Vehicle 51228
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
| 3w/e 17/05/58 | New to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 4w/e 04/07/59 | Transferred to | Leith Central | |
| Nov-59 | Depot code change | 64H | |
| 3w/e 27/08/60 | On loan to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 3w/e 17/12/60 | Ex-loan back to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| w/e 03/06/61 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-68 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DE | |
| Jun-74 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| Oct-79 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| 01/03/82 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| circa Aug-82 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| 15/10/90 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) PTSX | |
| 07/07/91 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) PLOX | |
| Mar-01 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) |
Modifications
Mar-88 - Leyland engines fitted
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated circa 05/1981 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Preserved - more details.
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51228 | 56386 | As delivered to 62B - May 1958 | |||||||
| 51228 | 56386 | Transfer to Leith Central - 4w/e 04/07/59 | |||||||
| 51228 | 56386 | Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 27/08/60 - on loan | |||||||
| 51228 | 56386 | Transfer to 64H - 3w/e 17/12/60 - ex-NER | |||||||
| 51228 | 56386 | Transfer to 66C - w/e 03/06/61 | |||||||
| 51228 | 56395 | Noted 17/08/70 - at Aberdeen1 | |||||||
| 51228 | 59304 | 51530 | Noted 15/09/72 - in Edinburgh Waverley2 | ||||||
| 51228 | 59541 | 51540 | Noted 26/07/1973 - at Haymarket3 | ||||||
| 51228 | 56386 | Noted 04/09/73 - at Haymarket1 | |||||||
| 51228 | 56386 | Noted 19/09/73 - at Leuchars2 | |||||||
| 51228 | 56409 | Noted 01/06/1974 - at Edinburgh 4 | |||||||
| 51228 | 56446 | Noted 05/07/74 - at Sheffield2 | |||||||
| 51228 | 59560 | 51526 | Noted 15/04/1975 - at Stirling4 | ||||||
| 51228 | 59566 | 51531 | Noted 25/08/75 - at Springburn1 | ||||||
| 51228 | 56384 | Noted 01/11/75 - at Brough2 | |||||||
| 51224 | 59566 | 51228 | Noted 07/07/77 - on 2118 Edinburgh-Dundee | ||||||
| 179 | 51228 | 59566 | 51535 | Noted 03/09/77 - at Springburn1 | |||||
| 181 | 51228 | 59561 | 50146 | Listed at ED - mid-May-78 | |||||
| 181 | 51228 | 59561 | 51531 | Noted 07/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley5 | |||||
| 306 | 51228 | 59086 | 50243 | Listed at DE - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59086 | 50243 | Listed at ED - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59061 | 53260 | Noted circa 11/19835 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59086 | 53260 | Listed at HA - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59086 | 53243 | Listed at HA - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59304 | 53234 | Noted circa 02/19865 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59086 | 53243 | Listed at HA - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59304 | 53174 | Noted 29th July 1986 | |||||
| 306 | 51228 | 59304 | 53174 | Listed at Haymarket - August 1986 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59304 | 53174 | Noted 9th August 1986 | |||||
| 306 | 51228 | 59086 | 53243 | Formation change - p/e 17/09/86 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59086 | 53243 | Noted 08/11/19865 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59086 | 53243 | Noted 05/12/19865 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59086 | 53243 | Listed at HA - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59086 | 53243 | Noted circa 05/19875 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59086 | 53243 | Noted 08/08/19875 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59086 | 53243 | Listed at HA - Jan-88 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59086 | 53243 | Listed at HA - circa August 1988 | |||||
| 101306 | 51228 | 59086 | 53243 | Noted circa 12/19895 | |||||
| T077 | 51228 | 53243 | Noted circa 01/19915 | ||||||
| 51228 | 53243 | Listed at LO - Jul-91 | |||||||
| LO603 | 51228 | 53243 | Noted 14/07/91 - on 18:25 Llandudno to Chester with LO605 53171 + 51253 | ||||||
| LO603 | 51228 | 53243 | Listed at LO - Aug-91 | ||||||
| LO603 | 51228 | 53243 | Listed at LO - Dec-91 | ||||||
| 101681 | 51228 | 51506 | Listed at LO - 02/07/92 | ||||||
| 101681 | 51228 | 51506 | Listed at LO - 24/09/92 | ||||||
| 101681 | 51228 | 51506 | Listed at LO - November 1992 | ||||||
