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: 30256
Diagram: 620
28/02/57 | New to | 51A (Darlington) | |
Mar-60 | Transferred to | 50A (York) | |
3w/e 19/03/60 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
3w/e 22/10/60 | On loan to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
2w/e 14/01/61 | Ex-loan back to | 51A (Darlington) | |
Jan-61 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
4w/e 01/07/61 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
w/e 04/03/67 | Transferred to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
Dec-67 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
28/02/71 | Transferred to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
May-73 | Depot code change | GF | |
2w/e 09/09/79 | Transferred to | DN (Darlington) | |
w/e 23/11/80 | Transferred to | NR (Norwich) | |
Dec-83 | Depot code change | NC | |
10/05/92 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) RDTS | |
16/11/92 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
27/11/92 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
50181 - original number
53181 - from Aug-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Nov-85 - Radio Electronic Token Block fitted
Nov-85 - Headlamp fitted
circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
50180 | 59064 | 59077 | 50181 | As delivered to 51A - 28th February 1957 | |||||
50180 | 59062 | 59075 | 50181 | Transfer to 50A - Mar-60 | |||||
50180 | 59062 | 59075 | 50181 | Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60 | |||||
50180 | 59064 | 59077 | 50181 | Transfer to 66C - 3w/e 22/10/60 - on loan | |||||
50180 | 59064 | 59077 | 50181 | Transfer to 51A - 2w/e 14/01/61 - ex-loan | |||||
50180 | 59064 | 59077 | 50181 | Transfer to 55H - Jan-61 - from 51A | |||||
50180 | 59064 | 59077 | 50181 | Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 01/07/61 | |||||
50181 | 59096 | 59572 | 51507 | Noted 02/06/1973 - at Newcastle1 | |||||
50181 | 59572 | 59096 | 51507 | Noted 07/01/75 - on South Gosforth depot2 | |||||
N413 | 50181 | Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, loose vehicle2 | |||||||
51236 | 50181 | Noted 27/05/80 - on 10:13 Whitby - Middlesbrough | |||||||
95 | 53168 | 53181 | Noted 13/09/83 - at Norwich - unknown centre car2 | ||||||
53181 | 59085 | 53321 | Noted 30/06/85 - at Ely | ||||||
105 | 53181 | 59085 | 53321 | Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85 | |||||
105 | 53321 | 59085 | 53181 | Listed at NC - Dec-85 | |||||
105 | 53321 | 59085 | 53181 | Noted 15/02/19863 | |||||
105 | 53181 | 59079 | 53266 | Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986 | |||||
105 | 53321 | 59079 | 53181 | Noted 27/08/19863 | |||||
105 | 53181 | 59079 | 53321 | Listed at NC - Apr-87 | |||||
105 | 53181 | 59079 | 53321 | Noted 30/05/1987 - at Norwich4 | |||||
100 | 51506 | 59095 | 53181 | Formation change - NC - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 59095 replaced 59079 | |||||
100 | 51506 | 59095 | 53181 | Noted circa 03/19883 | |||||
100 | 51508 | 59095 | 53181 | Listed at NC - Feb-90 | |||||
100 | 51508 | 59095 | 53181 | Noted circa 08/19903 | |||||
100 | 51508 | 59095 | 53181 | Listed at NC - 21/01/91 | |||||
100 | 51508 | 59095 | 53181 | Listed at NC - Jul-91 | |||||
104 | 53181 | 59080 | 53266 | Noted circa 08/19913 | |||||
100 | 51508 | 59095 | 53181 | Listed at NC - Aug-91 | |||||
104 | 53181 | 59080 | 53266 | Listed at NC - Dec-91 | |||||
104 | 53181 | 59080 | 53321 | Noted Apr-92 | |||||
T055 | 53053 | 53181 | Listed at TS - 02/07/92 | ||||||
spare | 53181 | Listed at TS - 24/09/92 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Robert Chilton
Met Camm Motor Composite (declassified) at Whitby MARK LEVING.
A 3 car Class 101 DMU departs Norwich Thorpe on an ECS working to the depot on Monday 5th September 1983. Driving Motor Composite E53181 leads Trailer Brake 2nd E59095 and another Driving Motor Composite E53168. The Trailer Brake 2nd, E59095, is one of only 28 such vehicles constructed out of a total of 760 Metropolitan Cammell DMU vehicles and began life in late 1957 as part of a 4 car set based on Tyneside. The day after I had scanned this view, I acquired a DVD entitled “Old Dunfermline From the Air”. Imagine my surprise when one of the scenes depicted a 3 car Metro Cammell DMU at my childhood local station, Dunfermline Lower, including one of those Trailer Brake 2nds. Brian McDevitt.
Ely station on June 30th 1985 contains Met-Camm set E53181 + E59085 + E53321 with a GUV working the 16.05 Peterborough to Cambridge service. Cravens E51262 is seen in the down platform. Nicholas Youngman.
Class 101 DMU set No. 100 (53181 + 59095 + 51508) departs Saxmundham working the 12:55 Lowestoft to Ipswich service on 20 August 1990. Brian Creasey.
Lowestoft trainshed on 23-9-90. Hiding behind the notice boards is Norwich Class 101 set 100 DMCL 53181 (53181 + 59095 + 51508). On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
A Norwich Class 101 DMU departs from Kings Cross station with Peterborough on the destination blind. Undated, the only information I can find on set 96 is from 1982/3 when it was formed of E50168 + E59113 + E50181. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 101 DMU set No. 100 (51508 + 59095 + 53181) stands at Saxmundham working the 12:55 Lowestoft to Ipswich service on 20 August 1990. It can be hard to tell which power car is which in these Norwich TBSL sets but this is an easy one when it contained these vehicles as 51508 has the orange cantrail stripe, 53181 didn't. Also 51508 has mid-level vac pipes, 53181 had high level ones. Brian Creasey.
Class 101 Metro Cammell 3-car DMU NC set 100 (51508 + 59095 + 53181) at Lowestoft on 23-9-90. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.
Class 101 Metro Cammell 3-car DMU, NC set 100, 51508 and presumably 59095 + 53181 (DMCL + TSBL + DMCL) arrived at Lowestoft from Ipswich on 23-9-90. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.