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Vehicle 50332 / 53332

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: 30276
Diagram: 621

Allocations

Mar-58	New to	5B (Crewe South)
Apr-58	On loan to	18A (Toton)
May-58	Transferred to	3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60	Depot code change	21E
Sep-63	Depot code change	2H
3w/e 30/04/66	Transferred to	16C (Derby Etches Park)
4w/e 05/11/66	Transferred to	2H (Monument Lane)
w/e 07/01/67	Transferred to	2A (Tyseley)
May-73	Depot code change	TS
10/06/84	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
30/03/86	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
10/05/87	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
06/12/87	Transferred to	RG (Reading)
p/e 28/01/89	Sector Change to	RG (Reading) NSBX
14/05/90	Sector Change to	RG (Reading) NWXX
14/12/92	Sector Change to	RG (Reading) NWRX
17/12/93	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) RCLG
10/01/95	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) HDXX
2w/e 14/10/95	Withdrawn

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50332 - original number
53332 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 06/11/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50314	59125	50332	As delivered to 5B - March 1958
	50314	59125	50332	Noted circa Nov-67 - in plain blue with full yellow ends, except 50314 in green with full yellow ends
	50314	59125	50332	Noted 25/11/67 - R.C.T.S. (West Midlands Branch) Three Spires Railtour
	50314	59117	50332	Noted 23/11/68 - R.C.T.S. (West Mids Branch) The Black Countryman Railtour
TY411	50314	59117	50332	Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
	50313	59124	50332	Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street¹
	50314	59117	50332	Noted 22/05/71 - at Shrewsbury¹
	50309	59120	50332	Noted 05/10/72 - at Pritchatts Rd, Edgbaston¹
TS411	50314	59117	50332	Noted 03/07/1975 - at Birmingham New Street²
TY411	50314	59117	50332	Noted 23/08/75 - in Tyseley station³
	50306	59125	50332	Noted 17/10/1975 - at Solihull²
	50314	59117	50332	Noted 14/06/76 - on 2C22 0905 Bristol TM-Cardiff with P581
TS414	50308	56267	50332	Noted 10/09/77 - at Welshpool³
TS411	50308	59124	50332	Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS411	50343	59124	50332	Noted circa 07/1980⁴
TS411	50343	59124	50332	Noted circa 01/1981⁴
TS411	50312	59124	50332	Noted circa 10/1981⁴
TS411	50312	59124	50332	Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS411	53312	59124	53332	Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS411	53312	59124	53332	Noted circa 09/1983⁴
TS411	53312	59124	53332	Noted circa 11/1983⁴
	53312	59528	53332	Noted 22/01/84 - on Chester MPD
	53312	53332		Noted circa 11/1984⁴
	53312	59091	53332	Transfer to NH - 30/03/86 - from CH
	53312	59091	53332	Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
L841	53312	59091	53332	Listed at RG - circa Dec-87
841	53312	59091	53332	Noted circa 06/1988⁴
841	53312	59091	53332	Noted circa 11/1988⁴
L841	53312	59091	53332	Listed at RG - 15/05/89
L841	53312	59091	53332	Noted circa 08/1990⁴
L841	53312	59091	53332	Noted circa 01/1991⁴
L841	53312	59091	53332	Listed at RG - 21/01/91
L841	53312	59091	53332	Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWXX pool
L841	53312	59091	53332	Listed at RG - 12/08/92
L841	53312	59091	53332	Listed at RG - November 1992 - Sector NWXX
L841	53312	59091	53332	Listed at RG - November 1993 - Sector NWRX
L841	53312	53332		Formation change - 03/12/93 - 59091 stored
L841	53312	53332		Transfer to LO - 17/12/93 - from RG

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

Images:

19th August 1978

Set number: TS411

Met-Camm set TS411 (50332 presumably leads) is the front set on the 1.02pm Lichfield City - Longbridge service arriving into Kings Norton on August 19, 1978. Michael Mensing.

22nd January 1984

Class 101 Metro Cammell 3-car DMU 53332 + 59528 + 53312 stabled on Chester MPD on 22-1-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

17th April 1991

Set number: L841

Class 101 set L841 (53332 + 59091 + 53312) departs Tonbridge with 2V60 the 11:43 to Reading, 17th April 1991. Waddo Rail Archive.

30th June 1991

Set number: L841

A three-car Class 101 DMU is seen at West Ealing with an up relief at about 11:00 on 30 June 1991. It seems to be set L841 and so presumably 53332 + 59091 + 53312. Stuart Mackay Collection.

11th September 1991

Set number: L841

L841 (53332 + 59091 + 53312) at Edenbridge on September 11, 1991. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: circa 1980

Set number: TS411

A hybrid dmu formation with a class 100 DMBS, M50343, at the rear leaves platform 1 at Birmingham New Street heading for Kidderminster. 50343 was based at Tyseley from May 1975 until withdrawal in September 1981 having previously been based in Scotland. This photo was probably taken around 1980. The two Class 101 cars in the formation are presumably M59124 + M50332. Tony Walmsley.

Date: 6th August 1983

Set number: TS411

Two Class 101 sets, one still with roof vents (TS411, presumably 53312 + 59124 + 53332) and one without, seen at Bristol on August 6th 1983. Michael Mensing.

Date: 1988

Set number: 841

Class 101 Met-Camm set 841 (53312 and presumably 59091 + 53332) at Reading on 1988. Walter Burt.

Date: 30th June 1991

Set number: L841

A three-car Class 101 DMU is seen at West Ealing with an up relief at about 11:00 on Sunday 30 June 1991. It seems to be set L841 and so presumably 53312 + 59091 + 53332. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 14th August 1993

Set number: L841

L841 (53312 + 53332) at West Ealing on 14/8/93. Sparegang.

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