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Vehicle 51222

Class 101

BR Diagram 523

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
4w/e 24/01/59 Transferred to 50B (Neville Hill)
Jan-60Depot code change55H
16/06/68 Transferred to 31A (Cambridge)
Nov-68 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
4w/e 30/05/70 Transferred to 34G (Finsbury Park)
3w/e 31/10/70 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
May-73Depot code changeNO
Sep-73Depot code changeNR
w/e 29/11/75 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
w/e 13/05/79 Transferred to GF (South Gosforth)
2w/e 09/09/79 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
29/06/86 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
15/02/87 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
21/11/87 Transferred to LA (Laira)
Nov-88 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
01/10/89 Transferred to CH (Chester) PCHX
p/e 28/04/90 Transferred to CA (Cambridge) NNEX
p/e 30/03/91 Sector Change to CA (Cambridge) NGEX
28/09/92 Transferred to NC (Norwich) RDNC
02/06/93 Transferred to TS (Tyseley) RDTS
09/07/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
19/07/93 Transferred to NC (Norwich) RDNC
04/10/93 Transferred to TS (Tyseley) RDTS
22/12/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
21/01/94 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

Modifications

circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 08/08/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51222 56380 As delivered to South Gosforth - 16th October 1958
51222 56381 Noted 21/08/65 - at Bridlington1
51222 56380 Noted 31/08/68 - at Ely North Junction2
51222 56380 Transfer to 32A - Nov-68
51222 56172 Noted 31/07/1971 - at Colchester3
78 51222 56439 Noted circa 1972 - at Bury St Edmunds2
78 51222 56365 Noted 14/06/73 - at Bury St Edmunds2
78 51222 56364 Noted 16/02/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2
78 51222 56364 Noted 02/03/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2
78 51222 56364 Noted 10/08/74 - at Norwich2
78 51222 56364 Noted 24/11/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2
78 51222 56364 Noted 31/01/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2
78 51222 56364 Listed at NR - 19/07/75
78 51222 56364 Noted 27/09/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2
51222 56396 Noted 08/04/76 - at Hull1
51222 56396 Noted 10/04/76 - at Brough1
51222 56387 Noted 21/02/77 - at Doncaster1
51222 59542 59188 50168 Noted circa 03/19794
51222 56380 Noted 06/06/1981 - Worked 12.38 South Shields to Newcastle.4
51222 56086 Noted 27/10/82 - on 12:38 Newcastle - Carlisle
51222 56387 Noted circa 02/19834
51222 54069 Noted 10/12/1983 - at Carlisle4
51222 54410 Noted circa 03/19854
51222 53171 Noted 19th August 1986
51222 53171 Noted 30/08/1986 - R.C.T.S. The Mancunian Railtour 53171-51222+78720-78970
51222 53171 Noted circa 09/19864
51222 53188 Noted 07/12/19864
51222 53188 Noted 28th December 1986
51222 54075 Transfer to HT - 15/02/87 - from NL
51222 54075 Noted circa 04/19874
51222 54345 Noted circa 07/19874
P860 51181 51222 Noted 04/04/19884
P890 51222 54284 Formed at LA p/e 17/06/88
spare 51222 Listed at LA - 08/08/88
P890 51222 54284 Formed at LA p/e 16/08/88
C986 51222 51513 Listed at CF - 15/05/89
CH640 51222 51513 Listed at CH - 14/10/89
51222 54220 Transfer to CA - p/e 28/04/90
L225 51222 54220 Noted circa 11/19904
L225 51222 54220 Listed at CA - 21/01/91
L225 51222 54220 Listed at CA - 24/02/92 - NSE NGEX pool
L225 51222 54220 Listed at CA - 12/08/92
L225 51222 54220 Listed at NC - November 1992
101225 51222 54220 Listed at NC - 10/12/92 - NSE livery
L225 51222 54220 Noted 17/04/93 - at Norwich2
101225 51222 54220 Listed at TS - November 1993
L225 51222 54220 Transfer to HQ - 22/12/93 - from TS

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Cherry Hinton Crossing

10th March 1971

The 12.50 Cambridge - Ipswich is seen at Cherry Hinton level crossing, near Cambridge, on 10 March 1971. Met-Camm DMBS E51222 leads, paired with a Cravens DTCL. The traditional gates have now been replaced by lifting barriers. The house on the extreme right was part of the short-lived station (closed in the 19th century). Tom Burnham.

Class 101 DMU at Doncaster Works

circa early August 1980

Class 101 DMBS E51222 freshly refurbished at Doncaster Works - its refurbishment date was 8/8/80. Behind is freshly overhauled Class 104 DMCL E50567. Paul Redmond.

