Vehicle 51808
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: 30588
Diagram: 621
Allocations
| 11/12/59 | New to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| 2w/e 30/04/72 | Transferred to | 64B (Haymarket) | - Leith closed |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HA | |
| 2w/e 30/11/74 | Transferred to | HN (Hamilton) | |
| 2w/e 15/01/77 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| 4w/e 30/04/77 | Transferred to | HN (Hamilton) | |
| 4w/e 04/06/77 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| 2w/e 11/11/78 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
| 5w/e 26/05/79 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 16/05/82 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 10/12/86 | Transferred to | LE (Swansea Landore) | |
| 28/08/87 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 16/05/88 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 19/06/88 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 07/12/88 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| p/e 25/02/89 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) PWYX | |
| 21/04/90 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) PTSX | |
| 10/06/93 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
| 23/06/93 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
Modifications
circa Jul-82 - Headlamp fitted
Refurbished
At Derby Works dated 28/04/1982 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51801 | 59692 | 51808 | As delivered to 64H - 11th December 1959 | ||||||
| 51801 | 59565 | 51808 | Noted 16/08/70 - at Leith Central1 | ||||||
| 51470 | 59563 | 51808 | Noted 11/09/71 - at Edinburgh Waverley1 | ||||||
| 51796 | 59688 | 51808 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Edinburgh Waverley2 | ||||||
| 51800 | 59688 | 51808 | Noted 04/09/73 - at Haymarket3 | ||||||
| 51801 | 59692 | 51808 | Transfer to HN - 2w/e 30/11/74 | ||||||
| 51801 | 59692 | 51808 | Noted 01/09/1975 - at Glasgow Central2 | ||||||
| 175 | 51801 | 59692 | 51808 | Noted 05/09/76 - on Hamilton depot, set number only on 518013 | |||||
| 235 | 51249 | 59539 | 51808 | Noted 08/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley4 | |||||
| L810 | 51799 | 59539 | 51808 | Noted 26/02/1979 - seen at Swindon Works. 5 | |||||
| B810 | 51799 | 59539 | 51808 | Noted 04/02/1980 - At Cardiff Central5 | |||||
| B810 | 51799 | 59539 | 51808 | Listed at BR - 03/03/80 | |||||
| C810 | 51799 | 59539 | 51808 | Noted circa 06/19824 | |||||
| C810 | 51799 | 59539 | 51808 | Noted circa 08/19824 | |||||
| C806 | 51799 | 51808 | New set number at CF - circa Sep-82 - from C810 | ||||||
| C806 | 51799 | 51808 | Listed at CF - 15/12/1982 | ||||||
| C806 | 51799 | 51808 | Listed at CF - 01/01/85 | ||||||
| C806 | 51799 | 51808 | Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986 | ||||||
| C806 | 51799 | 51808 | Noted 05/06/19864 | ||||||
| S806 | 51799 | 51808 | Transfer to LE - 10/12/86 - prefix change from C to S | ||||||
| S806 | 51799 | 51808 | Noted circa 07/19874 | ||||||
| S806 | 51799 | 51808 | Noted 04/07/1987 - at Crewe6 | ||||||
| S806 | 51799 | 51808 | Listed at LE - Aug-87 | ||||||
| 51799 | 51808 | Transfer to CF - 20/08/87 - from LE | |||||||
| C853 | 51799 | 59694 | 51808 | Formed at CF Sep-87 | |||||
| C853 | 51799 | 59694 | 51808 | Listed at CF - Oct-87 - Headlight fitted | |||||
| C853 | 51799 | 59694 | 51808 | Noted 18/09/88 - on 13.20 to Manchester Victoria - Southport | |||||
| C853 | 51799 | 59694 | 51808 | Noted circa 11/1988 - operating from Newton Heath4 | |||||
| 51799 | 59694 | 51808 | Transfer to NL - p/e 25/02/89 | ||||||
| 51465 | 51808 | Noted 06/02/89 - on 12:14 Leeds - Sheffield7 | |||||||
| 460 | 51465 | 51808 | Listed at NL - Feb-89 | ||||||
