Class 101 DMUs in Parcels Use
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22nd September 1986
Vehicle: 51439
Class 101 Metro Cammell ex-DMBS E51439 in Express Parcels service, York 22-9-86 ish, with E53362. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
22nd September 1986
Vehicle: 51439
In "Express Parcels" use, E51439 is seen at Leeds on 22/9/86 working with E53362. Malcolm Clements.
circa January 1987
Vehicle: 53218
Class 101 Met Cam and 120 Swindon 2-car DMUs in Express Parcels service, Chester depot Jan-Feb 1987. There were only four Met Cam parcels units, car in shot might just be 53218 which worked with 53230. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
20th March 1987
Vehicle: 51430
Class 101 Met Camm DMU 51430 + 51441 in Express Parcels service stabled next to Spillers at Cambridge 22-3-87. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
20th March 1987
Vehicle: 51439
Class 101 Met Camm car 51439 and Class 105 DMUs in Express Parcels service stabled next to Spillers, Cambridge 22-3-87. By marks on the cab the Cravens set may well be 53364+53373, photo of this set at Leeds in February 1987, no yellow stripe and Red Star logo beneath the number too, at this date anyway - by October it had the stripe. There were only 4 Met Camm Parcels sets and two of them are in this shot. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
30th March 1987
Vehicle: 53233
Class 101 Met-Cam E53233+E53255 at Stratford on the 30th March 1987. Both vehicles are displaying a "Red Star Parcels" sticker on their sides. Kevin Law.
9th April 1987
Vehicle: 51441
Class 101 parcels set 51441 + 51430 (DMBS+DMBS) with 4H04 1610 Liverpool St - Cambridge at Liverpool St (1600) Thursday 9th April 1987. Colin Brooks.
21st April 1987
Vehicle: 53218
Twin DMBS parcels set E53218 & E53230 at Wakefield Westgate on 21/4/87. Malcolm Clements.
9th May 1987
Vehicle: 51441
An Express Parcels Class 101 DMU (E51441 closest) is seen at the North end of Platform 8 at York on the 9th of May 1987. The KDH Archive.
circa June 1987
Vehicle: 51441
Class 101 Metro Cammell Express Parcels DMU 51441 + 51430 (DMBS + DMBS) stabled at Cambridge June or July 1987. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
12th July 1987
Vehicle: 53233
Seen at York, 53233 has been withdrawn from passenger service and now working in Red Star Express Parcels service. With 53255, on 12-07-1987. Wilson Adams.
28th October 1987
An Express Parcels Class 101 DMU at Bradford on 28 October 1987. Stuart Parkinson.
30th December 1987
Vehicle: 51439
Parcels Class 101 51439 + 53221 with a 114 set at Leeds on 30/12/87. Rex Holt.
1988
Vehicle: 53233
Two Class 101 parcel sets (E53233 appears to be leading) pass Copmanthorpe, south of York in 1988. Paul Braybrook.
27th January 1988
Vehicle: 51441
E51441 is led by E51430 out of Chelmsford on 27/1/88. Malcolm Clements.
27th January 1988
Vehicle: 51430
Express parcels vehicles E51430 and E51441 at Chelmsford on 27/1/88. Malcolm Clements.
28th January 1988
Vehicle: 53233
The driver of E53233 looks on as a group of fitters attempt to cure an ailment with the unit's engine at York on the night of 28th January 1988. This Metro-Cammell two-car set had been converted to a parcels unit, and a pile of mail sacks can be seen towards the rear of the saloon. Looks odd without the seats! Syd Young.
14th March 1988
Vehicle: 53230
Parcels car 53230 at Leeds on 14/3/88. It's facing 53369. Malcolm Clements.
14th March 1988
Vehicle: 53218
A close up of the Royal Mail markings on 53218, seen at Leeds on 14/3/88. Malcolm Clements.
14th March 1988
Vehicle: 53218
Details of the Royal Mail / Express Parcels markings applied to 53218 + 53230 at Leeds station on 14/3/1988. Malcolm Clements.