Vehicle 51185
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
| 29/11/58 | New to | 3E (Monument Lane) | |
| 20/06/60 | Depot code change | 21E | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2H | |
| 4w/e 06/02/65 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CH | |
| 2w/e 12/10/80 | Transferred to | PI (Pwllheli) | |
| circa Aug-81 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 12/04/87 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
| 19/01/92 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) PCAX | |
| 10/05/92 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) RCLO | |
| 27/08/92 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) RAHA | |
| 04/05/93 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) RCLO | |
| 04/10/93 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) RAHA | |
| 29/11/93 | Transferred to | CK (Corkerhill) RACK | |
| Jul-00 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) HDLH | |
| Apr-01 | Withdrawn |
Notes
11th March 2000 - Seen with no vents on roof
6th August 2000 - Seen at Polmadie in 8-car formation destined for Longsight depot hauled behind 37 219 + 37 109
Modifications
circa Dec-72 - AWS fitted
Oct-85 - Leyland engines fitted
Refurbished
At Derby Works dated 15/06/1982 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Immingham Railfreight Terminal
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51185 | 56343 | As delivered to 3E - 29th November 1958 | |||||||
| 51185 | 56333 | Noted 31/05/1975 - at Wolverhampton 1 | |||||||
| 51185 | 56333 | Noted 05/10/75 - at Crewe2 | |||||||
| 51185 | 56333 | Noted 08/04/1976 - at Chester1 | |||||||
| 51185 | 56333 | Noted 10/09/76 - in Chester station3 | |||||||
| 51185 | 59130 | 50330 | Noted 26/12/1980 - Seen stabled at Pwllheli Depot4 | ||||||
| 51185 | 54352 | Noted circa 07/19834 | |||||||
| 51185 | 54352 | Noted circa 10/19844 | |||||||
| 51185 | 54352 | Noted 19/02/86 - on 17:06 Crewe - Stoke with 51183 + 543445 | |||||||
| 51185 | 54352 | Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 | |||||||
| 51185 | 54352 | Noted 08/02/19874 | |||||||
| 85 | 51185 | 54352 | Noted 23/05/87 - at Norwich3 | ||||||
| 51 | 51185 | 54352 | Noted 01/07/87 - at Cambridge | ||||||
| 85 | 51185 | 54352 | Noted circa 08/19874 | ||||||
| 85 | 51185 | 54352 | Listed at NC - Dec-87 | ||||||
| 85 | 51185 | 54384 | Formation change - NC - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 54384 replaced 54352 | ||||||
| 85 | 51185 | 54352 | Formation change - NC - circa May-88 - 54352 added | ||||||
| 85 | 51185 | 54352 | Noted 13/08/88 | ||||||
| 85 | 51185 | 54065 | Noted circa 09/19884 | ||||||
| 85 | 51185 | 54062 | Noted 22/10/89 - in Ely yard | ||||||
| 85 | 51185 | 54065 | Listed at NC - Feb-90 | ||||||
| 85 | 51185 | 54062 | Noted 23/09/90 - at Felixstowe | ||||||
| 85 | 51185 | 54388 | Listed at NC - Dec-91 | ||||||
| LO237 | 51185 | 54073 | Listed at LO - 02/07/92 | ||||||
| spare | 51185 | Listed at TS - 24/09/92 | |||||||
| 101689 | 51185 | 51511 | Noted circa 02/19934 | ||||||
| 51185 | 51511 | Noted 21/06/936 | |||||||
| 101689 | 51185 | 51511 | Listed at HA - November 1993 | ||||||
| 101689 | 51185 | 51511 | Noted circa 03/19954 | ||||||
| 51185 | 51511 | Noted 28/02/00 - On 11:01 Paisley Canal - Glasgow7 | |||||||
| 51185 | 51511 | Noted 11th March 2000 | |||||||
| 51185 | 51511 | Noted 15th April 2000 | |||||||
| 51185 | 51511 | Noted 30th May 2000 | |||||||
| 101689 | 51185 | 51511 | Transfer to LO - Jul-00 |
Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
6: Graeme Phillips
7: David Bellamy
Images:
22nd October 1989
Set number: 85
51185 + 54062 in Ely yard on October 22, 1989. Nicholas Youngman.
23rd March 1990
Set number: 85
Class 101 Met Cam DMU NC set 85 (51185 + 54062) at Felixstowe waiting to return to Ipswich on 23-9-90. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.
