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Vehicle 50165 / 53165

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: 30254
Diagram: 523

Allocations

10/01/57	New to	56G (Hammerton Street)
4w/e 01/08/64	Transferred to	South Gosforth
4w/e 05/09/64	Transferred to	56G (Hammerton Street)
w/e 04/03/67	Transferred to	52J (South Gosforth)
4w/e 25/05/68	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
4w/e 27/02/71	Transferred to	52J (South Gosforth)
May-73	Depot code change	GF
w/e 05/02/78	Transferred to	DN (Darlington)
27/05/84	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)	- Darlington closed
21/11/87	Transferred to	LA (Laira)
01/10/89	Transferred to	CH (Chester) PCHX
p/e 04/11/89	Transferred to	LA (Laira) PLAX
24/05/92	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) RCLO
24/05/93	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
23/06/93	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50165 - original number
53165 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Nov-78 - AWS fitted
circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 13/02/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50165	50169			As delivered to 56G - 10th January 1957
	50165	50169			Noted 19th January 1957 - arrived at Starbeck to start training runs between there and Poppleton
	50165	50169			Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 01/08/64
	50165	50169			Transfer to 56G - 4w/e 05/09/64
	50165	59071	59066	50170	Noted 06/04/67 - at York¹
	50165	59062	51509		Noted 01/07/73 - at Newcastle¹
	50165	56370			Noted 11/1974 - at Newcastle ²
	50165	56370			Noted 07/01/75 - in Newcastle Central³
N128	50165	56370			Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 56370³
	50165	56370			Noted 06/11/1976 - at Newcastle ²
	50165	56370			Noted 02/03/77 - at Pelaw
	50165	56056			Noted 07/08/1978 - at York ²
	50165	56061			Noted 07/06/80
	50165	50238			Noted 29/11/80 - with E50548 + E51207 at Bishop Auckland
	50165	56065			Noted 27/07/81
	50165	50170			Noted circa 10/1982⁴
	50165	56219			Noted circa 02/1983⁴
	53165	53262			Noted circa 03/1985⁴
	53165	54056			Noted circa 11/1986⁴
	53165	54091			Noted 22/11/1986⁴
	53165	54091			Noted circa 07/1987⁴
P825	51246	53165			Formed at LA w/e 07/02/88 - renumbered from P863
P825	53165	59118	51246		Noted 04/04/1988⁴
P825	51246	59118	53165		Listed at LA - 08/08/88
P825	51246	59118	53165		Noted 25/09/1988 - Branch Line Society The Ark Royal Railtour
P825	51246	59118	53165		Listed at LA - 15/05/89
825	51246	59118	53165		Listed at LA - 21/01/91
825	53165	59118	53637		Noted circa 03/1991⁴
P825	53165	59118	53637		Listed at LA - Jul-91
P825	53165	59118	53637		Listed at LA - Aug-91
P825	51417	59118	53165		Listed at LA - Dec-91
LO294	53165	54208			Listed at LO - 02/07/92
LO294	53165	54208			Listed at LO - 24/09/92
LO294	53165	54065			Listed at LO - November 1992
LO294	53165	54065			Listed at LO - 10/12/92

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

Images:

7th June 1980

Illustrating a mix of liveries at Newcastle on 7/6/80, nearest the camera is DMBS E50165, still unrefurbished and retaining overall BR blue livery, paired with DTS(L) E56061 in DMU refurbished livery of white with blue band. By this date, refurbished livery had been abandoned for further refurbishments, which were being out-shopped in blue + grey instead. The latter car would have previously been a DTC(L) but the first class compartment has evidently been declassified as there is no yellow band at cantrail level. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Unknown date

Class 101 cars E53165 + E54367 are seen arriving at Darlington in the mid-1980s. Graeme Phillips Collection.

26th April 1989

Set number: P825

Class 101 P825 (presumed to be 53165 + 59118 + 51246) at Paignton with the 12.00 to Newton Abbot on 26-04-1989. A typical smokey d.m.u. departure for the short journey to Newton Abbot, on the Great Western main line between Exeter and Plymouth. Gordon Thomson.

12th May 1989

Set number: P825

Class 101 DMU set P825 (presumably 53165 + 59118 + 51246) at Aller with the 9:45 Paignton - Plymouth service on 12 May 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

20th July 1991

Set number: 825

DMU set 825 (53165 + 59118 + 51417) arriving at Exeter St Davids station on 20 July 1991. Keith Miller.

20th July 1991

Set number: 825

Hybrid Class 101/108 DMU set 825 (53165 + 59118 + 51417) approaching Exeter St Davids station on 20 July 1991. Keith Miller.

16th June 1992

Set number: LO294

53165 at Chester on 16 June 1992. David Bellamy.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 2nd March 1977

South Gosforth allocated E56370 + E50165 head away from Pelaw on the 2nd March 1977. The destination blind displays Sunderland. Ian Francis.

Date: 29th November 1980

E50548 + E51207 / E50238 + E50165 with the 13:49 to Darlington to Bishop Auckland on November 29, 1980. John Carter.

Date: 27th July 1981

A Met-Camm set formed of 56065 and 50165 is seen at Norton on the 27th July 1981. Jerry Glover.

Date: 26th April 1989

Set number: P825

Class 101 P825 (presumed to be 51246 + 59118 + 53165) departs Paignton with the 12.00 to Newton Abbot on 26-04-1989. A typical smokey d.m.u. departure for the short journey to Newton Abbot, on the Great Western main line between Exeter and Plymouth. The site of the not long demolished signal box is to the left. Gordon Thomson.

Date: 28th April 1989

Set number: P825

Class 101 P825 with the 14.45 to Exmouth at Exeter Central on 28-04-1989. The set is presumed to be formed of 51246 + 59118 + 53165. Gordon Thomson.

Date: 2nd July 1990

Set number: 825

51246 + 59539 + 53165 at Exeter St Davids, July 2 1990. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: April 1991

A "heritage" DMU, formed of 53637 + 59118 + 53165, about to cross the Tamar into Cornwall on Brunel's bridge working the 12.42 Plymouth-Penzance in April 1991. Lewis Bevan.

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