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Vehicle 51174

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: 30467
Diagram: 523

Allocations

w/e 04/10/58	New to	3C (Ryecroft)
4w/e 29/11/58	Transferred to	3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60	Depot code change	21E
Sep-63	Depot code change	2H
3w/e 31/01/65	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
2w/e 09/10/65	Transferred to	15A (Leicester Midland)
4w/e 01/01/66	Transferred to	2G (Ryecroft)
2w/e 10/09/66	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CH
24/11/85	Transferred to	AY (Ayr)
01/10/89	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
p/e 13/10/90	Sector Change to	NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ
07/12/90	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ

Modifications

circa early 1975 - AWS fitted
Jul-87 - Leyland engines fitted - from TS

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51174	56332		As delivered to - October 1958
	51174	56332		Noted 03/05/69 - in Manchester Exchange¹
	51174	56332		Noted 16/08/70 - in Manchester area²
	51174	56352		Noted 31/10/71 - at Crewe¹
	51174	56353		Noted 03/11/72 - at Crewe¹
	51174	56358		Noted 18/04/73 - at Chester²
CR224	51174	56358		Noted 09/09/73 - at Chester²
	51174	56358		Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester³
	51174	56343		Noted 20/09/1975 - at Crewe⁴
	51174	56358		Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria¹
	51174	56398		Noted 10/09/76 - on Chester depot²
	51174	56358		Noted Sep-76 - at Crewe with 51196/56351¹
	51174	56358		Noted 11/04/1977 - 2D62, 09.33 Manchester Victoria to Llandudno⁵
CR237	51174	56358		Noted 08/09/77 - at Tywyn, set number CR200 on 56358²
	51174	56273		Noted 28/08/1979 - on 04:15 Shrewsbury to Machynlleth with 50628, 56214, 50931 and 51562⁴
	51174	56350		Noted 25/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station working 1543 to Wolverhampton⁶
	51174	56350		Noted 03/01/1981 - At Crewe Station⁶
	51174	56350		Noted circa 05/1982⁵
	51174	56333		Noted circa 12/1982⁵
	51174	54333		Noted 18/07/1983⁵
	51174	54403		Noted 15/09/85 - at Porthmadog
	51174	54403	52026	Noted 30/12/85
	51174	59786	53577	Noted 1st February 1986
	51174	59792	53577	Noted circa 02/1986⁵
	51174	59786	53577	Noted 2nd April 1986
101453	51174	59531	51186	Formation change - AY - 2w/e 15/05/86
	51174	59268	53742	Noted 20th May 1986
	51174	59268	51186	Noted 19th June 1986
453	51174	59789	53380	Listed at Ayr - August 1986
101369	51174	59531	51186	Formed circa Oct-86 - renumbered from 101453
	51174			Noted 11/10/1986 - at Ayr Depot⁵
101453	51174	59789	53175	Noted circa 12/1986⁵
	51174	59789	51233	Noted 17/01/1987⁵
	51174	59802	51803	Noted circa 03/1987⁵
	51174	59802	51803	Noted 2nd March 1987
101355	51174	59104	53174	Listed at HA - 23/03/87
	51174	59303	51182	Noted circa 04/1987⁵
101355	51174	59104	53245	Formation change - circa Jul-87 - 53245 replaces 53174
101355	51174	59104	53245	Listed at HA - Jan-88
101355	51174	59104	53245	Noted circa 05/1988⁵
101355	51174	59104	53245	Listed at HA - circa August 1988
101355	51174	59104	53245	Noted 02/06/89 - at Glasgow Central

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

Images:

October 1965

A Metro-Cammell Class 101 Local Passenger 2-car dmu led by M51174 (101/2) in 1960 BR Locomotive Green with 3 yellow stripes along coach sides (as applied by Metro-Camm) and small yellow warning panel at Cardiff (General) on a Birmingham (New St) service, 10/65. A suburban vehicle can be seen on the rear. Hugh Llewelyn.

circa June 1984

A two-car Class 101 DMU seen at Chester, the DMBS looks like it could be M51174. The slide process date was June 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

17th November 1986

Set number: 101453

The 13:15 Glasgow - Largs arrives into Stevenston on November 17, 1986. Each power car carries a different set number (51174 101453, 53159 101322), and in the middle is a 107 (presumably 59789). Hamish Stevenson.

1989

Set number: 101355

Met-Camm DMBS 51174 on the end of set 101355 seen in Dunbar station circa late summer 1989. Brian Ward.

2nd June 1989

Set number: 101355

101355 (51174, 59104 and 53245) arrives at Glasgow Central on the 2nd June 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

November 1989

Set number: 101355

Neville Hill allocated 51174 still carries its former ScR set number 101355 when seen in York station in November 1989 alongside 156 469. George Woods.

22nd April 1990

Set number: 101355

A Class 101 DMU at Neville Hill on 22/4/90. Formed of two DMBSs, the closest is 51174 which had been transferred from Haymarket to NL in October 1989. It still carries its HA set number 101355. Rex Holt.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 15th September 1985

A two-car Met-Camm (54403 + 51174) closest with a three-car Class 120 set which has a Class 101 centre car (and 53716 furthest) at Porthmadog on an ex-Pwllheli service, September 15th, 1985. Hamish Stevenson.

Date: circa June 1986

Class 120 Cross-Country centre car M59268 seen in Glasgow Central circa June or July 1986 between two Class 101 DMBSs, 51186 on the left and 51174 on the right (with orange stripe). Ian Docwra.

Date: circa June 1986

A hybrid set departing from Glasgow Central circa June / July 1986. Class 101 DMBS 51186 is closest, the centre car is Class 120 59268, Class 101 DMBS 51174 out of sight at the far end. Ian Docwra.

Date: 17th November 1986

Set number: 101322

The 13:15 Glasgow - Largs in Stevenston on November 17, 1986. Each power car carries a different set number (53159 101322, 51174 101453), and in the middle is a 107 (presumably 59789). Hamish Stevenson.

Date: 17th November 1986

Set number: 101322

The 14:41 Largs - Glasgow service departs from Saltcoats on November 17, 1986. 53159 leads, probably followed by 59789 (a 107) and 51174. Hamish Stevenson.

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