Vehicle 50236
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: 30263
Diagram: 619
Allocations
| 24/09/57 | New to | South Gosforth | |
| 4w/e 31/07/60 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| 13/09/65 | Withdrawn from | 55H (Neville Hill) |
50236 was involved in the following incident:
15/06/65 - Near York, NER
Collision involving Class 101 / Class 104 / Coaches
Info from Peter Mullen, Chris Moxon
A ECS move with loco / coaches reversing from the station went through signals at danger and hit an incoming DMU. More Details.
Disposal
Scrapped by BR, York C&W
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50236 | 59087 | 59093 | 50237 | As delivered to South Gosforth - 24th September 1957 | |||||
| 50236 | 59087 | 59093 | 50237 | Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 31/07/60 |
Images:
15th June 1965
Taken at York when the incoming 15.57 Scarborough - Leeds DMU collided with a reversing ECS on June 15, 1965. Probably E50236 withdrawn soon afterwards. The Yorkshire Evening Press.
15th June 1965
Taken at York when the incoming 15.57 Scarborough - Leeds DMU collided with a reversing ECS on June 15, 1965. Probably E50236 withdrawn soon afterwards. The Yorkshire Evening Press.
19th June 1965
E50236, clearly badly damaged after a major accident a few days earlier, is seen at York, 19/6/65. Dave Hill.