Vehicle 50333 / 53333
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 | Transferred to | 3E (Monument Lane) | |
| Apr-58 | On loan to | 18A (Toton) | |
| May-58 | Ex-loan back 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) | |
| 2w/e 08/10/66 | Transferred to | 2H (Monument Lane) | |
| w/e 07/01/67 | Transferred to | 2A (Tyseley) | |
| 2w/e 09/03/68 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CH | |
| w/e 11/01/75 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 6w/e 05/05/75 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 2w/e 20/03/76 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| w/e 05/11/76 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| circa 1984 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 30/03/86 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 10/05/87 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 07/06/87 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
| p/e 28/01/89 | Sector Change to | RG (Reading) NSBX | |
| 14/05/90 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) NNEX | |
| 25/08/92 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) NWRX | |
| 27/08/92 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) RAHA | |
| 21/01/93 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
| 25/03/93 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50333 - original number
53333 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 25/09/1981 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | As delivered to 5B - March 1958 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted Aug-68 - at Shrewsbury1 | ||||||
| CR417 | 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted circa Jun-69 | |||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 13/08/70 - at Crewe1 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot2 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 19/05/72 - at Wolverhampton2 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 11/05/73 - at Wolverhampton2 | ||||||
| CR417 | 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 03/09/73 - at Shrewsbury1 | |||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Transfer to TS - w/e 11/01/75 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 23/08/75 - in Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Transfer to CH - 2w/e 20/03/76 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 31/07/76 - in Wolverhampton High Level1 | ||||||
| 50315 | 59126 | 50333 | Noted 10/09/76 - at Rock Ferry1 | ||||||
| 50312 | 59116 | 50333 | Noted 08/10/1977 - Oxford Station3 | ||||||
| TS402 | 50315 | 59116 | 50333 | Listed at TS - 12/08/79 | |||||
| TS402 | 50315 | 59116 | 50333 | Noted 25/01/80 - at Norwich1 | |||||
| TS402 | 50315 | 59116 | 50333 | Noted circa 01/19814 | |||||
| TS402 | 50315 | 59116 | 50333 | Noted circa 10/19814 | |||||
| TS402 | 50315 | 59116 | 50333 | Noted circa 09/19824 | |||||
| TS402 | 50315 | 59116 | 50333 | Listed at TS - Jan-83 | |||||
| TS402 | 53315 | 59116 | 53333 | Listed at TS - 14/07/83 | |||||
| TS402 | 53315 | 59116 | 53333 | Noted circa 02/19844 | |||||
| TS402 | 53313 | 59116 | 53333 | Noted circa 05/19844 | |||||
| 53313 | 59116 | 53333 | Noted 07/12/85 - on 11:40 Crewe - Phwelli service with 51903 + 544865 | ||||||
| 53313 | 59116 | 53333 | Noted circa 01/19864 | ||||||
| 51190 | 59116 | 53333 | Transfer to NH - 30/03/86 - from CH | ||||||
| 51190 | 59116 | 53333 | Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986 | ||||||
| L830 | 51190 | 59105 | 53333 | Listed at RG - Aug-87 | |||||
| 830 | 51190 | 59105 | 53333 | Noted circa 08/19874 | |||||
| L830 | 51190 | 59105 | 53333 | Listed at RG - Oct-87 | |||||
| 51190 | 59105 | 53333 | Noted 24/10/87 - on 15:40 Reading - Gatwick5 | ||||||
| L830 | 51190 | 59105 | 53333 | Noted circa Nov-87 | |||||
| L830 | 51190 | 59105 | 53333 | Listed at RG - 15/05/89 | |||||
| L830 | 51190 | 59111 | 53333 | Noted circa 08/19904 | |||||
| L830 | 51190 | 59111 | 53333 | Listed at CA - 21/01/91 | |||||
| L830 | 51190 | 59111 | 53333 | Noted circa 08/19914 | |||||
| L830 | 51190 | 59111 | 53333 | Noted 19/10/91 - at Cambridge1 | |||||
| L830 | 51190 | 59111 | 53333 | Noted 02/11/1991 - Badger Railtours The Fletton Avoider L700+L830 | |||||
| L830 | 51190 | 59111 | 53333 | Listed at CA - 24/02/92 - NSE NNEX pool | |||||
| L830 | 51190 | 59111 | 53333 | Noted 14/06/1992 - Branch Line Society The Blackwater and Thames Rambler Railtour | |||||
| L830 | 51190 | 59111 | 53333 | Listed at CA - 12/08/92 | |||||
| 101830 | 51190 | 59111 | 53333 | Listed at HA - 24/09/92 | |||||
| L830 | 51190 | 59111 | 53333 | Listed at HA - November 1992 | |||||
| 101830 | 51190 | 59111 | 53333 | Listed at HA - 10/12/92 - NSE livery |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
Images:
23rd August 1958
Two Met-Camm triple DMUs in Gravelly Hill station working the 5.30pm Lichfield (TV) - Birmingham (NS) service on 23 August 1958. Closest is M50333, just under six months old, and 3E painted on the buffet beam which was the code of its home depot Monument Lane at the time. It's partners are presumably M59126 and M50315. Michael Mensing.
