Vehicle 51188

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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

06/12/58	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
29/11/87	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
14/05/89	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
07/07/91	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge) PCAX
10/05/92	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) RCLO
30/06/92	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
27/08/92	Transferred to	HA (Haymarket) RAHA
13/09/93	Transferred to	CK (Corkerhill) RACK
Jul-00	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) HDLH
Jan-01	Withdrawn

Notes

24th September 1998 - Seen in Strathclyde orange & black livery
6th August 2000 - Seen at Polmadie in 8-car formation destined for Longsight depot hauled behind 37 219 + 37 109

Modifications

Sep-85 - Leyland engines fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 12/01/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Preserved - moved by road from Shoeburyness to the Midland Railway Butterley, arriving 16/02/05 - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51188	56346							As delivered to 3E - 6th December 1958
	51188	56352							Noted 04/06/71 - at Manchester Victoria1
	51188	56361							Noted 20/09/1975 - at Crewe2
	51188	56336							Noted Sep-76 - at Crewe1
	51188	56354							Noted 11/04/1977 - 2D98, 08.34 Manchester Victoria to Holyhead3
	51188	56348							Noted circa 05/19823
	51188	56348							Noted circa 08/19823
	51188	56348							Noted 04/03/1983 - Manchester Victoria3
	51188	54348							Noted circa 01/19843
	51188	54348							Noted 13/07/85 - at Wigan North Western working with 53310 + 59128 + 53326
	51188	54348							Noted circa 10/19853
	51188	54348							Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
	51188	54348							Noted 30/07/1986 - at Derby - as 4 car set with 51187-543324
	51188	54348							Noted 13/06/1987 - Chester-Crewe ECS (6-car)5
	51188	54348							Listed at CH - Jun-87
	51188	54348							Transfer to NC - 29/11/87 - from CH
84	51188	54348							Noted 06/12/87 - at Norwich6
82	51188	54348							Noted circa Jan-88
82	51188	54348							Noted 26/03/19883
	51188	52042							Noted 09/08/89 - on 10:52 York - Scarborough additional working with 78713 + 789617
NL455	51188	52042							Listed at NL - 05/09/89
	51188	52042							Noted 02/10/89 - on 07:09 Nottingham - Leeds7
	51188	52042							Noted 02/10/89 - on 10:33 Leeds - Sheffield7
	51188	54408							Noted circa 12/19893
	51188	54408							Noted 28/12/897
62	51188	54061							Listed at CA - Jul-91
62	51188	54061							Listed at CA - Aug-91
62	51188	54369							Listed at CA - Dec-91
	51188	54369							Noted 27/03/92 - On 08:57 Nottingham - Skegness8
62	51188	54369							Noted 28/03/92 - On 05:55 Boston - Matlock and 09:00 Matlock - Derby8
	51188	54369							Noted 01/05/92 - on 06:39 Nottingham - Coventry8
101694	51188	59539	53268						Listed at HA - 24/09/92
101694	51188	59539	53268						Listed at HA - November 1992
101694	51188	59539	53268						Listed at HA - 10/12/92
	51188	53268							Noted 30/09/93 - on 2D18 22:31 Paisley Canal - Glasgow Central8
101694	51188	53268							Listed at CK - November 1993
	51188	53268							Noted 20/06/94 - on 20:36 Whifflet - Glasgow Central8
101694	51188	53268							Noted circa 12/19953
101694	51188	53268							Noted 24th September 1998
	51188	53268							Noted 20th November 1999
	51188	53268							Noted 09/01/99 - on 12:13 Glasgow Central - Whifflet8
	51188	53268							Noted 28/02/00 - on 13:26 Motherwell - Cumbernauld, 13:59 Cumbernauld - Motherwell and 14:26 Motherwell - Cumbernauld8
	51188	53268							Noted 13th April 2000
	51188	53268							Noted 15th April 2000
	51188	53268							Noted 25th May 2000
	51188	53268							Noted 10th June 2000
101694	51188	53268							Transfer to LO - Jul-00

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Robert Chilton
5: Chris Moxon
6: Gerald Brown
7: Graeme Phillips
8: David Bellamy

Images:

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16th January 1965

A two-car Met-Camm DMU, with DMBS M51188 closest, passing through Daimler Halt (Coventry) on 16 January 1965. Michael Mensing.

