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Vehicle 50264 / 53264


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: 30267
Diagram: 621

Allocations

26/08/57 New to 51A (Darlington)
2w/e 08/04/61 On loan to 56G (Hammerton Street)
2w/e 11/11/61 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
3w/e 02/03/63 Transferred to 56G (Hammerton Street)
w/e 30/04/67 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
24/08/69 On loan to 66C (Hamilton)
07/09/69 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
4w/e 02/10/69 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
2w/e 30/04/72 Transferred to 62B (Dundee) - Leith depot closed
Jan-73 Transferred to 65A (Eastfield)
May-73Depot code changeED
4w/e 02/10/76 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
4w/e 09/12/78 Transferred to DE (Dundee)
01/03/82 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
circa Jul-82 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
circa Aug-82 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
07/09/82 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
Oct-87 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
26/05/88 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
14/05/89 Transferred to CH (Chester) PCHX
04/09/89 Withdrawn from CH (Chester) PCHX

Notes

May 1988 - Still fitted with AEC engines
7th September 1989 - Seen withdrawn at Chester depot

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50264 - original number
53264 - from Aug-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Glasgow Works dated 30/06/1979 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50254 50264 As delivered to 51A - 26th August 1957
50151 59048 59093 50264 Noted 4th April 1958
50254 50264 Transfer to 56G - 2w/e 08/04/61
50254 50264 Transfer to 51A - 2w/e 11/11/61
50254 50264 Transfer to 56G - 3w/e 02/03/63
50254 50264 Noted 05/09/66 - at Leeds City1
51204 59082 50264 Noted 04/09/67 - at Bradford Exchange1
50264 59082 50279 Noted 07/10/67 - at Leeds City1
50287 59103 50264 Noted 20/07/68 - in Leeds City1
50254 59527 50264 Noted 07/09/68 - at York1
50254 50264 Noted 20/08/69 - at Leeds1
50264 59067 51231 Noted 29/07/1972 - at Edinburgh Waverley2
50254 59568 50264 Transfer to 65A - Jan-73
50254 59568 50264 Noted 17/04/73 - in Glasgow Queen Street3
50254 59560 50264 Noted 14/09/73 - in Glasgow Queen Street1
51462 59552 50264 Noted 19/09/75 - on 1510 Glasgow QS-Stirling
50264 51465 56403 Noted 04/05/76 - on 2147 Edinburgh-Stirling
51248 56406 50264 Noted 28/03/1977 - 07:23 Markinch to Edinburgh Waverley, part of a 9 car formation2
51250 56386 50264 Noted 13/08/77 - at Haymarket3
305 51227 59045 50264 Listed at DE - 01/02/81
101305 51227 59045 50264 Listed at ED - 13/06/82
51227 59045 50264 Transfer to HA - 07/09/82
305 51227 59045 53264 Noted 04/06/83
101362 53264 59073 53746 Noted circa 12/19834
51227 59061 53264 Noted circa 05/19844
spare 53264 Listed at HA - 17/06/84
101305 51227 59045 53264 Listed at HA - 25/03/85
101324 51253 59061 53264 Noted circa 02/19864
101305 51227 59045 53264 Listed at Haymarket - Summer 1986
101324 51253 59061 53264 Noted 18th June 1986
324 51253 59061 53264 Listed at Haymarket - August 1986
324 51253 59047 53264 Formation change - p/e 17/09/86
101362 53264 59073 53197 Noted 08/11/19864
101362 53192 59073 53264 Noted circa 03/19874
101305 51227 59045 53264 Listed at HA - 23/03/87
51227 59045 53264 Noted circa 04/19874
101362 53192 59073 53264 Noted 04/04/19874
51227 59045 53264 Noted 26th November 1987
101305 51227 59045 53264 Listed at AY - Jan-88
101305 51227 53264 Noted May 1988
N655 51227 53264 Formed at NH p/e 17/06/88
N655 51227 53264 Noted circa Jul-88
101305 51227 53264 Noted circa 11/19884
53451 53264 Noted 20th April 1989 - Failed at Atherton & assisted by 31178

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Whitby

22nd July 1958

E50264 leads a three-car Met-Camm away from Whitby with a Scarborough service on July 22nd, 1958. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Aberdeen Waterloo station

26th May 1973

A Class 101 at Aberdeen Waterloo station (50264 closest) with the SRA/SLS Buchan and Mearns railtour on 26 May 1973. John McIntyre.