| 101681 | 51228 | 51506 | Listed at LO - 10/12/92 | ||||||
| 51228 | 51506 | Noted 17/05/93 - on 16:55 Southport - Chester6 | |||||||
| 51228 | 51506 | Noted 12/06/93 - on 2C43 16:48 Manchester Victoria - Barrow and 2N46 19:45 Barrow - Blackpool6 | |||||||
| 51228 | 51506 | Noted 21/06/937 | |||||||
| 101681 | 51228 | 51506 | Listed at LO - November 1993 | ||||||
| 51228 | 51506 | Noted 18/12/93 - on 23:00 Blackpool - Manchester Airport6 | |||||||
| 51228 | 51506 | Noted 23/12/93 - on 11:50 Chester - Southport6 | |||||||
| 51228 | 51506 | Noted 09/05/94 - on 2R79 14:22 Sheffield - Doncaster and 2H65 15:24 Doncaster - Manchester Piccadilly6 | |||||||
| 101681 | 51228 | 51506 | Noted 7th May 2000 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
6: David Bellamy
7: Graeme Phillips
Images:
May 1984
Set number: 101306
DMU set 101306 departs from Dalmeny station on its journey from Edinburgh Waverley to Cowdenbeath one day in May 1984. Closest is likely to be 51228, this DMBS seemed to be the only consistant vehicle in the set for several years. A Class 122, still in Rail Blue livery, is the other power car with a Class 101 centre car between them. In the southbound platform is observation saloon ADM45028, it is attached to a catering vehicle. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1986
Set number: 101306
Class 101 DMU set 101306 (51228 leading) passes through Falkland Yard (On the outskirts of Ayr) towards Glasgow. The overhead wires means that electrification is imminent and the yard is full of stored DMUs on both sides. Circa 1986. Andrew McConnell.
7th August 1986
Set number: 101306
101306 (51228 + 59304 + 53174) call at Stevenston station with the 14:48 Largs - Glasgow Central service on 7 August 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1987
Set number: 101306
51228 at the front of 101 306 in Edinburgh Waverley circa 1987. S Saunders.
21st March 1987
Set number: 101306
101306 (and presumably 51228 closest) at Bathgate with the 11:03 to Edinburgh on 21 March 1987. Robert Thomas.
15th August 1988
Set number: 101306
Met-Camm sets 101306 (presumably 51228 59086 53243) and 101363 (presumably 53194 59049 53185) at Stirling on August 15, 1988. Colin Brooks.
21st February 1989
Set number: 101306
101 306 (presumably 51228 + 59086 + 53243) departs from Glasgow Queen Street on 21/2/89. Sparegang.
10th June 1989
Set number: 101306
Set 101306 (SC51228 + 59086 + 53243) heads out of Glasgow Central on June 10th, 1989. 318265 departs along side for Largs. Nicholas Youngman.
31st July 1989
Set number: 101306
Class 101 DMU 101306, 51228 + 59086 + 53243, at Inverness on 31/07/89 having worked 1H07 1003 Edinburgh - Inverness from Perth after a failure. Roddy MacPhee.
January 1991
Set number: T077
A shot at Cosford on an unrecorded day in January 1991 as class 101 set T077, probably formed of 51228 + 53243, arrived for the stop at Cosford station. The signalman had been very prompt in returning the inner home signal to danger on this occasion. In addition to the first generation DMUs I was also at this spot to take pictures of class 20s on Ironbridge power Station MGRs. Peter Tandy.
28th August 1992
Set number: 101681
Departing from Romiley on the 14:18 Manchester Piccadilly - Rose Hill is set 101681 (51228 + 51506) on 28/8/92. Gazza Prescott.
19th September 1993
Set number: 101681
A pair of Longsight allocated Class 101's 101681 (51228 & 51506) & 101690 (51435 & 53177), had just left the WCML at nearby Farington Junction and were running along the 'Back Line' at Ward Street Lostock Hall, heading for the East Lancashire route at Lostock Hall Junction with the Sunday Only 08.35 Manchester Piccadilly to Carlisle 'Dalesrail' service on September 19th 1993. I think the Dalesrail only ran along here for this one season. They subsequently went on to Preston and reversed. Martyn Hilbert.
15th January 1994
Set number: 101681
The 14:07 from Manchester Victoria arrives at Rochdale, formed of 101681 (51228 + 51506) on 15/1/94. Gazza Prescott.
30th July 1994
Set number: 101681
A 2-car Class 101 unit 101681 (51228 + 51506) at Llandudno Junction on a Llandudno-Holyhead working on 30 July 1994. Lewis Bevan.
2nd August 1995
Set number: 101681
101681 (51228 + 51506) on the 14:38 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield at Buxworth Cutting, 2-8-95. Kevin Dowd.
5th August 1995
Set number: 101681
Metro-Cammell Class 101 DMUs 101681 (51228 + 51506) in Regional Railways livery and 101685 (53160 + 59539 + 53164) in BR Green pass Llanfairfechan on the North Wales Coast on 5 August 1995 with the 1212 Manchester Victoria -Holyhead Saturdays only train. Fuji Velvia scan. Chris Morrison.
