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Vehicle 51517


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

15/05/59 New to 62A (Thornton Junction)
4w/e 04/07/59 Transferred to 62B (Dundee)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
May-73Depot code changeHN
w/e 25/05/74 Transferred to LA (Laira)
w/e 07/06/75 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road)
16/05/82 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
10/12/86 Transferred to LE (Swansea Landore)
Feb-88 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
3w/e 20/05/88 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road)
2w/e 08/07/88 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
p/e 25/02/89 Sector Change to NL (Neville Hill) PWYX
p/e 07/10/89 Sector Change to NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ
23/10/89 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ

Modifications

circa Jul-82 - Headlamp fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 19/01/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51447 59545 51517 As delivered to 62A - 15th May 1959
51447 59545 51517 Noted 27/05/70 - at Polmadie1
51447 59545 51517 Noted 15/08/70 - at Glasgow Central1
104 51447 59545 51517 Listed at 66C - 1972
51447 59545 51517 Noted 26/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2
173 51447 59545 51517 Noted 04/09/73 - at Haymarket3
P801 51446 59547 51517 Noted 11th July 1974 - at Exeter.
51446 59547 51517 Noted 02/09/74 - at Exeter3
P801 51446 59547 51517 Noted 03/07/1975 - at Worcester4
P801 51446 51517 Noted 09/08/75 - on 1625 Cardiff-Bristol TM with C311
P801 51446 51517 Noted 16/01/76 - on 2C10 0654 Weston Super Mare-Cardiff
B801 51446 51517 Noted 15/04/76 - on 2O61 1745 Bristol TM-Weymouth
B801 51446 59547 51517 Listed at BR - 01/05/1976
B801 51446 59547 51517 Noted 07/09/76 - on Bristol Philips March depot3
B801 51446 59547 51517 Noted 15/08/77 - on 2B36 1355 Cardiff-Bristol TM
B801 51446 59547 51517 Noted 31/08/77 - on 1318 Cheltenham-Swindon
B801 51446 59547 51517 Noted 15/11/77 - on 2C44 1820 Bristol TM-Cardiff
B801 51446 59547 51517 Listed at BR - 31st December 1977
B801 51446 59547 51517 Noted 15/03/78 - on 1Z08 1915 Cheltenham-Cardiff with C503
C801 51446 59547 51517 Noted 18/04/1978 - At Cardiff Central5
B801 51446 59547 51517 Noted 29/07/78 - on 2B60 1755 Cardiff-Bristol TM with B575
B801 51446 59547 51517 Noted 09/09/1978 - Cardiff Central5
B801 51446 59547 51517 Noted 28/08/1979 - At Cardiff Central5
B801 51446 59547 51517 Noted 08/02/1980 - At Bristol Temple Meads5
B801 51446 59547 51517 Listed at BR - 03/03/80
C801 51446 51517 Listed at CF - circa Aug-82
C801 51446 51517 Listed at CF - 15/12/1982
C801 51446 51517 Listed at CF - 01/01/85
C801 51446 51517 Noted 17/01/19866
C801 51446 51517 Noted circa 04/19866
C801 51446 51517 Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986
C801 51077 51517 Noted 24/07/1986 - at Crewe - with 55995 attached to 51517.7
C801 51077 51517 Formation change - CF - circa Aug-86 - 51077 replaced 51446
C801 51446 51517 Formation change - circa Dec-86 - 51446 replaced 51077 (to spare, carries C77)
S801 51446 51517 New set number at LE - circa Dec-86 - prefix change from C to S
S801 51446 51517 Noted circa 07/19876
S801 51446 51517 Listed at LE - Aug-87
S801 51446 51517 Listed at LE - Oct-87 - Headlight fitted
C801 51446 51517 Transfer to CF - Feb-88 - from LE was S801
S801 51446 51517 Noted 27/02/88 - dragged by 37232 on 1515 Taunton-Cardiff
B801 51446 51517 Transfer to BR - circa May-88 - from CF was C801
C801 51446 51517 Noted circa 11/1988 - operating from Newton Heath.6
452 51446 51517 Listed at NL - Feb-89
NL459 51446 51517 Listed at NL - 05/09/89

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Robert Chilton

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Green Lanes Crossing, Portsmouth

1976

Set number: P801

In third-rail territory Class 101 set B801 (presumably with W51517 at the front) leads a six-car DMU formation on a Bristol-Portsmouth working at Green Lanes Crossing (Portsmouth) in 1976. Bob Gregory.

