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Vehicle 51221

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

16/10/58	New to	South Gosforth
Feb-64	Depot code change	52J
May-73	Depot code change	GF
w/e 23/07/78	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
23/01/83	Transferred to	NR (Norwich)
Dec-83	Depot code change	NC
12/05/85	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge)
10/05/87	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
15/05/88	Transferred to	OO (Old Oak Common)
p/e 30/03/91	Transferred to	RG (Reading) NWRX
17/09/93	Transferred to	HA (Haymarket) RAHA
19/04/94	Transferred to	HT (Heaton) RBBR
Jul-94	Transferred to	LO (Longsight)
Nov-95	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight)

Modifications

circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 09/10/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51221	56379		As delivered to South Gosforth - 16th October 1958
	51221	56219		Noted 14/08/70 - at Carlisle¹
	51221	56073		Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle²
	51221	56073		Noted 09/06/73 - at Thornaby¹
	51221	56073		Noted 25/08/1973 - at Carlisle³
N124	51221	56073		Noted 28/08/74 - in Newcastle Central (set number on solebar of trailer)¹
	51221	56073		Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot¹
	51221	56073		Noted 01/04/1976 - on 17:40 Carlisle to Newcastle⁴
	51221	56374		Noted 18/08/78 - on 14:26 Sunderland - Newcastle⁵
	51221	56085		Noted 10/08/80 - at Heaton
	51221	56085		Noted circa 12/1981⁶
80	51221	56087		Noted 03/02/83 - at Norwich¹
80	51221	56396		Noted circa 01/1984⁶
80	51221	54089		Noted circa 06/1984⁶
80	51221	54089		Noted 27/06/84 - at Norwich¹
80	51221	54396		Noted circa 04/1985⁶
	51221	54396		Listed at Cambridge - circa Nov-85
	51221	54396		Listed at Cambridge - Summer 1986
07	51221	54396		Formed at CA circa Jun-86
07	51221	54396		Noted 13/12/1986⁶
52	51221	54396		Noted circa 08/1987⁶
52	51221	54396		Listed at NC - Dec-87
NSE02	51221	54396		Noted circa 03/1988⁶
L207	51221	54396		Formed at OO circa May-88
207	51221	54396		Noted circa 06/1988⁶
L207	51221	54396		Listed at OO - 15/05/89
L207	51221	54396		Noted circa 07/1990⁶
L207	51221	54396		Listed at OO - 21/01/91
L207	51221	54396		Noted circa 08/1991⁶
L207	51221	54396		Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
L207	51221	54396		Listed at RG - 12/08/92
	51221	54396		Noted 25th August 1992
L207	51221	54396		Listed at RG - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
L207	51221	54396		Noted 26th August 1993
101851	51208	59302	51221	Listed at HA - November 1993
851	51208	51221		Noted circa 05/1994⁶

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Phil Shatford
6: Eddie Knorn

Images:

circa September 1958

A hive of activity in the Met-Camm works at Saltley with Class 101 vehicles in various states on construction. One can be identified on the left, DMBS E51221, listed as new to South Gosforth 16/10/58 which dates this to around late September 1958. Note the vehicles are glossed and lined before the windows are fitted. Three stages of roof construction can be seen, assembly, etch priming the alloy panels, and after applying red-oxide primer. Possibly a hand tinted image, it appeared in a Met-Camm publicity brochure. Metropolitan Cammell.

27th August 1985

51221 leads a two-car Class 101 and two-car possibly Class 114 formation on it's way to Norwich at Nuneaton on 27.08.1985. Andy Cole.

23rd November 1988

Set number: L207

Class 101 Met Camm DMU 51221+54396 at Southall with the 15:00 ex-Paddington to Reading, 23-11-88. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.

February 1989

Set number: 207

DMBS 51221 from set L207 (no L carried on cab front) in Banbury station in February 1989. Andrew Malloy.

February 1989

Set number: 207

Met-Camm DMU set (L)207 (51221 and presumably 54396) departs from Banbury in February 1989. Andrew Malloy.

6th September 1991

Set number: L207

51221 leads (presumably with 54396) the 1705 Reading-Banbury at Didcot on 6/9/91, while 43161 is on a London Paddington - Bristol TM service. John Carter.

30th January 1992

51221 with 55028 arriving at Banbury. Phil Bidwell.

30th January 1992

51221 unusually paired with 55028 arriving at Banbury. Phil Bidwell.

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.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: circa 1979

E56085 + E51221 stand in the Carlisle bay at Newcastle Central, probably about 1979. Simon Hadden.

Date: 10th August 1980

Class 101 and 105 vehicles E56085 E51221 E56459 E51429 E56081 and E51485 call at Heaton on the last day of British Rail services, 10/08/1980. Although situated on the East Coast Main Line, it was one of a number of stations closed across Newcastle and North Tyneside at this time, pending development of the Tyneside Metro system. Heaton station wasn't replaced as part of the Metro system, but the area is served by nearby Byker and Chillingham Road stations. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Date: May 1988

Set number: NSE02

E54396 carries the unusual set number NSE02 when seen in May 1988 in Colchester (North) station. It is presumably paired with 51221 and on Sudbury duties. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 2nd May 1988

Set number: NSE02

Class 101 DMU driving coaches Nos. E54396 and 51221, of set No. NSE02, stand at Colchester working a service to Sudbury on 2 May 1988. Brian Creasey.

Date: 10th June 1989

Set number: L207

54396 + 51221 at Windsor and Eton Central on June 10, 1989. John Carter.

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