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Vehicle 51496

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: 30501
Diagram: 621

Allocations

20/02/59	New to	56G (Hammerton Street)
Dec-67	Depot code change	55F
2w/e 10/10/70	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
May-73	Depot code change	NL
May-73	Transferred to	HS (Hammerton Street)
13/05/84	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)	- Hammerton Street closed
10/05/87	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
04/10/87	Transferred to	HA (Haymarket)
10/06/89	Transferred to	CH (Chester) PCHX
26/11/89	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) PLOX
06/05/90	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) PTSX
28/02/92	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) PLOX
Jan-01	Withdrawn

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 16/04/1982 released in blue/grey livery

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51426	51496		As delivered to 56G - 20th February 1959
	51426	51496		Noted 05/01/66 - in Huddersfield station¹
	51426	51496		Noted 01/06/67 - at Leeds City¹
	51426	51496		Noted 12/07/68 - in Leeds City¹
	51426	51496		Noted circa 10/1970 - Noted as transferred from Bradford to Leeds.²
	51426	51496		Transfer to 55H - 2w/e 10/10/70
	51426	51496		Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds¹
	51426	51496		Noted 03/01/75 - on Neville Hill depot³
	51426	51496		Noted 23/02/76 - at Leeds¹
	51426	51496		Noted Jun-76 - at Sheffield¹
	51431	51496		Noted 30/12/80 - on 13:22 Sheffield - Huddersfield
	51428	51496		Noted circa 10/1982²
	51428	51496		Noted circa 02/1983²
	51428	51496		Noted 30/04/1983 - Huddersfield²
	51428	51496		Noted circa 10/1983²
	51428	51496		Noted circa 10/1984²
	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 York³
	53211	51496		Noted circa 09/1986²
	53211	51496		Noted 24/10/1986²
101356	53253	59696	51496	Formed at HA Oct-87
101356	53253	59696	51496	Listed at HA - Jan-88
356	53253	59696	51496	Noted circa 05/1988²
101356	53253	59696	51496	Listed at HA - circa August 1988
CH370	53645	59082	51496	Noted circa 09/1989²
CH370	53645	59082	51496	Listed at CH - 14/10/89
LO349	53645	59082	51496	Listed at LO - Dec-89
CH370	51496	59082	53645	Noted circa 12/1989²
LO349	53645	59082	51496	Noted 28/12/89 - on 10:44 Nuneaton to Stafford
LO349	51927	59388	51496	Noted 09/05/90 - at Manchester Piccadilly
T036	53054	51496		Listed at TS - mid May-90
T034	51130	51496		Noted circa 10/1990²
T034	51130	51496		Listed at TS - Jul-91
T034	51130	51496		Listed at TS - Aug-91
101677	51179	51496		Noted 26/02/92 - on 09:48 Manchester Piccadilly - Chester
	51179	51496		Noted 22/05/92 - On 06:50 Leamington Spa - Lincoln⁴
101677	51179	51496		Listed at LO - 02/07/92
101677	51179	51496		Listed at LO - 24/09/92
101677	51179	51496		Listed at LO - November 1992
101677	51179	51496		Noted circa 12/1992²
101677	51179	51496		Listed at LO - 10/12/92
101677	51179	51496		Listed at LO - November 1993
	51179	51496		Noted 25/05/99 - On 1K82 21:33 Llandudno - Crewe⁴
	51179	51496		Noted 03/07/00 - On 2S09 07:15 Sheffield - Manchester Piccadilly⁴

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Gerald Brown
4: David Bellamy

Images:

15th June 1977

A Met-Camm power twin with E51496 closest arriving at Leeds City station on 15 June 1977. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.

30th September 1985

Having just passed over the River Yarrow, a Leeds Neville Hill allocated Class 101 two-car DMU with WYPTE MetroTrain branding, with Driving Motor Second Lavatory (DMSL) E51496 leading, was leaving the village of Croston behind, whilst forming a Preston to Ormskirk service on September 30th 1985. These were the days when the evening peak service saw an Eastern Region DMU that had worked a Leeds to Preston service, being utilised on a Preston to Ormskirk round trip, before working back to Leeds. Martyn Hilbert.

1989

As a Class 101 set with 53253 at the front departs from Edinburgh Waverley the rear vehicle is glimpsed through the trees from the adjoining park. Taken circa 1989, this is presumed to be 51496, 53253's partner in set 101356 until June that year. Andrew McConnell.

3rd March 1989

51496 59097 52042 stand at Arbroath station on 3 March 1989. Keith Long.

10th June 1989

Complete with its Scotty Dog emblem, Class 26 26031 in Large Logo Railfreight Livery passed through Preston on June 10th 1989 whilst transferring two three-car DMU sets from Edinburgh Haymarket Depot to Chester: 51496 / 59082 / 53645 and 53632 / ? / 53642. Martyn Hilbert.

26th February 1992

Set number: 101677

101677 (51496 + 51179) at Northwich with the 09:48 Manchester Piccadilly - Chester, 26/2/92. Gazza Prescott.

14th September 1993

Set number: 101677

101677 (51496 + 51179) at Warrington Central, having arrived on the 13:13 from Wilmslow, 14/9/93. Gazza Prescott.

20th September 1993

Set number: 101677

101677 (51496 + 51179) at Doncaster on 20 September 1993. David Bellamy.

4th December 1993

Set number: 101677

Seen at Flixton is 101677 (51496 + 51179) working the 10:13 Wilmslow - Warrington Central, 4/12/93. Gazza Prescott.