Class 101 DMU at Cardiff

6th August 1979

Set number: B801

This is W51517 leading Met Cam set B801 (W59547 & W51446) at Cardiff on 6/8/79. It would be attached to Class 118 BRCW set B468 W51310 + W59471 + W51325 and work the 09.55 to Weston-Super- Mare. Gerard Fletcher.

Class 101 DMU at Castle Cary

10th November 1979

Set number: B801

Met-Camm set B801 - presumably 51517 + 59547 + 51446 - heads out of Castle Cary with a Weymouth service on the 10th November 1979. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Redland

8th April 1981

Set number: B801

Met-Camm Class 101 DMU set B801, 51517 leading presumably with 59547 + 51446, at Redland Station (Bristol), 8th April 1981. Tiptree Jon.

Class 101 DMU at Hopton Heath

1982

Set number: C801

Class 101 two-car set C801 - presumably 51517 + 51446 - at Hopton Heath, sometime in 1982. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Severn Beach

Unknown date

Set number: B801

Class 101 set B801 (presumably 51517 + 59547 + 51446) is seen in Severn Beach station. Date unknown. John Law.

Class 101 DMU at Llandeilo

circa 1983

Set number: C801

C801 led by W51517, presumably with 51446, is seen at Llandeilo circa 1983. Nicky Reason.

Class 101 DMU at Bucknell

11th June 1984

Set number: C801

A Swansea-Shrewsbury service on 11 June 1984, formed of a 2-car Class 101 DMU (51517 + 51446), arriving at Bucknell. Lewis Bevan.

Class 101 DMU at Llandrindod Wells

11th July 1984

Set number: C801

Class 101 Metro Cammell 2-car DMU 51517 + 51446 at Llandrindod Wells with 15-33 ex-Llanelli to Shrewsbury 11-7-84 On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 101 DMU at Carmarthen

29th May 1985

Set number: C801

Class 101 DMU set C801 (presumably 51517 + 51446) is seen at Carmarthen awaiting departure with a service to Cardiff, on Wednesday 29/05/1985. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Llanelli

5th October 1985

Set number: C801

Class 101 Met-Camm DMU set C801 (presumably 51517 + 51446) passes 08 870 in the goods yard at Llanelli whilst working the 10:50 Shrewsbury-Swansea on 5 October 1985. Robert Thomas.

Class 101 DMU at Llanelli

10th May 1986

Set number: C801

Class 101 DMU set C801 (51517 + 51446) at Llanelli with the 10:10 Swansea-Shrewsbury service on 10 May 1986. Robert Thomas.

Class 101 DMU at Llanwrtyd Wells

30th June 1986

Set number: C801

The DMU on a Swansea to Shrewsbury on June 30 1986 failed is seen at Llanwrtyd Wells being rescued by 25 266. The leading car - Met-Camm DMC 51517 - is partnered with a Cross-Country DMBC, presumably Class 119 51077 which it had been noted running with around this time. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 101 DMU at Llanwrtyd Wells

30th June 1986

Set number: C801

W51517 was part of a failed Swansea - Shrewsbury service on June 30 1986, seen at Llanwrtyd Wells after rescued by 25 266. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 101 DMU at near Dolau

circa 1987

Set number: S801

A Shrewsbury-bound train disturbs the peace of the Central Wales countryside near Dolau, formed of Swansea based class 101 DMU S801 (presumably 51517 + 51446). Circa 1987. John Crooks.

Class 101 DMU at Pembroke Duck

27th September 1987

Set number: S801

S801, led by 51517 is seen at Pembroke Dock on the 12:15 to Shrewsbury on 27/09/1987. Shayne Lewis.

