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Vehicle 50202 / 53202


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: 30259
Diagram: 523

Allocations

15/05/57 New to 51A (Darlington)
3w/e 02/03/63 Transferred to 55F (Manningham)
28/02/65 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
16/06/68 Transferred to 31A (Cambridge)
Sep-68 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
May-71 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
May-73Depot code changeNL
06/07/86 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
08/04/92 Transferred to CA (Cambridge) RDCA
10/05/92 Transferred to LO (Longsight) RCLO
07/06/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
23/06/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50202 - original number
53202 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

16/10/76 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 15/10/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50202 56054 Noted 8th May 1957 - On test between Castle Bromwich and Aldridge
50202 56054 As delivered to 51A - 15th May 1957
50202 56054 Transfer to 55F - 3w/e 02/03/63
50202 56054 Transfer to 55H - 28/02/65
50202 56371 Noted 03/11/66 - at Doncaster1
50202 56369 Noted 24/07/69 - at Cambridge2
50202 56376 Noted 04/06/71 - at Leeds City1
50202 56376 Noted 02/10/1971 - at Wakefield3
50202 56376 Noted 08/09/73 - at York2
50202 56376 Noted 19/04/74 - at Leeds1
L146 50202 56054 Noted 29/08/74 - at Doncaster, set number on solebar of power car2
50202 56385 Noted circa 01/19774
50202 56385 Noted 11/04/77 - at York1
50202 56385 Noted 29/06/80 - at Morecambe5
50202 56385 Noted circa 03/19834
53202 54385 Listed at NL - 01/01/85
53202 54385 Noted circa 05/19864
53202 54385 Transfer to NC - 06/07/86 - from NL
53202 54385 Noted 13/09/1986 - at Peterborough6
70 53202 54385 Formed at NC circa Oct-86
70 53202 54385 Listed at NC - Apr-87
70 53202 54385 Noted 20/06/19874
70 53202 54385 Listed at NC - Dec-87
70 53202 54388 Noted circa 03/19884
70 53202 54388 Formation change - NC - May-88 - 54388 added
70 53202 54388 Listed at NC - Feb-90
70 53202 54388 Listed at NC - Jul-91
NC70 53202 54388 Noted 4th July 1991
70 53202 54388 Listed at NC - Aug-91
70 53202 54050 Listed at NC - Dec-91
LO241 53202 54050 Noted circa 07/19924
LO241 53202 54050 Listed at LO - 02/07/92
53202 54050 Noted 04/07/92 - on 18:26 Rose Hill - Manchester Oxford Road via Hyde7
LO241 53202 54050 Listed at LO - 24/09/92
LO241 53202 54203 Listed at LO - November 1992
LO241 53202 54203 Noted circa 12/19924
53202 54203 Noted 04/12/92 - on 10:18 Manchester Piccadilly - Rose Hill7
LO241 53202 54203 Listed at LO - 10/12/92

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Robert Chilton
7: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Gargrave

1st April 1976

E50202 leads the Class 101 forming the 15:35 Leeds - Morecambe service seen arriving at Gargrave on 1 April 1976. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Settle Junction

13th May 1978

In refurbished white with blue stripe livery, a two-car Class 101 DMU was approaching Settle Junction with a Leeds to Morecambe service on May 13th 1978. The blanked over top marker lamp means the DMBS should be from the small 50198-209 batch, and although the number cannot be fully read it appears to end in a 2, so this is presumably 50202, which was a Neville Hill vehicle at the time. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 101 DMU at Ilkley

5th May 1979

A visit (my only one, so far) to Ilkley on 5 May 1979. I travelled on the 10.27 from Leeds, formed of Metro-Cam Class 101 2-car unit 56385/50202, and this unit is seen departing from Ilkley on its next working back to Leeds, past Ilkley signal box. Ilkley Junction box, which dated from 1913, was closed as from 11 July 1994 in the run-up to the electrification of the line. According to Wikipedia "Ilkley is notable in that it was the last British Rail station to be lit by gas. The gas lights were extinguished for the last time on 8 May 1988." Lewis Bevan.

Class 101 DMU at Norwich

May 1986

53202 hides behind the running-in board at Norwich, May 1986. Ian Docwra.

Class 101 DMU at Whittlesea

11th July 1987

53202 holds up the traffic as it crosses the level crossing at Whittlesea on the 11th July 1987. Malcolm Clements.

