Vehicle 51500
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
| 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 | |
| w/e 16/05/76 | Transferred to | GF (South Gosforth) | |
| 2w/e 08/04/79 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
| 4w/e 26/05/79 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 16/05/82 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 26/03/86 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 29/09/86 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 16/05/88 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 23/06/88 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 13/11/88 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 14/05/89 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX | |
| p/e 17/06/89 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) PLAX | |
| 11/06/92 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
| 18/08/92 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) RAHA | |
| 30/10/92 | Transferred to | CK (Corkerhill) RACK | |
| Apr-00 | Withdrawn |
Refurbished
At Derby Works dated 25/11/1983 released in blue/grey liverySome 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 | |||||||
| 51429 | 51500 | Noted 20/04/73 - in Sheffield Midland2 | |||||||
| 51430 | 51500 | Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds1 | |||||||
| 51429 | 51500 | Noted 16/03/1974 - at York3 | |||||||
| 51429 | 51500 | Noted 05/07/74 - at Sheffield1 | |||||||
| 51429 | 51500 | Noted 27/10/75 - at Brough1 | |||||||
| 51433 | 51500 | Noted 10/04/76 - at Leeds1 | |||||||
| B820 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Transfer to BR - May-79 - from RG | |||||
| L820 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Listed at RG - 03/03/80 | |||||
| 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Noted 11/10/80 - at Yeovil Junction | ||||||
| 820 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Noted circa 05/19824 | |||||
| C820 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Listed at CF - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| C820 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Noted circa 04/19844 | |||||
| C820 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Listed at CF - 01/01/85 | |||||
| B820 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Transfer to BR - 26/03/86 - from CF, prefix change from C to B | |||||
| B820 | 51512 | 59093 | 51500 | Noted circa 04/19864 | |||||
| B820 | 51512 | 59093 | 51500 | Noted 10/05/19864 | |||||
| B820 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Listed at Bristol (Bath Road) - Summer 1986 | |||||
| C820 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Transfer to CF - 29/09/86 - from BR, prefix change from B to C | |||||
| C820 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Listed at CF - Aug-87 | |||||
| C820 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Listed at CF - Oct-87 | |||||
| C820 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Noted 28/11/19874 | |||||
| C820 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Noted 21/05/88 - at Norwich2 | |||||
| 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Noted 04/01/895 | ||||||
| 568 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Listed at NL - Feb-89 | |||||
| P829 | 51500 | 59093 | 51512 | Listed at LA - 15/05/89 | |||||
| 829 | 53157 | 59093 | 51500 | Listed at LA - 21/01/91 | |||||
| P829 | 51246 | 59382 | 51500 | Listed at LA - Jul-91 | |||||
| P829 | 51246 | 59382 | 51500 | Listed at LA - Aug-91 | |||||
| P829 | 51246 | 59382 | 51500 | Listed at LA - Dec-91 | |||||
| 101686 | 51231 | 51500 | Listed at HA - 24/09/92 | ||||||
| 101686 | 51231 | 51500 | Listed at CK - November 1992 | ||||||
| 101686 | 51231 | 51500 | Listed at CK - 10/12/92 - Strathclyde livery | ||||||
| 101686 | 51231 | 51500 | Listed at CK - November 1993 | ||||||
| 51231 | 51500 | Noted 20/06/94 - on 20:01 Paisley Canal - Glasgow Central6 | |||||||
| 101686 | 51231 | 51500 | Noted circa 03/19954 | ||||||
| 101686 | 51231 | 51500 | Noted circa 03/19964 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Graeme Phillips
6: David Bellamy
Images:
11th October 1980
Set number: B820
The Great Western Society 'Devon Rambler' tour at Meeth on 11 October 1980. These clay sidings were at the end of a branch from Barnstaple via Torrington. Set B820 is formed 51500 + 59093 + 51512. Stuart Mackay Collection.
7th April 1986
Set number: C820
Class 101 DMU set C820 (51500 and presumably 59093 + 51512) departs from Hereford on 7 April 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
30th July 1988
Set number: C820
Cardiff based 3 car Metro-Cammell class 101 dmu Recently transferred from Cardiff to Newton Heath via Tyseley, set C820 (51500, 59093, 51512) is seen at Buxton, this class were certainly very infrequent visitors here! 30th July 1988. Andrew J Crowther.
20th April 1989
Set number: C820
Class 101 set C820, presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512, are seen at Windermere on 20/04/1989. There are many photos of this ostensibly Cardiff based unit operating around the north of England in 1989. Graeme Phillips Collection.
