Vehicle 50293 / 53293
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: 30270
Diagram: 523
Allocations
| 05/12/57 | New to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DN | |
| w/e 21/05/78 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| w/e 15/06/80 | Transferred to | DN (Darlington) | |
| 2w/e 09/05/82 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| 11/05/86 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 06/07/86 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) | |
| 28/09/86 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
| 09/04/92 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) RDCA | |
| 10/05/92 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) RCLO | |
| 17/12/92 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) RFXX |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50293 - original number
53293 - from Feb-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
13/05/78 - AWS fitted
circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 12/05/1978 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50293 | 56086 | As delivered to 51A - 5th December 1957 | |||||||
| 50293 | 56087 | Noted 09/06/73 - at Darlington1 | |||||||
| 50293 | 56087 | Noted 03/09/73 - at Darlington2 | |||||||
| 50293 | 56087 | Noted 27/08/1974 - at York3 | |||||||
| 50293 | 56062 | Noted 30/12/75 - at York2 | |||||||
| 50293 | 56087 | Noted 29/03/1976 - at Darlington3 | |||||||
| 50293 | 56087 | Noted 03/04/76 - at Darlington1 | |||||||
| 50293 | 59063 | 50162 | Transfer to DN - w/e 15/06/80 | ||||||
| 50293 | 59070 | 50139 | Noted 16/07/81 - at Thornaby | ||||||
| 50293 | 59070 | 50139 | Noted 03/08/81 - on 11.58 Middlesbrough - Whitby | ||||||
| 50293 | 59070 | 50570 | Noted 08/10/81 - at Middlesbrough | ||||||
| 50196 | 59569 | 50293 | Noted 16/01/19824 | ||||||
| 50293 | 56091 | Noted 09/05/82 - on a Saltburn - Darlington service | |||||||
| 50293 | 56409 | Noted circa 10/19824 | |||||||
| 53293 | 54086 | Noted circa 03/1983 - BREL Doncaster4 | |||||||
| 53293 | 54409 | Noted 30/11/1983 - at Carlisle4 | |||||||
| 53293 | 53161 | Noted 26/09/85 | |||||||
| 53293 | 54086 | Noted circa 01/19864 | |||||||
| 18 | 53293 | 54384 | Formed at CA circa Jul-86 | ||||||
| 53293 | 54369 | Noted 28/08/19864 | |||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54369 | Noted 14/10/86 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54379 | Formation change - Norwich - circa Nov-86 - 54379 replaced 54369 | ||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54379 | Noted 08/12/86 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54379 | Listed at NC - Apr-87 | ||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54379 | Noted 30/05/1987 - at Norwich5 | ||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54083 | Noted circa 08/19874 | ||||||
| 53293 | 54083 | Noted 24/10/87 - on 12.10 to Norwich at Ely | |||||||
| 53293 | 54379 | Noted 29/12/87 - at Ely | |||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54083 | Listed at NC - Dec-87 | ||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54379 | Noted 26/03/19884 | ||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54065 | Noted 05/08/89 - on a Ipswich to Peterborough service | ||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54062 | Listed at NC - Feb-90 | ||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54065 | Noted circa 08/19904 | ||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54065 | Listed at NC - Jul-91 | ||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54065 | Noted circa 08/19914 | ||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54065 | Listed at NC - Aug-91 | ||||||
| 68 | 53293 | 54065 | Listed at NC - Dec-91 | ||||||
| LO238 | 53293 | 54065 | Listed at LO - 02/07/92 | ||||||
| LO238 | 53293 | 54065 | Listed at LO - 24/09/92 | ||||||
| LO238 | 53293 | 54050 | Listed at LO - Nov-92 | ||||||
| LO238 | 53293 | 54050 | Listed at LO - 10/12/92 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
Images:
29th August 1977
A Class 101 DMU, led by car E50293, is seen at Middlesbrough on Monday 29/08/1977. Graeme Phillips Collection.
4th July 1979
E50293 at the head of a 3-car refurbished set at Slaithewaite on the 4th July 1979. Malcolm Clements.
27th August 1979
E50293 sits beside E56197 at Scarborough, 27/8/79. Jerry Glover.
16th July 1981
Left: E50293 + E59070 + E50139, right: E50210 + E56410; at Thornaby on July 16, 1981. Thornaby was refuelling and stabling DMUs at this time and the nearest set is doing the shunt moves necessary to get on the depot. Thornaby station buildings were demolished soon after, becoming a windswept platform with only a bus shelter for passenger accommodation. Although now much improved with a ticket office and waiting room it is a shame the original buildings hadn't been renovated. John Carter.
12th August 1981
The 10:00 Whitby-Middlesbrough is seen departing Castleton Moor on 12 August 1981. The three-car Met-Camm DMU has E50293 closest, the other two cars are presumably E59070 and (still in all-blue) E50139. Robert Thomas.
8th October 1981
A Class 101/104 hybrid at Middlesbrough on 08/10/1981. Nearest the camera are Class 101 DMBS E50293, TS(L) E59070, whilst the furthest car is Class 104 DMS(L) E50570. This formation was allocated to Darlington (DN) depot at the time. Graeme Phillips Collection.
9th May 1982
E50293 + E56091 with a Saltburn - Darlington service diverted via Goods Lines, at Middlesbrough on May 9th, 1982. John Carter.
29th December 1987
Class 101s E53293 + E54379 + E54369 + E51230 north of Ely on December 29, 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
5th August 1989
Set number: 68
Set 68 E53293 + E54065 with 2E07 Ipswich to Peterborough at Ely on 5th August 1989. Nicholas Youngman.
31st March 1990
Set number: 68
Carrying an unusually small BR logo, 53293 is seen at Oulton Broad North on 31 March 1990. Nigel Menzies.
1st April 1991
Set number: 68
A two car class 101 DMU leaves Wainfleet for Skegness on 1 April 1991, with DMBS 53293 trailing. Robert28194.
14th September 1991
Set number: 68
Class 101 DMU set 68 (53293 + 54065) at Ely on 14 September 1991. Sparegang.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 12th April 1981
Two DMUs in Battersby station on 12 August 1981. On the left E50162 is working the 16:10 Whitby - Middlesbrough while on the right E50293 (E50751 is the blue vehicle in the set) is on the 16:44 Middlesbrough - Whitby. Robert Thomas.
Date: 3rd August 1981
Whitby station, photographed on 3 August 1981. The Class 101 MetroCamm set (50139/59070/50293) has just arrived as the 11.58 from Middlesbrough. On the left is a Class 104 set, the DMS seems to be 50576. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 9th May 1982
E56091 + E50293 in Darlington station with the 14:33 to Saltburn on May 9th, 1982. In the other platform is 08268, I can still recall the awful stench when that JCB disturbed decades of crap. John Carter.
Date: 26th September 1985
Class 101 Metropolitan-Cammell unit E53161 and E53293 approach Grosmont on 26-09-85. Vincent Haworth.
Date: 4th April 1987
Class 114 E54018 + 53047 and class 101 54379+53293 with the 08.49 Lincoln to Cambridge seen between Chettisham and Ely West Junction, 04.04.87. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 24th October 1987
A Class 101 with E54083 + E53293 leaves Ely with the 12.10 to Norwich on October 24, 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: circa 1989
Set number: 68
A Met-Camm set at Cambridge, circa 1989. The DMBS is noted as 53293, the DTSL closest is presumably 54379. Stuart Mackay Collection.