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Vehicle 51208

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

29/08/58	New to	53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58	Transferred to	53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)	- (53C closed)
Jan-60	Depot code change	50C
2w/e 12/01/63	Transferred to	South Gosforth
Feb-64	Depot code change	52J
May-73	Depot code change	GF
w/e 23/07/78	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
w/e 12/11/78	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
31/05/81	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
23/01/83	Transferred to	NR (Norwich)
Dec-83	Depot code change	NC
12/05/85	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge)
p/e 10/11/90	Sector Change to	CA (Cambridge) NNEX
25/08/92	Transferred to	OO (Old Oak Common) NWRX
17/09/93	Transferred to	HA (Haymarket) RAHA
19/04/94	Transferred to	HT (Heaton) RBBR

Modifications

circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 14/12/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51208	56366		As delivered to 53C - 29th August 1958
	51208	56366		Transfer to South Gosforth - 2w/e 12/01/63
	51208	56220		Noted 03/04/71¹
	51208	56220		Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle¹
N119	51208	56220		Noted 28/08/74 - in Newcastle Central (set number on solebar of 51208)²
	51208	56220		Noted 07/01/75 - in Newcastle Central²
N119	51208	56220		Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 51208²
	51208	56386		Noted 22/01/78 - at Manors
	51208	56374		Transfer to NL - w/e 12/11/78
	51208	56374		Transfer to HT - 31/05/81 - from NL
	51208	56388		Noted 23/08/81 - on 18:10 Saltburn - Newcastle
	51208	56078		Noted circa 12/1981³
	51208	56387		Noted 08/05/82 - with E50164 + E56365 at Newburn, Hartlepool.
	51208	56375		Noted 28/08/82 - on a Sunderland-Newcastle service
83	51208	56396		Noted 18/05/83 - at Norwich²
	51208	54388		Listed at Cambridge - circa Nov-85
	51208	54388		Noted circa 01/1986³
02	51208	54388		Listed at Cambridge - Summer 1986
02	51208	54376		Noted 13/08/86 - at Norwich²
02	51208	54402		Formation change - CA - circa Dec-86
	51208	54402		Noted 20/06/1987³
	51208	54402		Noted 29/08/1987³
02	51208	54402		Noted 13/05/1989 - BLS Orwell Docker Railtour 02 (L221) and L220
L221	51208	54402		Listed at CA - 15/05/89
L221	51208	54402		Listed at CA - 21/01/91
	51208	54402		Noted 10/04/92 - on 19:14 Marks Tey - Sudbury and 19:39 Sudbury - Marks Tey⁴
	51208	54402		Noted 12/04/92 - on 11:15 Harwich Town - Manningtree⁴
L221	51208	54402		Listed at CA - 24/02/92 - NSE NNEX pool
L221	51208	54402		Listed at CA - 12/08/92
L221	51208	54402		Noted circa 09/1992³
L221	51208	54402		Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
L221	51208	54402		Noted 10th November 1992
101851	51208	59302	51221	Listed at HA - November 1993
851	51208	51221		Noted circa 05/1994³

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: David Bellamy

Images:

22nd January 1978

E51208 and E56386 at Manors on 22/1/78. Ian Francis.

23rd August 1981

E51208 + E56388 at Stockton with the 18:10 Saltburn - Newcastle on 23-08-1981. John Carter.

circa 1983

Set number: 83

51208 at the head of an nine-car formation at Ilford Car Sheds circa 1983. Peter Boor would be the driver on this on a school special from Seven Kings to Norwich. Peter Boor.

13th August 1986

Set number: 02

A Norwich allocated Metro-Cammell dmu set 02, is seen passing over the Reedham Swing Bridge which spans the River Yare, with a Norwich-Lowestoft service on 13th August 1986. 51208 presumably leads. Andrew J Crowther.

circa June 1987

Freshly painted into NSE livery 51208 (and presumably 54402) are seen at Royston with a Cambridge service circa June 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

11th July 1987

51208 at the stops at Cambridge on 11 July 1987. Malcolm Clements.

circa 19/10/87

Class 101 Metro Cammell sets in Cambridge station, 19-10-87ish. NSE 51208 on the right is heading for Doncaster. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

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.

