Vehicle 50245 / 53245
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: 30263
Diagram: 619
Allocations
| 22/10/57 | New to | South Gosforth | |
| 3w/e 04/06/60 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
| 05/10/75 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 02/05/76 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| w/e 23/05/76 | Transferred to | GF (South Gosforth) | |
| 21/08/77 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| 4w/e 01/03/80 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| 02/08/81 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| 16/07/83 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| Dec-84 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| 01/10/89 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) PNLX | |
| 08/05/90 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) PTSX | |
| 06/07/93 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
| 09/08/93 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
Notes
17th February 1984 - Number under small window
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50245 - original number
53245 - from Aug-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
circa Oct-87 - Leyland engines fitted
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 26/12/1981 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50244 | 59091 | 59097 | 50245 | As delivered to South Gosforth - 22nd October 1957 | |||||
| 50244 | 59091 | 59097 | 50245 | Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 11/06/60 | |||||
| 50235 | 59211 | 50245 | Noted 31/12/69 - in Leeds City1 | ||||||
| 50241 | 59086 | 59241 | 50245 | Noted 29/08/70 - at York2 | |||||
| 50240 | 59065 | 59095 | 50245 | Noted 12/08/1971 - at York3 | |||||
| 50240 | 59065 | 59095 | 50245 | Noted 28/08/1972 - at Scarborough4 | |||||
| 50240 | 59065 | 59095 | 50245 | Noted 11/1974 - at Sheffield 4 | |||||
| 50240 | 59065 | 59095 | 50245 | Noted 03/01/75 - on Neville Hill depot1 | |||||
| 50240 | 59065 | 59095 | 50245 | Noted 24/08/75 - in Thornaby station1 | |||||
| 51235 | 59090 | 50245 | Noted 29/08/1979 - 0n 13:22 Dundee to Edinburgh4 | ||||||
| 101365 | 50239 | 59053 | 50245 | Noted 02/05/1981 - Last train from national network to Brechin and return 50239-59053-50245 + 55000 | |||||
| 101365 | 50239 | 59053 | 50245 | Transfer to HA - 02/08/81 | |||||
| 101365 | 50239 | 59053 | 50245 | Listed at HA - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 50239 | 59053 | 50245 | Transfer to AY - 16/07/83 | ||||||
| 53239 | 59053 | 53245 | Noted 27/08/1983 - BLS Strathclyde Wanderer Railtour | ||||||
| 101365 | 53239 | 59053 | 53245 | Noted circa 11/19835 | |||||
| 53473 | 59801 | 53245 | Noted 7th February 1984 | ||||||
| 53473 | 59801 | 53245 | Noted 17th February 1984 | ||||||
| 104453 | 53461 | 59798 | 53245 | Listed at AY - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 101365 | 53239 | 59053 | 53245 | Listed at HA - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 101365 | 53239 | 59053 | 53245 | Listed at Haymarket - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 365 | 53141 | 59053 | 53245 | Listed at HA - August 1986 | |||||
| 365 | 53192 | 59053 | 53245 | Formation change - p/e 17/09/86 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59112 | 53245 | Noted 08/11/19865 | |||||
| 101365 | 53239 | 59053 | 53245 | Listed at HA - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 51239 | 59559 | 53245 | Noted 24/03/19875 | ||||||
| 101365 | 53245 | 59053 | 53239 | Noted 04/05/19875 | |||||
| 101355 | 51174 | 59104 | 53245 | Formation change - circa Jul-87 - 53245 replaces 53174 | |||||
| 101355 | 51174 | 59104 | 53245 | Listed at HA - Jan-88 | |||||
| 101355 | 51174 | 59104 | 53245 | Noted circa 05/19885 | |||||
| 101355 | 51174 | 59104 | 53245 | Listed at HA - circa August 1988 | |||||
| 101355 | 51174 | 59104 | 53245 | Noted 02/06/89 - at Glasgow Central | |||||
| T031 | 53827 | 53245 | Noted circa 05/19905 | ||||||
| T031 | 53827 | 53245 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 | ||||||
| spare | 53245 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | |||||||
| spare | 53245 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | |||||||
| T036 | 53054 | 53245 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 | ||||||
| T036 | 53054 | 53245 | Listed at TS - 02/07/92 | ||||||
| T036 | 53054 | 53245 | Listed at TS - 24/09/92 | ||||||
| T036 | 53054 | 53245 | Listed at TS - November 1992 | ||||||
| T036 | 53054 | 53245 | Listed at TS - 10/12/92 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
2nd May 1981
Set number: 101365
50245 leads 59053, 50239 and 55000 on the "Farewell to Brechin" railtour seen near Brechin on the 2nd May 1981. Hamish Stevenson.
2nd May 1981
Set number: 101365
50245 in Brechin station on May 2, 1981 with the "Farewell to Brechin" railtour. S Saunders.
2nd May 1981
Set number: 101365
50245 leads 59053, 50239 and 55000 on the "Farewell to Brechin" railtour seen on the outskirts of Brechin on the 2nd May 1981. Hamish Stevenson.
July 1981
Set number: 101365
101365 (50245 + 59053 + 50239) heading away from Haymarket station with an Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street service in July 1981. The centre vehicle has a wider grey band than the first, the rear vehicle is still in plain blue. Andrew McConnell.
27th April 1983
Set number: 101365
53245 + 59053 + 53239 at Hunterston H.L. on August 27, 1983, with the BLS "Strathclyde Wanderer" tour. Hamish Stevenson.
27th August 1983
Set number: 101365
101 365 (53245 + 59053 + 53239) at General Terminus (Glasgow) during a stop on the BLS "Strathclyde Wanderer" tour on August 27, 1983. Hamish Stevenson.
