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Vehicle 50135 / 53135 / 977539

Class 111

BR Diagram 520

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: 30248
Diagram: 520

Allocations

Apr-57 New to 9A (Longsight)
4w/e 01/07/61 Transferred to 9D (Buxton)
4w/e 30/03/63 Transferred to 26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63Depot code change9D
w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
May-73Depot code changeNL
01/11/87 To departmental stock NL (Neville Hill)
28/03/88 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50135 - original number
53135 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
977539 - from 01/11/87 (departmental stock)

Department Use as TDB977539

Sandite / Route Learner From 11/87 to 7/88.

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 16/12/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50135 56091 As delivered to 9A - Apr-57
50135 56091 Noted 20th April 1957
50135 56091 Transfer to 55H - w/e 30/04/66 - ex-LMR
50135 56091 Noted 05/09/66 - at Leeds City1
50135 56093 Noted 03/11/66 - at Doncaster1
50135 56092 Noted 06/04/67 - at York1
50135 56092 Noted 27/05/70 - at Brough1
L156 50135 56092 Noted circa 19712
50135 56092 Noted 19/04/71 - in Leeds City3
50135 56092 Noted 09/06/73 - at Doncaster3
50135 56092 Noted 02/01/75 - at York3
50135 56092 Noted 06/05/77 - at Bury St Edmunds3
50135 56092 Noted circa 19782
50135 56092 Noted circa 10/19812
50135 56092 Noted circa 10/19822
53135 54092 Noted circa 10/19832
53135 54092 Noted 07/01/19842
53135 54092 Noted 01/09/1984 - 53026-54013+54092-53135+53045-54004 Special Train from Blackpool to Finningley Airshow and return
53135 54092 Listed at NL - 01/01/85
53135 54092 Noted 16/08/85
53135 54092 Noted 16/08/85 - on Carlisle-York service with 53217 + 54383
53135 54092 Noted 21/03/86 - at York3
53135 54092 Noted 25/06/86
53135 54092 Noted 26/10/19862
53135 53162 Noted circa 11/19862

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

Images:

Class 111 DMU at near Aldridge

circa April 1957

An official image (Metropolitan Cammell negative DZ161) showing new M50135 + M56091 near Aldridge, circa April 1957. Metropolitan Cammell.

Class 111 DMU at near Aldridge

circa April 1957

An official image (Metropolitan Cammell negative DZ162) showing new M50135 + M56091 east of Aldridge station, circa April 1957. Metropolitan Cammell.

Class 111 DMU at York

Unknown date

50135 seen at York. Nicholas Youngman Collection.

Class 111 DMU at Keighley

14th June 1980

The Class 111 DMU formed of E50135 + E56092 has reversed prepatory to forming the 16.00 to Bradford (Forster Square) at Keighley on 14 June 1980. The orange cantrail level stripe across the cab front was unusual in this livery. Tom Burnham.

Class 111 DMU at Diggle

23rd March 1982

A refurbished Met-Camm Class 111 DMU formed of 50135 + 56092 at Diggle on 23 March 1982. Huddersfield is on the destination blind. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 16th August 1985

A Carlisle-York service in the hands of two Metro-Cammell two car sets made up of cars E54383 + E53217 / E53135 + E54092 stop at Settle, next to the London Midland Rly sign that tells us Carlisle is 71 miles away to the North, and London is 236 miles away to the South. 16th August 1985. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 25th June 1986

A two-car Met-Cam class 111/101, comprising 54092 + 53135, arrives at Whitley Bridge station with an eastbound passenger service for Goole on 25th June 1986. John Crooks.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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