Vehicle 51207
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
| 08/08/58 | New to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
| 3w/e 19/03/60 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| 11/08/68 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NO | |
| Sep-73 | Depot code change | NR | |
| 3w/e 04/01/76 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 4w/e 29/02/76 | Transferred to | GF (South Gosforth) | |
| 2w/e 09/04/78 | Transferred to | DN (Darlington) | |
| 15/05/83 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| 22/04/84 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) | |
| 10/05/87 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
| 15/05/88 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) NNEX | |
| p/e 31/12/88 | Sector Change to | CA (Cambridge) NGEX | |
| p/e 28/01/89 | Sector Change to | CA (Cambridge) NNEX | |
| 25/08/92 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) NNEX | |
| 22/09/92 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) NNEX |
Notes
15/05/88 - 51207 + 54405 listed as moving NC->OO then cancelled, moved to CA instead
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 04/09/1981 released in blue/grey livery51207 was involved in the following incident:
15/3/72 - Whittlesea, ER
Collision involving Class 101 / Parcels Train
Info from Peter Mullen, Ipswich Transport Society
A communication failure saw a DMU formed of 56364 + 51207 run into the back of a Parcels Train during 'Time Interval Working'. 56364 was the damaged vehicle. More Details.
Disposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51207 | 56365 | As delivered to 56G - 8th August 1958 | |||||||
| 51207 | 56365 | Noted late-September 1958 - Manningham depot crew training runs | |||||||
| 51207 | 56365 | Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60 | |||||||
| 51207 | 56362 | Transfer to 32A - 11/08/68 - from 55H | |||||||
| 51207 | 56143 | Noted 21/12/70 - at Ely1 | |||||||
| 74 | 51207 | 56364 | Noted 15/03/72 - involved in collision at Whittlesea, 56364 was the damaged vehicle2 | ||||||
| 51207 | 56141 | Noted 17/06/72 - at Ipswich2 | |||||||
| 74 | 51207 | 56141 | Noted circa late 1972 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 51207 | 56364 | Noted 02/05/73 - at Cambridge3 | |||||||
| 74 | 51207 | 56364 | Noted circa late 1973 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 74 | 51207 | 56383 | Noted 05/04/74 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 74 | 51207 | 56114 | Noted 04/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 74 | 51207 | 56114 | Noted 09/09/74 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 74 | 51207 | 56114 | Noted 17/01/75 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 51207 | 56114 | Noted 26/05/75 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | |||||||
| 74 | 51207 | 56316 | Listed at NR - 19/07/75 | ||||||
| 74 | 51207 | 56316 | Noted 23/10/75 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 51207 | 56401 | Noted 30/12/75 - at Brough1 | |||||||
| 51207 | 56401 | Transfer to NL - 3w/e 04/01/76 | |||||||
| 51207 | 56376 | Transfer to GF - 4w/e 29/02/76 | |||||||
| 51207 | 50548 | Noted 29/11/80 - with E50238 + E50165 at Bishop Auckland | |||||||
| 51207 | 56093 | Noted 16/01/19824 | |||||||
| 51207 | 54405 | Transfer to CA - 22/04/84 - from HT | |||||||
| 51207 | 54405 | Noted 19/12/84 - at Norwich3 | |||||||
| 51207 | 54405 | Noted 19/02/85 - at Norwich3 | |||||||
| 51207 | 54382 | Listed at Cambridge - circa Nov-85 - 54382 temporarily exchanged with 54405 (running with 51437). | |||||||
| 51207 | 54382 | Noted circa 02/19864 | |||||||
| 01 | 51207 | 54382 | Listed at Cambridge - Summer 1986 | ||||||
| 01 | 51207 | 54405 | Formation change - CA - circa Jun-86 - 54405 replaced 54382 | ||||||
| 01 | 51207 | 54405 | Noted 27/08/19864 | ||||||
| 01 | 51207 | 54405 | Noted 15/02/1987 - at Ely on 10.15 Norwich to Ely.5 | ||||||
| 50 | 51207 | 54405 | Listed at NC - Dec-87 | ||||||
| L206 | 51207 | 54405 | Formed at OO circa May-88 - proposed set move, was cancelled | ||||||
| 51207 | 54405 | Noted 15/04/1989 - BLS The Orwell Docker Railtour 54405-51207 + 51177-54351 | |||||||
| L220 | 51207 | 54405 | Noted 13/05/1989 - BLS Orwell Docker Railtour 02 (L221) and L220 | ||||||
| L220 | 51207 | 54405 | Listed at CA - 15/05/89 | ||||||
| L220 | 51207 | 54405 | Listed at CA - 21/01/91 | ||||||
| L220 | 51207 | 54405 | Noted circa 08/19914 | ||||||
| L220 | 51207 | 54405 | Noted 24/08/91 - at Norwich3 | ||||||
| L220 | 51207 | 54405 | Listed at CA - 24/02/92 - NSE NNEX pool | ||||||
| L220 | 51207 | 54405 | Listed at CA - 12/08/92 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Ipswich Transport Society
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Nicholas Youngman
Images:
20th November 1986
Set number: 01
Met-Camm set 01 (51207 + 54405) beside 150 122 at Cambridge on 22/11/86. Roddy MacPhee.
