Class 101 DMUs in Departmental Use
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977607
16th May 1991
Eastfield's TDB977607 + TDB977608 approaching Kilmarnock from the Barassie line on a route learning working. Gordon Thomson.
977651
July 1991
Eastfield's Class 101 sandite / route learner TB977651 / TB977652 seen in July 1991 at the north end of Falkland Junction on the northern outskirts of Ayr. Stuart Mackay Collection.
977652
17th August 1991
977652 (formerly 53197) and 977651 (formerly 53290) forming Departmental set 901302 (formerly 101302), at Eastfield Depot on 17th August 1991. In background, Class 107 vehicle 59797 of 107025 is visible. Andrew Slack.
977693
circa 1991
Iris II 977693 / 977694 at Basingstoke, circa 1991. Walter Burt Collection.
Unknown Date
Iris II 977693 / 977694 seen in platform 2 of London Victoria station. Undated. Chris Adams.
1991
Laboratory 19 is also known as "Iris II", and 977693 (ex-50222) is seen here at the RTC in 1991. Simon Barnes.
6th September 1991
Lab 19 IRIS II 977693 (ex-53222) and 977694 (ex-53338) seen just after their conversion at Greaves Siding, between Banbury and Leamington Spa, on 6 September 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.
23rd March 1993
"Lab 19 Iris II" might sound like a specialist wing of the Porton Down Experimental Establishment but this was in fact the name of a DMU converted in 1991 from a power twin Metropolitan-Cammell class 101 unit (units 53222-53338). Rebuilt by the Research & Development Division of British Rail at Derby as a test train, it was initially used for radio survey work particularly with the National Radio Network (NRN) and later for video survey work including extensive signal sighting on the WCML prior to the introduction of 125 mph. Bearing the BR Research's silver and grey livery, it is seen passing through London Bridge station on 23 March 1993. Withdrawn and stored at Derby's Railway Technical Centre, it was sold by Network Rail to a private buyer in early 2008. After a short spell at Dunster station on the West Somerset Railway, it was moved to the Barry Tourist railway. Gordon Edgar.
circa 1996
Lab 19 - Iris II - (977693 and 977694) and two Railtrack liveried sandite bubbles sitting on Bletchley tank road circa 1996. Graham Baker.
5th August 2000
Class 101 SERCO Lab 19 Iris 2 Test Train (RDB977693 + RDB977694) at Old Oak Common open day on 5 August 2000. Murray Liston.
5th August 2000
Class 101 SERCO Test Train Old Oak Common 5 August 2000. This is RDB977693 (ex 50222) Lab 19 IRIS 2 with RDB977694 (ex 50338) behind. Alistair Ness.
5th August 2000
Lab 19 - Iris II (977693 / 977694) at Old Oak Common Open Day on 5 August 2000. S Gaskell.
6th August 2000
IRIS II Class 101 977693 and 977694 is seen on display at Old Oak Common open day on 06/08/2000. Andy Cole.
7th September 2000
977693 and 977694 (IRIS II) is seen at Derby on 07.09.2000. Andy Cole.
21st March 2003
Iris II - 977693 + 977694 - in Carlisle station on 21 March 2003. David Bellamy.
November 2005
977693 / 977694 at Carlisle in November 2005. Alan Ross.
18th December 2005
977693 at Grantham on December 18, 2005. Nicholas Youngman.
18th December 2005
977693 at Grantham on December 18, 2005. Nicholas Youngman.
18th March 2008
The class 101 DMMU known as Iris II (977693 + 977694) was taken from Derby to Bishops Lydeard for a new live in preservation on Tuesday 18 March 2008. The power provided was 31459 which, in its black livery, provided a nice contrast to the two different yellows of the unit. I wanted to be in the Evesham or Pershore area at some point during the day so just went to the nearest point to my home where a reasonably wide view could be obtained so as to show all 3 vehicles. Here is 5Z08 passing Croome Perry wood after being in the loop at Abbotswood for some time to allow the passage of a class 170 on a Cardiff service and an Arriva Voyager on a Cross Country train. I came very close to being bowled out by a northbound Arriva-liveried 170 105 which was outside the frame by no more than a few inches. Peter Tandy.
977694
3rd September 1991
RTC-allocated unit 901002 (977694/977693) (aka “Iris 2”) at Basingstoke on 3 September 1991. Lewis Bevan.