Crowther.
6th February 1992
Set number: 101657
Set 101657 (53211 + 54085) departs Manchester Piccadilly. 06.02.92 Nicholas Youngman.
4th March 1992
Set number: 101657
101 657 (53211 / 54085) captured at Manchester Piccadily about to work the 13:48 to Chester on 4/3/92. Gazza Prescott.
3rd June 1992
Set number: 101657
Longsight allocated Metro-Cammell DMU set 101657 (53211 + 54085) is seen at Rhosgoch heading down the freight only Amlwch branch on the Isle of Anglesey. The short spur leading off to the right served a oil storage depot built in the 70's but its use was short lived. This train was run by the "Isle of Anglesey Railways Ltd" Lein Amlwch 125 Years on. 3rd June 1992. Andrew J Crowther.
3rd June 1992
Set number: 101657
Longsight allocated Metro-Cammell DMU set 101657 (53211 + 54085) is seen at Rhosgoch on the freight only Amlwch branch on the Isle of Anglesey. This train was run by the "Isle of Anglesey Railways Ltd" Lein Amlwch 125 Years on. 3rd June 1992. Andrew J Crowther.
5th September 1992
Set number: 101657
101657 (53211 / 54085) and LO293 (presumably 53941 + 54230) on the 09:46 to Carlisle, seen at Leeds, 5/9/92. Gazza Prescott.
22nd September 1992
Set number: 101657
101657 (53211 / 54085) at Preston on 22/9/92 with the 12:44 Heysham - Stockport. Gazza Prescott.
22nd September 1992
Set number: 101657
The 12:23 Stockport to Heysham after arrival at its destination on 22/9/92, formed of 101657 (53211 + 54085). Gazza Prescott.
19th June 1993
Set number: 101657
Class 101 Metro Cammell 53211+54085 (DMBS+DMCL) set 101 657 arriving Hooton 19-6-93. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
21st May 1994
Set number: 101657
101657 (53211 + 54085) on the 16:26 Marple Rose Hill - Manchester Piccadilly service at Guide Bridge on May 21, 1994. John Carter.
28th February 1995
Set number: 101657
Working a service from Manchester to Rose Hill 101657 (53211 & 54085) stops at Guide Bridge on 28th February 1995. Ian Buck.
26th May 1998
Set number: 101657
Class 101 53211, set number 101 657 (with 54085), is seen at Chester on 26.05.1998 having been refurbished and repainted into Regional Railways livery. Andy Cole.
12th May 1999
Set number: 657
Class 101 set 657, consisting of 53211 (front) and 54085 in Regional Railways, at Crewe, on 12th May 1999. Photograph by my Dad, David Slack, uploaded by Andrew Slack. David Slack.
9th July 1999
Set number: 101657
Metro-Cammell set 101657 (53211 + 54085) in Manchester Piccadilly station on 9 July 1999. Sparegang.
6th January 2000
Set number: 101657
101657 (53211 + 54085) at Romiley with a Rose Hill - Manchester service, January 6, 2000. Nigel Walls.
12th April 2000
Set number: 101657
Arriving at Ashburys on 12th April 2000 is 101657 (53211 & 54085). Ian Buck.
12th April 2000
Set number: 101657
101657 (53211 & 54085) arrives at North Hyde on a gloomy 12th April 2000. Ian Buck.
12th April 2000
Set number: 101657
Seen at a desolate looking North Hyde station on 12th April 2000 is 101657 (53211 & 54085). The section of track between Guide Bridge and Rose Hill in suburban Manchester had only an hourly service. Ian Buck.
26th February 2001
Set number: 101657
101657 (53211 + 54085) seen from a passing train - possibly at Longsight - on the 26th February 2001. Steve Hodgson.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 21st March 1981
55011 heads north out of Newcastle past E56379 + E50211 on March 21, 1981. John Carter.
Date: 28th May 1981
E56379 + E50211 arrive at Carlisle from Newcastle on 28/05/1981. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 25th September 1982
E56078 + E50211 on Scotswood Bridge, September 25, 1982. John Carter.
Date: 4th July 1985
BR Met-Camm Class 101 DMU cars 54081 + 53211 enter Haltwhistle station with a Carlisle - Newcastle service on 4 July 1985 Neil Smith.
