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Vehicle 51510

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

24/03/59	New to	56G (Hammerton Street)
4w/e 05/09/59	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
4w/e 03/10/59	Transferred to	56G (Hammerton Street)
3w/e 19/03/60	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
w/e 04/03/67	Transferred to	52J (South Gosforth)
May-73	Depot code change	GF
w/e 20/05/79	Transferred to	RG (Reading)
Aug-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)
08/03/87	Transferred to	LE (Swansea Landore)
25/01/88	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
p/e 07/10/89	Sector Change to	NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ
23/10/89	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51440	59533	59534	51510	As delivered to 56G - 24th March 1959
	51440	59533	59534	51510	Transfer to 51A - Aug-59
	51440	59533	59534	51510	Transfer to 56G - Sep-59
	51440	59533	59534	51510	Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
	50142	59049	59042	51510	Noted 06/04/67 - at York¹
	50229	59090	59576	51510	Noted 12/08/1971 - at York²
	50229	59576	59090	51510	Noted 11/1974 - at Newcastle ³
	50229	59090	59574	51510	Noted 28/03/1977 - at Carlisle³
	51495	59096	51510		Transfer to BR - Aug-79
	51495	59096	51510		Noted 11/12/79 - on 21:38 Worcester Shrub Hill - Birmingham New Street⁴
B822	51495	59096	51510		Noted 01/02/1980 - Bristol Temple Meads⁵
B822	51495	59096	51510		Noted 08/02/1980 - At Cardiff Central⁵
B822	51495	59096	51510		Listed at BR - 03/03/80
B822	51495	59096	51510		Noted 18/12/1980 - At Cardiff Central at 1327⁵
C822	51510	59096	51495		Noted circa 09/1982⁶
C822	51495	59096	51510		Listed at CF - 15/12/1982
C822	51510	59096	51495		Noted 21/03/1983 - Crewe⁶
C822	51510	59096	51495		Noted circa 09/1983⁶
C822	51510	59096	51495		Noted circa 10/1984⁶
C822	51495	59096	51510		Listed at CF - 01/01/85
C822	51510	59096	51495		Noted 17/01/1986⁶
B822	51495	59096	51510		Transfer to BR - 26/03/86 - from CF, prefix change from C to B
B822	51495	59096	51510		Listed at Bristol (Bath Road) - Summer 1986
C822	51495	59096	51510		Transfer to CF - 29/09/86 - from BR, prefix change from B to C
822	51495	59096	51510		Transfer to LE - 08/03/87 - from CF
S822	51495	59096	51510		Listed at LE - Aug-87
S822	51495	59096	51510		Listed at LE - Oct-87
	51495	59096	51510		Transfer to NL - 25/01/88 - from LE
572	51495	59096	51510		Formed at NL w/e 07/02/88
spare	51510				Listed at NL - early Apr-88
	51450	51510			Noted circa May-88
456	51450	51510			Formed at NL p/e 17/06/88
	51450	51510			Noted 02/08/88 - on 22:30 Sheffield-Retford
	51450	51510			Noted 22/08/88 - on 22:30 Sheffield-Retford
	51450	51510			Noted 24/10/88 - on 16:53 York - Sheffield service⁷
456	51450	51510			Listed at NL - Feb-89
NL557	51215	59701	51510		Listed at NL - 05/09/89

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Phil Shatford
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Graeme Phillips

Images:

14th July 1977

51510 on left and 56466 on right at Newcastle Central on 14 July 1977. Walter Burt.

29th August 1981

Set number: B822

A nine-car formation at Maiden Newton on August, 29, 1981, Met-Camm B822 (W51510 appears to be leading, presumably with 59096 + 51495) with two suburban sets, L404 on the rear. Steve Davies Collection.

31st January 1987

Set number: C822

Class 101 DMU set C822 (51510 + 59096 + 51495) at Fishguard Harbour on January 31, 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

27th February 1988

Set number: S822

Class 101 DMS 51510 of set number S822 is seen outside the factory at Tyseley on 27.02.1988. It was based at Swansea at the time. Andy Cole.

21st April 1988

Metro-Cammell Class 101 DMCL E51510 and BRCW Class 110 DMBC E51827 at Sheffield on 21 April 1988. Dave Warby.

11th May 1990

Class 101 DMS 51510 at Vic Berry's in Leicester on May 11, 1990. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: unknown

Set number: B822

A Met-Camm departs as another arrives. Taken at Ledbury from the box, circa late 1970. Incoming is trailer brake set B822, presumably 51495 + 59096 + 51510. K F Tomes Duckwailk.

Date: 1979

Set number: B822

B822 is seen as a DMC / TBS / DMC formation (presumably 51495 + 59096 + 51510) at Bristol Temple Meads in 1979. Robert Tarling.

Date: 9th August 1980

Set number: B822

Class 101 dmu set B822 (presumably 51495 + 59096 + 51510) at Yeovil Pen Mill on 9/8/80. 31231 waits to leave with a Bristol Temple Meads - Weymouth service. Stephen Burdett.

Date: 9th August 1980

Set number: B822

Class 101 set B822 (presumably 51495 + 59096 + 51510) on a Weymouth- Bristol TM train at Yeovil Pen Mill on 9/8/80. Stephen Burdett.

Date: circa April 1981

Set number: B822

Class 101 trailer brake second set B822 (51495 and presumably 59096 + 51510) seen at Bedminster circa April 1981. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: August 1983

Set number: C822

Met-Camm Class 101 set C822 (which is presumably formed 51495 + 59096 + 51510) arrives into Filton station in August 1983. Michael Mensing.

Date: 31st January 1987

Set number: C822

W51495 + W59096 + W51510 form set C822 when seen at Fishguard Harbour on January 31, 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 25th March 1987

Set number: S822

Class 101 DMU set S822 (W51495, W59096, W51510) stabled at Cheltenham on March 25, 1987. John Carter.

Date: 27th February 1988

Set number: S822

Class 101 51495, set number S822 (presumably with 59096 + 51510), is seen at Tyseley on 27.02.1988, it was based at Swansea at the time. Andy Cole.

Date: 22nd July 1988

78709/78959 departs Leeds City station on 22/7/88 forming the slightly-delayed 13.37 to Sheffield. In the background, 51450/51510 departs in parallel with it on the 13.40 to Scunthorpe. Leonard Rogers.

Date: 3rd June 1990

Vic Berry's yard on 3rd June 1990 had three Met-Camm DMCL, 53162 thought to be closest, stripped and awaiting their fate, one unusually still with Chilcotts exhaust silencers. My memory tells me that there was a vehicle there at this time still with tungsten lighting and was probably un-refurbished, possibly 51510. If anyone has any further information I'd love to know what these three are. A 207 driving vehicle seems to be behind. Ian Hazlehurst.

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