Class 101 DMU at Aberdeen Waterloo station

26th May 1973

A Class 101 is piped into Aberdeen Waterloo station with a SRA/SLS branchline special on 26 May 1973. Waterloo had ceased to be a passenger station over 100 years earlier but had continued as a freight depot. The power cars are 50264 and 50254. John McIntyre.

Class 101 DMU at Forfar

24th August 1980

On 24 August 1980, The Branch Line Society "Forfar Railtour" ran from Perth to Forfar using this three-car class 101 dmu set, believed to be 50264 + 59549 + 51241. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 101 DMU at Dewars Siding, Perth

24th August 1980

A three-car class 101 Metro-Cammell diesel set (closest is thought to be 50264) was used by the Branch Line Society on 24 August 1980 for their Forfar Railtour from Perth. First port of call was the Dewar's branch where the train reached a point just short of the first trap point. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 101 DMU at Forfar

24th August 1980

The BLS Forfar railtour at Forfar, on 24 August 1980. The tour continued half a mile or so beyond the station to the buffers at the far north end of the headshunt. Closest is 50264. Alistair Ness.

Class 101 DMU at Forfar

24th August 1980

The BLS Forfar railtour at Forfar, on 24 August 1980. The tour continued half a mile or so beyond the station to the buffers at the far north end of the headshunt. Closest is believed to be 50264. Alistair Ness.

Class 101 DMU at Forfar

24th August 1980

On 24 August 1980, The Branch Line Society "Forfar Railtour" ran from Perth to Forfar. On arrival at Forfar the train ran to the buffers for photographers then returned to the platform. The tour, formed of a Metro-Cammell triple set, is seen here at Forfar. The vehicles are believed to be 50264 + 59549 + 51241. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 101 DMU at Forfar

24th August 1980

On 24 August 1980, The Branch Line Society "Forfar Railtour" ran from Perth to Forfar. Having arrived early, the unit then did a photo-run to the buffer stops which is where we see the train and many of the passengers. The vehicles visible are believed to be 50264 + 59549. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 101 DMU at Dewars Sidings Perth

24th August 1980

The BLS Forfar railtour at Dewars Siding, Perth, on 24 August 1980. Closest is believed to be 50264. Alistair Ness.

Class 101 DMU at Dewars Sidings Perth

24th August 1980

The BLS Forfar railtour at Dewars Siding, Perth, on 24 August 1980. Closest is believed to be 50264. Alistair Ness.

Class 101 DMU at Forfar

24th August 1980

The BLS Forfar railtour at Forfar, on 24 August 1980. The tour continued half a mile or so beyond the station to the buffers at the far north end of the headshunt. Closest is believed to be 50264. Alistair Ness.

Class 101 DMU at Haymarket

24th August 1984

Set number: 101320

A Met-Camm DMU bound for Edinburgh Waverley, seen at Haymarket on 24 August 1984. Closest is though to be 53264 - note the lower case R in Scotrail, it would later carry the upper case version. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 101 DMU at Forth Bridge

1st June 1987

Set number: 101305

51227, 59045 and 53264 just about to pass under the Jubilee Arch with the 1333 Edinburgh Waverley to Kirkcaldy 1st June 1987. Keith Long.

Class 101 DMU at Edinburgh Waverley

13th August 1987

Set number: 101305

101305 (53264 + 59045 + 51227) in Edinburgh Waverley with a Cowdenbeath service on August 13, 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at North Queensferry

27th September 1987

Set number: 101305

With 53264 closest, Met-Camm DMU set 101305 sits in North Queensferry station with an Edinburgh bound service on 27 September 1987. George Woods.

