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Vehicle 51195


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

03/01/59 New to 2D (Coventry) - pending allocation
4w/e 31/01/59 Transferred to 5B (Crewe South)
Apr-59 Transferred to 26A (Newton Heath)
Jun-59 Transferred to 24E (Blackpool Central)
4w/e 01/06/63 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
w/e 12/09/64 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
3w/e 02/10/65 Transferred to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 05/11/66 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
18/06/72 Withdrawn from 6A (Chester) - fire damage

51195 was involved in the following incident:


Damaged 50946

08/05/72 - Chester General Station, LMR

Collision and Fire involving Class 108 / Class 24

An oil train ran away and crashed in the station. More Details.


Disposal

Scrapped by J Cashmore, Great Bridge arrived Dec-72 cut circa 1973

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51195 56353 As delivered to 2D - 3rd January 1959 - pending allocation
51195 56353 Transfer to 26A - Apr-59
51195 56346 Noted 11/04/67 - at Crewe1
51195 56343 Noted 03/05/69 - at Manchester Exchange1
CR245 51195 56352 Noted circa Jun-69
51195 56341 Noted 08/05/1972 - At Chester Station when runaway freight train crashed and caught fire. 51195 damaged beyond repair.2

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Chester General station

9th May 1972

The burnt out remains of Met-Camm DMBS 51195 are seen on the left in platform 10 of Chester General station on the 9th May 1972 after a serious fire the evening before caused by the runaway tanker train. British Railways.