28th November 1987
Set number: 01
Running down the Up Main through Platform 3 at Colchester North Station on Saturday 28th November 1987 are 51207 + 54405, no doubt terminating in platform 4, inbound from working on the Sudbury branch. AndrewHA.
June 1988
Set number: 01
Class 101 2-car DMU 51207 + 54405 at Cambridge possibly with the 18-35 SUo to Kings Lynn in late June 1988. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
June 1988
Set number: 01
Class 101 2-car DMU 51207 + 54405 at Cambridge possibly with the 18-35 SUo to Kings Lynn in late June 1988. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
7th February 1989
Set number: 01
Class 101 Metro Cammell 2-car DMU 51207+54405 taking the Sudbury branch at Marks Tey 7-2-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
7th February 1989
Set number: 01
Class 101 Metro Cammell 2-car DMU 51207+54405 arrived Sudbury from Colchester, 7-2-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
5th March 1989
Set number: 01
Cambridge set 01 51207 + 54405 approaches Queen Adelaide at 11.50 from the Littleport direction. 05.03.89. Nicholas Youngman.
7th June 1989
Set number: L220
Met-Camm Class 101 set L220 (51207 presumably with 54405) at Cambridge on June 7, 1989. John Carter.
9th December 1989
Set number: L220
Class 101 DMU set L220 (presumably 51207 + 54405) in Chappel and Wakes Colne station on 9 December 1989. Taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa early 1990s
Set number: L220
Class 101 DMU set L220 (51207 and presumably 54405) arrives at Sudbury. Date unknown, circa early 1990s. Glyn Weigh.
24th March 1990
Set number: L220
Class 101 DMU sets L220 (54405 + 51207) and L223 (54068 + 51444) waiting to depart from Long Stanton station on the former St Ives line with one of several Cambridge - Swavesey return trips organised by the Railway Development Society on 24 March 1990. Roger Geach Collection.
5th May 1990
Set number: L220
Class 101 set L220 (51207 + 54405) on a 12XX Kings Lynn - Cambridge approaches Ely (13XX) Saturday 5th May 1990. Colin Brooks.
14th September 1991
Set number: L220
51207 + 54405 (L220) arrive at Ely (11:07 departure) on a service to Cambridge, 14-9-91. Kevin Dowd.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 10th September 1975
Set number: 74
On 10 September 1975, E56316, new from the Gloucester railway Carriage and Wagon Company in February 1958, is seen departing Norwich for Lowestoft, coupled to a Metro-Cammell class 101 motor coach probably 51207. The "MON 15" notice refers to the unit's next exam date. Jeremy Chapter.
Date: 29th November 1980
E50548 + E51207 / E50238 + E50165 with the 13:49 to Darlington to Bishop Auckland on November 29, 1980. John Carter.
Date: 26th May 1986
Set number: 22
Class 101s at Cambridge on 26 May 1986. On the left set 01 (presumably 54382 + 51207) maybe going to either Peterborough or Reedham, on the right 54363 in set 22 (and presumably 53204) has yet to have its blind changed from the previous journey. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 15th July 1987
Set number: 84
51209, 54083, 54405 and 51207 with bridge 399 behind which carries A140 Cromer to Norwich road. 15th July 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 19th August 1987
31412 with DMUs E54405 + E51207 + E51229 + E54089 at Ely North Junction, 19.08.87. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 1988
Set number: L220
Met-Camm set L220 (presumably 54405 + 51207) at Kings Lynn in 1988. John Law.
