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Vehicle 50191 / 53191

Class 101

BR Diagram 620

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

25/03/57 New to 51A (Darlington)
3w/e 30/09/61 On loan to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
4w/e 30/06/62 Ex-loan back to 55H (Neville Hill)
May-67 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
May-73Depot code changeGF
2w/e 09/09/79 Transferred to DN (Darlington)
Dec-79 Transferred to NR (Norwich)
Dec-83Depot code changeNC
16/02/86 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
03/05/87 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
04/10/87 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
03/11/88 Withdrawn from HT (Heaton)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50191 - original number
53191 - from Jan-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 01/02/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50190 59069 59082 50191 As delivered to 51A - 25th March 1957
50190 59069 59082 50191 Transfer to 50C - 3w/e 30/09/61
50190 59069 59082 50191 Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 30/06/62
50149 59049 59109 50191 Noted 31/08/71 - at Carlisle1
50149 59049 59109 50191 Noted 24/04/1973 - at Scarborough2
50149 59109 59049 50191 Noted 09/06/73 - at Darlington3
N407 50149 59049 59109 50191 Noted 07/01/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number not on 59049 but on other three3
N407 50149 59109 59049 50191 Noted 24/08/75 - in Newcastle Central, set number on 50149 and 59109 only3
50191 59076 50261 Transfer to NR - Dec-79
91 50191 59076 50261 Noted 15/02/80 - at Norwich3
91 50191 59076 50261 Listed at NR - circa Mar-80 - refurbished (b/g)
91 50179 59076 50191 Noted 26/06/80 - at Norwich3
94 50191 59097 50750 Noted 13/01/81 - at Ely
98 53191 59097 53240 Noted circa 03/19844
Spare 53191 Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85
spare 53191 Listed at NC - Dec-85
53178 59052 53191 Transfer to NL - 16/02/86 - from NC
53178 59052 53191 Noted 19th August 1986
90 53191 59052 53178 Noted 15/10/1986 - operating from Botanic Gardens4
90 53191 59052 53178 Noted 10/12/1986 - operating from Botanic Gardens4
53214 53191 Noted 25/06/88 - on 16:06 Gateshead Metro Centre - Sunderland service5
51214 53191 Noted 28/07/88 - on 15:30 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service5
53214 53191 Noted 11/08/88 - on 13:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service5
53214 53191 Noted 20/08/88 - on 15:30 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service5
53214 53191 Noted 22/08/88 - on 16:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service5

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Hull Botanic Gardens depot

12th July 1987

Set number: 90

A Class 101/108/101 hybrid DMU (53191 + 59383 + 53320) on Hull Botanic Gardens depot on 12 July 1987. Keith Miller.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 26th July 1986

Set number: 90

A three-car Class 101 DMU is seen in Sheffield station with Scarborough on the destination blind on 26 July 1986. Formed of 53178 + 59052 + 53191 it was allocated to Neville Hill but carries an old Norwich set number. On the left is Class 110 52066. Keith Miller.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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