18th March 1990
Set number: 829
DMCL 51500 stabled at Exeter St Davids on 18 March 1990. Dave Warby.
26th May 1990
Set number: 829
A tidy looking three-car Class 101 DMU leaning into the curve as it departed from Dawlish with the 18.20 Exeter St Davids to Newton Abbot (all stations) service on a glorious Saturday evening, May 26th 1990. W51500 leads, the TBS should be W59093 and an unknown DMBS on the rear. This set was one of many Class 101 & 108 units sent to the West Country as a stop-gap following the transfer of the Devon & Cornwall Class 142 'Skipper' fleet to the North in 1988, and before the transfer of almost new Class 150/2 Sprinter units in 1992. Martyn Hilbert.
2nd April 1991
Set number: 829
Class 101/108 DMU set P829 (51500 + 59382 + 51246) and another set departs from Truro on a Penzance - Plymouth service on 2 April 1991. Lewis Bevan.
12th April 1994
Set number: 101686
The 12:31 Paisley Canal - Glasgow Central service arrives into Dumbreck station on April 12, 1994, formed of 101686 (51500 + 51231). Hamish Stevenson.
28th June 1997
Set number: 101686
101686 (51500 + 51231) at Glasgow Central, 28/6/97. It would depart on the 15:37 to Barrhead. Stuart Mackay.
14th July 1997
Set number: 101686
101686 (51500 + 51231) and 101684 (51187 + 51509) sit in Kilmarnock station on July 14, 1997 with the 07:32 to Glasgow Central. Gordon Thomson.
14th July 1997
Set number: 101686
101686 (51500 + 51231) and 101684 (51187 + 51509) leave Kilmarnock with the 07:32 Kilmarnock to Glasgow Central service on July 14, 1997. Gordon Thomson.
16th July 1997
Set number: 101686
At Cumbernauld, 101686 (51500 + 51231) is seen leaving the station to run into the siding on the far left, where the driver changed ends before coming back into the station on the opposite platform for the return service to Motherwell. 16th July 1997. Stuart Mackay.
16th July 1997
Set number: 101686
101686 (51500 + 51231) sits in the siding at Cumbernauld on 16th July 1997. This was part of the normal routine of changing platforms after arriving on a service from Motherwell, it will then use the crossover to come into the platform I took this from. Stuart Mackay.
16th July 1997
Set number: 101686
101686 (51500 + 51231) is seen waiting to depart from Motherwell with a Cumbernauld service on the 16th July 1997. Stuart Mackay.
11th March 2000
Set number: 101686
101686 (51231 + 51500) departs Glasgow Central with a train for Whifflet on 11-03-2000. Gordon Thomson.
11th December 2008
51500 at Derby RTC on December 11, 2008. Alex Drennan.
12th January 2009
Withdrawn 51500 at Derby RTC on January 12, 2009. Nigel Walls.
12th January 2009
Frame wanted: 51500 at Derby RTC on January 12, 2009. Nigel Walls.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 11th October 1980
Set number: B820
Class 101 set B820 (51512 + 59093 + 51500) at Yeovil Junction on 11/10/1980 while working the Great Western Society 'Devon Rambler' railtour. Although still in blue livery, the front ends have had the headcode boxes removed. The destination blind has been painted over. Unusually, the yellow band for the first class accommodation has been extended above the first door, which also has the number 1. This was a long-term three-car formation, which I observed operating still intact in the Leeds area in 1989. Both driving motors 51500 and 51512 were late survivors, and 51512 is preserved. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 8th May 1982
Set number: B820
Met-Camm set B820 (51512 and presumably 59093 + 51500) passes Fairwood Junction, Westbury, with the 09:00 Weymouth - Westbury on 8 May 1982. Michael Mensing.
Date: August 1982
Set number: C820
Metro-Cammell Class 101 Local Passenger 3-car dmu Set No.C820 - presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512 - in Rail Blue & Grey livery with all yellow front ends, passing Chelvey, near Nailsea & Backwell, on a Cardiff - Weston-super-Mare service, 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: August 1982
Set number: C820
Metro-Cammell Class 101 DMU set C820, presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512, at Nailsea & Backwell (where I lived at the time) on a Weston-super-Mare - Bristol (Temple Meads) - Cardiff (Central) service, 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: 1984
Set number: C820
Class 101 set C820 (presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512) arrives into Stroud in the Autumn of 1984. Michael Mensing.
Date: 22nd February 1984
Set number: C820
Class 101 DMU set (presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512) in Bath Spa station on 22 February 1984. Andrew Malloy.
