Vehicle 50188 / 53188
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: 30256
Diagram: 620
Allocations
| 14/03/57 | New to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| w/e 21/03/64 | On loan to | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| w/e 28/03/64 | Ex-loan back to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 4w/e 04/12/65 | Transferred to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
| 4w/e 26/03/66 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DN | |
| 27/05/84 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | - Darlington closed |
| 29/06/86 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 15/03/87 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| p/e 07/10/89 | Sector Change to | HT (Heaton) PZQZ | |
| 08/12/89 | Withdrawn from | HT (Heaton) PZQZ |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50188 - original number
53188 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
09/11/79 - AWS fitted
circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 09/11/1979 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50188 | 59068 | 59081 | 50189 | As delivered to 51A - 14th March 1957 | |||||
| 50188 | 59075 | 50265 | Transfer to 16C - w/e 21/03/64 - on loan | ||||||
| 50188 | 59075 | 50265 | Transfer to 51A - w/e 28/03/64 - ex-loan | ||||||
| 50188 | 59075 | 50261 | Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 04/12/65 | ||||||
| 50188 | 59075 | 50261 | Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 26/03/66 | ||||||
| 50188 | 59072 | 59076 | 50263 | Noted 04/09/71 - at Leeds1 | |||||
| 50170 | 59083 | 59072 | 50188 | Noted 03/09/73 - at Darlington1 | |||||
| N453 | 50188 | 59045 | 50265 | Noted 29/08/74 - at Thornaby, set number on solebars: 50188 N453, second car unrecorded, 59045 N452, 50265 N2542 | |||||
| 50196 | 59083 | 50188 | Noted 14/06/1975 - Seen at Glaisdale3 | ||||||
| 50188 | 59083 | 50196 | Noted 07/04/1976 - at Darlington 4 | ||||||
| 50188 | 59092 | 50266 | Noted 16/11/80 - on Saltburn - Darlington service | ||||||
| 50263 | 59085 | 50188 | Noted circa 10/19823 | ||||||
| 53251 | 59077 | 53188 | Noted 25/06/1983 - Special return working from Darlington to Stanhope and return 53170-54367 + 53188-59077-53251 | ||||||
| 51219 | 53188 | Noted 04/02/1984 - Hertfordshire Railtours Norseman Relief 53171-59085-53265 + 51246-53162 + 51219-53188 | |||||||
| 51219 | 53188 | Noted 18/02/1984 - Hertfordshire Railtours Norseman 2 51219-53188 + 53150-53295 + 53149-59084-53244 | |||||||
| 53188 | 59097 | 53151 | Noted circa 02/19863 | ||||||
| 51226 | 53188 | Noted 19th August 1986 | |||||||
| 51222 | 53188 | Noted 07/12/19863 | |||||||
| 51222 | 53188 | Noted 28th December 1986 | |||||||
| 51205 | 53188 | Noted 30/05/87 - on 11:18 Darlington - Whitby5 | |||||||
| 53188 | 59246 | 53263 | Noted circa 07/19873 | ||||||
| 53164 | 59246 | 53188 | Noted 13/08/87 - on 18:20 Saltburn - Darlington | ||||||
| 53188 | 59082 | 51323 | Noted circa 11/19873 | ||||||
| 51203 | 53188 | Noted circa 04/19883 | |||||||
| 51203 | 53188 | Noted 5th April 1988 | |||||||
| 51458 | 53188 | Noted 25/06/88 - on 12:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service6 | |||||||
| 51458 | 53188 | Noted 25/06/88 - on 16:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service6 | |||||||
| 53205 | 53188 | Noted 18/07/88 - on 16:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service6 | |||||||
| 53205 | 53188 | Noted 18/07/88 - on 15:30 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service6 | |||||||
| 53205 | 53188 | Noted 18/07/88 - on 19:20 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service6 | |||||||
| 51197 | 53188 | Noted 03/10/88 - on 17:10 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service6 | |||||||
| 51197 | 53188 | Noted 05/10/88 - on 17:10 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service6 | |||||||
| 51216 | 53188 | Noted 09/11/88 - on 14:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service6 | |||||||
| 51216 | 53188 | Noted 15/11/88 - on 08:15 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service6 | |||||||
| 51216 | 53188 | Noted 19/11/88 - on 17:10 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service6 | |||||||
| 51216 | 53188 | Noted 08/12/88 - on 14:30 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service6 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Martin Baumann
6: Graeme Phillips
Images:
March 1976
Metro-Cammell Class "101" Local Passenger 4-car dmu Nos.E50188 (101/1), E59063 (162), E59076 (168), E50262 (101/1 ex-2-car "power twin unit), all of the 1957 batch without headcodes, in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front ends, at Whitby Town on a service to Middlesbrough via Battersby, 03/76. Hugh Llewelyn.
