Vehicle 50224 / 53224
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
| 20/06/57 | New to | 54A (Sunderland) | |
| 20/06/57 | On loan to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 07/09/57 | Ex-loan back to | 54A (Sunderland) | |
| 3w/e 30/08/58 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
| Jan-59 | On loan to | 50B (Neville Hill) | |
| Feb-59 | Ex-loan back to | South Gosforth | |
| Oct-61 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| Oct-61 | On loan to | 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 3w/e 30/12/61 | Ex-loan back to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DN | |
| 2w/e 06/06/76 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 10/05/87 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 01/10/89 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) PCHX | |
| 30/09/90 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) PLOX | |
| p/e 13/10/90 | Sector Change to | LO (Longsight) PXXZ | |
| 07/12/90 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) PXXZ |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50224 - original number
53224 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 09/07/1976 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50224 | 56076 | As delivered to 54A - 20th June 1957 | |||||||
| 50224 | 56076 | Transfer to 54A - 4w/e 07/09/1957 - ex-loan LMR | |||||||
| 50224 | 56068 | Transfer to 50B - Jan-59 - on loan | |||||||
| 50224 | 56083 | Transfer to 51A - Oct-61 | |||||||
| 50224 | 56087 | Noted circa 1964 - Noted at Whitby Town | |||||||
| 50224 | 56076 | Noted 11/09/65 - at Thornaby1 | |||||||
| 50224 | 59070 | 50262 | Noted 05/04/72 - at Darlington1 | ||||||
| 50224 | 59070 | 50261 | Noted 03/09/73 - at Darlington1 | ||||||
| 50224 | 56072 | Noted 06/09/75 - at Darlington1 | |||||||
| 50224 | 56057 | Noted 29/10/75 - at York with 50200/560841 | |||||||
| 50224 | 56401 | Noted circa 01/19772 | |||||||
| 50224 | 56401 | Noted 04/08/79 - at Keighley | |||||||
| 50224 | 56401 | Noted circa 10/19822 | |||||||
| 50224 | 56401 | Noted 19/01/83 - at Clayton West | |||||||
| 50224 | 56401 | Noted circa 03/19832 | |||||||
| 53224 | 54401 | Noted 16/05/19842 | |||||||
| 53224 | 54401 | Listed at NL - 01/01/85 | |||||||
| 53224 | 54401 | Noted circa 07/19852 | |||||||
| 53224 | 54401 | Noted circa 09/19862 | |||||||
| C900 | 53224 | 59709 | 52048 | Formation change - CF - circa 10/87 - 53224 replaced 51919 | |||||
| C900 | 53224 | 59709 | 52048 | Listed at CF - Oct-87 | |||||
| C900 | 53224 | 59709 | 52048 | Noted 19/12/87 - at Cardiff Queen Street | |||||
| C854 | 53224 | 59709 | 51509 | Formed at CF w/e 07/02/88 - renumbered from C900 with 51509 replacing 52048 | |||||
| C984 | 53224 | 59383 | 53635 | Formed at CF circa May-88 | |||||
| C984 | 53224 | 53635 | Listed at CF - 15/05/89 | ||||||
| CH645 | 53224 | 51509 | Listed at CH - 14/10/89 | ||||||
| 53224 | 51509 | Noted 20/12/89 - on 13:40 Crewe - Derby3 | |||||||
| CH645 | 53224 | 53194 | Listed at CH - mid May-90 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Graeme Phillips
Images:
18th June 1978
A two-car Class 101 DMU formed of E50224 and presumably E56401 at Bradford Hammerton Street on 18 June 1978. Brian Daniels.
4th August 1979
A refurbished Class 101 DMU (closest is thought to be 50202 or 50207) at Keighley on 4/8/79. Robert Frise.
19th January 1983
E50224 and E56401 waiting to depart from Clayton West with 2L74 the 1250 to Huddersfield 19th January 1983, three days before closure of the branch. Keith Long.
19th January 1983
E50224 and E56401 waiting to depart from Clayton West with 2L74 the 1250 to Huddersfield 19th January 1983, three days before closure of the branch. Keith Long.
19th December 1987
Set number: C900
W53224 of C900, which was a 3-car hybrid set comprising three different classes - 101 (53224), 110 (59709), and 108 (52048). At Cardiff Queen St, 19/12/87. Mac Winfield.
August 1989
Set number: C984
Hybrid 101/108 DMU set C984 (53224 and presumably 53635) arrives into Barry Island station in August 1989. John Law.
21st August 1989
Set number: C984
53224 running as C984 - a 2-car hybrid with a Class 108 (presumably 53635) - at Abercynon where it regains the Taff Vale main line to Pontypridd and Cardiff while operating the Aberdare service on 21/8/89. Mac Winfield.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 31st August 1975
An eleven-car DMU formation at Heighington on a Darlington - Shildon "Cavalcade 150" Special, 31 August 1975. The 108/108/101 composition of the closest set matches a formation listed in the November 1975 edition of The Railway Observer (p351) as 50645 + 59386 + 50232 / 50641 + 59389 + 50624 / 50224 + 56067 / 51509 + 59062 + 51441. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: 4th August 1979
Refurbished set 56401 / 50224 seen at Keighley on 4/8/79. Robert Frise.
Date: 19th January 1983
E56401 and E50224 waiting to depart from Clayton West with 2L74 the 1250 to Huddersfield 19th January 1983, three days before closure of the branch. Keith Long.
Date: 1988
Set number: C984
31 152 hauls a three-car 108 DMSL/108 TSL/101 DMBS DMU set at Frome in mid-1988. The closest vehicle appears to be 53635, making this set C984 with 59383 + 53224. Michael Mensing.
Date: 31st March 1988
Set number: C854
Hybrid set C854 (presumably 51509 + 59709 + 53224) heading for Swindon at Hawkeridge Junction on 31 March 1988. Robert Chilton.
Date: unknown
Set number: C984
DMU C984 (presumably 53635 + 53224, a 108 / 101 hybrid) and a class 442 5-WES unit at Weymouth. Date unknown, circa late 1980s. Stuart Pearce.
Date: April 1989
Set number: C984
Class 108/101 hybrid DMU set C984 (53635 and presumably 53224) seen at the Dundas Aqueduct, Monkton Combe, in April 1989. Michael Mensing.
Date: 30th June 1989
Set number: C984
Class 108/101 hybrid set C984 at Cardiff Queen Street on June 30, 1989. Closest is 53635, presumably with 53224. John Carter.