Vehicle 50315 / 53315
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: 30275
Diagram: 523
Allocations
| Mar-58 | New to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| Apr-58 | Transferred to | 3E (Monument Lane) | |
| Apr-58 | On loan to | 18A (Toton) | |
| May-58 | Ex-loan back to | 3E (Monument Lane) | |
| 20/06/60 | Depot code change | 21E | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2H | |
| 4w/e 07/05/66 | Transferred to | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 2w/e 08/10/66 | Transferred to | 2H (Monument Lane) | |
| w/e 07/01/67 | Transferred to | 2A (Tyseley) | |
| 2w/e 09/03/68 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CH | |
| w/e 11/01/75 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 6w/e 05/05/75 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 2w/e 20/03/76 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| w/e 05/11/76 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 24/03/85 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
| 21/06/87 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 23/09/87 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) | |
| 13/10/92 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) RAHA | |
| 25/10/93 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
| 03/11/93 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50315 - original number
53315 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
circa Sep-85 - Headlamp fitted
Nov-85 - Radio Electronic Token Block fitted
circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 01/10/1981 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | As delivered to 5B - March 1958 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted Aug-68 - at Shrewsbury1 | ||||||
| CR417 | 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted circa Jun-69 | |||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 13/08/70 - at Crewe1 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot2 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 19/05/72 - at Wolverhampton2 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 11/05/73 - at Wolverhampton2 | ||||||
| CR417 | 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 03/09/73 - at Shrewsbury1 | |||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Transfer to TS - w/e 11/01/75 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 23/08/75 - in Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Transfer to CH - 2w/e 20/03/76 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 31/07/76 - in Wolverhampton High Level1 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 10/09/76 - at Rock Ferry1 | ||||||
| TS402 | 50315 | 59116 | 50333 | Listed at TS - 12/08/79 | |||||
| TS402 | 50315 | 59116 | 50333 | Noted 25/01/80 - at Norwich1 | |||||
| TS402 | 50315 | 59116 | 50333 | Noted circa 01/19813 | |||||
| TS402 | 50315 | 59116 | 50333 | Noted circa 10/19813 | |||||
| TS402 | 50315 | 59116 | 50333 | Noted circa 09/19823 | |||||
| TS402 | 50315 | 59116 | 50333 | Listed at TS - Jan-83 | |||||
| TS402 | 53315 | 59116 | 53333 | Listed at TS - 14/07/83 | |||||
| TS402 | 53315 | 59116 | 53333 | Noted circa 02/19843 | |||||
| TS400 | 53315 | 59118 | 53330 | Noted circa 05/19843 | |||||
| 53315 | 59118 | 53330 | Noted 18/08/84 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
| TS400 | 53315 | 59118 | 53919 | Noted circa 10/19843 | |||||
| TS400 | 53315 | 59118 | 53330 | Noted circa 01/19853 | |||||
| 101 | 53315 | 59118 | 53330 | Noted 25/04/85 - at Norwich1 | |||||
| 101 | 53315 | 53330 | Noted 08/06/85 - at Norwich, as a 2-car1 | ||||||
| 101 | 53315 | 53330 | Noted circa Aug-85 | ||||||
| 101 | 53315 | 59118 | 53330 | Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85 | |||||
| 101 | 53315 | 59118 | 53330 | Listed at NC - Dec-85 | |||||
| 101 | 53315 | 59118 | 53150 | Noted 12/04/19863 | |||||