Date: circa July 1984
Set number: C820
Class 101 DMU set C820 (presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512) in Gloucester station with a service to Swindon. The slide process date was July 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 29th September 1984
Set number: C820
C820, led by 51512 and presumably with 59093 + 51500, arrives at Gloucester on September 29, 1984. Michael Mensing.
Date: 27th March 1985
Set number: C820
Class 101 set C820 at Fontigary, 27/3/85. Presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512. Steve Davies Collection.
Date: 18th May 1985
Set number: C820
On the 18th May 1985 three-car Class 101 set C820 approaches the signal gantry at Aber Junction. Presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512. Steve Davies Collection.
Date: 18th May 1985
Set number: C820
The sole signal on the gantry at Aber junction starts to go up as Met-Camm Class 101 set C820 passes under it on May 18, 1985. Presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512. Steve Davies Collection.
Date: July 1985
Set number: C820
Class 101 DMU set C820 (W51512 and presumably 59093 + 51500) approaching Severn Tunnel Junction on a Bristol (Temple Meads) - Cardiff (Central) service, 07/85. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: October 1985
Set number: C820
Met-Cam Class 101 DMU, Cardiff set 820 (presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512), approaches the foot crossing at Haresfield, Gloucestershire, with a Northbound passenger service. October 1985. John Crooks.
Date: unknown
Set number: C820
Set C820 at Yeovil Pen Mill. Undated. Presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512. Tom Clift.
Date: 7th April 1986
Set number: C820
Class 101 DMU set C820 (presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512) at Hereford 7 April 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 7th April 1986
Set number: C820
Class 101 DMU set C820 (51512 + 59093 + 51500) at Hereford on 7 April 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 27th September 1986
Set number: C820
Cardiff set Class 101 DMU C820 (presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512) heads a southbound passenger service at Monmouth Cap, Monmouthshire, between Pontrilas and Abergavenny on 27th September 1986. John Crooks.
Date: circa spring 1988
Set number: C820
Set C820 (formed DMC / TBS / DMC, presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512) at Weymouth circa spring 1988. Tom Clift.
Date: 6th May 1988
Set number: C820
Class 101 3-car set C820 W51500 + W59093 + W51512 nearest the camera on the rear at Bath Spa on the 6th May 1988. Kevin Law.
Date: circa late 1988
Set number: C820
Met-Camm set C820 (presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512) at Heysham Moss Sidings on the Morecambe to Heysham Harbour line, probably in the second half of 1988. Walter Burt.
Date: 18th March 1990
Set number: 829
Plymouth Laira allocated Class 101 DMU set 829 (DMBS 53157, TBSL 59093, DMCL 51500) at Exeter St Davids on 18 March 1990. Dave Warby.
Date: 30th May 1990
Set number: 829
A three-car Class 101 DMU formed of cars 53157, 59093 & 51500 (829) was arriving at Starcross with the 16.35 Paignton to Exeter Central service on May 30th 1990. The 101 was one of several first generation DMU's transferred to Plymouth Laira following the demise of the Class 142 'Skipper' fleet in the West Country. Many sets were cobbled together until sufficient Class 150/2 Sprinters became available. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 26th August 1991
Set number: 829
Class 101 Laira set number 829 (51246 + 59382 + 51500) is seen arriving at Paignton as part of a 3 car set. Andy Cole.
Date: 1993
Set number: 101686
101686 (51231 + 51500) in Glasgow Central station in 1993. John Law.
Date: 1993
Set number: 101686
101686 (51231 + 51500) in Paisley Canal station in 1993. John Law.
Date: 24th February 1994
Set number: 101686
101686 (51231 + 51500) arrives into Whifflet station on February 24, 1994. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 28th June 1997
Set number: 101686
101686 (51231 + 51500) in the bay platform at Barrhead having arrived on the 15:37 from Glasgow Central, 28/6/97. Stuart Mackay.
Date: 14th July 1997
Set number: 101684
101684 (51509 + 51187) and 101686 (51231 + 51500) arrive from Glasgow into Kilmarnock station on July 14, 1997. They will form the 07:32 Kilmarnock - Glasgow Central service. Gordon Thomson.
Date: 16th July 1997
Set number: 101686
101686 (51231 + 51500) at Motherwell station on 16/7/97. The Cumbernauld services arrived and departed from this platform. Stuart Mackay.
Date: 11th March 2000
Set number: 101686
101686 (51231 + 51500) departs Glasgow Central with a train for Whifflet on 11-03-2000. Gordon Thomson.