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Vehicle 51430 / 55943

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

19/03/59	New to	51A (Darlington)
4w/e 31/10/59	Transferred 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
27/07/86	To Parcels Sector at	CA (Cambridge)
14/12/86	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
Jan-87	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge)
circa Dec-88	Sector Change to	RPXN
19/07/89	Withdrawn from	CA (Cambridge) RPXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51430 - original number
55943 - from Mar-87 (parcels conversion) - number allocated 3/87 but never carried

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 10/10/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

51430	51500	As delivered to 51A - 19th March 1959
51430	51500	Transfer to 56G - Oct-59
51430	51500	Noted 01/06/67 - at Leeds City¹
51430	51500	Noted 07/09/68 - at York¹
51430	51497	Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds¹
51430	51500	Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds¹
51430	51497	Noted 08/09/73 - at York²
51430	51497	Noted 07/10/1973 - at Huddersfield³
51430	51497	Noted 03/01/75 - on Neville Hill depot²
51430	51497	Noted 10/04/76 - at Huddersfield¹
51430	51497	Noted 22/05/76 - at Leeds¹
51430	51497	Noted 17/07/76 - at Huddersfield¹
51430	51497	Noted 05/01/77 - at Leeds¹
51430	51497	Noted 31/01/80 - at Leeds City
51430	51497	Noted 17/03/82 - on 16:02 to Huddersfield at Clayton West
51430	51497	Noted circa 04/1982⁴
51430	51502	Noted circa 02/1983⁴
51430	51502	Noted 08/07/83 - on 18:01 Sheffield - Huddersfield
51430	51504	Noted circa 01/1984⁴
51430	51504	Listed at NL - 01/01/85
51430	51502	Formation change - NL - circa Sep-85
51430	51441	Parcels set 19th August 1986
51430	53361	Noted circa 10/1986 - Parcels set⁴
51430	51441	Noted 05/02/88 - at Norwich²
51430	51441	Noted 15/08/88 - parcels⁵
51430	51441	Noted 10th June 1989 - Part of 4-car set (with TDB977124 + TDB977126) towing a GUV

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Graeme Phillips

Images:

4th July 1979

51430 is leading in this view at Slaithewaite on 4/7/79. It has Marsden on its destination blind. Malcolm Clements.

16th March 1980

Class 101 DMBS E51430 outside Bradford Hammerton Street depot on 16 March 1980. It is showing signs of accident damage, as well as the cab corner notice the creasing on the lower right corner of the second passenger window. Stuart Mackay Collection.

17th March 1982

Clayton West Junction Box from E51430, about to change tokens coming off the Clayton West branch on March 17th, 1982. John Carter.

17th March 1982

E51430 + E51497 with the 16:02 to Huddersfield at Clayton West on March 17, 1982. John Carter.

20th March 1987

Class 101 Met Camm DMU 51430 + 51441 in Express Parcels service stabled next to Spillers at Cambridge 22-3-87. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

27th January 1988

Express parcels vehicles E51430 and E51441 at Chelmsford on 27/1/88. Malcolm Clements.

January 1989

A Class 101 Express parcels DMU in St Pancras in January 1989. E51430 is closest, its partner is presumably E51441. Stuart Mackay Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: unknown

Oval buffered Class 114 DTC E56022 is seen in Sheffield station, date unknown. On the right is Met-Camm E51430. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 1st November 1975

A two-car Class 101 DMU on a Huddersfield service in Leeds station on a rainy 1 November 1975. DMCL E51497 is closest, its partner is presumably E51430, the pair were allocated to Hammerton Street depot. Michael Mensing.

Date: 10th October 1985

At Leeds on 10/10/85 is Class 110 E51823, the one with the Class 104 headcode box. To the right is E51430. Malcolm Clements.

Date: 9th April 1987

Class 101 parcels set 51441 + 51430 (DMBS+DMBS) with 4H04 1610 Liverpool St - Cambridge at Liverpool St (1600) Thursday 9th April 1987. Colin Brooks.

Date: circa June 1987

Class 101 Metro Cammell Express Parcels DMU 51441 + 51430 (DMBS + DMBS) stabled at Cambridge June or July 1987. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Date: 27th January 1988

E51441 is led by E51430 out of Chelmsford on 27/1/88. Malcolm Clements.

Date: 2nd August 1988

Class 101 E51441 + E51430 at Ely, 02.08.88. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: 16th February 1989

At Northampton on 16th February 1989, Cambridge allocated parcels Class 101 DMU 51441 and 51430 wait their next working. AndrewHA.

Date: 10th June 1989

A Cravens route learner with Met-Camm parcels unit and a GUV! TDB977126 + TDB977124 with E51441 + E51430 on 3E26, the 17:57 Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds at New Mills South Junction, 10-6-89. Kevin Dowd.

Date: 8th August 1989

Condemned vehicles at Cambridge on 8/9/89. From left to right; the three 101 vehicles - thought to be 51439, 51441 + 51430, Class 105 53369 + 53367; the Cravens in the middle is 977123, and Class 100 975637. Mike Cooper.

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