28th October 1989

Set number: L221

Two two-car Met-Camm DMUs form an early afternoon (13:08 or 13:27) Peterborough - Cambridge service seen leaving March on 28 October 1989. Closest is 51208 + 54402 (set L221) with the blue/grey set being 54055 + 53228. Dave Warby.

July 1990

Set number: L221

Class 101 DMU set L221 (presumably 51208 + 54402) at Kings Lynn in July 1990. John Law.

8th September 1990

Set number: L221

A NSE-liveried Class 101 two-car Metro-Cammell unit, 51208 leading presumably with 54402, approaches Sudbury Station after its journey from Marks Tey. on September 8, 1990. Mike Dean.

19th October 1991

Set number: L221

I went to Ely on 19 October 1991, partly to photograph "Taw Valley" and "Flying Scotsman" on specials and partly to record the semaphores that would soon be disappearing. An additional image included a couple of Class 101 2-car sets at Ely. The set on the left is 101655 (formed 54062/51428), but I didn't record the set on the right. It looks like the set number is L221, which I think at this time was 51208/54402. Lewis Bevan.

10th April 1992

The interior of Class 101 DMBS 51208 on 10/04/92, taken whilst travelling on the 19:14 Marks Tey to Sudbury. David Bellamy.

10th April 1992

Set number: L221

L221 (51208 + 54402) at Marks Tey on 10 April 1992. David Bellamy.

15th June 1992

Set number: L221

Class 101 Met Cam DMU set L221 (presumably 51208 + 54402) in Stansted Airport station with a Cambridge service on 15-6-92. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.

4th April 1994

Set number: 851

NSE liveries 51208 carried Scotrail branding. Facing a 158, Regional Railways liveried 59302 is behind, they are part of set 851. Seen at Edinburgh Waverley on the 4th April 1994. Hamish Stevenson.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 8th May 1982

On May 8, 1982, ex-works E50164 + E56365 leads E56387 + E51208 at Newburn, Hartlepool. John Carter.

Date: 28th August 1982

A 2-car Class 101 unit (consisting of cars 56375/51208) crosses the High Level Bridge at Newcastle on a Sunderland-Newcastle working - 28 August 1982. Lewis Bevan.

Date: 20th March 1987

Set number: 02

Class 101 Met Camm DMU set 02 with DTCL 54402 leading at Cambridge for Royston 22-3-87. By October 1987 it was in NSE livery partnered with DMBS 51208. Note 1st Class is still intact here. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Date: 11th July 1987

The inner ends of 54402 and 51208 at Cambridge on the 11th July 1987. Malcolm Clements.

Date: unknown

Set number: 02

Class 101 set 02 (54402 + 51208) at Lamarsh in the late '80s. David Underwood.

Date: 22nd May 1988

54402 + 51208 seen north of Ely on Cambridge to Kings Lynn working. Note there isnt a set number on leading car. 22nd May 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: 14th September 1991

Set number: L221

54402 + 51208 at Ely on 14/9/91. Sparegang.

Date: October 1991

Set number: L221

A two-car and a three-car Class 101 DMUs at Littleport (Cambridgeshire) in October 1991. The closest set appears to be L221, presumably 54402 + 51208. George Woods.

Date: October 1991

Set number: L221

Arriving into Littleport station in October 1991 is a five-car Class 101 formation with set L221 (54402 and presumably 51208) leading. George Woods.

Date: 30th March 1993

Set number: L221

Met-Camm set L221 (54402 + 51208) departs from Slough with the 14:46 to Windsor on March 30, 1993. John Carter.

Date: 4th April 1994

Set number: 851

Set 851 in Edinburgh Waverley on the 4th April 1994. Formed of NSE liveried (with Scotrail branding) 51221 and 51208, the RR liveried centre car is presumed to be 59302. Hamish Stevenson.

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