| 51463 | 59250 | 51808 | Noted 21/08/89 - on 13:02 Leeds - Carlisle7 | ||||||
| 51184 | 51808 | Noted 19/11/1989 - BLS Worth Valley Wanderer Railtour 51184-51808+53949-54056 | |||||||
| T038 | 53838 | 51808 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 | ||||||
| T038 | 53838 | 51808 | Noted circa 05/19914 | ||||||
| T038 | 53865 | 51808 | Noted 30/05/91 - at Nuneaton3 | ||||||
| T038 | 53838 | 51808 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | ||||||
| T038 | 53865 | 51808 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | ||||||
| T038 | 53838 | 51808 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 | ||||||
| T038 | 53838 | 51808 | Listed at TS - 24/09/92 | ||||||
| T038 | 53838 | 51808 | Listed at TS - November 1992 | ||||||
| 53838 | 51808 | Noted 14/11/92 - on 13:47 Doncaster - Peterborough via Lincoln8 | |||||||
| T038 | 53838 | 51808 | Listed at TS - 10/12/92 | ||||||
| T038 | 53838 | 51808 | Noted 04/01/93 - on 10:18 Nottingham - Crewe |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Robert Chilton
7: Graeme Phillips
8: David Bellamy
Images:
July 1979
Set number: B810
Class 101 DMU set B810 (51808 and presumably 59539 + 51799) arrives into Weymouth in July 1979. Paul Braybrook.
late 1979
Set number: B810
Metro-Cammell DMU set B810 departs from Newport in late 1979. Michael Mensing.
Unknown date
Set number: C806
Class 101 set C806 (presumably 51808 + 51799) seen at Shrewsbury. Undated. Andrew McConnell.
5th November 1983
Set number: C806
Met-Camm DMU set C806 (with an oversize 6) - presumably 51808 + 51799 - is seen at Whitland with the 10:07 to Pembroke Dock on 5 November 1983. Robert Thomas.
15th September 1985
Set number: C806
Set C806 (W51808 + W51799) is seen stabled at Shrewsbury on September 15th, 1985. Hamish Stevenson.
4th July 1987
Set number: S806
Class 101 power twin S806 (51808 + 51799) passing Dorrington with a Central Wales service from Shrewsbury to Swansea, 04 July 1987. Mike Dean.
16th July 1988
Set number: C853
Class 101/110 hybrid C853 (51808 + 59694 + 51799) in the sidings at Southport on July 16, 1988. Colin Brooks.
3rd September 1988
A three-car Class 101/110 Hybrid DMU formed of Class 101 Driving Cars M51808 & M51799 with a former Calder Valley Class 110 Centre Trailer Car, M59694, had just passed through Kirkham North Junction with a Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on September 3rd 1988. This was the period when due to ongoing problems with the Class 142 fleet, various combinations of surviving First Generation DMU's were cobbled together to keep services running. Martyn Hilbert.
18th September 1988
Set number: C853
A Class 101/110 hybrid three-car DMU, formed of Class 101 cars 51808 & 51799 with a former 'Calder Valley' BRCW Class 110 centre trailer, 59694, was making a smoky departure from Southport with the 13.20 to Manchester Victoria on September 18th 1988. The unit had been recently transferred from Cardiff Canton (C853) to Newton Heath depot to provide cover for the then ailing Class 142 Pacer fleet. Martyn Hilbert.
26th September 1990
Set number: T038
On your marks... Two different DMU sets with 3 classes of vehicle at Stratford-upon-Avon on 26 September 1990. Class 101/116 hybrid set T038 (51808 + 53838) is in platform 1 forming the 15.26 departure to Birmingham Moor Street while class 114 T025 (53005 + 54039) was on a Leamington Spa service, from memory the 16.12 from Stratford. This picture was taken after the signalling arrangements had been changed to allow arrivals and departures from any of the 3 platforms. This removed the need for shunting every arrival from platform 1 to either 2 or 3 with a new upper quadrant starting signal being provided for trains leaving platform 2, the taller signal on the right being redesignated as the starter for platform 1. Peter Tandy.