Unknown date
51185 and a driver-trailer E5406x (last digit obscured!) are seen stabled at Cambridge. Date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Unknown date
Class 101 DMBS 51185 seen amongst others of the class at Cambridge. Date unknown, but circa late 1980s. Stuart Mackay Collection.
24th February 1993
Set number: 101689
101689 (51185 + 51511) in Lincoln Central station on 24-02-1993. John Law.
7th April 1993
Set number: 101689
101689 51185 + 51511 at Lichfield Trent Valley (Low Level) on 17:20 Stoke-On-Trent to Rugby, 7-4-93. Kevin Dowd.
6th June 1993
Set number: 101689
101689 (51185 + 51511) is in bay 2A at Stockport prior to working a Sunday shuttle to Wilmslow due to engineering work between Piccadilly and Stockport. 6th June 1993. Paul Moxon.
7th August 1993
Set number: 101689
Class 101 DMU 101689 (51185 + 51511) in Strathclyde PTE livery stands at Chester with the 10-59 to Helsby via Hooton 7-8-93 or thereabouts. It ran in the North West for a few weeks after refurbishment before heading back to Glasgow. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
16th August 1993
Set number: 101689
The 11:52 Warrington Central - Wilmslow at Manchester Piccadilly, formed of 101689 (51185 + 51511) on 16/8/93. Gazza Prescott.
25th September 1993
Set number: 101689
101689 (51185 + 51511) seen at Chester on the 07:19 to Helsby, 25/9/93. Gazza Prescott.
25th September 1993
Set number: 101689
Passengers board Strathclyde PTE liveried Metro-Cammel class 101 dmu 101689 (51185 + 51511), as it stands the bay platform at Hooton in which it will reverse and leave the same way it came in with a Helsby-Chester service. 25th September 1993. Andrew J Crowther.
5th February 1994
Set number: 101689
Strathclyde PTE liveried 101 689 (51185 + 51511) are on the approach to Glasgow Central station on the bridge crossing the River Clyde, 5th February 1994. Andrew J Crowther.
3rd June 1994
Set number: 101689
Class 101's 101689 (51185 + 51511) and 101684 (51509 visible) were stood at Glasgow Central on June 3rd 1994. Martyn Hilbert.
30th August 1996
Set number: 101689
Class 101 51185, set number 101 689 (with 51511), is seen at Glasgow Central in Strathclyde PTE livery on 30.08.1996. Andy Cole.
21st November 1997
Set number: 101689
101689 (51185 + 51511) at Paisley Canal after arriving with the 11:38 from Glasgow Central on 21/11/97. Stuart Mackay.
2nd July 1998
Set number: 101689
101689 (51185 + 51511) is on Whifflet duties when seen in Glasgow Central on 2 July 1998. Stuart Mackay.
2nd July 1998
Set number: 101689
101689 (51185 + 51511) with a Glasgow Central service waiting to depart from Whifflet on 2 July 1998. Stuart Mackay.
31st August 1999
Set number: 101689
Metropolitan-Cammell (TOPS Class 101) 2-car DMU No. 101 689 (51185 + 51511) crosses the River Clyde as it approaches Glasgow Central Station, probably on a working from Whifflet, on 31st August, 1999. Michael Laing.
16th September 2000
Set number: 101689
After transfer from Scotrail, 101689 (51185 + 51511) was stored for a short while, and then worked for a few weeks before succumbing to wheel flats. It is seen working a Stockport-Piccadilly engineering shuttle on 16th Sept. 2000. Paul Moxon.
16th September 2000
Set number: 101689
101689 (51185 + 51511) departs from Manchester Piccadilly with the Stockport shuttle on September 16, 2000. Stuart Mackay Collection.
24th February 2001
Set number: 101689
101689 (51185 + 51511) arrive at Piccadilly with a turn-back service from Marple, 24/2/01. Paul Moxon.
26th February 2001
Set number: 101689
101689 (51185 + 51511) in Manchester Piccadilly station on the 26th February 2001. Steve Hodgson.
30th June 2001
Set number: 101689
Passengers on board 51185 (101689) while working the 10:43 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield on 30-6-01, its last day in service. Paul Moxon.