| 101 | 53315 | 59118 | 53150 | Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 101 | 53315 | 59118 | 53330 | Listed at NC - Apr-87 | |||||
| 103 | 53315 | 59118 | 51508 | Noted 20/06/19873 | |||||
| 53315 | 53330 | Noted circa 07/19873 | |||||||
| 53315 | 59118 | 53330 | Transfer to LA - 23/09/87 - from NL | ||||||
| P874 | 53315 | 53330 | Formed at LA circa 10/87 | ||||||
| P874 | 53315 | 53330 | Listed at LA - Oct-87 - Headlight fitted | ||||||
| P874 | 53315 | 53330 | Listed at LA - Nov-87 | ||||||
| P874 | 53315 | 59130 | 53330 | Listed at LA - 08/08/88 | |||||
| P874 | 53315 | 53330 | Listed at LA - 15/05/89 | ||||||
| P874 | 53315 | 53330 | Noted circa 08/19903 | ||||||
| P874 | 53315 | 53330 | Listed at LA - Jul-91 | ||||||
| P874 | 53315 | 53330 | Listed at LA - Aug-91 | ||||||
| P874 | 53315 | 53330 | Listed at LA - Dec-91 | ||||||
| P874 | 53315 | 53330 | Listed at LA - 02/07/92 | ||||||
| P874 | 53315 | 53330 | Listed at LA - 24/09/92 | ||||||
| P874 | 53315 | 59118 | 53330 | Listed at HA - November 1992 | |||||
| 101874 | 53315 | 53330 | Listed at HA - 10/12/92 | ||||||
| 874 | 53315 | 59115 | 53330 | Noted 21/06/93 - at Perth | |||||
| 874 | 53315 | 59303 | 53330 | Noted 09/09/93 - on 18:25 Edinburgh - Fife Circle |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Eddie Knorn
Images:
3rd January 1976
Set number: TS412
The 13:40 Redditch - Birmingham New Street service arrives into Kings Norton station on 3 January 1976 formed of Class 101 DMU set TS412. The leading vehicle is thought to be M50315, the centre car is M59126. Michael Mensing.
3rd January 1976
Set number: TS412
The 13:40 Redditch - Birmingham New Street service departs from Kings Norton station on 3 January 1976. The centre car is M59126, the DMBS is thought to be M50315, they form set TS412. Michael Mensing.
18th March 1990
Set number: 874
With 43099 leading the Hertfordshire Railtours 125 Special 'Atlantic Coast Express' passing Metro Cammell Class 101 set 874 at Eggesford on 18 March 1990. DMBS 53315 is closest. Dave Warby.
18th March 1990
Set number: 874
43099 at Eggesford on the rear Of 'The Atlantic Coast Express' on 18 March 1990. Metro Cammell Class 101 DMBS 53315 and DMCL 53330 head To Barnstaple. Dave Warby.
August 1990
Set number: 874
Class 101 DMU set (P)874 with 53315 closest at Liskeard in August 1990. Andrew Malloy.
August 1990
Set number: 874
Class 101 DMU set (P)874 with 53315 closest at Looe in August 1990. Note the headlamp has two vertical bars over it. Andrew Malloy.
12th August 1992
Set number: 874
53315, from Class 101 set P874, is seen stabled on Laira depot, Plymouth on 12.08.1992. Andy Cole.
21st June 1993
Set number: 874
Class 101 set 874 at Perth station on 21/6/93, just after arrival, probably from Edinburgh. The nearest vehicle is W53315, the centre car (in Network SouthEast livery) is 59115 and the furthest vehicle is W53330. Kenneth Leiper.
12th July 1993
Set number: 874
53315 leads set 874 (53315/59115/53330) as it departs from Waverley station as the 16.34 to Glenrothes with Thornton on 12/7/93. During Spring and Summer 1993, Haymarket had a handful of Laira and Reading hand-me-downs at work – others were 53308/59125/53331 and 53305/59118/51246 – along with its quartet of refurbished cl.101 triples (101 691-4), mainly on Fife peak hour workings like this. By the end of the year, they were all gone, superseded by the refurbished cl.117’s let go by Tyseley once the Cross City line electrification was finally complete. Leonard Rogers.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 23rd August 1958
Two Met-Camm triple DMUs in Gravelly Hill station working the 5.30pm Lichfield (TV) - Birmingham (NS) service on 23 August 1958. Closest is M50333, just under six months old, and 3E painted on the buffet beam which was the code of its home depot Monument Lane at the time. It's partners are presumably M59126 and M50315. Michael Mensing.