1980
Blue Met Cam set on a Leicester to Birmingham working passing Wigston North Junction. ANDREW SALES.
June 1983
Set number: TS402
Sporting black cab window surrounds, Tyseley allocated Class 101 DMU, set TS402 (53333 and presumably 59116 + 50315), pauses at Cheltenham Spa station with another of its class. June 1983. Paul James.
16th May 1986
A three-car Class 101 Metro-Cam DMU with Driving Motor Second Lavatory (ex Composite), 53333 leading, was stood on the Up Fast at Leyland station with an early morning Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on May 16th 1986. Running without a destination blind in place, this was another hastily acquired set to cover a shortage of units following the troubles of the new Class 142 Pacer fleet the introduction of which had seen the demise of much of the areas first generation fleet of DMU sets in 1985/86. When the Pacer fleet started to be sidelined/stored due to numerous technical issues and poor-design faults, still serviceable DMU sets appeared at Newton Heath that were once unfamiliar on local services across the North West. This was a short term fix until the new Class 150/2 Sprinters appeared in sufficient quantities. Martyn Hilbert.
16th May 1987
Set number: 905
M53333 carries set number 905 in a cab window at its home depot of Tyseley on May 16, 1987. It moved to Reading that month. Andy Cole.
18th August 1987
Set number: 830
Class 101 Set 830 (presumably 53333 + 59105 + 51190) with a Slough - Paddington service arrives at Ealing Broadway (at 1420) on Tuesday 18th August 1987. Colin Brooks.
October 1987
Set number: 830
Met-Camm set 830 (53333 closest, the DMBS is 51190 and the centre car presumably 59105) heads away from Southall station in October 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.
November 1987
Set number: 830
Waiting at Westbury. Met Camm triple set 830 (53333 + 59105 + 51190) was a long time LMR set and moved to the WR before this photo was taken at Westbury in November 1987. The Network South East flash seems to have been added to the front end very recently as it doesn't appear on other photos of it this vehicle the previous month. Murray Liston.
January 1988
Set number: 830
Carrying a NSE flash on the front, Met-Camm set 830 is seen in London's Paddington station in January 1988. This should be 53333. Malcolm Clements.
29th March 1988
Set number: L830
L830 (presumably 53333 closest with 59105 + 51190) heads out of Gatwick with a Reading service on 29/3/88. Rex Holt.
1991
Set number: L830
53333 is the closest vehicle (presumably with 59111 + 51190) in NSE-livered Class 101 set L830 seen at Cambridge in 1991. John Law.
30th April 1991
Set number: L830
Class 101 set L830 (presumably 53333 + 59111 + 51190) at Kings Lynn on April 30, 1991. Alex Drennan.
10th April 1992
Set number: L830
53333 L830 at Cambridge on 10 April 1992. David Bellamy.
21st May 1992
Set number: L830
L830 (presumably 53333 + 59111 + 51190) arrived at Downham Market awaiting the coach replacement service from Ely on May 21, 1992. Alex Drennan.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: October 1987
Set number: 830
51190 - the leading vehicle in set 830 seen at Southall circa October 1987 - has had the M prefix painted over on its number. 53333 is on the rear, the centre car should be 59105. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 1st September 1991
DB977391 (formerly 51433) and DB999602 from the ultrasonic test train are seen at Cambridge on September 1 1991 in the company of 53333 from set L830. Alex Drennan.
Date: October 1991
Set number: L830
A three-car Class 101 - set L830 (presumably 51190 + 59111 + 53333) - seen at Littleport (Cambridgeshire) in October 1991. George Woods.
Date: 21st May 1992
Set number: L830
L830 (presumably 51190 + 59111 + 53333) approaching Downham Market with the shuttle service from Kings Lynn on May 21, 1992. Alex Drennan.