Vehicle 51428
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: 30500
Diagram: 523
Allocations
| 05/03/59 | New to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
| Dec-67 | Depot code change | 55F | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HS | |
| 13/05/84 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | - Hammerton Street closed |
| 28/09/86 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
| 21/10/92 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) RCLO | |
| Sep-01 | Withdrawn |
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 30/04/1982 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Immingham Railfreight Terminal
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51428 | 59104 | 51498 | Noted circa 03/1959 - Noted as "on trials".1 | ||||||
| 51428 | 51498 | As delivered to 56G - 5th March 1959 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51498 | Noted 20/12/66 - at Huddersfield2 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51498 | Noted 07/10/67 - at Leeds City2 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51498 | Noted 02/05/70 - at Huddersfield2 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51498 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Leeds City2 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51501 | Noted 02/11/1974 - at Sheffield3 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51501 | Noted 17/03/76 - at Bury St Edmunds on Cambridge out and back turn4 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51501 | Noted Jun-76 - at Sheffield2 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51501 | Noted 05/01/77 - at Leeds2 | |||||||
| 51428 | 56118 | Noted 12/02/77 - at York2 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51501 | Noted 24/09/77 - in Sheffield Midland4 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51502 | Noted 29/12/80 - at Clayton West | |||||||
| 51428 | 51496 | Noted circa 10/19821 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51496 | Noted circa 02/19831 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51496 | Noted 30/04/1983 - Huddersfield1 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51496 | Noted circa 10/19831 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51496 | Noted circa 10/19841 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51496 | Listed at NL - 01/01/85 | |||||||
| 51428 | 51496 | Noted 07/10/85 - on 12:24 Harrogate - Leeds | |||||||
| 51428 | 51496 | Noted 14/08/86 - at York4 | |||||||
| 51428 | 53196 | Noted circa 09/19861 | |||||||
| 51428 | 53196 | Noted 20/09/86 - on Ilkley - Bradford Forster Square service | |||||||
| 63 | 51428 | 54218 | Formation change - Norwich - circa Nov-86 | ||||||
| 63 | 51428 | 54218 | Noted 11/12/86 - at Norwich4 | ||||||
| 63 | 51428 | 54218 | Listed at NC - Apr-87 | ||||||
| 63 | 51428 | 54218 | Noted 20/06/19871 | ||||||
| 63 | 51428 | 54218 | Listed at NC - Dec-87 | ||||||
| 63 | 51428 | 54218 | Noted circa 09/19881 | ||||||
| 63 | 51428 | 54218 | Listed at NC - Feb-90 | ||||||
| 101655 | 51428 | 54062 | Noted 31/08/91 - at Norwich4 | ||||||
| 101655 | 51428 | 54062 | Noted 14/09/91 - at Ely | ||||||
| 101655 | 51428 | 54062 | Listed at NC - Dec-91 | ||||||
| 101655 | 51428 | 54062 | Listed at NC - 02/07/92 | ||||||
| 101655 | 51428 | 54062 | Listed at NC - 24/09/92 | ||||||
| 101655 | 51428 | 54062 | Listed at LO - 10/12/92 | ||||||
| 51428 | 54062 | Noted 01/03/93 - on 18:07 Manchester Piccadilly - Chinley5 | |||||||
| 51428 | 54062 | Noted 19/10/93 - on 19:52 Warrington - Manchester Piccadilly5 | |||||||
| 101655 | 51428 | 54062 | Listed at LO - November 1993 | ||||||
| 51428 | 54062 | Noted 25/07/00 - on 2S28 17:14 Manchester Piccadilly - Sheffield5 | |||||||
| 101656 | 51428 | 51230 | 54056 | Noted 09/01/01 - on 10:26 Manchester Piccadilly to Marple |
Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: David Bellamy
Images:
Unknown date
A Met-Camm power-twin at the south end of Preston station seen from the now removed East Lancashire platforms, date unknown. The DMBS is E51428 - allocated to Hammerton Street - its partner is probably E51498. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Unknown date
E51428 + E51498 depart from Chesterfield station, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
29th November 1980
51428 / 51502 sit in Clayton West on 29/11/80. Chris Lings.
29th November 1980
On a snowy 29th December 1980 51428 / 51502 are seen at Clayton West. Chris Lings.
2nd October 1985
With the former Jubilee cotton mill as a backdrop, A pair of Eastern Region two-car DMU's, a Metro-Cammell Class 101 and a BRCW Class 110 were approaching the village of Croston with a Preston to Ormskirk service on October 2nd 1985. The leading Class 101 set with it's West Yorkshire PTE 'Metro Train' branding has DTSL E54218 at the front. The pair of units had previously worked to Preston from Leeds and during their layover at Preston before returning back over the Pennines, they were utilised on an out-and-back teatime Ormskirk service. Martyn Hilbert.
7th October 1985
E51428 + E51496 sit in Harrogate station with the 12:24 service to Leeds on October 7, 1985. Hamish Stevenson.
24th February 1987
Set number: 63
Class 101 set 63 is seen in BR blue and grey livery at Peterborough on 24.02.1987 with 51428 closest. Andy Cole.
24th January 1988
Set number: 63
E51428 at Colchester (at 15:45) on Sunday 24th January 1988. Colin Brooks.
4th July 1989
Set number: 63
By 1989, the Metro-Cammell twin units had ousted the Cravens type at Norwich and here set 63 is now formed of E51428 and (I think) the anagrammatical E54218 on July 4, 1989. The location is an abandoned platelayers hut at Halvergate Marsh to get this rather nice portrait of a train from Yarmouth. Copyright Chris Burton. Gerard Fletcher.