Date: June 1988
The corridor connection on Class 101 Metro Cammell 2-car DMU between 54405 + 51207 (DTCL + DMBS) at Cambridge late June 1988. The vehicles have recently been repainted, including white tyres. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
Date: 7th February 1989
Set number: 01
Class 101 Metro Cammell 2-car DMU 54405+51207 at Marks Tey with a Colchester to Sudbury service, 7-2-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
Date: 4th March 1989
Set number: 01
A Cambridge bound DMU departs Ely on 4 March 1989 with vehicle 54405 trailing, presumably paired with 51207. Robert28194.
Date: 15th April 1989
Set number: 77
The Branch Line Society "Orwell Docker" railtour at Ipswich Docks sidings on 15 April 1989. It was formed set 77 54351 + 51177 and set 01 54405 + 51207. Walter Burt.
Date: 15th April 1989
Set number: 77
2 x 2-car class 101 DMU's are seen at Stoke Bridge Level Crossing in Ipswich Docks on April 15, 1989. This was a Branch Line Society railtour called the 'Orwell Docker' and covered several freight only lines in the area. It was repeated twice later in the year. The line beyond the crossing belonged to ABP (Associated British Ports) and served Cliff Quay. It was formed set 77 54351 + 51177 and set 01 54405 + 51207. Adrian Nicholls.
Date: 15th April 1989
Set number: 01
2 x 2-Car class 101 DMU's (54405 + 51207 and 51177 + 54351) with Cambridge set CA01 leading stand at the entrance to Felixstowe North Container Terminal while working the Branch Line Society 'Orwell Docker' railtour. Adrian Nicholls.
Date: 15th April 1989
Set number: 77
The Branch Line Society "Orwell Docker" railtour used two 2-car class 101s for a jaunt around East Anglia on 15 April 1989. The first freight branch visited was the the lengthy single track line from Chesterton Junction to Fen Drayton. Extensive gravel pits around Fen Drayton owned by ARC Ltd provided enough railbourne freight to warrant retaining this 11 mile stub of the former Great Eastern Railway St.Ives branch. Aggregate traffic from the gravel pits ceased in May 1992 and the line was mothballed with a view to reinstating a passenger service for Cambridge's growing commuter belt but this fell through, Cambridgeshire Country Council opting for a guided bus way on the track bed. The flooded gravel pits are now an RSPB nature reserve for water foul and wild bird and the railway is just history. Set 77 51177+54351 & set 01 54405+51207 sit at the lines physical end with the far unit beside the buffer stops where Holywell Ferry LC used to be. Adrian Nicholls.
Date: 9th December 1989
Set number: L220
Class 101 DMU set L220 (54405 and presumably 51207) in Colchester St Botolphs station with a Sudbury service on 9 December 1989. Taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 24th March 1990
Set number: L220
Class 101 DMU sets L220 (54405 + 51207) and L223 (54068 + 51444) arrive into Long Stanton station on the former St Ives line with one of several Cambridge - Swavesey return trips organised by the Railway Development Society on 24 March 1990. Roger Geach Collection.
Date: 24th March 1990
Set number: L220
Class 101 DMU sets L220 (54405 + 51207) and L223 (54068 + 51444) in Long Stanton station on the former St Ives line with one of several Cambridge - Swavesey return trips organised by the Railway Development Society on 24 March 1990. Roger Geach Collection.
Date: 24th March 1990
Set number: L220
Class 101 Cambridge sets 54405 + 51207 (L220) and 54068 + 51444 near Swavesey on 24.03.90. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 24th March 1990
Set number: L220
54405 + 51207 and 54068 + 51444 arrive at Long Stanton, 24.03.90. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 10th May 1990
Set number: L831
A 4-car Class 101 set ran for a few weeks in May 1990. Seen here L831 53265 + 59072 + 59115 + 51211 and 2 car 51207 + 54405 with 2H25. Seen from Ely North box, 10.05.90. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 12th May 1990
Set number: L220
Class 101 set L220 (54405 + 51207) at Littleport with 2H62, the Cambridge to Kings Lynn, on 12.05.90. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 29th September 1990
Set number: L220
Class 101 Set L220 (presumably 54405 + 51207) with the 12XX Cambridge - Kings Lynn passes Kings Lynn junction Signal box as it approaches Kings Lynn (13XX) Saturday 29th September 1990. Colin Brooks.
Date: 14th June 1991
Set number: L220
Class 101 DMU set L220 (54405 + 51207) arriving at March station on 14 June 1991. Keith Miller.
Date: 27th July 1992
Set number: L220
Class 101 DMU set L220 (54405 + 51207) departs Chappel & Wakes Colne working a Marks Tey to Sudbury service on 27 July 1992. Brian Creasey.