Date: 9th July 1989
Set number: S803
Set S803 awaits departure from Scarborough on 09-07-1989. I recorded cars 51522 (closest) + 51458, 53211 + 59246 + 51840 (a 101/108/110 hybrid with two vans) making up the train. A fitter has head under the rear of the second vehicle. Gordon Thomson.
Date: 9th July 1989
Cleaners stand waiting for this five-car set to stop at Scarborough on 09-07-1989. The front three cars form a hybrid 110/108/101 set (51840 + 59246 + 53211) with 101 set 51458 + 51522 on the rear. Already in the platform is 51184. Gordon Thomson.
Date: circa August 1991
Set number: T074
Tyseley hybrid set T074 52042 53211 at Wolverhampton August 1991. Ian Charles.
Date: 3rd June 1992
Set number: 101657
Longsight allocated Metro-Cammell DMU set 101657 (54085 + 53211) is seen at Rhosgoch heading down the freight only Amlwch branch on the Isle of Anglesey. The short spur leading off to the right which can just be seen through the bushes served a oil storage depot built in the 70's but its use was short lived. This train was run by the "Isle of Anglesey Railways Ltd" Lein Amlwch 125 Years on. 3rd June 1992. Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 3rd June 1992
Set number: 101657
Longsight allocated Metro-Cammell DMU set 101657 (54085 + 53211) is seen heading up towards Rhosgoch on the freight only Amlwch branch on the Isle of Anglesey. This train was run by the "Isle of Anglesey Railways Ltd" Lein Amlwch 125 Years on. 3rd June 1992. Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 25th July 1992
Set number: 101657
101657 (54085 / 53211) runs into Hyde North on the 11:26 Rose Hill - Piccadilly, 25/7/92. Gazza Prescott.
Date: 5th September 1992
Set number: 101657
101657 (53211 + 54085) and LO293 about to cross Ribblehead Viaduct on the 5th September, 1992. Gazza Prescott.
Date: 22nd September 1992
Set number: 101657
101657 (54085 / 53211) at Morecambe on the 12:23 Stockport to Heysham, 22/9/92. Gazza Prescott.
Date: 19th June 1993
Set number: 101657
Class 101 Metro Cammell 54085 + 53211 (DMCL + DMBS) set 101 657 awaits departure from Hooton for Chester 19-6-93. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Date: 18th September 1993
Set number: 101665
101665 (51429 + 54393) and 101657 (53211 + 54085) at Manchester Piccadilly, ready to work the 11:18 Stockport - Heysham, 18/9/93. Gazza Prescott.
Date: unknown
Set number: 101657
101 657 (54085 / 53211) slows down for Taffs Well station. Date unknown. Tom Clift.
Date: unknown
Set number: 101657
101 657 (53211 & 54085) depart from Bredbury sometime in the 90s. Photographer unknown. Unknown.
Date: 22nd August 1997
Set number: 101657
101657 (54085 + 53211) in Ashburys station on August 22, 1997. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 22nd August 1997
Set number: 101682
101682 (53256 + 51505) departs from Manchester Piccadilly with a Sheffield service on 22/8/97. On the left is 101657 (54085 + 53211) on Rose Hill duties. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 10th September 1997
Set number: 101657
101657 (54085 + 53211) in Manchester Piccadilly on 10 September 1997. David Bellamy.
Date: 2nd February 2000
Two 2-car Class 101 sets, 53164 + 53160 (front) in green and 53211 + 54085 (rear) in Regional Railways, at Manchester Piccadilly on 2nd February 2000. Photograph by David Slack. Uploaded by Andrew Slack. David Slack.
Date: 8th May 2000
Set number: 101657
Passing through Ardwick on 8th May 2000 is 101657 (54085 & 53211). Ian Buck.
Date: unknown
Set number: 101657
"Go faster" set 101657 (53211 + 54085) with an additional unknown DMBS added (closest) arriving into Altrincham. Chris Moxon.
Date: 22nd January 2004
Set number: 101683
The cabs from 51177 and 53211 saved for preservation at Caerwent on 22/1/04. Stuart Mackay.