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Vehicle 51178

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

08/11/58	New to	3C (Ryecroft)
3w/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)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CH
13/12/87	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
14/05/89	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
29/07/91	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill) PNLX

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 28/12/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51178	56336	As delivered to 3C - 8th November 1958
	51178	56336	Noted 05/01/66 - in Liverpool Lime Street station¹
CR228	51178	56340	Noted circa Jun-69
	51178	56346	Noted 22/05/71 - at Shrewsbury¹
	51178	56346	Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot¹
	51178	56346	Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria²
	51178	56346	Noted 15/08/1973 - at Wolverhampton²
	51178	56361	Noted 04/05/74 - on 12:25 Chester-Rock Ferry with 51182 + 56269
	51178	56361	Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester³
	51178	56361	Noted 29/08/1974 - at Crewe²
CR228	51178	56336	Noted 13/12/1975 - at Birmingham New Street ²
	51178	56335	Noted 19/03/77 - on 2D50 1618 Crewe-Bangor
	51178	56335	Noted 08/09/77 - at Barmouth⁴
	51178	56335	Noted 01/11/1977 - Working 12.55 Helsby to Rock Ferry, failed at departure time, so hauled by 24073 ⁵
	51178	56335	Noted circa 05/1982⁵
	51178	56335	Noted circa 08/1982⁵
	51178	54335	Noted circa 08/1983⁵
	51178	54335	Noted 21/11/83 - on a Rock Ferry to Chester service
	51178	54335	Noted 09/12/85 - on 06:48 Stoke - Crewe service with 51183 + 54344⁶
	51178	54335	Noted 05/02/86 - on 06:48 Crewe - Stoke with 51902 + 54485⁶
	51178	54335	Noted 24/03/1986⁵
	51178	54335	Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
	51178	54335	Noted 09/08/1986 - 10.42 Man Vic-Llandudno (6-car)⁷
	51178	54335	Noted 08/02/1987⁵
	51178	54335	Listed at CH - Jun-87
61	51178	54335	Noted circa Jan-88
61	51178	54335	Noted 26/03/1988⁵
61	51178	54335	Noted circa 09/1988⁵
NL259	51178	54085	Listed at NL - 05/09/89

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann
7: Chris Moxon

Images:

12th May 1964

M51178 is the DMBS in this two-car Met-Camm set at Chilvers Coton on May 12, 1964. Michael Mensing.

30th May 1981

The driver climbs down from a Class 101 DMU at Crewe on Saturday 30 May 1981. The DMBS is possibly M51178. The set will be moved from here by 40133, see images 31910, 31911, 31912. David Russon.

21st November 1983

Class 101 Met Camm 2-car DMU 51178 + 54335 at Hooton with a Rock Ferry to Chester service, 21-11-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

13th April 1985

A Class 101 twin formed or 51178 + 54335 in Chester station on 13 April 1985. Rob Paterson.

31st May 1986

M51178 + M54335 stand in for a Sprinter on the 15:30 Stoke-on-Trent - Derby service seen departing from Stoke-on-Trent on May 31st, 2986. Hamish Stevenson.

9th August 1986

The 10.42 Manchester Victoria-Llandudno at Helsby, 9/8/86. The lengthy formation included 51178, 54335, 51180 & 51913 but other vehicle details got lost as the notes were unclear. Anthony Griffiths.

14th March 1992

Class 101 DMBS 51178 at Snailwell on 14th March 1992. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 30th August 1982

It's another wet bank Holiday at Dovey Junction on 30th August 1982. Metro-Cammell class 101 trailer M56335 & power car M51178 are awaiting the right-away. I can't be sure, but I seem to remember that's the driver, walking away from the camera, combing his hair. This exact set was subsequently modelled in this livery by Bachmann (OO gauge, item 32-289). Simon Hadden.

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