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
13/12/58 | New to | 3C (Ryecroft) | |
w/e 02/04/60 | Transferred to | 3E (Monument Lane) | |
20/06/60 | Depot code change | 21E | |
Jun-60 | Transferred to | 21F (Ryecroft) | |
Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2G | |
3w/e 31/01/65 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
5w/e 12/06/65 | Transferred to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
11/09/65 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
06/05/73 | Depot code change | CH | |
May-86 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
28/09/86 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
21/10/92 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) RCLO | |
Sep-00 | Stored | HQ (Headquarters) | |
Jan-01 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) |
22/05/81 - The first service across the reopened Barmouth Bridge with the 10:42 from Shrewsbury formed of nine cars. The Pwllheli section unusually headed the formation, being 56343/51189, 51190/56340, 51182/56348, to save time when the Aberystwyth / Pwllheli sections split. Chester wagon shops prepared a bi-lingual headboard.
Jul-78 - AWS fitted
Sep-85 - Leyland engines fitted
Preserved - more details.
51189 | 56347 | As delivered to 3C - 13th December 1958 | |||||||
51189 | 56347 | Noted 01/01/68 - in Manchester Exchange1 | |||||||
51189 | 56340 | Noted 18/04/73 - at Chester2 | |||||||
51189 | 56269 | Noted 03/09/73 - at Shrewsbury2 | |||||||
51189 | 56336 | Noted 22/06/74 - at Crewe2 | |||||||
51189 | 56336 | Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester3 | |||||||
51189 | 56343 | Noted 08/04/1976 - at Warrington 4 | |||||||
51189 | 56343 | Noted 09/10/1976 - Unnamed LCGB Railtour from Crewe to Manchester and Buxton 51189-56343+51194-56352 | |||||||
51189 | 56343 | Noted 11/09/77 - at Aberystwyth2 | |||||||
51189 | 56343 | Noted 19/11/1977 - 2D53, 14.18 Crewe to Bangor5 | |||||||
51189 | 56343 | Noted circa 08/19805 | |||||||
51189 | 56343 | Noted 22/10/1980 - At Rhyl6 | |||||||
51189 | 56343 | Noted 03/01/1981 - At Crewe Station6 | |||||||
51189 | 56343 | Noted 22/05/81 | |||||||
51189 | 56343 | Noted circa 08/19825 | |||||||
51189 | 56343 | Noted circa 08/19825 | |||||||
51189 | 54343 | Noted circa 08/19835 | |||||||
51189 | 54343 | Noted 10/01/86 - on 17:06 Crewe - Stoke service7 | |||||||
51189 | 54343 | Transfer to TS - May-86 - from CH | |||||||
TS207 | 51189 | 54343 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | ||||||
TS207 | 51189 | 54343 | Noted circa 06/19865 | ||||||
TS207 | 51189 | 54343 | Noted 29/07/1986 - at Derby8 | ||||||
TS207 | 51189 | 54343 | Noted 30/07/1986 - at Derby - as 8 car set with TS204, TS200 and TS2038 | ||||||
65 | 51189 | 54343 | Formed at NC circa Oct-86 | ||||||
65 | 51189 | 54343 | Noted 14/10/86 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
65 | 51189 | 54343 | Listed at NC - Apr-87 | ||||||
65 | 51189 | 54343 | Noted 30/05/1987 - at Norwich8 | ||||||
65 | 51189 | 54343 | Listed at NC - Dec-87 | ||||||
51189 | 54343 | Noted 31/05/88 | |||||||
65 | 51189 | 54343 | Noted circa 09/19885 | ||||||
65 | 51189 | 54343 | Listed at NC - Feb-90 | ||||||
51189 | 54343 | Noted 07/11/90 - on 13:00 Norwich - Yarmouth9 | |||||||
65 | 51189 | 54343 | Listed at NC - Jul-91 | ||||||
65 | 51189 | 54343 | Noted circa 08/19915 | ||||||
65 | 51189 | 54343 | Listed at NC - Aug-91 | ||||||
65 | 51189 | 54343 | Listed at NC - Dec-91 | ||||||
101660 | 51189 | 54343 | Noted circa 07/19925 | ||||||
101660 | 51189 | 54343 | Listed at NC - 02/07/92 | ||||||
101660 | 51189 | 54343 | Noted 15/08/92 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
101660 | 51189 | 54343 | Listed at NC - 24/09/92 | ||||||
101660 | 51189 | 54343 | Listed at LO - November 1992 | ||||||
101660 | 51189 | 54343 | Listed at LO - 10/12/92 | ||||||
51189 | 54343 | Noted 05/02/93 - on 14:18 Manchester Piccadilly - Rose Hill via Hyde9 | |||||||
51189 | 54343 | Noted 22/07/93 - on 14:18 Hazel Grove - Manchester Piccadilly9 | |||||||
51189 | 54343 | Noted 09/09/93 - on 20:13 Manchester Oxford Road - Warrington9 | |||||||
51189 | 54343 | Noted 28/09/93 - on 20:13 Warrington - Manchester Piccadilly9 | |||||||
101660 | 51189 | 54343 | Listed at LO - November 1993 | ||||||
51189 | 54343 | Noted 04/07/94 - on 2H39 12:15 Sheffield - Manchester Piccadilly9 | |||||||
101660 | 51189 | 54343 | Noted circa 10/19945 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Shayne Lewis
7: Martin Baumann
8: Robert Chilton
9: David Bellamy
DMBS M51189 sits at the front of the two-car Met-Camm DMU forming the 8.10am to Walsall via Penns in platform 8 of Birmingham New Street on 19 August 1961. Michael Mensing.