31st August 1993
Set number: 101655
With 51428 nearest (and 54052 behind), the 13:37 to Deansgate is seen at Crewe on the 31st August 1993. Gazza Prescott.
6th November 1993
Set number: 101655
The 09:10 Alderley Edge - Warrington Central is seen at Irlam, 51428 leading 54062. 6th November 1993. Gazza Prescott.
12th November 1993
Set number: 101655
101655 (51428 + 54062) in the company of 304040 at Manchester Piccadilly on the 12th November 1993. Gazza Prescott.
24th September 1994
Set number: 101655
101655 (51428 + 54062) at Manchester Piccadilly on 24-9-94 prior to working to to Llandudno. Stuart Mackay Collection.
3rd June 1997
Set number: 101655
101655 (51428 + 54062) pauses at Wigan Wallgate leading a 4-car set, possibly to Blackpool North (but unsure). Chris Moxon.
24th March 1999
Set number: 101655
101655 (51428 & 54062) arriving at Manchester Piccadilly on 24th March 1999. Ian Buck.
15th May 1999
Set number: 101655
Class 101 Met Camm DMU 101655 (51428 + 54062) stabled in the former parcels bay at Chester, 15-5-99. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
16th November 2000
Set number: 101656
Three-car 'go-faster' set 101656 (51428 added to 51230 + 54056) in Manchester Piccadilly on 16/11/00. Stuart Mackay Collection.
February 2001
Set number: 101656
51428 has been added to 101656 (51230 + 54056) making it a three-car when seen at Marple in February 2001. Ian Buck.
February 2001
Set number: 101656
A 3-car 101 set 101656 seen at Romiley February 2001. Presumably 51428 added to 51230 + 54056. Ian Buck.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: unknown
E51498 + E51428 in Chesterfield station, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
Date: 29th November 1980
Mixed livery set 51502 / 51428 await departure from a snow covered Clayton West on the 29th November 1980. Chris Lings.
Date: 20th September 1986
Class 101 53196 + 51428 calls at Guiseley, West Yorkshire, on its way from Ilkley to Bradford Forster Square. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 20th September 1986
Class 101s 53196 51428 are seen calling at Shipley with a service to Ilkley, Saturday 20/09/1986 Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 24th January 1988
Set number: 63
Norwich set 63 at Colchester (at 15:30) on Sunday 24th January 1988. The DMBS is 51428, closest is presumably 54218. Colin Brooks.
Date: 15th April 1988
Set number: 63
Parked up in the sidings adjacent to Ipswich Station on 15th April 1988 is a Class 101 formed of 54218 + 51428. AndrewHA.
Date: 31st July 1988
Set number: 63
Class 101 DMBS E51428 and DTCL E54218 are stabled in Norwich Station on the 31st July 1988. Locally based at Norwich Crown Point TMD they form Set No. NC63. DTCL E54218 would be an early withdrawal victim in March 1992 while the DMBS vehicle E51428 would go on to complete nearly 42 years active service prior to withdrawl during September 2001. Bob Woolnough.
Date: 21st May 1989
Set number: 63
Set 63 E54218 + E51428 and Set 72 E51201 + E54347 seen on a Norwich to Cambridge working north of Ely around 4pm on 21st May 1989. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 1st September 1991
Set number: 101655
Refurbished Class 101 2-car Met-Cam DMU 54062+51428 (DTCL+DMBS) fresh out of the paint shop and stabled alongside Norwich Thorpe station 1-9-91. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
Date: 14th September 1991
Set number: 101655
An ex-works 101655 (54062 + 51428) stands beside 158768 (57768 + 52768) at Ely, both bound for Norwich (The 158 ex Birmingham) 14-9-91. Kevin Dowd.
Date: 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.
Date: 10th September 1994
Set number: 101679
101679 (51224 + 51533) and 101655 (54062 + 51428) head into Llandudno Junction station with the 12:12 Manchester Victoria - Holyhead service (1D41) on 10 September 1994. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: unknown
Set number: 101655
101655 (54062 + 51428) gets ready to depart from Manchester Piccadilly with a Wilmslow service, date unknown. AndrewHA.
Date: unknown
101655 (51428 + 54062) and 101665 (54393 & 51429) at Bolton on 9 July 1997 - Blackpool North is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 18th April 1998
Set number: 101665
In Regional Railways livery, Metro-Cammell Class 101's 101655 (54062 & 51428) & 101653 (51426 & 54358) were arriving at Preston with the Saturday Only 09.44 Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North service on April 18th 1998. In set 101655, car 54062 has survived into preservation at the East Anglian Railway Museum, whilst 51428 was scrapped in 2001. In set 101653, 51426 was scrapped in 2001 with 54358 being preserved at the North Norfolk Railway. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 30th August 2000
Set number: L840
L840 53322 + 53311 + 101655 51428 + 54062 on 2D48, the 18:24 to Chester at Manchester Piccadilly 30-8-00 (655 should have worked the 17:51 to Chester, the two services combined). Kevin Dowd.
Date: 30th August 2000
Set number: L840
L840 53322 + 53311 + 101655 51428 + 54062 at Stockport on 2D48, the 18:24 Manchester Piccadilly to Chester 30-8-00. Kevin Dowd.
Date: 9th January 2001
Set number: 101656
101656 (54056 + 51230 with 51428) on 2H66, the 10:26 Manchester Piccadilly to Marple at Romiley, 9-1-01. Kevin Dowd.
Date: February 2001
Set number: 101656
Arriving at Marple 3-car 101 set 101656 in February 2001. Presumably 54056 + 51230 with 51428 added for extra power. Ian Buck.