Vehicle 51522
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
| 20/06/59 | New to | 62A (Thornton Junction) | |
| w/e 04/07/59 | Transferred to | Leith Central | |
| w/e 01/08/59 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HN | |
| 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) | |
| 04/10/87 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| 16/12/88 | Transferred 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| 23/10/89 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ |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 20/10/1978 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51452 | 59550 | 51522 | As delivered to 62A - 20th June 1959 | ||||||
| 109 | 51452 | 59550 | 51522 | Listed at 66C - 1972 | |||||
| 51452 | 59550 | 51522 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central1 | ||||||
| P803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 20th July 1974 | |||||
| P803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 02/09/74 - on Laira depot2 | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Listed at BR - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| P803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 15/05/76 - on 2B68 1745 Cardiff-Bristol TM | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 07/08/1976 - on 12:40 Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads with set L5873 | |||||
| 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 04/09/76 - at Bristol4 | ||||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 09/09/76 - on 2305 Bristol TM-Swindon with B467 | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 02/05/77 - on 2B36 1355 Cardiff-Taunton and 2C44 1820 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 09/05/77 - on 2C44 1820 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Listed at BR - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 06/01/78 - on 2C19 1845 Cardiff-Hereford | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 23/04/78 - on 1630 Cheltenham-Cardiff | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 06/05/1978 - Lea Valley Railway Club The Camel Train Railtour B803+C558 | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 19/05/1978 - Cardiff Central5 | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 17/06/78 - on 2B60 1755 Cardiff-Bristol TM with B575 | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 01/07/1978 - Gloucester Station5 | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 17/12/1978 - Two Bodmin Lions Club return trips from Bodmin Road to Wadebridge, formed B803 and B804 | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 08/02/1980 - At Bristol Temple Meads5 | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Listed at BR - 03/03/80 | |||||
| B803 | 51450 | 59546 | 51522 | Noted 15/03/1980 - M.R.S. / R.C.T.S. Caerwent Cannonball Railtour B462+B803 | |||||
| C803 | 51450 | 51522 | Listed at CF - 15/12/1982 | ||||||
| C803 | 51450 | 51522 | Noted circa 01/19846 | ||||||
| C803 | 51450 | 51522 | Listed at CF - 01/01/85 | ||||||
| C803 | 51450 | 51522 | Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986 | ||||||
| S803 | 51450 | 51522 | Formation change - LE - 10/12/86 - prefix change from C to S | ||||||
| S803 | 51450 | 51522 | Noted 05/03/19876 | ||||||
| S803 | 51450 | 51522 | Listed at LE - Aug-87 | ||||||
| 51458 | 51522 | Noted 26/08/88 - on 16:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service7 | |||||||
| 51217 | 51522 | Noted 12/11/88 - on 17:20 Newcastle - Sunderland - service7 | |||||||
| 51217 | 51522 | Noted 17/11/88 - on 07:26 Newcastle - Seaham service7 | |||||||
| 51217 | 51522 | Noted 24/11/88 - on 08:15 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service7 | |||||||
| 51217 | 51522 | Noted 26/11/88 - on 17:04 Newcastle - Durham service7 | |||||||
| 51217 | 51522 | Noted 26/11/88 - on 12:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service7 | |||||||
| 51458 | 51522 | Noted circa 04/19896 | |||||||
| NL462 | 51458 | 51522 | Listed at NL - 05/09/89 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Leonard Rogers
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Graeme Phillips
Images:
8th March 1975
Set number: P803
In the platform at Exeter St Davids is Class 101 No W51522 on 8 March 1975. In the shed yard are Class 52 No 1025 WESTERN GUARDSMAN and Class 25 No 25 274, shunting vans in the station yard is Class 08 No 08 930. Keith Long.
1978
Set number: B803
In the Spring of 1978 Met-Camm set B803 (51522 and presumably 59546 + 51450) approaches Maiden Newton. Michael Mensing.
20th October 1979
Set number: B803
Class 101 set B803 (presumably 51522 + 59546 + 51450) after emerging from Bincombe Tunnel on October 20, 1979. Steve Davies Collection.
20th October 1979
Set number: B803
Class 101 set B803 (presumably 51522 + 59546 + 51450) heads into Bincombe Tunnel on October 20, 1979. Steve Davies Collection.
15th March 1980
Set number: B803
The joint Monmouthshire Railway Society / RCTS 'The Caerwent Cannonball' railtour at Norchard on March 15, 1980. It was formed B803 51522 + 59546 + 51450 and B462 51304 + 59477 + 51319. Jeremy Chapter.
5th July 1980
Set number: B803
Class 101 set B803 (presumably 51522 + 59546 + 51450) is seen in Chetnote station with the 5.45pm Bristol TM - Weymouth service on July 5, 1980. Michael Mensing.
30th December 1981
Set number: B803
Set B803 at Swindon on 30/12/81, 51522 closest, presumably with 59546 + 51450. Chris Lings.
Unknown date
51522 at Exeter St Davids, date unknown. Peter Heppenstall.
13th April 1982
Set number: B803
Metro Cammell unit B803 (presumably 51522 + 59546 + 51450) with a blue set at Cardiff Central on 13 April 1982. John Grey Turner.
Unknown date
Set number: C803
Taken from Llandrindod signalbox, C803 (presumably 51522 + 51450) passes C804. Undated. Tom Clift.
7th May 1983
Set number: C803
Two Class 101s arrive into Tenby on 7 May 1983. Closest is is C803 - 51522 and presumably 51450. Note the group of photographers on the right - likely participants of the Lea Valley Railway Club "The Pembroke Coast Express" railtour. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1984
Set number: C803
2-car C803, comprising 51522 & 51450 at Lawrence Hill, circa 1984. Robert Tarling.