Class 101 DMU at Snailwell

10th July 1990

Class 101 51517 at Snailwell on 10th July 1990. Built as a DMC, it had been downgraded to a DMS but retained it's first class seats as can be seen through the windows. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 101 DMU at Snailwell

31st August 1990

51517 last carried set number NL458 and displays Manchester on its blind, this unit previously belonged to CF as part of C801, and is seen at Snailwell 31/8/90. Mac Winfield.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 30th May 1959

Captioned as the first 3-car set to reach Dundee West, SC51447 (and presumably 59545 and 51517) is seen there on the 30th May 1959. The set was newly delivered that month to 62A (Thornton Junction). It would later become a Class 102. George Bett.

DMU

Date: October 1975

Set number: B801

Bristol set B801 (presumably W51446-W59547-W51517) seen at Severn Beach in October 1975. Transferred from the Scottish Region in May of that year, the unit still seems to be awaiting a new roller blind whilst the doors to the first class sections carry prominent "1" markers. Steve Carter.

DMU

Date: 29th November 1975

Set number: B801

Class 101 DMU set B801 is seen at Gloucester Eastgate on 29 November 1975. The service is thought to be the 09:40 from Bristol Temple Meads. The vehicles are presumably 51446 + 59547 + 51517. Robert Thomas.

DMU

Date: 6th August 1979

Set number: B468

Cardiff Central on my day trip of Monday 6th August 1979. On the right is Class 116 BR Derby Suburban set C333, W51148 + W59445 + W51135 which had arrived on the 09.17 Penarth - Cardiff and was about to leave as the 09.45 to Merthyr. On the left, still in all over blue is Class 118 BRCW set B468 W51310 + W59471 + W51325 which had come in on the 08.25 from Gloucester. It was attached to Met Cam Class 101 set B801 (W51446 + W 59547 + W51517) after this shot was taken and then worked the 09.55 to Weston-Super-Mare. Gerard Fletcher.

DMU

Date: 20th January 1980

Set number: B801

A proper Black Country scene as a class 101 (B801, 51446 leads, presumably with 59547 + 51517) prepares to enter Old Hill tunnel with a Birmingham New Street to Worcester Foregate Street service having just left Rowley Regis. 20/1/1980. Stephen Burdett.

DMU

Date: 24th April 1980

Set number: B801

Refurbished set B801 - presumably 51446 + 59547 + 51517 - seen at Cardiff on the 14th April 1980. Graeme Phillips Collection.

DMU

Date: 1981

Set number: B801

Refurbished Met-Camm set B801, DMBS 51446 closest, presumably with 59547 + 51517, at Westbury in early 1981. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 1981

Set number: B801

Refurbished Met-Camm set B801, DMBS 51446 closest, presumably with 59547 + 51517, at Castle Carry in early 1981. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 29th May 1981

Set number: B801

In refurbished white with blue stripe livery, a three-car Class 101 DMU with Driving Motor Brake Second W51446 leading presumably with 59547 + 51517, was passing alongside Dawlish Warren Road on one side, and the Exe Estuary on the other side, as it approached the footcrossing at Cockwood whilst working an Exeter St Davids to Paignton all-stations service on May 29th 1981. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: C801

Class 101 set C801 (presumably 51446 + 51517), date / location unknown. Walter Burt.

DMU

Date: 22nd April 1985

Set number: C801

The driver of class 101 DMU set C801 (presumably 51446 + 51517) is just about the change ends after arrival at Pembroke Dock on 22/04/85 with train 2B00 the 05.50 from Whitland. As the first train of the day down the branch it will return as the 07.12 to Swansea. Adrian Nicholls.

DMU

Date: 10th May 1986

Set number: C801

Two-car Class 101 Met-Camm DMU set C801 (51446 + 51517) arrives into Llanelli station with the 10:10 Swansea-Shrewsbury service on 10 May 1986. Robert Thomas.

DMU

Date: October 1987

Set number: S801

Two-car Class 101 DMU set S801 (51446 and presumably 51517) in Swansea station in October 1987. John Law.

DMU

Date: 1988

Set number: C801

Met-Camm set C801 (presumably 51446 + 51517) at Cardiff in 1988. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 11th June 1988

Set number: C801

Class 101 railcar set No. C801 (51446 + 51517) stands at Weymouth working the 11:35 service to Bristol Temple Meads on 11 June 1988. Brian Creasey.