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28th March 1992

Set number: 62

Cambridge allocated 51188 + 54369 at Matlock on 28 March 1992. They had arrived with the 05:55 from Boston and were waiting to depart with the 09:00 to Derby. David Bellamy.

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12th July 1992

M51188 awaits overhaul in Doncaster Works 12-7-92. It emerged with 53268 as 101 694. Taken at the Doncaster Works Open day on 12/7/92. Kevin Dowd.

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12th July 1992

Withdrawn Class 08 08747 was stood with Class 101 Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) M51188 in the yard at Doncaster Works on July 12th 1992. The Class 101 DMBS went on to become part of Strathclyde liveried set 101694 that would eventually be transferred to Longsight Depot in Manchester, and was withdrawn in 2001. 51188 has survived into preservation at the North Norfolk Railway. Martyn Hilbert.

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Unknown date

Set number: 101694

3-car set 101694 (51188 + 59539 + 53268) comes to a standstill at Inverkeithing. Date unknown. Andrew McConnell.

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Unknown date

Set number: 101694

101 694 (51188 + 59539 + 53268) seen at Haymarket during it's Haymarket days as a 3-car set. Andrew McConnell.

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16th October 1993

Set number: 101694

101694 (51188 + 53268) in Bargeddie station with the 17:43 Glasgow Central - Whifflet on October 16, 1993. Hamish Stevenson.

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16th July 1996

Set number: 101694

Waiting to depart from Glasgow Central on 16th July 1996 101694 (51188 & 53268). Ian Buck.

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30th August 1996

Set number: 101694

Class 101 51188, set number 101 694 with 53268, is seen at Glasgow Central in Strathclyde PTE livery on 30.08.1996. Andy Cole.

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10th October 1996

Set number: 101694

101694 (51188 + 53268) at Glasgow Central on October 10, 1996. Alex Drennan.

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9th August 1997

Set number: 101694

101694 (51188 + 53268) awaits departure from Glasgow Central on the 10:13 to Whifflet, 9/8/97. Stuart Mackay.

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2nd July 1998

Set number: 101694

101694 (51188 + 53268) at Paisley Canal with a service to Glasgow Central on 2 July 1998. Stuart Mackay.

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9th January 1999

Set number: 101694

101694 (51188 + 53268) in Glasgow Central on 9 January 1999. David Bellamy.

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28th April 1999

Set number: 101694

At Corkerhill on the Paisley Canal branch is 101694 (51188 and 53268) 28th April 1999. Ian Buck.

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28th April 1999

Set number: 101694

101694 (51188 & 53268) at Hawkhead on 28th April 1999. Ian Buck.

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24th May 1999

Set number: 101694

At Paisley Canal on 24th May 1999 101694 (51188 & 53268). Ian Buck.

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5th January 2000

Set number: 101694

101694 (51188 + 53268) arrives at Motherwell on January 5, 2000. Nigel Walls.

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8th February 2000

Set number: 101694

101694 51188 + 53268 at Whifflet on the 13:07 to Glasgow Central 8-2-00. Kevin Dowd.

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8th February 2000

Set number: 101694

101694 51188 + 53268 at Glasgow Central during the evening rush hour 8-2-00. Kevin Dowd.

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8th February 2000

Set number: 101694

101694 51188 + 53268 on the 16:08 to Paisley Canal at Glasgow Cent 8-2-00. Kevin Dowd.

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8th February 2000

Set number: 101694

101694 51188 + 53268 depart Glasgow Central with the 12:08 to Paisley Canal, 8-2-00. Kevin Dowd.

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8th February 2000

Set number: 101694

101694 51188 + 53268 at Glasgow Central on the 12:08 to Paisley Canal, 8-2-00. Kevin Dowd.

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10th April 2000

Set number: 101694

Near Paisley Canal on 10th April 2000 101694 (51188 & 53268). Ian Buck.

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31st August 2000

Set number: 101694

51188 + 53268 arrive at Stockport on the 10:24 Manchester Piccadilly to Chester, 31/8/00. Kevin Dowd.

