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Vehicle 50214 / 53214

Class 101

BR Diagram 523

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: 30261
Diagram: 523

Allocations

26/06/57 New to 54A (Sunderland)
4w/e 22/02/58 On loan to LMR
w/e 01/03/58 Ex-loan back to 54A (Sunderland)
3w/e 30/08/58 Transferred to South Gosforth
3w/e 30/09/61 Transferred to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
Oct-61 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
Oct-61 On loan to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
3w/e 30/12/61 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
2w/e 12/01/63 Transferred to South Gosforth
Feb-64Depot code change52J
4w/e 02/01/65 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 27/02/71 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
May-73Depot code changeGF
w/e 09/10/77 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
w/e 21/05/78 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
20/05/84 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
12/05/85 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
11/05/86 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
04/10/87 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
Oct-88 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
09/03/89 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50214 - original number
53214 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 07/10/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50214 56066 As delivered to 54A - 26th June 1957
50214 56066 Transfer to LMR - 4w/e 22/02/58 - on loan
50214 56066 Transfer to 54A - w/e 01/02/58 - ex-loan
50214 56066 Transfer to 50C - 3w/e 30/09/61
50214 56066 Transfer to 51A - Oct-61
50214 56066 Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 30/12/61
50214 56066 Transfer to South Gosforth - 2w/e 12/01/63
50214 56072 Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 02/01/65
50214 59071 50138 Noted 29/06/73 - at Newcastle1
50214 56377 Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot2
50214 56377 Noted 03/04/76 - in Newcastle Central2
50214 56066 Noted 25/03/78 - at Keighley
50214 56066 Noted 27/05/78 - on 1332 Hull-Sheffield and 50008 + 56028 and 50380 + 56424
50214 56066 Noted 27/05/78 - on 1536 Sheffield-Leeds
50214 56066 Noted circa 11/19783
50214 56066 Noted circa 03/19833
79 53214 54067 Noted 11/06/84 - at Norwich2
79 53214 54067 Noted circa 04/19853
53214 54082 Noted 14/10/19863
53214 54082 Noted 22/10/19863
53214 54082 Noted 28th December 1986
53214 53191 Noted 25/06/88 - on 16:06 Gateshead Metro Centre - Sunderland service4
53214 51527 Noted 28/06/88 - on 16:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service4
53214 53191 Noted 11/08/88 - on 13:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service4
53214 53191 Noted 20/08/88 - on 15:30 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service4
53214 53191 Noted 22/08/88 - on 16:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service4
53214 53141 Noted 03/11/88 - at Appleby
467 53214 53141 Listed at NL - Feb-89

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Lincoln Central

1987

A Cleethorpes service, formed of a two-car Class 101 DMU (the leading car looks like it could be E53214), leaves Lincoln station in 1987. One of the recently-delivered Class 150 Sprinters is on the left. Andrew Walker.

Class 101 DMU at Appleby

3rd November 1988

53214 + 53141 at Appleby on November 3rd, 1988. John Carter.

Class 101 DMU at Snailwell

12th August 1989

E53214 at Snailwell on August 12th 1989. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 3rd November 1988

Set number: 101307

Sc53141 (still carrying it's last ScR set number) + 53214 at Appleby on November 3rd, 1988. John Carter.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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