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Vehicle 51541 / 78970


Class 111

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Rolls Royce 180hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30508
Diagram: 615

Allocations

18/12/59 New to 56G (Hammerton Street)
May-60 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
Sep-60 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
3w/e 24/09/60 On loan to 66C (Hamilton)
3w/e 17/12/60 Ex-loan back to 55H (Neville Hill)
15/06/69 Transferred to 30A (Stratford)
4w/e 05/12/70 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
May-73Depot code changeNL
28/09/86 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51541 - original number
78970 - from circa Nov-83 (single engine conversion)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 08/12/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51541 59569 51551 As delivered to 56G - 18th December 1959
51541 59569 51551 Transfer to 55H - Sep-60
51541 59569 51551 Transfer to 66C - 3w/e 24/09/60
51541 59569 51551 Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 17/12/60
51541 51551 Noted 12/07/68 - in Leeds City1
51541 59534 51551 Noted 27/07/68 - in Leeds City1
51541 59569 51551 Transfer to 30A - 15/06/69
51541 59569 50577 Noted 03/01/70 - at Southminster
51541 59569 51551 Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 05/12/70
51541 59569 51551 Noted 18/09/1971 - at Leeds2
51541 59569 51551 Noted 02/10/1971 - at Sheffield2
51541 59569 51551 Noted 28/08/19723
51541 59569 51551 Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds1
51541 59569 51551 Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster1
51541 59569 51551 Noted 16/03/1974 - at Doncaster 3
51541 59569 51551 Noted 26/08/74 - at York4
51541 59569 51551 Noted 27/08/1974 - at York3
51541 59569 51551 Noted 23/10/74 - at Bury St Edmunds, possibly covering for vehicle having asbestos removed at CA4
51541 59569 51551 Noted 01/12/75 - at York1
51541 59569 51551 Noted 30/12/75 - at York1
51541 59569 51551 Noted 23/02/76 - at Leeds1
51541 59569 51551 Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly1
51541 59569 51551 Noted 17/07/76 - at Leeds1
51541 59535 51551 Noted 28/04/1979 - R.C.T.S. North Eastern No.4 Railtour 51826-59708-51844 + 51551-59535-51541
51541 59535 51551 Noted circa 10/19795
51541 59535 51551 Noted circa 10/19815
51541 51551 Noted circa 10/19825
51541 51551 Noted circa 02/19835
51541 51551 Noted 08/02/83 - on 09:19 Morecambe - Leeds
51541 51551 Noted circa 10/19835
78970 78720 Noted 02/08/84 - at York
78970 78720 Listed at NL - 01/01/85
78970 78720 Noted circa 02/19865
78970 78720 Noted 19th August 1986
78970 78720 Noted 30/08/1986 - R.C.T.S. The Mancunian Railtour 53171-51222 + 78720-78970

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

Images:

Class 111 DMU at Upminster

4th June 1970

Upminster Station on 4/6/70 with a 1927 built LT Q stock car next to a three-car Rolls-Royce powered Met-Camm unit (later Class 111). The closest vehicle is in green livery with revised lining, the centre car is in plain blue. Of the four sets allocated to Stratford only one was a batch three set with the four-character headcode, so the DMBS closest is presumably 51541. David Christie.

Class 111 DMU at Leeds

March 1976

Metro-Cammell Local Passenger 3-car dmu Class "111" Nos.E51541 (Class 111/2), E59569 (Class 164), E51551 (Class 111/1) of the 1959/60 batch with roof mounted 4-character headcode panel, in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front end at Leeds ready to depart on a York via Harrogate service, 03/76. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 111 DMU at Leeds City

March 1976

A fine array of DMUs in Leeds City station in March 1976. Two Class 111s (51541 on the right) have a 104 and another Met-Camm between them. A curious item is on the left - the toilet end of a Met-Camm in white/blue stripe livery - but it seems to be a large model sitting on the platform? Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 111 DMU at Leeds City

March 1976

Metro-Cammell Local Passenger 3-car dmu Class "111" Nos.E51541 (Class 111/2), E59569 (Class 164), E51551 (Class 111/1) of the 1959/60 batch with roof mounted 4-character headcode panel, in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front end at Leeds ready to depart on a York via Harrogate service, 03/76. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 111 DMU at York

4th April 1980

A Class 111 set, E51541 + E59535 + E51551, coupled to a Derby set at York on Friday 4 April 1980. David Russon.

Class 111 DMU at Leeds

1983

DMBS E51541 is seen departing Leeds with the 15:35 Leeds - Skipton local service in 1983, this car was renumbered to E78790 shortly after when one of its two Rolls-Royce engines was removed. Also visible to the right is a Class 110 DMU, and on the left 54191 faces a Met-Camm. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 111 DMU at Huddersfield

10th April 1986

Class 111 single-engined power cars 78970 + 78720 stabled in one of the centre roads at Huddersfield on 10 April 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa 1969

A Class 111 and a Class 31/0 at Stratford, London, in the late 1960s. More commonly associated with operations in Yorkshire, Rolls-Royce engined set 51541 + 59569 + 51551 was allocated to 30A from June 1969 till late 1970, and seen on the left in a mixture of green and blue liveries, whilst railwaymen look on at a Class 31/0 leading a short freight train - note the red circle coupling code confirming it as a Class 31/0. Graeme Phillips Collection.

DMU

Date: 28th April 1979

The RCTS "North Eastern No 4" railtour from Leeds is seen at Saltburn on 28 April 1979 before continuing to Skinningrove. The train was formed of a 3-car class 110 and a 3-car class 111 set. Six Bells lists the vehicles as 51826 + 59708 + 51844 / 51551 + 59535 + 51541. Jeremy Chapter.

DMU

Date: 25th July 1986

A two-car Class 110 (E51828 + E51847) and Class 111 (E78970 + E78720) at Doncaster on 25 July 1986. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 30th August 1986

Travelling towards Buxton on the freight only on the very sharp curve at Blackwell Mills on 30th August 1986, we're travelling on the RCTS railtour "Mancunian Railtour" which was made up of 2 Metro-Cammell 2 car dmu's, the front unit being E53171 and E51222, the rear set 78720 + 78970. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 30th August 1986

Approaching New Mills South Junction, we're travelling on the RCTS "Mancunian Railtour" on 30th August 1986 which was made up of 2 Metro-Cammell 2 car dmu's, (E53171 & E51222) and (E78720 & E78970), a few miles up at Chinley we will crossover and head back down through here. Andrew J Crowther.