3rd June 1991
Set number: T038
Class 101/116 hybrid set T038 (presumably 51808 and 53838) at Llandudno Junction on the 3rd June 1991. Hamish Stevenson.
4th July 1991
Set number: T038
This train, class 101/116 hybrid set T038 formed of 51808 + 53838, was photographed on 4 July 1991 as it left the down bay platform at Leamington Spa with a local service to Stratford-upon-Avon. It was common at this time for a locomotive to be stabled here for weekend engineering work. Peter Tandy.
27th July 1991
Set number: T038
In the twilight of their years two hybrid class 101/116 DMU formation formed of vehicles 51808 + 53838 and 53853 + 51511 is seen running into Boston with the 10.17 Skegness to Nottingham stopping service on 27/07/91. Adrian Nicholls.
22nd February 1992
Set number: T038
Class 101/116 hybrid DMU set T038 (51808 + 53838) at Hereford with the 12:10 to Birmingham New Street on 22 February 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.
18th April 1992
Set number: T038
51808 at Tamworth 18/04/92. The 116 DMBS it is working with is presumably 53838, the two forming set T038. David Bellamy.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 23rd August 1980
Set number: B810
Class 101 DMU set B810 (51799 and presumably 59539 + 51808) at Newport with he 11.22(SO)Bristol Temple Meads-Cardiff Central on 23 August 1980. Robert Thomas.
Date: 14th February 1981
Set number: B810
Class 101 set B810 (presumably 51799 + 59539 + 51808) passing Stapleton Road station with the 3.30pm Bristol Temple Meads - Cardiff Central service on 14 February 1981. Michael Mensing.
Date: unknown
Set number: C806
Set C806 (presumably 51799 + 51808) makes its departure from Shrewsbury leaving a Tysleley Class 116 behind. Undated. Andrew McConnell.
Date: unknown
Set number: C806
Met-Camm set C806 (presumably 51799 + 51808) awaits its departure from Shrewsbury. Undated. Andrew McConnell.
Date: 30th June 1986
Set number: C806
A class 101 DMU (C806 presumably 51799 + 51808) at Llanwrtyd Wells on 30th June 1986. This train had broken down and was awaiting rescue. Jonathan Hazan.
Date: 30th June 1986
Set number: C806
A class 101 Metro-Cammell DMU (C806 presumably 51799 + 51808) waits at Llandovery, for another service coming from Shrewsbury to cross, I think. The driver passes the time of day chatting to a woman on the platform. Jonathan Hazan.
Date: 15th August 1987
Class 101 DMU set S806 (51799 + 51808) with the 09.35 ex-Shrewsbury at Crewe on 15 August 1987. Dave Warby Collection.
Date: 1st December 1987
Set number: C853
Catching the last rays of winter sunshine hybrid Class 101 DMU set C853 formed 51799+59694+51808 with a 'Calder Valley' class 110 centre coach is seen waiting custom at Newport (Gwent) with train 2B28 the 14.48 Chepstow to Cardiff Central on 01/12/87. Adrian Nicholls.
Date: 12th October 1990
Set number: T038
Class 116/101 hybrid set T038 (presumably 53838 + 51808) is seen at Weston Rhyn on 12 October 1990. George Woods.
Date: 1991
Set number: T038
Class 116/101 hybrid set T038 (presumably 53838 + 51808) is seen in a very snowy Stafford station in 1991. Mel Holley.
Date: 1st June 1992
Set number: T038
Class 116/101 hybrid set T038 (53838 + 51808) in Crewe station on 2 June 1992. Stafford is on the destination blind. Keith Miller.
Date: 13th June 1992
Set number: T014
55034 working with T038 (presumably 51808 + 53838) at Hereford, providing extra capacity on the 15:30 ex-Birmingham New St., 13/6/92. Gazza Prescott.
Date: 4th January 1993
Set number: T038
In need of a wash, T038 (53838 + 51808) leaves Derby working the 10:18 Nottingham - Crewe, 4/1/93. Gazza Prescott.