18th July 1987
Set number: S803
Swansea allocated Class 101 DMU set S803 (51522 and presumably 51450) sits in Neath station with the 08:52 (SO) Cardiff Central-Crewe service on 18 July 1987. Robert Thomas.
9th July 1989
Set number: S803
Set S803 awaits departure from Scarborough on 09-07-1989. I recorded cars 51522 (closest) + 51458, 53211 + 59246 + 51840 (a 101/108/110 hybrid with two vans) making up the train. A fitter has head under the rear of the second vehicle. Gordon Thomson.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa June 1974
Set number: P803
Met-Camm DMU set P803 (W51450 + 59546 + 51522) at Bristol Marsh Junction depot. This was the first Class 101 DMU set to be painted into the Blue / Grey livery, the work was done at Swindon during a C3 dated 4 June 1974. This slide is undated, but it seems to be taken very soon afterwards. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 6th September 1974
Set number: P803
A Class 101 DMU in blue & grey livery with headcode boxes, tail lamp and blue square coupling codes makes for an unusual sight, but set 803 consisting of cars W51450 W59546 W51522 was one of a number of longstanding Western Region 3-car formations allocated to Cross-Country services, so received this livery long before it became standard. The set number 803 carries the prefix P in this image, showing it was allocated to the Plymouth area at the time, but other prefixes were carried over the years as it was transferred between depots, the last being S (Swansea), and as S803, it and several other units were transferred to the north-east of England in Autumn 1987 when that region's new Class 143 Pacer fleet were experiencing chronic problems with their gearboxes. P803 is seen here departing Keyham, Devon on 06/09/1974. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 24th May 1975
Set number: P803
Set P803 (51450 / 59546 / 51522) is seen departing from Dawlish on the 24th May 1975. Neil Cannon.
Date: spring 1978
Set number: B803
Met-Camm set B803 (presumably 51450 + 59546 + 51522) approaches Maiden Newton in the Spring of 1978. Michael Mensing.
Date: July 1979
Set number: B803
Refurbished Met-Camm set B803 (51450 leads, presumably with 59546 + 51522) departing from Bath in July 1979. Michael Mensing.
Date: 20th October 1979
Set number: B803
Seen at Wishing Well Halt on the 20th October 1979 is set B803 (presumably 51450 + 59546 + 51522). Steve Davies Collection.
Date: 20th October 1979
Set number: B803
Class 101 set B803 (presumably 51450 + 59546 + 51522) at Wishing Well Halt on the 20th October 1979. Steve Davies Collection.
Date: 15th March 1980
Set number: B462
The "Caerwent Cannonball" railtour was organised by the Monmouthshire Railway Society and RCTS on March 15, 1980. At Blaenavon in South Wales, this end of the six-car formation is a class 118 set, set B462 containing 51304/59477/51319. At the far end is Class 101 set B803 51450 + 59546 + 51522. Jeremy Chapter.
Date: 29th December 1980
Set number: B803
Met-Cam 3 car set B803 (W51450, presumably with 59546 + 51522) stands on Godfrey Road Sidings, Newport, 29 December 1980. Paul James.
Date: circa August 1981
Set number: B803
Met-Camm 3-car Class 101 set B803 (presumably 51450 + 59546 + 51522) is just about to pass the 141.5 miles from Paddington milepost, with a Down passenger service heading for Taunton and beyond. Photo was taken from just off Wick Lane near Wick Bridge, on the Bleadon Level, in Somerset, sometime during late July-early August 1981. Paul James.
Date: early 1982
Set number: B803
Class 101 set B803 at Taunton in early 1982. DMBS W51450 is closest, presumably with 59546 + 51522. Michael Mensing.
Date: circa June 1982
Set number: 803
Two-car Class 101 set 803 departs Whitland station, the process date is June 1982. The Pembroke Dock branch can be seen on the left. This is presumably set C803 formed of 51450 and 51522 transferred from Bristol to Cardiff on 16 May and has had the B prefix removed from the set number. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 6th December 1982
Set number: B803
Class 101 DMU set B803 (51450 and presumably 59546 + 51522) at Westbury on 6 December 1982. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: unknown
Set number: C803
W51450 leads set C803 at Llandeilo circa 1983, presumably with 51522. Nicky Reason.
Date: 11th October 1983
Set number: C803
On the 11th October 1983 C803 (51450 and 51522) leads a 3-car Class 101 on the 13.23 Milford Haven - Swansea near Pembrey and Burry Port. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: circa 1984
Set number: C803
At Llandeilo circa 1984, C803 (presumably 51450 + 51522) passes C805. Stephen Williams.
Date: circa 1984
Set number: C803
C803 (presumably 51450 + 51522) enters Pantyffynon circa 1984. Stephen Williams.
Date: 21st February 1986
Set number: C803
Class 101 DMU set C803 (51450 and presumably 51522) calls at Chepstow with the 15:00 Gloucester - Newport service on 21 February 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 16th February 1988
Set number: 101308
101308 at Whitby on February 16, 1988, the cars are noted as 51232 + 51522). The shortage of DMUs caused by the problematic 143s lead to first generation DMUs being drafted in from other areas, such as this Scotrail 101. John Carter.
Date: 9th July 1989
Cleaners stand waiting for this five-car set to stop at Scarborough on 09-07-1989. The front three cars form a hybrid 110/108/101 set (51840 + 59246 + 53211) with 101 set 51458 + 51522 on the rear. Already in the platform is 51184. Gordon Thomson.