Vehicle 50280 / 53280 / 78961
Class 111
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Rolls Royce 180hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30338
Diagram: 524
Allocations
| 30/10/57 | New to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
| 2w/e 30/04/60 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| 18/05/69 | Transferred to | 30A (Stratford) | |
| 4w/e 30/11/70 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
| 21/09/89 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50280 - original number
53280 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
78961 - from circa Jun-84 (single engine conversion)
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 14/08/1981 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50280 | 59100 | 50270 | As delivered to 56G - 30th October 1957 | ||||||
| 50280 | 59100 | 50270 | Noted 31st October 1957 | ||||||
| 50280 | 59100 | 50270 | Transfer to 55H - 2w/e 30/04/60 | ||||||
| 50280 | 59100 | 50270 | Transfer to 30A - 18/05/69 | ||||||
| 50280 | 59102 | 50270 | Noted 07/03/1970 - M. & G.N.J.R.S. The East Anglian Railtour | ||||||
| 50280 | 59101 | 51551 | Noted 27/09/70 - at Ipswich1 | ||||||
| 50270 | 59100 | 50280 | Noted 04/10/1970 - Seen at Cromer Beach on LCGB railtour2 | ||||||
| 50280 | 59100 | 50270 | Transfer to 55H - Nov-70 | ||||||
| 50280 | 59100 | 50270 | Noted 19/04/71 - in Leeds City3 | ||||||
| 50280 | 50270 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Huddersfield4 | |||||||
| 50280 | 59100 | 50270 | Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster4 | ||||||
| 50280 | 59108 | 50279 | Noted 01/09/74 - at Leeds3 | ||||||
| 50280 | 59100 | 50270 | Noted 02/01/75 - at York3 | ||||||
| 50280 | 59100 | 50270 | Noted 10/09/75 - at Brough4 | ||||||
| 50280 | 59100 | 50270 | Noted 17/11/75 - at Brough4 | ||||||
| 50289 | 59107 | 50280 | Noted 05/03/76 - at Cambridge3 | ||||||
| 50280 | 59100 | 50270 | Noted 10/04/76 - at Leeds4 | ||||||
| 50280 | 59105 | 50276 | Noted 17/07/76 - at Leeds4 | ||||||
| 50280 | 59100 | 50273 | Noted 23/11/76 - at York4 | ||||||
| 50280 | 59232 | 50275 | Noted 22/08/78 - on 13:50 York - Leeds5 | ||||||
| 50280 | 51549 | Noted November 1980 | |||||||
| 50280 | 59101 | 50275 | Noted circa 04/19822 | ||||||
| 50280 | 50275 | Noted circa 10/19822 | |||||||
| 50280 | 50275 | Noted 26/01/83 | |||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Noted 24/04/19842 | |||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Listed at NL - 01/01/85 | |||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Noted circa 01/19862 | |||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Noted 19th August 1986 | |||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Noted circa 09/19862 | |||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Noted 25/10/19862 | |||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Noted 18/01/87 - on 17:00 Hull - Leeds6 | |||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Noted 11/04/1987 - at Stratford Depot, had possibly been in Stratford Works7 | |||||||
| 78961 | 78722 | Listed at - 22/11/87 | |||||||
| 203 | 78961 | 78711 | Formation change - NL - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 78711 (ex-202) replaced 78722 (to 202) | ||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Noted 03/04/88 - on 07:00 Lincoln-Sheffield | |||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Listed at NL - early Apr-88 | |||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Noted 24/06/88 - on 22:22 Lincoln-Sheffield | |||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Noted 05/07/88 - on 16:12 Lincoln-Sheffield | |||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Noted 08/07/88 - on 22:22 Lincoln-Sheffield | |||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Noted 14/07/88 - on 10:25 Retford-Sheffield | |||||||
| 78961 | 78711 | Noted 24/10/888 | |||||||
| 203 | 78961 | 78711 | Listed at NL - Feb-89 | ||||||
| 78961 | 78713 | Noted 09/08/89 - on 10:52 York - Scarborough additional working with 52042 + 511888 | |||||||
| NL203 | 78961 | 78713 | Listed at NL - 05/09/89 |
Formation Sources
1: Ipswich Transport Society
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Gerald Brown
4: Leonard Rogers
5: Phil Shatford
6: Martin Baumann
7: Robert Chilton
8: Graeme Phillips
Images:
26th January 1983
On a very dark January 26th 1983, Metro-Cammell power twin E50280 + E50275 loads up at March whilst working the 10.38 Doncaster - Cambridge. It was unusual to see a power twin set in East Anglia and this one was based at Leeds Neville Hill depot. Two months earlier these services had been diverted via Peterborough following closure of the joint line from March to Spalding. Gerard Fletcher.
23rd February 1988
A Metro-Cam 111 class dmu, 78961 leading, leaves Manchester Victoria for Southport on 23/2/88. Mike Dean.
22nd March 1989
78961 at Gainsborough Central on 22 March 1989. Note the open marker lamp. John Carter.
11th May 1990
Class 111 E78961 and Class 101 51183 (C994) at Vic Berry's on 11.05.90. Nicholas Youngman.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 7th March 1970
Felixstowe Town station on 7 March 1970 and a Metro-Cammell 3-car unit (50270 + 59102 + 50280) with an excursion which started from Stratford (E) via Bishops Stortford to Sheringham and Cromer. Leslie Foster.
Date: 21st April 1988
Metro-Cammell Class 111 DHCL E78711 and DHBS E78961 at Sheffield with a 110 behind. Dave Warby.