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Vehicle 50303 / 53303


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: 30275
Diagram: 523

Allocations

Feb-58 New to 5D (Cockshute)
Mar-58 On loan to 9A (Longsight)
Apr-58 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
Jun-58 Transferred to 3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60Depot code change21E
Sep-63Depot code change2H
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 2A (Tyseley)
May-73Depot code changeTS
w/e 22/10/77 Transferred to DE (Dundee)
2w/e 22/07/78 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
Mar-85 Transferred to CH (Chester)
14/05/89 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
p/e 07/10/89 Sector Change to CF (Cardiff Canton) PZQZ
26/10/89 Withdrawn from CF (Cardiff Canton) PZQZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50303 - original number
53303 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 01/12/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50303 59114 50321 As delivered to 5D - February 1958
TY400 50303 59114 50321 Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
50303 59114 50321 Noted 30/10/70 - at Birmingham New Street1
50303 59114 50321 Noted 06/09/73 - on Worcester depot2
50303 59114 50321 Noted 30/05/1975 - at Solihull with Class 120 (50744, 59295 and 50677)3
50303 59114 50321 Noted 23/08/75 - in Tyseley station2
TS400 50303 50321 Noted circa Apr-76
50303 59114 50321 Noted 08/09/76 - at Birmingham Proof House2
50303 59114 50321 Noted 11/04/1977 - 2D66, 07.52 Wolverhampton to Chester, extended to Rhyl.4
TS400 50303 59114 50321 Noted 13/09/1977 - at Solihull3
50303 59114 50321 Transfer to DE - w/e 22/10/77
50303 59114 50321 Transfer to TS - 2w/e 22/07/78
50303 59114 50321 Noted 29/07/1978 - Seen at Barmouth in blue livery4
50303 59114 50321 Noted 23/07/79 - at Norwich2
TS400 50303 59114 50321 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS400 50303 59114 50321 Noted circa 01/19814
TS403 50303 59114 50336 Noted circa 10/19814
TS403 50303 59114 50336 Noted circa 09/19824
TS403 50303 59114 50336 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS403 53303 59114 53336 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS403 53303 59114 53336 Noted circa 09/19834
TS403 53303 59528 53336 Noted circa 12/19834
53303 59120 53336 Noted 20/01/84 - at Chester depot
TS403 53303 59120 53336 Noted circa 02/19844
53303 59530 53336 Formation change - CH - circa Feb-86
53303 59120 53336 Formation change - CH - circa Mar-86
53303 59120 53336 Noted circa 05/19864
53303 59120 53336 Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
CH291 53303 53336 Listed at CH - May 1988
CH291 53303 53336 Noted circa Jul-88
C992 53303 53325 Listed at CF - 15/05/89

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Henley in Arden

23rd March 1968

Set number: 400

Tyseley Met-Camm set 400 (M50303 and presumably M59114 + M50321) at Henley-in-Arden with the SLS 'Farewell to the Honeybourne Cheltenham Line' tour on March 23, 1968. Note the location of the BR logo, and the smaller 3" vehicle numbers. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Leicester

22nd November 1969

The Met-Camm DMU used for the RCTS Reunion tour stabled in the centre road at Leicester on 22 November 1969. DMBS M50303 is closest. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Great Bridgeford

1973

Set number: TY400

Class 101 Met-Camm set TY400 (presumably 50303 + 59114 + 50321) and a Class 116 are seen just north of Great Bridgeford (Stafford) on a snowy day in early 1973. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Swindon

circa December 1981

Set number: TS403

Refurbished Tyseley Class 101 set TS403 (presumably 50303 + 59114 + 50336) getting loaded with mail at Swindon. The slide process date is December 1981. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Tyseley depot

circa 1983

A Class 101 DMU in refurbished livery on Tyseley depot. The DMBS closest is M53303, unusual in carrying the 53xxx number in this livery, but dates the image between April 1983 when it was renumbered and July 1984 by which time it was in blue/grey. Mike Bunker.

Class 101 DMU at Birmingham New Street

4th July 1984

Set number: TS403

M53303 & 310 050 at Birmingham New Street on 04/07/84. Steve Jones.

Class 101 DMU at Birmingham Moor Street

20th October 1986

Birmingham Moor Street station on 20 October 1986. The Class 101 dmu on the left is formed of a four-car Class 101 unit 53336/59529/59120/53303 and I recorded it as the 15.10 to Stratford-upon-Avon, despite the destination board showing "Shirley". The Class 116 unit on the right is formed of 51130/59615/51143 (set TS624) and will be working the 14.55 to Leamington Spa. Lewis Bevan.

Class 101 DMU at Wrexham General

27th February 1988

Our means of getting from Bidston Junction station, a Met-Cam Class 101 DMU sits in Platform 4 at Wrexham General station, (formally Wrexham Exchange), before continuing onto Wrexham Central. 27th February 1988. The DMBS appears to be M53303. Paul James.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 20th August 1972

Set number: TY400

Barmouth on Sunday 20/8/1972. In a more enlightened era, Sunday services were offered to West Midlanders to enable them to spend a day on the Cambrian Coast. This 101 unit (with TY400 closest, presumably (50321 59114 50303) is preparing to run into Barmouth were it will work back to Birmingham New St. Another unit (CR251) rests in the excursion platform. Stephen Burdett.

DMU

Date: 1973

Set number: TY400

Tyseley allocated Class 101 DMU set TY400 (50321 and presumably 59114 + 50303) is seen at Hartlebury with a Hereford service in mid-1973. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 16th May 1983

Set number: TS403

I’m not sure how often West Midlands DMUs made it to Devon but it seems a long way to me and certainly would not have been my preferred choice of transport for such a journey. However, this six car set comprising a Class 116 Derby Triple and Class 101 Metro Cammell Triple (TS403, 53336 and presumably 59114 + 53303) arrived at Exeter St Davids from the north on Monday 16th May 1983. In spite of the “Bristol Temple Meads” destination(!) this very busy train terminated at Exeter and was shunted into the sidings on the up side of the station. My attempts to identify the train from the timetable proved fruitless and it still remains something of a mystery. Brian McDevitt.

DMU

Date: 24th August 1983

Set number: TS403

Set TS403 (53336 + 59114 + 53303) in seen sitting in Leamington Spa station at 20:19 on Wednesday 24/8/83. Mel Holley.

DMU

Date: 20th January 1984

A Class 101 Met Cam 3-Car DMU, 53303 + 59120 + 53336, driving cars in refurbished livery and centre car in blue/grey, on Chester depot on 20th January 1984. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 2nd May 1988

Set number: CH291

M53336 + M53303 at Hooton with the 11:23 to Chester on May 2nd, 1988. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 30th May 1989

Set number: 992

Carrying an improvised set number, Cardiff Class 101 set 992 (53325 and 53303) is seen in Cardiff Central on 30 May 1989 while working the 17:27 (SX) from Aberdare. Robert Thomas.