March 1976
Metro-Cammell Class 101 4-car DMU E50188 + E59063 + E59076 + E50262 at Whitby Town on a service to Middlesbrough via Battersby in March 1976. Hugh Llewelyn.
24th April 1977
Whitby on the 24th April 1977. Nearest the camera are cars 50188 and 50162, each unit still unrefurbished at this stage, retaining all four front lights. The unit on the left appears to be 4-cars. Plenty of history in this image, with orange BR NER signage, station accessories / equipment plus all the tracks into the station terminus are still intact. With diminishing services, the station was later rationalised to just the single track on the left. Graeme Phillips Collection.
4th November 1978
A Met-Camm formation arriving into Middlesbrough station on 4 November 1978 with E50188 at the front. Michael Mensing.
4th November 1978
With Darlington on the destination blind E50188 sits at the front of a three and two-car DMU formation at Middlesbrough on 4 November 1978. Michael Mensing.
16th November 1980
E50188, E59092, E50266 at Thornaby on 16/11/1980 with a Saltburn - Darlington service, diverted via the goods lines due to engineering work. John Carter.
13th April 1987
A Class 101 DMU formed of 53188 + 53216 is seen arriving at Newcastle with a service from Sunderland on 13 April 1987. Dave Warby Collection.
25th September 1990
E53188 in Snailwell awaiting disposal on 25th September 1990. Nicholas Youngman.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 4th February 1984
The Hertfordshire Railtours "The Norseman" relief tour at Bedale on 4 February 1984. Taken from 53171 looking back along cars 59085 + 53265 and 51246 + 53162 and 53188 + 51219. Rob Paterson.
Date: 4th February 1984
The Hertfordshire Railtours "The Norseman" relief tour at Redmire on 4 February 1984. Taken from 59085 with 53265 and 51246 + 53162 and 53188 + 51219 in view. Rob Paterson.
Date: 18th February 1984
51219 + 53188 and 53150 + 53295 and 53149 at Bedale on the 'Norseman' railtour, 18th February 1984. Chris Lings.
Date: 18th February 1984
The 'Norseman' railtour at Redmire on the 18th February 1984, a 2 + 2 + 3-car formation. From this end the vehicles were 51219 + 53188, 53150 + 53295, 53149 + 59084 + 53244. Chris Lings.
Date: 18th February 1984
On 18 February 1984 Hertfordshire Railtours ran a railtour utilising a class 47 with eight Mk 1 carriages between London King's Cross and Darlington and a 7-car Met-Camm dmu formation (53244 + 59084 + 53149 and 53295 + 53150 and 53188 + 51219) thence to Redmire and Eastgate as "The Norseman 2". In this view an HR rep is either placing or removing the headboard from Class 101 DMC(L) 53244. Jeremy Chapter.
Date: 13th August 1987
Just before 7pm, cars E53164 E59246 E53188 (two vehicles with brake vans) call at Middlesbrough with the 18:20 Saltburn - Darlington. E53164, nearest the camera, is receiving attention from a railway worker, was later preserved. The DMU visible to the left is DTS(L) no E54408 at the rear of a service to Saltburn. The use of a power-trailer formation such as this may have also been due to stock shortages, as DMUs in the north-east were generally formed as power-twins by this date, to have any hope of maintaining accelerated schedules intended for Pacers. Graeme Phillips Collection.