Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Rolls Royce 180hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30268
Diagram: 616
29/11/57 | New to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
2w/e 30/04/60 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
18/05/69 | Transferred to | 30A (Stratford) | |
4w/e 05/12/70 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
p/e 07/10/89 | Sector Change to | NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ | |
23/10/89 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ |
50272 - original number
53272 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
78713 - from 24/02/85 (single engine conversion)
24/02/85 - Single engine conversion
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
50282 | 59102 | 50272 | As delivered to 56G - 29th November 1957 | ||||||
50282 | 59102 | 50272 | Transfer to 55H - 2w/e 30/04/60 | ||||||
50282 | 59306 | 50272 | Noted 27/07/68 - in Leeds City1 | ||||||
50282 | 59102 | 50272 | Transfer to 30A - 18/05/69 | ||||||
50281 | 59101 | 50272 | Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 05/12/70 | ||||||
L192 | 50282 | 59101 | 50272 | Noted circa 19712 | |||||
50282 | 59101 | 50272 | Noted 02/10/1971 - at Leeds3 | ||||||
50282 | 59101 | 50272 | Noted 31/08/72 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
50242 | 59055 | 59089 | 50272 | Noted 07/01/75 - at York, set number L237 on 590554 | |||||
50282 | 59101 | 50272 | Noted 29/10/75 - at York1 | ||||||
50282 | 59101 | 50272 | Noted 29/11/1975 - at York 5 | ||||||
50282 | 59188 | 50272 | Noted 23/11/76 - at York1 | ||||||
50282 | 59101 | 50272 | Noted 27/01/77 - on Cambridge depot4 | ||||||
50282 | 50272 | Noted circa 10/19822 | |||||||
50282 | 50272 | Noted circa 02/19832 | |||||||
78968 | 53272 | Noted circa 10/19832 | |||||||
53137 | 53272 | Noted circa 02/19842 | |||||||
53289 | 53272 | Listed at NL - 01/01/85 | |||||||
78963 | 78713 | Noted circa 06/19852 | |||||||
78959 | 78713 | Noted 20/10/19862 | |||||||
78963 | 78713 | Noted 24/04/1987 - at Leeds6 | |||||||
78971 | 78713 | Noted 10/10/19872 | |||||||
78971 | 78713 | Listed at NL - 22/11/87 | |||||||
78971 | 78713 | Listed at NL - early Apr-88 | |||||||
78971 | 78713 | Noted 15/08/88 - on 17:33 York - Sheffield service7 | |||||||
202 | 78960 | 78713 | Listed at NL - Feb-89 | ||||||
78961 | 78713 | Noted 09/08/89 - on 10:52 York - Scarborough additional working with 52042 + 511887 | |||||||
NL203 | 78961 | 78713 | Listed at NL - 05/09/89 | ||||||
78713 | 78969 | Noted 02/10/89 - on 09:20 Marsden - Leeds7 | |||||||
78713 | 78969 | Noted 02/10/89 - on 14:22 Leeds - Marsden7 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Gerald Brown
5: Peter Wallwork
6: Robert Chilton
7: Graeme Phillips
Class 111 DMCL E50272 seen in Manchester Victoria station on Wednesday 27 June 1979. Leeds is on the destination blind. David Russon.
Met-Camm Class 111 DMC 53272 arriving at Leeds from Hull on 20 July 1983. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
The gangways between Met-Camm vehicles, the single exhaust on each vehicle shows that these are Class 111 single engine conversions. Centre road Sheffield Midland 20-12-87, the vehicle on the left is 78713. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
Class 111 Metro Cammell DMU with DHCL 78713 closest, stabled in the centre road of Sheffield Midland on 20-12-87. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
DMUs at Sheffield on 19 April 1988. On the right is a Class 111 with 78713 and presumably 78971 partially seen. On the right is a Class 108 TBS - presumably 59250 - with Class 110 DMBC 52067, the Met-Camm DMBS is 51450, its partner unknown. Dave Warby.
78713 at Brigg with Cleethorpes on the blind on 22 March 1989. John Carter.
Metro Cammell DMUs at Retford Low Level on 22/3/89. On the left is 78713, on the right is 51454 (carrying set number 328). John Carter.
Class 111 DHS no. E78713 is seen at Ilkley awaiting departure with the 1514 service to Leeds, in June 1989. This relatively early vehicle was originally 50272 then 53272, before undergoing conversion to 78713 by removal of one of its Rolls Royce engines in 1983. It was withdrawn only a few months after this slide, in October 1989. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Class 111 E78713 reaching the final stages of cutting at Vic Berry's on 11.05.90. Nicholas Youngman.
With West Yorkshire PTE 'Metro Train' branding, a two-car Class 111 DMU formed of cars E78971 & E78713 was passing Lostock Hall with a Preston to Leeds service on April 28th 1987. The pair of cars were renumbered in the 78xxx series following conversion to single engine cars in the mid 1980's. Visible on the left is the former Lostock Hall MPD, then still in use for wagon repairs. Martyn Hilbert.
A Metropolitan-Cammell 2-car set with E78713 on the rear arrives at Barnetby on 13th May 1988. 20100 can just be discerned behind the signalbox heading up the hill light engine. Note at this date only the three-doll bracket signal exists. The two separate home signals were presumably added at a later date. Syd Young.
E51809, E78969, E78713 and E51183 at Vic Berrys, Leicester on 29-4-90. Kevin Dowd.