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Vehicle 50335 / 53335


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: 30276
Diagram: 621

Allocations

3w/e 19/04/58 New to 3E (Monument Lane)
Apr-58 On loan to 21A
May-58 Ex-loan back to 3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60Depot code change21E
Sep-63Depot code change2H
4w/e 02/01/65 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
Sep-65 Transferred to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
11/09/65 Transferred to 2H (Monument Lane)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
4w/e 05/11/66 Transferred to 2H (Monument Lane)
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 2A (Tyseley)
May-73Depot code changeTS
3w/e 19/05/79 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road)
16/05/82 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
01/02/87 Transferred to LE (Swansea Landore)
3w/e 20/05/88 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road)
2w/e 08/07/88 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
p/e 25/02/89 Sector Change to NL (Neville Hill) PWYX
29/06/89 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PZQX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50335 - original number
53335 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Jul-82 - Headlamp fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 30/12/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50317 59128 50335 As delivered to 3E - April 1958
50312 59123 50335 Noted circa Mar-67 - all vehicles in plain blue
TY406 50309 59120 50335 Noted circa Jun-69
TY409 50312 59123 50335 Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
50312 59123 50335 Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street1
50312 59123 50335 Noted 02/01/71
50312 59123 50335 Noted 29/01/72 - on Tyseley depot1
50312 59123 50335 Noted 25/02/73 - at Tyseley1
TY409 50312 59123 50335 Noted 02/07/1975 - at Leicester2
50312 59123 50335 Noted 23/08/75 - in Birmingham New Street3
50312 59123 50335 Noted 18/10/1975 - BLS Northwestern No1 Railtour 50335-59123-50312 + 50328-59121-50310
50312 59123 50335 Noted 17/11/75 - at Bury St Edmunds3
50319 59123 50335 Noted 25/11/1978 - R.C.T.S. (West Midlands Branch) Reunion Railtour
50319 59123 50335 Noted 02/12/1978 - Unnamed Midland Railfans tour from Birmingham to Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea
B806 50319 59123 50335 Noted 08/02/1980 - At Bath Spa4
B806 50319 59123 50335 Listed at BR - 03/03/80
C814 50319 59123 50335 Formation change - circa Aug-82
C814 50319 59123 50335 Listed at CF - 15/12/1982
C814 53319 59123 53335 Noted circa 10/19835
C814 53319 59123 53335 Listed at CF - 01/01/85
C814 53319 59123 53335 Noted circa 03/19855
53319 59123 53335 Noted 18/01/86 - on 15:50 Cardiff - Crewe service running 16 late6
C814 53319 59123 53335 Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986
C814 53319 59123 53335 Disbanded circa Dec-86 - 59123 removed (to spare) renumbered to C809
C809 53319 53335 Formed at CF circa Dec-86 - formed from C814 after removing centre car
S809 53319 53335 Listed at LE - Aug-87
S809 53319 53335 Listed at LE - Oct-87 - Headlight fitted
B809 53319 53335 Transfer to BR - May-88 - from LE was S809
462 51801 53335 Listed at NL - Feb-89
51801 53335 Noted 11/02/89 - on 19:50 Leeds - Sheffield via Castleford / Barnsley

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Bescot

17th March 1962

M50335 leads a Met-Camm / Park Royal formation at Bescot on 17 March 1962 with a Birmingham bound service. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Tyseley

25th April 1969

A three-car Met-Camm DMU seen at Tyseley on 25 April 1969. Closest appears to be M50335. John Horne Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Birmingham New Street station

circa 1971

A Class 101 set at Birmingham New Street circa 1971. The DMS is possibly M50335. John Law.

Class 101 DMU at Sutton Coldfield

18th July 1974

Set number: TY409

The 11:03 Kidderminster - Lichfield City service arrives into Sutton Coldfield station on 18 July 1974. It is formed of Tyseley three-car Class 101 set TY409 with DMCL M50335 closest. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Swindon

circa 1975

Set number: TY409

Class 101 DMBCL M50335 stabled at Swindon station. Taken with my basic Kodak Brownie using 120 roll film. Chris McKee.

