Vehicle 50161 / 53161
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: 30253
Diagram: 620
Allocations
| 17/12/56 | New to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
| Dec-67 | Depot code change | 55F | |
| 4w/e 25/05/68 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| May-71 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NO | |
| Sep-73 | Depot code change | NR | |
| w/e 18/10/75 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 2w/e 22/02/76 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| circa May-84 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| 2w/e 14/05/86 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| May-87 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| Oct-87 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| 03/11/88 | Withdrawn from | HT (Heaton) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50161 - original number
53161 - from 1984 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 03/05/1976 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50155 | 50161 | As delivered to 56G - 17th December 1956 | |||||||
| 50155 | 59075 | 50161 | Noted February 1957 | ||||||
| 50155 | 59062 | 50161 | Noted 22nd April 1957 | ||||||
| 50155 | 50161 | Noted circa January 1958 | |||||||
| 50154 | 50161 | Noted 20/12/66 - at Huddersfield1 | |||||||
| 50154 | 50161 | Noted 06/04/67 - at York1 | |||||||
| 50258 | 50161 | Noted 03/04/71 - at Leeds1 | |||||||
| 50258 | 50161 | Noted 02/06/71 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | |||||||
| 50222 | 50161 | Noted 03/09/71 - at March1 | |||||||
| 50222 | 59531 | 50161 | Noted 24/06/72 - at Norwich3 | ||||||
| 50222 | 59531 | 50161 | Noted 20/08/1972 - at Birmingham New Street4 | ||||||
| 83 | 50222 | 59531 | 50161 | Noted 06/10/73 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | |||||
| 83 | 50222 | 59531 | 50161 | Noted 13/10/73 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | |||||
| 83 | 50222 | 59531 | 50161 | Noted 24/11/73 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | |||||
| 50222 | 59531 | 50161 | Noted 02/1974 - at Peterborough4 | ||||||
| 50222 | 59531 | 50161 | Noted 30/05/1974 - at Birmingham New Street5 | ||||||
| 50222 | 59531 | 50161 | Noted 15/06/74 - at Peterborough1 | ||||||
| 50222 | 59531 | 50161 | Noted 07/07/74 - at Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 83 | 50222 | 59531 | 50161 | Listed at NR - 19/07/75 | |||||
| 50258 | 59542 | 50161 | Noted 10/09/1975 - at Ely4 | ||||||
| 50258 | 59542 | 50161 | Noted 13/09/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
| 50161 | 59075 | 59306 | 50169 | Noted 09/07/1976 - Scarborough-Chester (8-car)6 | |||||
| 50161 | 59075 | 59306 | 50169 | Noted circa 01/19777 | |||||
| 50161 | 59306 | 59075 | 50169 | Noted 06/06/82 - at Skipton | |||||
| 50169 | 59075 | 59108 | 50161 | Noted circa 10/19827 | |||||
| 50169 | 59075 | 59108 | 50161 | Noted circa 02/19837 | |||||
| 53161 | 59101 | 59075 | 53169 | Noted circa 06/1983 - Lancaster7 | |||||
| 53169 | 59075 | 59101 | 53161 | Noted circa 07/19837 | |||||
| 53293 | 53161 | Noted 26/09/85 | |||||||
| 53169 | 59075 | 53161 | Noted 27/09/19867 | ||||||
| 53169 | 59075 | 53161 | Noted 31/10/19867 | ||||||
| 53161 | 59075 | 53169 | Noted 01/05/87 - at York2 | ||||||
| 53252 | 53161 | Noted 11/06/88 - on 12:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service8 | |||||||
| 53258 | 53161 | Noted 13/07/88 - on 16:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service8 | |||||||
| 53258 | 53161 | Noted 22/07/88 - on 16:30 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service8 | |||||||
| 53258 | 53161 | Noted 22/07/88 - on 16:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service8 | |||||||
| 53258 | 53161 | Noted 23/07/88 - on 16:30 Newcastle - Carlisle service8 | |||||||
| 51243 | 53161 | Noted 20/08/88 - on 15:17 Newcastle - Carlisle service with 53749 + 532058 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Ipswich Transport Society
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Jeremy Goodyear
6: Chris Moxon
7: Eddie Knorn
8: Graeme Phillips
Images:
circa May 1976
Freshly refurbished Class 101 DMCL E50161 at Doncaster Works. Undated, the refurbish date for the vehicle is 3 May 1976 and the slide process date was June 1976. Stuart Mackay Collection.
5th June 1980
A four-car Met-Camm DMU in Manchester Piccadilly with a Hull service on Thursday 5 June 1980. Note the two plates in the position of the two centre marker lights on the closest vehicle, thought to be E50161. David Russon.
26th July 1980
Berthed overnight in the 'Harrogate line' bay, platform 13 at York, on 26th July 1980 was this four car Metropolitan-Cammell class 101 DMU set, Nos.50161-59306-59075-50638, adding splendidly to the fumes under the magnificent overall roof. Thankfully the doors were not locked on this unit and one of the trailer cars provided a useful refuge during the quieter moments of my 'all-nighter' at York. Gordon Edgar.
26th September 1985
Class 101 Metropolitan-Cammell unit E53161 and E53293 approach Grosmont on 26-09-85. Vincent Haworth.
1987
Class 101 DMS(L) E53161 is seen at Sheffield in 1987, as part of a power-twin formation. It has the Tyne & Wear PTE logo, suggesting it had been recently transferred from the north-east. Graeme Phillips Collection.
25th September 1990
E53161 in Snailwell on 25th September 1990. Nicholas Youngman.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 9th July 1976
An unusual photo showing a very long formation formed neatly of Class 101 & 108 vehicles all carrying the short lived refurbishment livery. The occasion was a schools special from Scarborough to Chester returning through Helsby, 9/7/76. The 8-car formation was 50169/59306/59075/50161, 56191/50619 & 51230/56369. Anthony Griffiths.
Date: 6th June 1982
Met-Camm four-car set E50169 + E59075 + E59306 + E50161 with a Dalesrail service in Skipton station on June 6th, 1982. John Carter.
Date: 4th March 1987
A Class 101 formed of DMCL 53169, TBSL 59075, and DMCL 53161 is seen in Carnforth station with the 12.31 Leeds - Lancaster on 4 May 1987. Dave Warby Collection.