27th August 1983
Set number: 101365
The BLS 'Strathclyde Wanderer" railtour takes a break at Barrhead on its way to Kilmarnock. It was formed of 53245 + 59053 + 53239. Hamish Stevenson.
6th October 1984
Set number: 101365
101365 on the front of the six-car 09:30 Livingston Link - Edinburgh service seen at Livingston South on October 6, 1984. 53245 is at the front, presumably with 59053 and 53239. Hamish Stevenson.
6th October 1984
Set number: 101365
101365 and 307 forms the 09:30 Livingston Link - Edinburgh service at Livingston South on October 6, 1984, the day that the station opened. Hamish Stevenson.
6th October 1984
Set number: 101365
Two three-car Class 101 sets (101365, a DMS/TBS (presumably 59053) /DMS formation and 307) seen near Livingston South ready to form the 09:30 Livingston Link - Edinburgh service on October 6, 1984. Hamish Stevenson.
6th October 1984
Set number: 101365
SC53245 is carrying a headboard for the 08:13 'Livingston Link' service to Livingston South, awaiting departure in Edinburgh Waverley on October 6th, 1984. Hamish Stevenson.
29th March 1986
Set number: 101324
101324 stands at Stirling formed DMS 53245 (nearest) with TBS 59112 and DMBS 51253 (curiously containing two brake vans!) on 29/Mar/1986. I could not find any record of 53245 listed in 101324 in contemporary set lists although 51253 was, so maintenance requirements or failures might have caused reformations, which might also account for the two brake vans in the set. Another three car set listed had no brake van at all so both may have been temporary formations. Robert Chilton.
10th August 1988
Set number: 101355
Met-Camm DMU set 101355 (53245 closest) departs from Edinburgh Waverley in 10 August 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
18th April 1990
Set number: 101365
A hybrid cl.101/110 set, with 51180 leading 59701 and 53245 (the last being ex- ScR set 101 365), departs from Brough on the 17.11 to Hull on 18/4/90. This service was mainly for the benefit of homegoing workers from the adjacent BAe aircraft factory. Leonard Rogers.
circa 1991
Set number: T036
A class 101/116 hybrid set T036 formed of 53245 + 53054 was pictured descending Hatton Bank forming the 14.12 Stratford-upon-Avon to Leamington service in place of the usual single or double class 122 set. The Down Goods Loop was very rarely used at this time as there was plenty of time between local trains, the only passenger services on the line at the time, for the frequent freight workings. Peter Tandy.
spring 1992
Set number: T036
Hybrid class 101/116 DMU TS036 (cars 53245 and 53054) seen pausing at Warwick with a service for Leamington Spa in spring 1992. Bob Belcher.
31st December 1992
Set number: T036
A hybrid 2-car DMU, T036 (53245 + 53054) based at Tyseley, arrives at Peterborough with a service from Doncaster on 31 December 1992. There is a photo on Flickr of this same unit operating the 12.10 from Doncaster, which ran via Sleaford, so I think this must be that train. Lewis Bevan.
19th February 1993
Set number: T036
Hybrid Class 101 DMSL No. 53245 and Class 116 DMBS No. 53054, forming set No. T036, arrive at Lincoln Central working the 12:45 service from Sheffield on 19 February 1993. Brian Creasey.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 1981
Set number: 101365
Mixed livery trailer brake Met-Camm DMU set 101365 (presumably 50239 + 59053 + 53245) passes through Princes Street Gardens sometime in 1981. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 2nd May 1981
55000 working the a last train to Brechin special (1Z17) from Edinburgh, seen on the outskirts of Brechin. With 50239, 59053 and 50245 on 2/5/81. The bubble was detached at Dundee. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 2nd May 1981
Class 122 55000 at the head of the "Farewell to Brechin" Railtour, 2/5/81. The bubble was added / detached at Dundee, the tour ran from Edinburgh with 50239 / 59053 and 50245. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 27th August 1983
Set number: 101365
101 365 (53239 + 59053 + 53245) at General Terminus (Glasgow) during a stop on the BLS "Strathclyde Wanderer" tour on August 27, 1983. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 23rd March 1985
Set number: 101365
Bathgate No More. Not quite as Metro Cammell 101 365 (53239 + 59053 + 53245) has brought invited guests into town as part of a publicity event for the forthcoming reopening of the Edinburgh - Bathgate line. Looking east as the Set stands in the goods yard used for motor car distribution traffic. The lifted Airdrie - Bathgate line is behind the track panels stacked to the far right. Saturday 23 March 1985. alicia hartman.
Date: 2nd June 1989
Set number: 101355
101355 (51174, 59104 and 53245) arrives at Glasgow Central on the 2nd June 1989. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 7th September 1991
Set number: T036
Strong backlighting and a misty morning don't make for great photographic conditions. This is class 116/101 hybrid set T036 formed of 53054 + 53245 approaching the station at Wellington in Shropshire on 7 September 1991 with a Wolverhampton to Chester train. The bracket signal was notable for having quite short arms for the 3 aspects and had been converted from lower to upper quadrant at some point. The arm on the right had side gave access to a bay in the down platform area. Peter Tandy.
Date: 24th August 1992
Set number: T036
Hybrid 2-car DMU with Class 116 DMBS 53054 + Class 101 DMCL 53245 as Tyseley set T036 in the platform at Boston for Skegness 24-8-92. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Date: 20th October 1992
Set number: T036
Class 116/101 hybrid T036 M53054+53245 at Derby on the 20th October 1992 with a service for Skegness. Kevin Law.
Date: 12th February 1993
Set number: T036
T036 (53054 + 53245) is a 116/101 hybrid set seen at Skegness with the 11:47 to Nottingham, 12th February 1993. Gazza Prescott.