Date: June 1983
Set number: TS402
Sporting black cab window surrounds, Tyseley allocated Class 101 DMU, set TS402 (53333 and presumably 59116 + 50315), pauses at Cheltenham Spa station with another of its class. June 1983. Paul James.
Date: 9th July 1988
Set number: P874
Class 101 DMU set P874 (53330 and 53315) departing from Plymouth station on 9 July 1988. Keith Miller.
Date: 3rd April 1991
Set number: P874
Falmouth Docks station on 3 April 1991, with the DMU on the 17.38 to Truro, formed of cars 53330 + 53315. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 12th July 1993
Set number: 101692
101 692, with 53170 leading and 59303 visible behind, leaves Waverley station on 12/7/93, forming the 16.27 to Kirkcaldy. The third vehicle in the set was, of course, 53253. This pair of power cars subsequently acquired Caledonian blue livery. On the right can be glimpsed 53315 at the head of set 874, waiting to leave on the 16.34 to Glenrothes. This was during the relatively short period of a year or so when Haymarket was operating freshly-refurbished three-car class 101 sets nos.101 691-4. By the end of the year 101 692 would have lost its centre trailer and in Feb.'94 it was transferred to Corkerhill. Leonard Rogers.
Date: 12th July 1993
Set number: 829
On 12/7/93, set 829 (53305/59118/51246) is seen stabled in platform 18 at Waverley station. 53305 is nearest to the camera. Behind 829 and fairly much out of sight is set 991 (53308/59125/53331). Later they will form the 17.27 to Perth via Cardenden and Ladybank. During Spring and Summer 1993, Haymarket had a handful of Laira and Reading hand-me-downs at work – another was 53315/59115/53330 – along with its quartet of refurbished cl.101 triples (101 691-4), mainly on Fife peak hour workings like this. By the end of the year, they were all gone, superseded by the refurbished cl.117’s let go by Tyseley once the Cross City line electrification was finally complete. Leonard Rogers.
Date: 12th July 1993
Set number: 991
53331 is seen at the rear of a six-car rake of 101's stabled in platform 18 at Waverley station on 12/7/93. The train comprises sets 991 (53331/59125/53308) and 829 (51246/59118/53305) and will later form the 17.27 to Perth via Cardenden and Ladybank. During Spring and Summer 1993, Haymarket had a handful of Laira and Reading hand-me-downs at work – another was 53315/59115/53330 – along with its quartet of refurbished cl.101 triples (101 691-4), mainly on Fife peak hour workings like this. By the end of the year, they were all gone, superseded by the refurbished cl.117’s let go by Tyseley once the Cross City line electrification was finally complete. Notice that 53331 still bears its yellow stripe over the first class saloon from its NSE days, even though ScotRail would have declassifed the saloon. Leonard Rogers.
Date: 27th July 1993
Set number: 991
The 17.05 Fife "Outer Circle" train (Edinburgh to Edinburgh via Dunfermline, Thornton and Kirkcaldy) leaves Waverley station on 27/7/93. It is formed of set 991 (53331/59125/53308), transferred to Haymarket five months previously from Reading, where it had been set L838 with Network South East. Its stay at Haymarket would not last much longer - it was transferred to Longsight the following month and put into departmental use there another month after that. During Spring and Summer 1993, Haymarket had a handful of Laira and Reading hand-me-downs at work – others were 53315/59115/53330 and 53305/59118/51246 – along with its quartet of refurbished cl.101 triples (101 691-4), mainly on Fife peak hour workings like this. By the end of the year, they were all gone, superseded by the refurbished cl.117’s let go by Tyseley once the Cross City line electrification was finally complete. Leonard Rogers.
Date: 9th September 1993
Set number: P874
Labeled set P874 and set 79, W53330 + 59303 + W53315 are seen in Kirkcaldy station on the 9th September 1993 with the 18:25 Fife Circle service. Hamish Stevenson.