Class 101 DMU at Brundall Junction

8th August 1988

Set number: 70

Norwich based 2 car Metro-Cammell set 70 (53202, 54388) is seen approaching Brundall, which it's staggered platforms, with a Great Yarmouth - Norwich service, 8th August 1988. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 101 DMU at Lowestoft

24th October 1988

Set number: 70

Class 101 Set 70 (E53202 + E54388) on a 11XX Norwich - Lowestoft service approaches Lowestoft on Monday 24th October 1988. Despite having left Neville Hill over two years previously it still carries Metro Train branding. Colin Brooks.

Class 101 DMU at Ely

8th June 1991

Set number: 70

A Metro Train branded Class 101 unit Norwich set 70 53202 + 54388 at Ely on the back platform single line bound for Ipswich on 8th June 1991. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 101 DMU at Trimley

13th March 1992

Set number: 70

Class 101 set 70 led by 53202 arrives into Trimley with the 2.40pm Ipswich - Felixstowe service on March 13, 1992. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Victoria

16th July 1992

Set number: LO241

Longsight class 101 set LO241 formed DMBS E53202 and DTCL E54050 arriving at Manchester Victoria. The vehicles still retained their 'E' prefices and Metrotrain logos from their earlier allocation to Leeds Neville Hill, and 53202 also still appears to bear a Norwich set number '70'. Robert Chilton.

Class 101 DMU at Chester depot

24th January 1993

Set number: LO241

Class 101/108 hybrid DMU set LO241 (53202 and presumably 54203) on Chester depot on 24 January 1993. John Law.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

11th February 1993

Set number: LO241

53202 in Manchester Piccadilly on 11 February 1993 as part of set LO241, yet still with a set number and destination blind from a prior allocation to Norwich. David Bellamy.

Class 101 DMU at Hooton

25th February 1993

Set number: LO241

Complete with its West Yorkshire MetroTrain PTE branding, Manchester Longsight Set L0241 was stood at Hooton with the 12.08 to Chester on a damp February 25th 1993. The nearest car was Class 101 Driving Motor Brake Second E53202, the other is a Class 108. The set was one of many to get an extended lease of life and a shuffle from one side of the Pennines to the other to cover for the then ailing and unreliable almost new Class 142 Pacer fleet. The third rail from Rock Ferry along the former LMS/GWR main line was extended to Hooton in 1985, with a DMU providing a connection at Hooton for the eight mile run to Chester. The third rail was eventually extended from Hooton to Chester in 1993. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 101 DMU at Chester

25th February 1993

Set number: LO241

In the days before electrification, a Class 101/108 hybrid two-car DMU with a scabby-looking ex Eastern Region Class 101 E53202 at the rear, was stood in platform 7 at Chester with a service to Hooton on February 25th 1993. E53202 still retained its Norwich set '70' in one of the cab windows. The unit was one of many life-expired First Generation DMU's kept in service to provide cover for the then problematic Class 142 fleet. Martyn Hilbert.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 4th August 1979

A refurbished Class 101 DMU (closest is thought to be 50202 or 50207) at Keighley on 4/8/79. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 15th August 1987

Two two car Metro-Cammell class 101 dmu's climb out of Cromer, on what is now called the Bittern Line with a Sheringham - Norwich service, 15th August 1987. The first unit is made up of cars 54388 and 53202. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 8th August 1988

Set number: 70

Norwich based class 101 2 car Metro-Cammell set 70 (54388 + 53202) is seen loading passengers at Brundall, with it's staggered platforms, with a Great Yarmouth-Norwich service on 8/8/88. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 8th August 1988

Set number: 70

Brundall, with it's staggered platforms, sees a Norwich based class 101 2 car Metro-Cammell set 70 (54388 + 53202) leave with a Great Yarmouth-Norwich service on 8th August 1988. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 25th September 1991

Set number: 70

Class 101 set 70 - 54050 + 53202 - seen on a Sheringham to Norwich working passing Sloley Church Lane on 25th September 1991. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 13th March 1992

Set number: 70

Met-Camm set 70 sits in Derby Road station (Ipswich) on the 13th March 1992. The cab door of 53202 is open, it looks like the signalman is talking to the driver. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: August 1992

Set number: LO256

A two-car Class 108 (set LO256 54276 and 51901) and two-car Class 101 (53202 + 54050) heading for Carlisle at Garsdale in August 1992. George Woods.

DMU

Date: 5th May 1993

Set number: LO241

A Longsight allocated hybrid unit - LO241 - comprising of "Derby" Class 108 (54203) & "Met Cam" Class 101 (53202) negotiating New Mills South Junction on a peak hour working to Chinley. 5th May 1993. Andrew J Crowther.