Vehicle 50137 / 53137 / 977540
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: 30248
Diagram: 520
Allocations
| w/e 27/04/57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| w/e 04/11/61 | Transferred to | 24F (Fleetwood) | |
| Feb-62 | Transferred to | 9D (Buxton) | |
| 4w/e 02/03/63 | Transferred to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9D | |
| w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
| 01/11/87 | To departmental stock | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 28/03/88 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50137 - original number
53137 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
977540 - from 01/11/87 (departmental stock)
Department Use as TDB977540
Sandite / Route Learner From 11/87 to 8/88.
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 22/02/1977 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50137 | 56093 | As delivered to 9A - Apr-57 | |||||||
| 50137 | 56093 | Noted 17th May 1957 | |||||||
| 50137 | 56093 | Transfer to 55H - w/e 30/04/66 - ex-LMR | |||||||
| 50137 | 56091 | Noted 05/08/66 - at Leeds City1 | |||||||
| 50137 | 56092 | Noted 04/08/68 - in Leeds City1 | |||||||
| 50137 | 56090 | Noted 01/09/72 - at Huddersfield1 | |||||||
| 50137 | 56090 | Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds1 | |||||||
| 50137 | 56090 | Noted 27/08/1974 - at York2 | |||||||
| 50137 | 56090 | Noted 10/04/76 - at Leeds1 | |||||||
| 50137 | 59523 | 59569 | 50276 | Noted circa 04/19773 | |||||
| 50137 | 59523 | 50276 | Noted 07/08/1978 - at York 2 | ||||||
| 50137 | 50276 | Noted circa 10/19813 | |||||||
| 50137 | 59523 | 50276 | Noted circa 04/19823 | ||||||
| 50137 | 50276 | Noted circa 10/19823 | |||||||
| 53137 | 53276 | Noted circa 10/19833 | |||||||
| 53137 | 53272 | Noted circa 02/19843 | |||||||
| 53137 | 54218 | Listed at NL - 01/01/85 | |||||||
| 53137 | 54394 | Noted 25/10/19863 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
Images:
September 1976
A two-car Met-Camm DMU in Baildon station in September 1976. Closest is DMBS E50137, one of the Rolls-Royce powered Class 111s. Michael Mensing.
March 1977
A three-car refurbished Met-Camm with Class 111 DMBS E50137 closest at Rotherham Masborough in March 1977. Stuart Mackay Collection.
3rd July 1977
A Class 111 DMU - leading seems to be E50137 - is seen near Burley in Wharfedale with Bradford on the destination blind on 3 July 1977. Michael Mensing.
22nd July 1982
A three-car Class 111 Met-Camm DMU on Doncaster station on 22 July 1982, presumably with a service for Leeds. DMBS E50137 is closest. John Law.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 6th May 1957
56092 (with 50137 on the left, 50136 on the right) heads out of Birmingham New Street at 5.39pm on the 6th May 1957. They were working British Industries Fair shuttles to Castle Bromwich that day. Michael Mensing.