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Vehicle 51220

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

10/10/58	New to	South Gosforth
Oct-61	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
w/e 21/03/64	On loan to	16C (Derby Etches Park)
w/e 28/03/64	Ex-loan back to	51A (Darlington)
4w/e 30/01/65	Transferred to	50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
4w/e 24/04/65	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
May-73	Depot code change	DN
w/e 25/09/77	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge)
10/05/87	Transferred to	OO (Old Oak Common)
4w/e 03/12/88	Sector Change to	NWRX
p/e 30/03/91	Transferred to	RG (Reading) NWRX
24/01/92	Sector Change to	RG (Reading) NXXZ
18/02/92	Withdrawn from	RG (Reading) NTCZ

Modifications

w/e 24/09/77 - AWS fitted
circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 22/09/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51220	56378		As delivered to South Gosforth - 10th October 1958
	51220	56073		Transfer to 51A - Oct-61
	51220	59065	50184	Transfer to 16C - w/e 21/03/64 - on loan
	51220	59065	50184	Transfer to 51A - w/e 28/03/64 - ex-loan
	51220	59065	50178	Transfer to 50C - 4w/e 30/01/65
	51220	59065	50178	Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 24/04/65
	51220	56069		Noted 27/05/70 - at Darlington¹
	51220	56086		Noted 03/04/71¹
	51220	56378		Noted 04/09/71 - at Darlington¹
	51220	56378		Noted 29/06/73 - at Darlington¹
	51220	56449		Noted 18/08/74 - at Bury St Edmunds²
	51220	56378		Noted 30/12/75 - at Darlington¹
N166	51220	56378		Noted 28/02/76 - at York, set number only on 56378²
	51220	56378		Noted 04/04/1976 - at York³
	51220	56377		Transfer to CA - w/e 25/09/77
	51220	56371		Noted 14/03/78 - at Bury St Edmunds²
	51220	56371		Noted 31/03/1979 - Railway Development Society special Cambridge to Swavesey and return 51225-56382 + 51220-56371
	51220	56371		Noted circa 08/1983⁴
	51220	54371		Noted 20/06/84 - at Norwich²
	51220	54371		Noted circa 04/1985⁴
	51220	54371		Listed at Cambridge - circa Nov-85
	51220	54371		Noted circa 11/1985⁴
	51220	54371		Listed at Cambridge - Summer 1986
06	51220	54371		Formed at CA circa Jun-86
06	51220	54371		Noted 27/08/1986⁴
06	51220	54371		Noted 26/10/1986 - at Ely on 10.15 Norwich to Ely.⁵
L204	51220	54371		Listed at OO - Oct-87
L204	51220	54371		Listed at OO - 15/05/89
L204	51220	54371		Noted circa 10/1990⁴
L204	51220	54371		Listed at OO - 21/01/91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Nicholas Youngman

Images:

circa late June 1975

A Class 101 DMU stands in platform 5 at Darlington circa late June 1975. The two vehicles are E51220 (leading) and E56378. Curly42.

circa 1978

A refurbished Met-Camm power trailer set at Cambridge circa 1978 with DMBS 51220 closest, attached to a Cravens set. John Law.

22nd January 1986

A two-car Metro-Cammell Class 101 DMU formed of DMBS E51220 and DTCL E54371 with a Royston service at Cambridge on 22 January 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

8th September 1987

Set number: L204

Class 101 set L204 (presumably 51220 + 54371) has a Class 104 DMS attached to the rear when seen working the 18:41 Paddington - Bourne End at Ealing Broadway on September 8, 1987. Michael Mensing.

circa October 1987

Set number: L204

Met-Camm set L204 (51220 closest, presumably with 54371) arrives into Southall station behind a Class 121 bubble car circa October 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

14th July 1988

Set number: L204

51220 and 54371 arrived at Sheffield on 14/7/88 from the Doncaster direction (led by 54488 & 51905). It seems that they are ex-works and heading back to their home depot OOC. Wilson Adams.

circa mid-to-late 1988

Set number: L204

Class 101 two-car set L04 (presumably 51220 + 54371) seen at Hinksey South, looking north-west from Abingdon Road bridge, the train heading away from Oxford. Date unknown, the NSE livery looks fresh so possibly circa mid-to-late 1988. Ian Docwra.

8th May 1989

Set number: L204

I quite often used to have an afternoon at Kings Sutton in the late 1980s and early 1990s when there was an impressive variety of different types of trains to photograph. This picture of NSE Class 101 L204 (51220 + 54371) was taken on 8 May 1989 (from the roadbridge with a 150mm lens) as the unit worked a peak hours Didcot to Banbury service. Peter Tandy.

circa October 1989

Set number: L204

Class 101 set L204 (51220 + 54371) with Class 117 set L705 attached departs from Southall in late 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

20th May 1991

Set number: L204

Met-Camm set L204 (51220 and presumably 54371) in Bicester Town station on May 20 1991. John Carter.

2nd October 1991

Set number: L204

Class 101 set L204 (presumably 51220 + 54371) on a down local in Sonning Cutting on 02/10/1991. Andrew Malloy.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 19th June 1988

Set number: TS055

DMU vehicles 53963, 51220 and 55005 in Doncaster Works on 19 June 1988. On the latter the bottom two lines read Refurbished V.B.C. Leicester 16-5-88, noting that work had been done at Vic Berry's. Keith Miller.

Date: 14th July 1988

Set number: L204

This formation - 54371, 51220, 51905 and 54488 - arrived at Sheffield on 14/7/88 from the Doncaster direction (led by 54488 & 51905). Judging by the condition of the NSE DMU's It seems that they are ex-works and heading back to their home depot OOC. Wilson Adams.

Date: circa October 1989

Set number: L204

Class 101 set L204 (54371 + 51220) with Class 117 set L705 (51319 at the far end) at Southall in late 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: circa October 1989

Set number: L705

Class 117 set L705 (51319 closest) attached to the rear of Class 101 set L204 (51220 visible) departs from Southall in late 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: circa 1991

Set number: L204

Class 101 set L204 (presumably 54371 + 51220) at Southall circa 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 1991

Set number: L204

Metro Cammell class 101 unit L204 (vehicles 54371 and 51220) seen at Oxford in the spring of 1991 Bob Belcher.

Date: 4th May 1993

Set number: L210

53083, 51220, 54371, 51443 & 51445 sit with 20199 at M.C. Metals, Springburn 4-5-93. Kevin Dowd.

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