Class 101 DMU at Newcastle

27th October 1982

A Class 101 formed of DMBS E51222 and DTS(L) E56086 at Newcastle, 27/10/1982. They are waiting to depart from what was then platform 13, with 12:38 Newcastle - Carlisle. Note the Tyne & Wear PTE logo carried behind the driver's door. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Bensham, Gateshead

14th September 1983

A Class 101 DMU at Bensham, Gateshead, on 14/09/1983, seen heading from Newcastle across the Tyne Valley route to Carlisle. The tracks nearest the camera are the East Coast Mainline - the train will eventually pass under these. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Penistone

30th August 1986

Metro-Cammell class 101 dmu E51222 and E53171 forms part of the RCTS railtour "Mancunian Railtour", as we wait 40 minutes for a late running Hudderfield service at Penistone. 30th August 1986. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 101 DMU at Exeter stabling point

30th July 1988

Set number: P860

Class 101 DMU set P860 (51222 + 51181) on Exeter stabling point on 30 July 1988. Keith Miller.

Class 101 DMU at Cardiff Canton depot

21st May 1989

Set number: C986

Class 101 DMBS W51222 stabled on Cardiff Canton depot on 21 May 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Cardiff Queen Street

30th June 1989

Set number: C986

51222 (and presumably 51513) at Cardiff Queen Street on June 30, 1989. John Carter.

Class 101 DMU at Ely

15th March 1991

Set number: L225

Set L225 51222 + 54220 at Ely on 2H20 to Kings Lynn, March 15, 1991. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 101 DMU at Ely

January 1992

Set number: L225

Set L225 (51222 + 54220) seen leaving Ely towards Cambridge from a signal post near Dock Junction. January 1992. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 101 DMU at Tyseley

26th December 1993

Set number: 225

Class 101 51222, set number 225, is seen stabled at Tyseley on 26.12.1993 in Network South East livery. Andy Cole.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: October 1975

Set number: 73

Metro-Cammell Class "101" Local Passenger 3-car dmu consisting of Class 101/2 No.E51222 and Class 144 No.E56380 in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front ends at Cambridge on a Bishops Stortford service, 10/75. The pair would be transferred to Hull the following month. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: 30th August 1986

Metro-Cammell class 101 dmu E53171 and E51222 forms part of the RCTS railtour "Mancunian Railtour", as we wait 40 minutes for a late running Hudderfield service at Penistone on 30th August 1986. The line to the left is the abandoned Woodhead line to Hadfield which had closed just over 5 years previously. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 30th August 1986

Travelling towards Buxton on the freight only on the very sharp curve at Blackwell Mills on 30th August 1986, we're travelling on the RCTS railtour "Mancunian Railtour" which was made up of 2 Metro-Cammell 2 car dmu's, the front unit being E53171 and E51222, the rear set 78720 + 78970. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 30th August 1986

Approaching New Mills South Junction, we're travelling on the RCTS "Mancunian Railtour" on 30th August 1986 which was made up of 2 Metro-Cammell 2 car dmu's, (E53171 & E51222) and (E78720 & E78970), a few miles up at Chinley we will crossover and head back down through here. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 20th December 1987

Set number: L126

Class 121 DMU 55026 at Laira with 51222 and 51181 in the background on 20 December 1987. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 4th February 1988

Set number: P860

Class 101 DMU set P860 (51181 + 51222) arriving at Plymouth station on 4 February 1988. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 13th April 1988

Set number: P860

Class 101 DMU set P860 (51181 + 51222) arriving at Exeter St Davids on 13 April 1988. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 14th February 1989

Set number: C986

Class 101 three-car DMU set C986 in Bristol Temple Meads station on 14 February 1989. The vehicles were recorded as 51513 + 59539 + 51222. DMCL W51513 did not receive the full length rainstrip when refurbished at Swindon in 1984 and also lacks the &#039;bean can&#039; exhaust. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 30th June 1989

Set number: C986

Met-Camm Class 101 set C986 (51513 + 51222) at Aberdare on June 30, 1989. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 30th June 1989

Set number: C986

C986 (DMS 51513 + DMBS 51222) in Aberdare station on June 30, 1989. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 26th October 1991

Set number: L225

Set L225 (54220 + 51222) seen at Littleport. The unit was stabled on the Ely side of the gates in order to free the platform for the next up working from Lynn. These were special working arrangements during resignalling blockades at Ely. The driver would then have a cuppa in the Signal box while waiting the next duty back to Lynn often an hour and a half break. 26th October 1991. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 14th January 1992

54220+51222 arrive into Ely with 2H54, the Cambridge to Kings Lynn on January 14, 1992. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 29th September 1993

Set number: L225

Class 101 DMU set L225 (presumably 54220 + 51222) in Lowestoft station on 29 September 1993. Stuart Parkinson.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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