25th August 1995
Set number: 101681
101681 (51228 & 51506) berthed at Chester on 25th August 1995. Ian Buck.
12th November 1999
Set number: 101681
101681 (51228 & 51506) at Bredbury on 12th November 1999. Ian Buck.
8th April 2000
Set number: 101681
Met-Camm set 101681 (51228 + 51506) at Romiley on 8 April 2000. Stuart Mackay Collection.
12th April 2000
Set number: 101681
At Manchester Piccadilly on 12th April 2000 101681 (51228 + 51506). Ian Buck.
February 2001
Set number: 101681
At Romiley in February 2001 101681 (51228 & 51506). Ian Buck.
26th February 2001
Set number: 101681
101 681 leaving Manchester on 26/2/01, presumably 51228 closest. Steve Hodgson.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 15th August 1988
Set number: 101306
Met-Camm set 101306 (presumably 53243 + 59086 + 51228) arrives at Stirling with a Edinburgh - Dunblane service on August 15, 1988. Colin Brooks.
Date: 14th July 1991
Set number: LO603
LO603 53243 + 51228 + LO605 53171 + 51253 on the 18:25 Llandudno to Chester at Old Colwyn, 14-7-91. Kevin Dowd.
Date: 28th August 1992
Set number: 101681
101681 (51506 + 51228) at Manchester Piccadilly on 28/8/92, having arrived with the 11:26 from Rose Hill. Gazza Prescott.
Date: 26th September 1992
Set number: 101681
101681 (51506 + 51228) departs from Llandudno, probably on a service to Blaenau Ffestiniog, on 26 September 1992. The 31s (413 + 442) are on the 1640 to Liverpool Limes Street. Andrew Bond.
Date: 27th September 1992
Set number: 101681
101681 (51506 + 51228) outside Chester depot on 27 September 1992. David Bellamy.
Date: 21st June 1993
Set number: 101681
101681 (51506 + 51228) arriving at Manchester Piccadilly on 21/6/93. This image was published in Metro Enterprises 'DMU Datafile - 1994 Edition', page 25. Graeme Phillips.
Date: 1st September 1993
Set number: 101681
Stood on what was once part of the four-track LMS/GWR joint line from Chester to Birkenhead, Regional Railways Class 101, 101681 (51506 + 51228) was forming the onward service from Hooton to Chester on September 1st 1993. Just visible in the adjacent platform is the EMU that has arrived from Liverpool Central. The third rail was extended to Hooton from Liverpool in 1985, and electric services worked through to Chester from 4th October 1993 just after a month when this image was recorded. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 9th May 1994
Set number: 101681
101681 (51506 + 51228) approaching Platform 1 at Meadowhall Interchange on its way to Sheffield on 9 May 1994. David Bellamy.
Date: 16th July 1994
Set number: 101681
101681 (51506 + 51228) at Llandudno Junction on Saturday 16/07/1994. Nigel Walls.
Date: 16th July 1994
Set number: 101681
101681 (51506 + 51228) at Llandudno Junction on 16 July 1994. David Bellamy.
Date: unknown
101681 (51506 + 51228) in Manchester Victoria on 26 May 1994. David Bellamy.
Date: 28th February 1995
Set number: 101681
101681 (51506 & 51228) at Stockport on 28th February 1995. Ian Buck.
Date: 17th April 1996
Set number: 101681
101681 (51506 + 51228) at Glossop on 17-04-96. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 30th May 1996
Set number: 101679
Regional Railways Class 101's 101679 (51533 + 51224) & 101681 (51506 + 51228) were arriving at Buxton at the completion of their 25 mile journey with the 17.23 departure from Manchester Piccadilly on May 30th 1996. On the left is one of the sandite DMU vehicles. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 29th August 1996
Set number: 101681
In the sidings at New Mills Central on 29th August 1996 101681 (51506 & 51228). Ian Buck.
Date: May 1997
Set number: 101681
101681 (51506 + 51228) on a Sheffield - Manchester stopper at Hope, May 1997. Robert28194.
Date: 22nd June 1997
Set number: 101681
101681 (51506 + 51228) at Sheffield with a Manchester service on 22/6/97. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 29th August 1998
Set number: 101681
Leaving New Mills for the sidings is 101681 (51506 & 51228) on 29th August 1998. Ian Buck.
Date: 17th October 1999
Set number: 101681
Class 101s stabled at Chester on 17 October 1999, the closest being 101681 (51506 + 51228). Robert Thomas.
Date: 12th November 1999
Set number: 101681
101681 (51506 & 51228) at Bredbury on 12th November 1999. Ian Buck.
Date: 12th April 2000
Set number: 101681
101681 (51506 & 51228) at Stockport on 12th April 2000. Ian Buck.