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October 2000

Set number: 101694

At Manchester Piccadilly is seen 101694 (51188 & 53268) in October 2000. Ian Buck.

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16th November 2000

Set number: 101694

101694 (51188 + 53268) with the 17:54 to New Mills at Manchester Piccadilly on November 16, 2000. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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9th January 2001

Set number: 101694

101694 51188 + 53268 at Marple on the 20:30 New Mills Central to Manchester Piccadilly 9-1-01. Kevin Dowd.

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9th January 2001

Set number: 101694

101694 51188 + 53268 at Romiley on the 17:16 Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly 9-1-01. Kevin Dowd.

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29th January 2001

Set number: 101694

101694 51188 + 53268 at Cheadle Hulme on 2H11, the 21:00 Stoke-on-Trent to Manchester Piccadilly, 29-1-01. Kevin Dowd.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 13th July 1985

A Chester allocated 5-car Class 101 DMU rattles through platform 5 at Wigan North Western with what was probably an empty stock working on the 13th July 1985. DMBS 53310 is at the front followed by 59128 then 53326. The rear pair consists of 51188 with 54348. S Gaskell.

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Date: 13th June 1987

Chester, 13/6/87. The ECS to Crewe is formed of 54497, 51913, 51188, 54348, 54273 & 53940. The 150's are on the 15.36 Crewe-Llandudno. Anthony Griffiths.

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Date: 10th November 1990

Set number: 82

A two-car Class 101 stands at Doncaster working the 11:28 service to Sheffield on 10 November 1990. Closest is DMBS 51188 allocated to Neville Hill but carrying set number 82 from a previous allocation to Norwich. Brian Creasey.

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Date: 15th December 1990

A Class 101 DMU formed 54408 And 51188 arrives into Retford with the 11.36 Sheffield - Cleethorpes service on 15 December 1990. Dave Warby.

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Date: 27th March 1992

Set number: 62

54369 at Nottingham on 27/03/92, it was paired with with 51188. David Bellamy.

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Date: July 1993

Set number: L832

Metro Cammell and Pressed Steel Suburban DMUs in various liveries in the DMU sidings at Haymarket in July 1993. Left to right includes 51226 (L832), 3-car 101694 (presumably 53268 + 59539 + 51188), P874 (53330). Walter Burt.

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Date: 23rd June 1998

Set number: 101694

53268 + 51188 (101694) in Glasgow Central on June 23, 1998. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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Date: 9th July 1999

Set number: 101694

Class 101 twin 101694 (53268 + 51188) calls at Crossmyloof with a Barrhead to Glasgow Central near the end of the era of first generation dmus, July 9, 1999. Mike Dean.

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Date: 1st August 1999

Set number: 101692

101692 (53170 + 53253) was repainted into a unique blue livery in 1996 and is seen at Glasgow Central on a Whifflet service on 1st August 1999. Behind it is set 101694 in Strathclyde PTE orange livery on a Barrhead service with 51188 visible. Murray Liston.

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Date: 10th April 2000

Set number: 101694

Near Paisley Canal 101694 (53268 & 51188) on 10th April 2000. Ian Buck.

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Date: 10th April 2000

Set number: 101694

101694 (53268 & 51188) at Paisley Canal on 10th April 2000. Ian Buck.

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Date: unknown

Set number: 101694

101694 (53268 & 51188) arrives into a wet navigation Road working a Chester-Manchester Piccadilly service. Chris Moxon.

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Date: unknown

Set number: 101694

During the turnaround at Rose Hill Marple, drivers would often pause the destination blind at locations no longer served by First Gen units on request for photographers. 101694 (53268 & 51188) is performing such a duty before returning to Manchester Piccadilly! Chris Moxon.

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Date: 24th January 2001

Set number: 101692

101692 53253 + 53170 + 101694 51188 + 53268 arrive at Manchester Piccadilly ECS ex-Longsight in the afternoon of 24-1-01. Kevin Dowd.

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Date: 29th January 2001

Set number: 101694

101694 53268 + 51188 at Cheadle Hulme on 2H10, the 22:38 Manchester Piccadilly to Macclesfield, 29-1-01. Kevin Dowd.