Class 101 DMU at Hope Valley between Edale and Hope

26th June 1994

Set number: 101677

Class 101 DMU 101677 (51496 + 51179) in Hope Valley between Edale and Hope, near Clough Farm, looking east on 26.6.94. George Woods.

30th April 1995

Set number: 101677

It wasn't every day you saw a Metro-Cammell class 101 at Buxton, indeed I ever only travelled on one on a service train, and that was a Strathcyde liveried example. This was Longsight allocated 101 677 car No 51496 on the 30th April 1995. Andrew J Crowther.

30th April 1995

Set number: 101677

101677 (51496 + 51179), 150149 and 150223, Buxton 30-4-95. Stuart Mackay Collection.

2nd August 1995

Set number: 101677

101677 51496 + 51179 at Chinley East Junction on the 19:15 Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly, 2-8-95. Kevin Dowd.

3rd May 1997

Set number: 101677

Class 101 Metro-Cammell dmu 51496 + 51179 also London Transport Routemaster RM 1490, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Saturday 03 May 1997. Ian 10B.

Unknown date

Set number: 101677

51496 + 51179 (101677) departs Stockport for Chester. Chris Moxon.

Unknown date

Set number: 101677

51496 + 51179 (101677) arriving into Marple, its destination from Manchester. Chris Moxon.

circa 1999

Set number: 101677

Met-Camm DMU set 101677 (51496 + 51179) at Chester circa 1999. Waddo Rail.

23rd March 1999

Set number: 101677

101677 (51496 & 51179) at Manchester Oxford Road on 23rd March 1999. Ian Buck.

6th January 2007

Set number: 101677

Class 101 DMS 51496 at Booths Rotherham, January 6, 2007. Nigel Walls.

6th January 2007

Set number: 101677

Class 101 51496 at CF Booths, Rotherham, January 6, 2007. Nigel Walls.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 30th December 1980

E51496 + E51431 with the 1322 Sheffield-Huddersfield at Huddersfield Junction, Penistone, on 30-12-1980. The lines to the right are the closed Woodhead route, the unit would have travelled via the now closed line from Sheffield Victoria. The present Huddersfield Sheffield service is routed from Penistone via Barnsley and Meadowhall. It is a lot more frequent than the occasional service then. John Carter.

Date: 30th December 1980

E51496 + E51431 with the 1322 Sheffield - Huddersfield service on Penistone Viaduct on 30-12-1980. John Carter.

Date: 7th October 1985

E51428 + E51496 sit in Harrogate station with the 12:24 service to Leeds on October 7, 1985. Hamish Stevenson.

Date: 15th November 1986

A Met-Camm set at Marsden, West Yorkshire on 15/11/1986. The formation is noted as including cars E51496 E53136 E53182. The closest car is probably 53211, still carrying a Tyne & Wear PTE logo, it was transferred from Heaton to Neville Hill in June. Is the set arriving at the station, displaying red marker lights? Graeme Phillips Collection.

Date: 3rd March 1989

BR Derby built Class 108 numbers 52042 59097 and 51496 waiting departure from Dundee with the 1215hrs to Abroath on 3 March 1989. Keith Long.

Date: 3rd March 1989

52042 59097 and 51496 arriving at Arbroath on 3 March 1989. Keith Long.

Date: 9th May 1990

Set number: LO349

Hybrid Class 108/108/101 unit LO349 (51927 + 59388 + 51496) at Manchester Piccadilly, 9/5/90. Sparegang.

Date: 28th June 1990

Set number: CH348

CH348 (53253 + 59525 + 51210) in Chester station on 28 June 1990. On the left is 51496 + 53054. Keith Miller.

Date: 27th May 1992

Set number: 101677

Ex-works set 101677 - 51179 + 51496 - is seen with another set at Llandudno Junction on 27/5/92. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 19th September 1992

Set number: 101677

101677 (51179 + 51496) at Stockport on the 19/9/92, working the 07:16 Chester - Wigan W. Gazza Prescott.

Date: 9th July 1993

Set number: 101677

101677 51179 + 51496 on 18:16 ECS Chinley to Stockport Carriage Sidings at Buxworth cutting, 9-7-93. Kevin Dowd.

Date: 13th September 1993

Set number: 101677

101677 (51179 + 51496) and 101661 on the 12:43 Heysham - Stockport, seen at Bolton on 13/9/93. Gazza Prescott.

Date: 26th June 1994

Set number: 101677

Class 101 DMUs 101677 (51179 + 51496) and 101651 (54379 + 53201) near Barber Booth, Edale, looking west on 26.6.94. George Woods.

Date: 26th June 1994

Set number: 101677

Class 101 DMU set 101677 (51179 + 51496) at Barber Booth, west of Edale, looking west, in Hope Valley on 26.6.94. George Woods.

Date: 26th June 1994

Set number: 101651

Class 101 DMU 101651 (54379 + 53201) in Hope Valley on 26.6.94 near Barber Booth, Edale, looking west. Another set (101677, 51179 + 51496) is approaching in the distance. George Woods.

Date: 30th April 1995

Set number: 101677

It wasn't every day you saw a Metro-Cammell class 101 at Buxton, indeed I ever only travelled on one on a service train, and that was a Strathcyde liveried example. This was Longsight allocated 101 677 (51179 + 51496) on the 30th April 1995. Andrew J Crowther.