Class 101 DMU at Hafodyrynys

25th November 1978

The RCTS "Reunion Railtour" ran from Birmingham to lines in South Wales on November 25, 1978. Formation was 50335+59123+50319, Metro Cammell class 101 DMU coaches from the late 1950s in "blue band" livery with West Midlands PTE logos. Seen at Hafodyrynys, the site of a coal mine. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 101 DMU at Avoncliff

3rd May 1980

Set number: B806

The 4.44pm Salisbury - Bristol TM service departs from Avoncliff on 3 March 1980, formed of Class 101 DMU set B806 - W50335 and presumably 59123 and 50319. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Sparkford

1981

Set number: B806

Met-Camm set B806 (presumably W50335 + W59123 + W50319) seen at Sparkford during 1981. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Hereford

2nd May 1981

Set number: B806

Set against the backdrop of one of a pair of goods sheds at Hereford station, now sadly demolished, Met Cam set B806 (W50335 + W59123 + W50319) arrives at Hereford, 2nd May 1981. Paul James.

Class 101 DMU at Weymouth

1983

Set number: C814

Met-Camm Class 101 set C814 at Weymouth in late 1983. W50335 lead, presumably with 59123 + 50319. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Dilton Marsh

1983

Set number: C814

Class 101 DMCL W53335 leads set C814 at Dilton Marsh in Autumn 1983. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Whitland

18th June 1983

Set number: C814

Heading away from Whitland with the 10:07 to Pembroke Dock is Class 101 DMU set C814 (presumably 53335 + 59123 + 53319) on 18 June 1983. Robert Thomas.

Class 101 DMU at Stonehouse

1984

Set number: C814

Met-Camm set C814 (presumably 53335 + 59123 + 53319) at Stonehouse in late 1984. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Kennington

15th January 1985

Set number: C814

Class 101 DMU set C814 (presumably 53335 + 59123 + 53319) seen at Kennington on 15 January 1985. Brian Daniels.

Class 101 DMU at Shrewsbury

25th May 1987

Set number: 809

Mechanical DMUs were becoming a bit uncommon in the Shrewsbury area by mid-1987 so I was pleased to take this picture of class 101, set 809 (presumably 53335 + 53319) leaving the town at Sutton Bridge Junction with a Crewe to Swansea service on 25th May of that year. In 2021 most of the semaphore signals survive but the bracket on the right has lost its low-speed arm controlling the entrance to the down loop as the track was lifted some time ago. Peter Tandy.

Class 101 DMU at Cardiff

25th April 1988

Set number: S809

The 5.18pm Pembroke Dock - Bristol TM at Cardiff on April 25, 1988, comprises Met-Camm set S809. 53335 is closest, presumably with 53319. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Snailwell

12th August 1989

Set number: 809

53335 at Snailwell on August 12, 1989. Although unseen it carries its WR set number 809, it had latterly run at Neville Hill with 51801. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 3rd September 1959

Two Tyseley Met-Camm three-car sets form a Llandudno - Birmingham relief service seen at Basford Hall Junction on 3 September 1959. The numbers of the DMSLs are M50338 (leading set) and M50335 (bottom left). Photographer: DP Rowland. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 1983

Set number: C814

Class 101 set C814 (presumably 50319 + 59123 + 50335) at Dilton Marsh in 1983. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 16th June 1983

Set number: C814

A class 101 dmu (set C814, presumably 50319 + 59123 + 50335) on a Pembroke Dock to Whitland service waits to pass a service in the opposite direction on 16/6/1983. Stephen Burdett.

DMU

Date: 18th June 1983

Set number: C814

Class 101 DMU set C814 (presumably 53319 + 59123 + 53335) forms the 10:07 to Pembroke Dock setting out from Whitland on 18 June 1983. Robert Thomas.

DMU

Date: 25th February 1984

Set number: C814

Sitting in the platform at Whitland on 25 February 1984 is Class 101 DMU set C814 (53319 and presumably 59123 + 53335) with the 10:07 service to Pembroke Dock. In the distance 33 021 departs with the 07:37 Cardiff Central-Milford Haven. Robert Thomas.

DMU

Date: August 1985

Set number: C814

A 6 car set made up of Class 101 Met-Cam, set C814 (presumably 53319 + 59123 + 53335), and an unidentified Class 117 DMU, heading south from Hereford at Coedmoor, near Tram Inn, for Cardiff in August 1985. As this is a 6-car train, it seems likely that there was rugby in Cardiff on this date. John Crooks.

DMU

Date: August 1985

Set number: C814

A 6 car set made up of Class 101 Met-Cam, set C814 (presumably 53319 + 59123 + 53335), and an unidentified Class 117 DMU, heading south from Hereford at Coedmoor, near Tram Inn, for Cardiff in August 1985. John Crooks.

DMU

Date: 1st April 1986

Set number: C814

Three-car Class 101 DMU set C814 (53319 and presumably 59123 + 53335) arrives at Ferryside station with an up passenger service on 1 April 1986. Robert Thomas.