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Vehicle 50307 / 53307


Class 101

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: 30275
Diagram: 523

Allocations

Feb-58 New to 5D (Cockshute)
Mar-58 On loan to 9A (Longsight)
Apr-58 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
May-58 Transferred to 3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60Depot code change21E
Sep-63Depot code change2H
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 2A (Tyseley)
May-73Depot code changeTS
Mar-85 Transferred to CH (Chester)
11/05/86 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
29/11/87 Transferred to CH (Chester)
05/05/89 Withdrawn from CH (Chester) PCHX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50307 - original number
53307 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Dec-72 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 30/10/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50307 59118 50325 As delivered to 5D - February 1958
50307 59118 50325 Noted 31/07/60 - on a Birmingham New Street - Ramsgate special with 51182 + 56343 / 51182 + 56332
50307 59118 50325 Noted 31/07/1960 - Worked excursion from Birmingham to Ramsgate. Full formation 51182-56343-51177-56332-50307-59118-503251
50307 59118 50325 Noted 06/03/1966 - provided Birmingham New St to Bath Green Park connection for the last passenger train on the Bath - Templecombe - Bournemouth Section (steam worked) with 50329 + 59122 + 50311
50307 59118 50325 Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street2
TY404 50307 59118 50325 Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
50307 59118 50325 Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street2
50307 59118 50325 Noted 12/10/71 - at Church Road, Edgbaston2
50307 59118 50325 Noted 26/10/71 - at Church Road, Edgbaston2
50307 59118 50325 Noted 29/01/72 - on Tyseley depot2
50307 59118 50325 Noted 07/06/1975 - at Solihull3
50307 59118 50325 Noted 22/11/1975 - RCTS Reunion Railtour 50325-59118-50307 + 50498-59165-50446
50307 59118 50325 Noted 12/06/76 - on Tyseley depot4
TS404 50307 59118 50325 Noted 08/09/76 - on Tyseley depot4
50307 59118 50325 Noted 17/12/76 - at Bury St Edmunds4
TS406 50307 59118 50326 Listed at TS - 12/08/79 - running with 50325 (from TS403) in place of fire-damaged 50326
TS417 50307 59129 50323 Noted circa 10/19811
TS417 50307 59129 50323 Noted 07/08/82 - at Norwich4
TS417 50307 59129 50323 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS417 53307 59129 53323 Noted 01/05/83
TS417 53307 59129 53323 Noted 05/06/83
TS417 53307 59129 53323 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS417 53307 59129 53323 Noted circa 12/19831
TS417 53307 59129 53323 Noted 30/12/1983 - BR West Midlands Runabout No2 Railtour 53323-59129-53307 + 51133-59570-51143
TS417 53307 59129 53323 Noted 14/04/1984 - Lea Valley Railway Club The Ffestiniog Orbital Railtour 53910-59130-53857 + 53323-59129-53307
53307 59129 53323 Noted 28/04/84
TS417 53307 59129 53323 Noted circa 10/19841
53307 53323 Noted 01/09/1985 - Chester depot5
53307 53323 Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
53307 53323 Noted 28th December 1986
53307 53323 Listed at NH - 10/05/87
CH293 53307 53323 Listed at CH - May 1988

Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Chris Moxon

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Birmingham New Street

November 1982

Set number: TS417

M50307 at Birmingham New Street in November 1982. Nicholas Youngman Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Coalville depot

5th June 1983

Set number: TS417

53307 (and 59129 + 53323) at Coalville depot during the open day on 5 June 1983. It was operating a shuttle between Leicester and Burton. Chris Lings.

Class 101 DMU at Coalville

5th June 1983

Set number: TS417

Class 101 set TS417 (53307 + 59129 + 53323) is seen at Coalville open day on 05.06.1983 with unusual black window surrounds. Andy Cole.

Class 101 DMU at Birmingham Moor Street

circa March 1984

Set number: TS417

Class 101 DMU set TS417 (presumably 53307 + 59129 + 53323) departs from Birmingham Moor Street with Dorridge on the destination blind. A Class 116 sets in the left platform. The slide process date was March 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Victoria

16th May 1986

A Class 101 two-car DMU formed of 53307 + 53323 in Manchester Victoria alongside 08 626 on 16 May 1986. John Carter.

Class 101 DMU at Rufford

4th October 1986

A class 101 2-Car DMU, with M53307 leading, comes out of the passing loop at Rufford with a Preston to Ormskirk Service on the 4th October 1986. The cab front has received a custom black window surround. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Victoria

25th November 1986

53307 at Manchester Victoria on 25th November, probably 1986. Transferred from Tyseley to Newton Heath earlier that year, the WM logo has been removed but no BR logo added in its place. AndrewHA.

Class 101 DMU at Church Stretton

5th July 1988

Set number: 293

Church Stretton, 5 July 1988. Set 293 - probably Chester vehicles 53307 + 53323. Note the headlamp fitted to the right-hand lamp bracket. Nigel Menzies.

Class 101 DMU at Llandovery

5th July 1988

Set number: 293

Set 293 - probably Chester vehicles 53307 + 53323 - at Llandovery on 5th July 1988. Nigel Menzies.

Class 101 DMU at Llandrindod

5th July 1988

Set number: 293

Set 293 - probably Chester vehicles 53307 + 53323 - at Llandrindod on 5th July 1988. Nigel Menzies.

Class 101 DMU at Llandrindod

5th July 1988

Set number: 293

Set 293 - probably Chester vehicles 53307 + 53323 - at Llandrindod on 5th July 1988. Nigel Menzies.

Class 101 DMU at Vic Berrys

11th June 1989

Set number: CH293

The gutted shell of the DMBS from CH293 is seen at Vic Berry's on 11/6/89. Is this 53307? Jerry Glover.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 27th May 1983

Set number: TS417

Class 101 DMU 53323 in Birmingham Moor Street station with homemade cab livery, 27-5-83. Presumably with 59129 + 53307. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: circa June 1983

Set number: TS417

A Tyseley three-car Class 101 DMU in Shrewsbury station. Closest is M53323 so this should be set TS417 with 59129 and 53307. The slide process date was June 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 30th December 1983

Set number: TS417

On 30 December 1983 I travelled on the "West Midlands Roundabout No 2" railtour. This started at Birmingham New Street and visited Drakelow, Burton, Lichfield, Bescot, Bushbury, the Oxley curve, Kidderminster and Worcester SH before returning to New Street. This is the tour train during a short break at Burton. The set visible is 53323 + 59129 + 53307. Lewis Bevan.

DMU

Date: 1st September 1985

"Bandit" liveried 53323 & 53307 stabled at Chester depot, 1/9/85 Anthony Griffiths.

DMU

Date: 16th May 1986

M53223 + M53307 depart from Manchester Victoria on 16 May 1986. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 25th March 1987

With a black cab window surround, a Class 101 two-car DMU formed of cars M53323 & M53307 was leading a well-filled Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service, stood on the Up Slow at Leyland station on March 25th 1987. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 5th July 1988

Set number: 293

Church Stretton, 5 July 1988. Set 293 - probably Chester vehicles 53323 + 53307. Note the headlamp fitted to the right-hand lamp bracket. Nigel Menzies.