Vehicle 51497

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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

26/02/59	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)
02/11/86	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 12/01/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51427	51497							As delivered to 51A - 26th February 1959
	51427	51497							Transfer to 56G - Oct-59
	51427	51497							Noted 05/08/66 - at Bradford Exchange1
	51427	51497							Noted 27/07/68 - at Leeds City1
	51427	51497							Noted 02/05/70 - at Sheffield1
	51427	51497							Noted 02/01/71
	51442	51497							Noted 31/08/72 - in Leeds City1
	51430	51497							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 04/05/81 - on 07.49 Sheffield – Leeds4
	51430	51497							Noted 17/03/82 - on 16:02 to Huddersfield at Clayton West
	51430	51497							Noted circa 04/19825
	51440	51497							Noted circa 10/19835
	51440	51497							Listed at NL - 01/01/85
	51440	51497							Noted 19th August 1986
	51440	51497							Noted 28/09/19865

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

Images:

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6th September 1966

E51497 is the closest vehicle in a long Met-Camm formation in 55G shed (Huddersfield) shed on September 6, 1966. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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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.

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17th March 1982

A view from E51497 of the only intermediate station on the now closed Clayton West branch - Skelmanthorpe. The yard was still open for coal traffic at the time, March 17, 1982. John Carter.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 17th March 1982

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

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Date: 31st May 1985

E54004 and E53045 waiting departure from Sheffield with the 1308 to Retford 31st May 1985. They are in the special livery to celebrate 10 years of the South Yorkshire PTE, the only train to carry this livery. Note the removed Sheffield Midland lamp light covers, and Met-Camm E51497 on the right. Keith Long.

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Date: 8th October 1986

37078 is at the front of 51440, 51497, 53200 & 54075 at Thornaby, 8th October 1986. Jerry Glover.