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Vehicle 50219 / 53219

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: 30261
Diagram: 523

Allocations

31/07/57	New to	54A (Sunderland)
3w/e 30/08/58	Transferred to	South Gosforth
Feb-64	Depot code change	52J
May-73	Depot code change	GF
w/e 05/02/78	Transferred to	DN (Darlington)
18/04/82	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
11/05/86	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
22/03/87	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
16/03/88	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
10/07/88	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
14/05/89	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
04/09/89	Withdrawn from	CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX

Notes

7th September 1989 - Seen withdrawn at Chester depot

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50219 - original number
53219 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 11/05/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50219	56071		As delivered to 54A - 31st July 1957
	50219	56370		Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle¹
N108	50219	56079		Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 50219²
	50219	56375		Noted 07/08/1978 - at Middlesbrough ³
	50219	56375		Noted 22/08/78 - on 10:47 Darlington - Saltburn⁴
	50219	56405		Noted 16/11/80 - on Darlington-Saltburn service
	50219	56405		Noted 01/05/81 - on 10:49 Bishop Auckland - Darlington
	50150	59104	50219	Noted 16/01/1982⁵
	50219	56390		Noted 25/09/82 - at Scotswood
	53219	54069		Noted circa 03/1985⁵
	53219	53196		Noted circa 02/1986⁵
	53219	54090		Noted circa 10/1986⁵
	53219	54090		Noted 04/12/1986⁵
71	53219	54090		Noted 11/04/87 - at Norwich²
71	53219	54090		Noted 05/09/87 - at Norwich²
71	53219	54090		Listed at NC - Dec-87
TS201	53219	53895		Noted circa 05/1988⁵
T201	53219	53895		Formed at TS p/e 17/06/88
N360	53219	59554	53334	Formed at NH circa Jul-88
N657	53219	53334		Formed at NH p/e 18/07/88
N657	53219	51523		Noted circa 11/1988⁵
C991	53219	51532		Listed at CF - 15/05/89

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

Images:

circa July 1957

A Met-Camm image (negative unknown) showing their 250th railcar for British Railways. Sadly the number is not in the frame, but calculations show this maybe E50219, delivered to Sunderland in July 1957. Metropolitan Cammell.

Class 101 DMU at Newport Junction, Middlesbrough

16th November 1980

E50219 + E56405 working a Darlington-Saltburn service on 16/11/1980 at Newport Junction, Middlesbrough, diverted via the goods lines due to engineering work. John Carter.

16th April 1983

A 2-car DMU with E50219 leading arrives at Malton with a York - Scarborough service on a damp 16th April 1983. Syd Young.

11th July 1987

Class 101 DMU 53200 and 54219 at Darlington station on 11 July 1987. Keith Miller.

15th May 1988

Class 101 DMBS 53219 is seen stabled at Tyseley on 15.05.1988. Andy Cole.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 1st May 1981

Class 101 DTC (L) E56405 and DMBS E50219 working the 10:49 Bishop Auckland to Darlington 01/05/1981. Andy Pullar.

Date: 25th September 1982

E56390 + E50219 at Scotswood on September 25, 1982. John Carter.

Date: circa mid-1988

Set number: T201

Tyseley set T201 at Trent Junction. The set had quite a few vehicle pairings over a couple of years, this Class 116/101 combo is presumably 53895 + 53219 which dates it to around mid-1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 29th April 1989

Set number: N657

Having collected the single line token from the signal box at nearby Midge Hall, a Class 101 two-car DMU formed of cars M51523 & M53219 (N657) was gaining momentum as it was passing Pages Crossing at Ulnes Walton whilst en-route to its next station call at Croston with a Preston to Ormskirk service on April 29th 1989. Martyn Hilbert.

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