A two-car Met-Camm set, DMBS M51189 at the front and probably with DTCL M56347, seen heading for Birmingham at Aldridge on July 25, 1964. They were based at Ryecroft depot (2G). Michael Mensing.
Class 101 51189 is seen at Tyseley in BR blue and grey on 21.06.1986. It was probably with 54343 which was part of set TS207 at the time. Andy Cole.
Norwich Class 101 set 65 (51189 + 54343) is seen at Kiln Lane near Ely with the 10.10 Ely to Norwich on 31/12/87. Nicholas Youngman.
Set 65 (presumably 51189 + 54343) at Leicester, 19/3/88. Sparegang.
Met-Camm Norwich set 65 (51189 + 54343). Late 1980s, it seems to be between Reedham and Haddiscoe on the Norwich to Lowestoft line. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 101 DMU set 101660 (51189 + 54343) at Ipswich in a Cambridge service sometime in 1992. It was a Norwich set until October 1992 when it moved to Longsight. Stuart Mackay Collection.
101660 (51189 + 54343) at Manchester Oxford Rd on the 23:14 to New Mills Central, 24-11-92. ("The set was swapped for a 142 at Picc, just my luck!"). Kevin Dowd.
101660 (51189 + 54343) sits spare at Manchester Piccadilly, 10/4/93. Gazza Prescott.
101660 (51189 + 54343) and 101688 (51431 + 51501) on the 11:18 Stockport - Heysham, seen at Bolton on 10/7/93. Gazza Prescott.
101660 (51189 + 54343) at Hazel Grove, having arrived on the 14:21 from Piccadilly, 30/12/93. Gazza Prescott.
101660 (51189 + 54343) with the 10:58 to Southport at Chester on May 20, 1994. John Carter.
101660 (51189 + 54343) + 101664 (51442 + 54061) at Manchester Victoria on 11-6-94 with a service for Southport. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A poorly exposed image of 51189 (101660, presumably with 54343) standing in platform 2 at Manchester Piccadilly. Chris Moxon.
EMU 75558 and DMU 51189 at Stockport depot on 23 April 1995. Keith Miller.
Arriving at Ryder Brow on 12th February 2000 101660 (51189 & 54343). Ian Buck.
A rainy day at Edale in April 2000 sees a two-car Metro-Cammell DMU (101660, 51189 + 54343) pulling away from Edale station on a Manchester service. Andrew Walker.
With Pwllheli on the destination blind M56347 + M51189 head away from Harlech station circa mid/late-1960s. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 101 DTS 54343 (set T207, probably with 51189) at Tyseley on August 16, 1986. Andy Cole.
Class 101 set 65 (presumably 54343 + 51189) with the 12:20 Lowestoft - Norwich departs Lowestfoft on Tuesday 28th October 1986. Colin Brooks.
Class 101 Driving Trailer 54343 of set 65 (presumably with 51189) at Lowestoft. This unit became part of 101660 in 1993. Note the one up one down brake-pipe layout, which denotes an original LMR allocated car. Mac Winfield.
Seen between Ely and Queen Adelaide is 54343 + 51189 with the 10.13 Cambridge to Peterborough on 23rd December 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
Class 101 Metro Cammell DMUs Norwich sets 65 (54343+51189) and set 56 DTCL 54393 in the bays at Cambridge sometime between 21st and 30th March 1988. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
53367 + 53365 + 54343 + 51189 seen North of Ely with 09.36 Ely to Norwich, 31.05.88. Nicholas Youngman.
Met-Camm Norwich set 65 (54343 + 51189). Late 1980s, thought to be between Reedham and Haddiscoe on the Norwich to Lowestoft line. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 101 DMU set 101660 (54343 + 51189) in Lincoln station circa summer 1992. Glyn Weigh.
The 12:43 Heysham Harbour - Stockport service is seen in Bolton station on 19 June 1993 formed of sets 101680 (53163 + 53204) and 101660 (51189 + 54343). Stuart Mackay Collection.
101660 (54343 + 51189) rolls into Guide Bridge with the 14:26 Rose Hill - Piccadilly on 2/7/93. Gazza Prescott.
A pair of matching Regional Railways liveried Class 101's, 101654 (51800 + 54408) + 101660 (54343 + 51189) were awaiting departure from platform 4 at Preston with the 12.43 Heysham to Stockport service on August 21st 1993. Martyn Hilbert.
101660 (54343 + 51189) and 101689 (presumably 51185 + 51511) at Holyhead with a relief to Crewe, 2/10/93. Gazza Prescott.
101660 (54343 + 51189) at Stockport on May 18th, 1994. John Carter.
101664 (closest, 54061 + 51442) and 101660 (54343 + 51189) arrive into Manchester Piccadilly on 11-6-94. Stuart Mackay Collection.
101660 (54343 & 51189) at Manchester Piccadilly on 13th October 1994. Ian Buck.
54343 + 51189 (101660) between duties at Manchester Piccadilly, platform 2. Chris Moxon.
101660 (54343 + 51189) at Edale on a Hope Valley service, date unknown. Andrew Walker.
Awaiting entry into the Works is 101660 (54343 & 51189) at Doncaster on 18th May 1995. Ian Buck.
At Manchester Piccadilly is 101660 (54343 & 51189) on 12th February 2000. Ian Buck.
101660 (54343 & 51189) arriving at Romiley on 12th February 2000. Ian Buck.