Vehicle 50244 / 53244
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
| 22/10/57 | New to | South Gosforth | |
| 3w/e 04/06/60 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
| 3w/e 21/03/76 | Transferred to | GF (South Gosforth) | |
| 2w/e 09/09/79 | Transferred to | DN (Darlington) | |
| 13/05/84 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| 11/05/86 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 18/10/87 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 11/07/88 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| 01/10/89 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) PCHX | |
| 08/05/90 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) PTSX | |
| p/e 13/10/90 | Sector Change to | TS (Tyseley) PXXZ | |
| 03/12/90 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) PXXZ |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50244 - original number
53244 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 10/04/1981 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50244 | 59091 | 59097 | 50245 | As delivered to South Gosforth - 22nd October 1957 | |||||
| 50149 | 59091 | 59097 | 50244 | Noted 4th April 1958 | |||||
| 50244 | 59091 | 59097 | 50245 | Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 11/06/60 | |||||
| 50151 | 59091 | 59092 | 50244 | Noted 24/04/1973 - at Scarborough1 | |||||
| 50151 | 59091 | 59092 | 50244 | Noted 11/08/73 - on a Norwich - Peterborough service with 50387 + 561212 | |||||
| 50151 | 59091 | 59092 | 50244 | Noted 16/03/1974 - at York1 | |||||
| 50151 | 59091 | 59092 | 50244 | Noted 05/01/75 - on Botanic Gardens depot2 | |||||
| 50151 | 59092 | 59091 | 50244 | Noted 29/10/75 - at York3 | |||||
| 53149 | 59084 | 53244 | Noted 18/02/1984 - Hertfordshire Railtours Norseman 2 51219-53188 + 53150-53295 + 53149-59084-53244 | ||||||
| 53244 | 59075 | 51514 | Noted 20/05/86 - at York2 | ||||||
| 53198 | 53244 | Noted circa 09/19864 | |||||||
| 53198 | 53244 | Noted circa 11/19864 | |||||||
| 53198 | 53244 | Noted 01/12/19864 | |||||||
| 101357 | 53198 | 59697 | 53244 | Formed at ED 2w/e 14/11/87 | |||||
| 101357 | 53198 | 59107 | 53244 | Listed at ED - Jan-88 | |||||
| 357 | 53198 | 59107 | 53244 | Noted circa 05/19884 | |||||
| 101357 | 53198 | 59107 | 53244 | Listed at HA - circa August 1988 | |||||
| 357 | 53198 | 53244 | Noted 21/07/89 - ECS at Dalmeny | ||||||
| 357 | 53198 | 53244 | Noted 04/08/89 | ||||||
| CH646 | 53198 | 53244 | Listed at CH - 14/10/89 | ||||||
| 646 | 53198 | 53244 | Noted 31st October 1989 | ||||||
| T034 | 51130 | 53244 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 |
Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Gerald Brown
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
18th February 1984
53244 at the front of the 'Norseman' railtour, seen at Bedale on the 18th February 1984. Chris Lings.
18th February 1984
The Hertfordshire 'Norseman' railtour at Bedale on the 18th February 1984. The vehicles visible are 53244 + 59084 + 53149 and 53295 + 53150. Chris Lings.
18th February 1984
The 'Norseman' railtour at Redmire on the 18th February 1984. The visible vehicles are 53244 + 59084 + 53149. Chris Lings.
18th February 1984
53244 during the Eastgate stop of the 'Norseman' tour on 18th February 1984. It was loco hauled tour to Darlington, where the passengers transferred to a 7-car Class 101 formation for the trip to Redmire and Eastgate. Chris Lings.
18th February 1984
The 'Norseman' railtour prepares to leave Eastgate for Darlington on the 18th February 1984, with 53244 at the front. Chris Lings.
18th February 1984
On 18 February 1984 Hertfordshire Railtours ran a railtour utilising a class 47 with eight Mk 1 carriages between London King's Cross and Darlington and a 7-car Met-Camm dmu formation (53244 + 59084 + 53149 and 53295 + 53150 and 53188 + 51219) thence to Redmire and Eastgate as "The Norseman 2". In this view an HR rep is either placing or removing the headboard from Class 101 DMC(L) 53244. Jeremy Chapter.
21st July 1989
Set number: 357
Met-Camm power-twin 53244 + 53198 seen ECS at Dalmeny station on July 21, 1989, heading towards the capital. Hamish Stevenson.
2nd September 1989
Set number: 357
Set 357 (53244 + 53198) heading into the tunnels at Princes Street Gardens towards Haymarket on the 2nd September 1989. Hamish Stevenson.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 18th February 1984
The 'Norseman' railtour at Redmire on the 18th February 1984, a 2 + 2 + 3-car formation. From this end the vehicles were 51219 + 53188, 53150 + 53295, 53149 + 59084 + 53244. Chris Lings.
Date: 28th August 1989
Set number: 357
Two car Class 101 set 357 (53198 + 53244) is seen in Stirling station with the 15:42 Edinburgh - Dunblane service on the 28th August 1987. Hamish Stevenson.