30th June 2001
Set number: 101689
101689 (51185 + 51511) on the 10:43 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield at Chinley East Jct, 30-6-01, its last day in service. Kevin Dowd.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa August 1986
A Metro Cammell Class 101 (M54352 and presumably M51185) and a Class 108 form a service from Pwlhelli to Machynlleth, seen in Barmouth station during the summer of 1986. Bob Belcher.
Date: May 1988
Class 101 2-car DMUs in the bays at Cambridge, NSE liveried 51208 on left, NC set 85 (51185) on right, May 1988. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.
Date: 13th August 1988
Set number: 85
Norwich set 85 54352 + 51185 arrives at Roughton Road with the 09.36 Sheringham to Norwich service on 13.08.88. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 23rd September 1990
Set number: 85
Class 101 Met Cam DMU NC set 85 54062 + 51185 Felixstowe after arrival from Cambridge on 23-9-90. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.
Date: 1993
Set number: 101689
101689 (51511 + 51185) at Hooton in 1993 alongside 508 141. John Law.
Date: 12th February 1993
Set number: 101689
101689 (51511 + 51185) at Grantham on 12/2/93 with the 12:35 Skegness - Nottingham. Gazza Prescott.
Date: 24th February 1993
Set number: 101689
101689 (51511 + 51185) in Lincoln Central station on 24-02-1993. John Law.
Date: 25th February 1993
Set number: 101689
101689 (51511 + 51185) in unbranded Strathclyde PTE livery at Crewe on 25.02.1993. When refurbished a few of these Strathclyde allocated examples were used by Tyseley for a while before transferring up to Scotland. Andy Cole.
Date: 16th August 1993
Set number: 101689
101689 (51511 + 51185) seen in Manchester Victoria station. Thought to be taken on the 16th August 1993. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 27th August 1993
Set number: 101689
Class 101 DMU set 101689 (51511 and 51185) in the bay platform at Crewe station on 27 August 1993. Keith Miller.
Date: 2nd October 1993
Set number: 101660
101660 (54343 + 51189) and 101689 (presumably 51185 + 51511) at Holyhead with a relief to Crewe, 2/10/93. Gazza Prescott.
Date: 2nd October 1993
Set number: 101680
101680 (53204 + 53163) and 101689 (presumably 51185 + 51511) at Llandudno with the 09:10 departure to Manchester Victoria, 2/10/93. Gazza Prescott.
Date: 18th July 1994
Set number: 101690
101690 (51435 + 53177) arrives into Glasgow Central with the 08:31 ex-Paisley, followed by 101689 (51185 + 51511) on the 08:35 ex-Barrhead. July 18th, 1994. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 1st March 1995
Set number: 101689
101689 (51511 + 51185) departs from Glasgow Central station on the 1st March 1995. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 1998
Set number: 101689
101689 (51511 + 51185) at Motherwell with a Cumbernauld service in 1998. John Law.
Date: 2nd July 1998
Set number: 101689
101689 (51511 + 51185) in Whifflet station after terminating with a service from Glasgow Central on on 2 July 1998. Stuart Mackay.
Date: 2nd July 1998
Set number: 101689
101689 (51511 + 51185) arrives ECS into Whifflet from Mossend to form a Glasgow Central service, 2 July 1998. Stuart Mackay.
Date: 16th September 2000
Set number: 101689
101689 (51511 + 51185) in Manchester Piccadilly on 16-9-00 with the Stockport shuttle service. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 24th February 2001
Set number: 101689
After a spell out of service, 101689 (51511 + 51185) re-appeared on the usual South Manchester services, seen north of Marple on a Sheffield - Piccadilly working, 24/2/01. Paul Moxon.
Date: 24th February 2001
Set number: 101689
101689 (51511 + 51185) works the 13:43 Piccadilly to New Mills Central through Bredbury on the 24th February 2001. Paul Moxon.
Date: 26th February 2001
Set number: 101693
This is probably set 101693 (51192 + 53266) with set 101689 (51185 + 51511) behind, entering Manchester Piccadilly on the 14th February 2001. Steve Hodgson.
Date: 30th June 2001
Set number: 101689
101689 (51511 + 51185) at Sheffield, substituting for 'Daisy' which had failed on the diagram earlier in the day, ready to work the 12:14 to Piccadilly on Saturday 30 June 2001. The unit managed to regain 7 minutes of lost time on the return journey. Paul Moxon.