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Vehicle 51437

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	53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)
4w/e 28/11/59	Transferred to	50A (York)
3w/e 19/03/60	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
4w/e 11/06/60	Transferred to	South Gosforth
Feb-64	Depot code change	52J
May-73	Depot code change	GF
3w/e 11/09/76	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
w/e 08/01/78	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge)
11/05/86	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
03/01/88	Transferred to	RG (Reading)
4w/e 03/12/88	Sector Change to	RG (Reading) NSBX
14/05/90	Sector Change to	RG (Reading) NWXX
p/e 07/12/91	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge) NNEX
03/09/92	Withdrawn from	CA (Cambridge) NNEX

Modifications

Oct-74 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 29/10/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51437	59527	59528	51507	As delivered to 53B - 5th March 1959
	51437	59527	59528	51507	Transfer to 50A - 4w/e 28/11/59
	51437	59527	59528	51507	Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
	51437	59527	59578	51507	Transfer to South Gosforth - 3w/e 04/06/60
	51437	59574	59526	51507	Noted 08/09/66 - at York¹
	51437	59526	59573	51507	Noted 04/09/67 - at Leeds City¹
	51437	59530	50146		Noted 24/08/74 - at Doncaster²
N300	51437	59530	50146		Noted 28/08/74 - in Newcastle Central (set number on solebar of power cars)²
	51437	59530	50146		Noted 19/04/1975 - at March³
	51437	56070			Transfer to NL - 3w/e 11/09/76
	51437	56068			Noted circa 01/1977⁴
	51437	56068			Noted 27/08/77 - on 1837 Sheffield-Sleaford
	51437	56068			Noted 01/02/78 - on Cambridge depot²
	51437	56057			Noted circa 04/1979⁴
	51437	54382			Noted 06/11/84 - at Norwich²
	51437	54405			Listed at Cambridge - circa Nov-85 - 54405 temporarily exchanged with 54382 (running with 51207)
	51437	54405			Noted circa 01/1986⁴
	51437	54405			Noted 28/03/1986 - at Ipswich⁵
	51437	54405			Listed at Cambridge - Summer 1986
	51437	53751			Noted 25/10/1986⁴
	51437	53751			Noted 24/04/1987 - at Leeds⁵
L837	51437	59115	53751		Listed at RG - circa Jan-88
L837	51437	59128	53751		Formation change - RG - w/e 07/02/88 - 59128 replaced 59115 (to L574)
L837	51437	59128	53751		Noted circa 11/1988⁴
L837	51437	59128	53751		Listed at RG - 15/05/89
L837	51437	59128	53751		Noted circa 06/1990⁴
L837	51437	59128	53751		Listed at RG - 21/01/91
L837	51437	59128	53751		Noted circa 08/1991⁴
	51437	59128	53751		Noted 10/04/92 - on 08:32 Kings Lynn - Cambridge⁶
L837	51437	59128	53751		Listed at CA - 24/02/92 - NSE NNEX pool
L837	51437	53751			Noted circa 08/1992⁴
L837	51437	59128	53751		Listed at CA - 12/08/92

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
6: David Bellamy

Images:

mid-to-late 1960s

Met-Camm DMBS E51437 on Darlington depot, mid to late 1960s. Behind is a buffet-car. Graham Clark.

28th June 1968

On June 28, 1968 a four-car Met-Camm set is seen about to pass the closed Wetheral station with the 10.35am Newcastle - Carlisle line. The second vehicle is a buffet car, there is a BG attached to the rear. The closest power car appears to be E51437. Michael Mensing.

7th July 1979

51437 heads this 2-car Met-Camm set at Sandy on the 7th July 1979. Steve Davies Collection.

2nd October 1988

Class 73/1 no. 73 126 and Class 101 car no. 51437 are seen at Reading on 02/10/1988. Graeme Phillips Collection.

23rd June 1989

Set number: L837

Less commonplace at Mortimer on the Reading to Basingstoke line than the regular DEMUs and giving a welcome splash of colour on the beautiful evening of 23 June 1989 was class 101 unit L837 led by 51437 (presumably with 59128 + 53751). The well-preserved platelayers hut was a bit of a rarity even then with most of these structures having long since become derelict. It looks as if the original brick-built hut has been lost but replaced by a newish garden shed although the chimney and fireplace survived. I guess that this was still in use at the time and I do recall talking to a ganger on this stretch of line who said that the good state of the track was a matter of considerable pride to him and his colleagues. Peter Tandy.

1st July 1989

Set number: L837

Class 101 DMU Set L837 - 51437 + 59128 + 53751 - at Guildford on 1 July 1989. Rob Paterson.

circa August 1989

Set number: L837

Met-Camm Class 101 set L837 (presumably 51437 + 59128 + 53751) with a Pressed Steel Class 117 set arriving at Southall circa August 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

8th October 1990

Set number: L837

Set L837 heads for Gatwick Airport at Horley on 8/10/90. The DMBS leading should be 51437, followed by 59128 + 53751. Rex Holt.

circa 1990

Set number: L837

Three-car Met-Camm set L837 (presumably 51437 + 59128 + 53751) arriving at Southall circa late 1990. The centre car seems to have had all its roof vents removed, the DMBS seems to have had them partially removed. Stuart Mackay Collection.

13th April 1991

Set number: L837

Class 101 DMU set L837 (51437 + 59128 + 53751) in Paddington station on 13 April 1991. Dave Warby.

August 1992

Set number: L837

Class 101 set L837 with 51437 closest (and presumably 53751) at Downham Market station in August 1992. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 10th April 1977

A 3-car plain blue Class 111 sets beside refurbished Class 101 E51437 at Bradford Hammerton Street on April 10, 1977. A Class 110 is inside the shed. Rex Holt.

Date: circa 1990

Set number: L413

DMUs out Southall, Class 117 L413 (presumably 51391 + 59501 + 51349) and Class 101 L837 (53751 + 59128 + 51437), circa late 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: August 1992

Set number: L837

(L837) 53751 + 51437 leaving Kings Lynn in August 1992. This had been a 3 car set before with 59128 as the centre car. Nicholas Youngman.

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