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Vehicle 50291 / 53291 / 977904

Class 101

BR Diagram 523

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: 30270
Diagram: 523

Allocations

21/11/57 New to 51A (Darlington)
3w/e 02/03/63 On loan to 40A (Lincoln)
07/04/63 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 04/01/64 Transferred to South Gosforth
Feb-64Depot code change52J
2w/e 21/03/64 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
w/e 21/03/64 On loan to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
w/e 28/03/64 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
2w/e 31/10/64 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
w/e 05/03/66 Transferred to 67A (Corkerhill) - or 66C?
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 62B (Dundee)
May-73Depot code changeDE
21/08/77 Transferred to GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 23/07/78 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
03/01/88 Transferred to ED (Eastfield) - delayed from 04/10/87
11/07/88 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
14/05/89 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
08/05/90 Transferred to CH (Chester) PCHX
30/09/90 Transferred to LO (Longsight) PLOX
17/09/91 Transferred to LA (Laira) PLAX
21/10/92 Transferred to LO (Longsight) RCLO
24/05/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
23/06/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
by 08/11/93 To departmental stock LO (Longsight)
Jun-99 Withdrawn

Notes

21/08/77 - 51248/50 listed as transferred ScR to GF, 50209/91 would be sent instead.
May 1989 - Seen with all luggage racks removed

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50291 - original number
53291 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
977904 - from Oct-93 (departmental stock)

Department Use as DB977904

Sandite / Route Learner From 10/93 to 6/99. Carried set number 995 / 960995

Modifications

circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 22/10/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Immingham Railfreight Terminal

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50291 59303 50746 As delivered to 51A - 21st November 1957
50291 59303 50746 Noted 20th January 1958
50291 59303 50746 Transfer to 40A - 3w/e 02/03/63 - on loan from NER
50291 59303 50746 Transfer to 51A - 07/04/63 - ex-loan ER
50291 59303 50746 Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 04/01/64
50291 59303 50642 Transfer to 16C - w/e 21/03/64 - on loan
50291 59303 50642 Transfer to 51A - w/e 28/03/64
50291 59303 50746 Transfer to South Gosforth - 2w/e 31/10/64
50291 59303 50746 Transfer to 67A - w/e 05/03/66 - ex-NER
50291 59303 50746 Transfer to 62B - 3w/e 30/04/66
50174 59556 50291 Noted 11/09/71 - at Edinburgh Waverley1
50158 59555 50291 Noted 15/09/72 - in Edinburgh Waverley1
50291 56389 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Edinburgh Waverley2
50291 56392 Noted 08/09/1975 - on 09:22 Dundee to Edinburgh3
50291 59557 50749 Noted 31/07/76 - on 16.55 Edinburgh – Cowdenbeath and 17.48 Cowdenbeath – Edinburgh4
50291 59557 51466 Noted 06/11/1976 - at Stirling3
50291 56423 Noted 16/11/80 - on a Middlesbrough - Newcastle service
50291 56376 Noted circa 12/19815
50291 56087 Noted circa 10/19825
50291 56081 Noted circa 02/19835
53291 54365 Noted 22/11/19865
53291 54059 Noted circa 07/19875
108391 53291 59701 53641 Listed at ED - Jan-88
108391 53291 59794 53641 Formation change - circa Mar-88
391 53291 59794 53641 Noted circa 05/19885
108391 53291 59701 53641 Listed at HA - circa August 1988
53291 59701 53641 Noted 3rd January 1989
53291 53641 Noted 29/07/89 - loco-hauled on 13:51 Sheffield to Leeds
53291 53641 Noted 31/07/89 - on 13:02 Leeds - Carlisle hauled by 47301 with 78712 + 789626
NL467 53291 53641 Listed at NL - 05/09/89
CH353 51927 59388 53291 Listed at CH - mid May-90
CH353 53291 59388 51253 Noted 27/12/90 - at Crewe7
spare 53291 Listed at LO - Jul-91
LO353 53250 59388 53291 Listed at LO - Jul-91
spare 53291 Listed at LO - Aug-91
LO353 53250 59388 53291 Listed at LO - Aug-91
P824 53250 59302 53291 Listed at LA - Dec-91
P824 53203 59688 53291 Listed at LA - 02/07/92
P824 53203 53291 Listed at LA - 24/09/92
LO824 53203 53291 Listed at LO - November 1992
101824 53203 53291 Listed at LO - 10/12/92
LO244 53291 54270 Noted 03/05/93 - on Helsby - Chester service
995 977903 977904 Listed at LO - 08/11/93 - sandite
960995 977903 977904 Noted 18/05/94 - at Chester
960995 977903 977904 Noted 10/09/94 - in Liverpool Lime Street

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Phil Shatford
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Graeme Phillips
7: Gerald Brown

Images:

Class 101 DMU at West Jesmond

22nd January 1978

50291 at the rear of a power / trailer set at West Jesmond on the 22nd January 1978. Ian Francis.