Class 101 DMU at Dunfermline

March 1988

Set number: 101305

On a dull day in March 1988, Haymarket's set 305 (51227 + 59045 + 53264) rasps away up the hill from Dunfermline Lower with a train for Cowdenbeath. Less than 2 months later the centre car of this set was withdrawn and the power cars reallocated to Newton Heath. Half a mile in the distance is the former Touch junctions where a chord once allowed trains to access the direct Dunfermline to Alloa line, the last remaining section from Oakley to Townhill had been lifted in 1986 following the closure of Comrie Colliery. Murray Liston.

Class 101 DMU at Stockport

23rd July 1988

Set number: 101305

Still wearing it's ScotRail branding, former Haymarket allocated Metro-Cammell class 101 dmu 101305 (53264, 51227) is in the North facing bay, platform 3a at Stockport with the Stalybridge shuttle, 23rd July 1988. In May 1989 this service changed to becoming a Parliamentary or Ghost train, that runs once a week (January 2016) on a Friday at 09.22 from Stockport in one direction only. Andrew J Crowther.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 26th May 1973

A Class 101 runs through Aberdeen station with SRA/SLS branchline special on 26 May 1973. The power cars are 50254 (closest) and 50264. John McIntyre.

DMU

Date: 24th August 1980

Set number: 225

The BLS Forfar railtour at Coupar Angus on 24 August 1980. The vehicles are believed to be 51241 + 59549 + 50264. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 24th August 1980

Set number: 225

The BLS Forfar railtour at Coupar Angus on 24 August 1980. The vehicles are believed to be 51241 + 59549 + 50264. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 24th August 1980

Set number: 225

The BLS Forfar railtour at Dewars Siding, Perth, on 24 August 1980. The vehicles are believed to be 51241 + 59549 + 50264 and are standing on the former line to Crieff. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 24th August 1980

On 24 August 1980, The Branch Line Society "Forfar Railtour" ran from Perth to Forfar. I think the numbers of the Metro-Cammell class 101 used were 51241 + 59549 + 50264 as these were the only numbers I recorded at Perth. Having arrived early, I think the unit then did a photo-run out of the station and back in. Jeremy Chapter.

DMU

Date: 24th August 1980

Set number: 225

At Forfar on 24 August 1980 is the Branch Line Society "Forfar Railtour" which ran from Perth using three-car class 101 dmu set 225 (believed to be 51241 + 59549 + 50264). Jeremy Chapter.

DMU

Date: 9th May 1987

Set number: 101302

Waverley station at 16.14 on 9/5/87 sees the 16.15 to Dundee, on the left, preparing to depart. Alongside is another rake just arrived e.c.s., probably from Haymarket depot. This will form the 16.42 to Cowdenbeath. The leading car on the left is 53290 (forming set 101 302 along with 59303 and 53197) - this set is coupled to 51227/59045/53264 (set 101 305). The leading car on the right is 53747 (forming set 101 317 along with 59048 and 51243) - this set is coupled to 51456/59555/51520 (set 101 330). Leonard Rogers.

DMU

Date: March 1988

Set number: 101305

Dunfermline DMU departure. On a dull day in March 1988, Haymarket's set 305 (51227 + 59045 + 53264) is seen departing Dunfermline Lower with a train for Cowdenbeath. Less than 2 months later the centre car was withdrawn and the power cars reallocated to Newton Heath. Murray Liston.

DMU

Date: 24th April 1988

Set number: 101305

101305 (51227 and presumably 53264) at Manchester Victoria on 14 April 1988. The DMBS seems to have suffered some damage to the centre of the bodyside. David Mant.

DMU

Date: 28th July 1988

Set number: 101305

High Summer at Manchester Victoria. SC51227 (and presumably 53264) leads a mixture of DMU classes through the rain-sodden station on 28th July 1988. 47356 lurks in the far distance having arrived on a service from Blackburn. Syd Young.