Class 100 Gloucester RC&W 2-car DMUs
Numbering
| Vehicles | Type | Seating | Batch | Weight | Lot no. | Diagram | Design Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sc50339-50347 | DMBS | 52 2nd (2+3) | 1 | 30tons 5cwt | 30278 | 536 | DQ201 |
| M50348-50358 | DMBS | 52 2nd (2+3) | 1 | 30tons 5cwt | 30278 | 536 | DQ201 |
| Sc51108-51127 | DMBS | 52 2nd (2+3) | 2 | 30tons 5cwt | 30444 | 536 | DQ201 |
| Sc56094-56102 | DTC | 12 1st (2+2), 54 2nd (2+3) | 1 | 25tons | 30279 | 537 | DS203 |
| M56103-56113 | DTC | 12 1st (2+2), 54 2nd (2+3) | 1 | 25tons | 30279 | 537 | DS203 |
| Sc56300-56319 | DTC | 12 1st (2+2), 54 2nd (2+3) | 2 | 25tons | 30445 | 537 | DS203 |
Under initial TOPS classification in 1973, the DTCs became 143s, but were later reclassified as 100s.
Early vehicle type codes identified the DMBS as a Type A3 and the DTC as a Type B2.
The GRC&W internal order number for the DMBSs was 3879 and the DTCs was 3880 (both batches the same).
Worksplates
Worksplates were carried on the vehicle solebars to identify the builder and lot number. Many of the worksplate images on the website are from the collections of Simeon Gaskell, John Horne and Tony Spencer.
GRC&W seems to be the only builder that also added a builders plate (formed of brass). The class were noted as having curved worksplates due to the curved solebar. Some vehicles also seemed to carry this unique narrower style of workplate - possibly as a replacement to the original.
Driving Instructions
BR. 33003/35
This was a booklet from the 33003 series, specific to these vehicles.
PDF (1.1mb)
Replacements
In 1961 a new version was issued covering all Blue Square vehicles - BR 33003-92. A companion to this was a "Preparation and Disposal" booklet BR 33003/211.
In 1968 the booklets were replaced by a three part set for Blue Square vehicles Mechanical Transmission):
BR 33003/247 1 - General Data And Equipment
BR 33003/248 2 - Driving Instructions Including Standard Preparation and Disposal Duties
BR 33003/249 3 - Fault Finding Data and Charts
In the early seventies the 33003 series was replaced by the more generic 33056 series of drivers manuals, no longer specific to any coupling code.