Class 101 DMU at Thornaby

16th November 1980

E50291 + E56423 on a Middlesbrough - Newcastle at Thornaby on 16/11/1980, diverted via the goods lines due to engineering work. John Carter.

Class 101 DMU at Chester

3rd May 1993

Set number: LO244

LO244 (Class 101 53291 + Class 108 54270) arrives at Chester at 19:07 from Helsby, 3-5-93. Kevin Dowd.

Class 101 DMU at Chester

18th May 1994

Set number: 960995

Class 101 route learner 977904 + 977903 at Chester on May 18th, 1994. John Carter.

Class 101 DMU at Bolton

28th May 1994

Set number: 960995

977904 (a sandite / route learner vehicle) at Bolton on 28 May 1994. It is paired with 977903 as set 960 995. S Gaskell.

Class 101 DMU at Preston

28th May 1994

Set number: 960995

Still carrying BR blue/grey livery, Class 101 Sandite two-car DMU 960995, was stood in bay platform 4c at Preston station on May 28th 1994. The cars had been renumbered to 977904 (ex 53291) + 977903 (ex 53208). Martyn Hilbert.

Class 101 DMU at Llandudno Junction

16th July 1994

Set number: 960995

Departmental 101 DMU 960995 (977904 + 977903) at Llandudno Junction on Saturday 16/07/1994. Nigel Walls.

Class 101 DMU at Longsight Depot

9th May 2000

Set number: 960995

Class 101 departmental set 960995 (presumably 977904) at Longsight Depot on 9th May 2000. Ian Buck.

Class 101 DMU at Longsight

26th February 2001

Set number: 960995

Withdrawn sandite / route learning set 960995 (977904 + 977903) seen from a passing train, possibly at Longsight, 26/2/01. Steve Hodgson.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 16th November 1980

E56423 + E50291 on a Newcastle - Middlesbrough service at Tees Yard, Newport, Middlesbrough on 16/11/1980, diverted via the goods lines and Tees Yard due to engineering work. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 9th August 1988

Set number: 391

Set 391 comprises 53641 (Class 108) + 59710 (Class 110) + 53291 (Class 101) when seen at Linlithgow with the 17:24 Dunblane - Edinburgh on August 9, 1988. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 17th July 1990

Set number: CH353

Class 108/101 hybrid set CH353 with two DMBS vehicles (presumably 51927 + 59388 + 53291) is seen at Abergele, Wales, on 17/07/1990. Graeme Phillips Collection.

DMU

Date: 25th March 1992

Set number: 122112

55012 working with L824 (53291 / 59688 / 53203) at Carbis Bay 25/3/92 on the 14.25 St Erth - St Ives service. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 29th August 1992

Set number: LO290

Seeing out its final stint of operation before withdrawal, and having an extended life due to errant Class 142's, a Longsight allocated Derby Class 108 two-car DMU formed of cars M53987 & M54270 (LO290), was climbing Farington Curve with the 08.31 Preston to Colne service on August 29th 1992. The DMBS M53987 was officially stored in December 1992 and finally withdrawn in January 1993. The trailer M54270 went on to be paired with a Class 101 DMBS (M53291) and was not withdrawn until June 1993. Following withdrawal, both M53987 & M54270 passed into preservation. M54270 is now at the Mid Norfolk Railway, whilst M53987 went to the Midland Railway Centre at Butterley, where it was used for spare parts and was eventually scrapped in 1998. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 3rd May 1993

Set number: LO244

LO244 (Class 108 54270 + Class 101 53291) on the 19:19 to Helsby departs Chester, 3-5-93. Kevin Dowd.

DMU

Date: 11th March 1994

Set number: 960995

DB977903 in Chester station on March 11, 1994, presumably with 977904. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 28th May 1994

Set number: 960995

Sandite / route learner set 960 995 (977903 / 977904) at Bolton on 28 May 1994. 977903 still carries set number 88 from its Norwich days as 53208. S Gaskell.

DMU

Date: 10th September 1994

Set number: 960995

Sandite / route learner set 960995 (977903 / 977904) stabled at Liverpool Lime Street, 10.9.94. Stuart Mackay Collection.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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