Set 101689
These formations have been noted:
| 51185 | 51511 | Noted circa 02/19931 | ||||||
| 51185 | 51511 | Listed at HA - November 1993 | ||||||
| 51185 | 51511 | Noted circa 03/19951 | ||||||
| 51185 | 51511 | Transfer to LO - Jul-00 |
Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
1993
101689 (51511 + 51185) at Hooton in 1993 alongside 508 141. John Law.
12th February 1993
101689 (51511 + 51185) at Grantham on 12/2/93 with the 12:35 Skegness - Nottingham. Gazza Prescott.
24th February 1993
101689 (51185 + 51511) in Lincoln Central station on 24-02-1993. John Law.
24th February 1993
101689 (51511 + 51185) in Lincoln Central station on 24-02-1993. John Law.
25th February 1993
101689 (51511 + 51185) in unbranded Strathclyde PTE livery at Crewe on 25.02.1993. When refurbished a few of these Strathclyde allocated examples were used by Tyseley for a while before transferring up to Scotland. Andy Cole.
7th April 1993
101689 51185 + 51511 at Lichfield Trent Valley (Low Level) on 17:20 Stoke-On-Trent to Rugby, 7-4-93. Kevin Dowd.
6th June 1993
101689 (51185 + 51511) is in bay 2A at Stockport prior to working a Sunday shuttle to Wilmslow due to engineering work between Piccadilly and Stockport. 6th June 1993. Paul Moxon.
7th August 1993
Class 101 DMU 101689 (51185 + 51511) in Strathclyde PTE livery stands at Chester with the 10-59 to Helsby via Hooton 7-8-93 or thereabouts. It ran in the North West for a few weeks after refurbishment before heading back to Glasgow. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
16th August 1993
The 11:52 Warrington Central - Wilmslow at Manchester Piccadilly, formed of 101689 (51185 + 51511) on 16/8/93. Gazza Prescott.
16th August 1993
101689 (51511 + 51185) seen in Manchester Victoria station. Thought to be taken on the 16th August 1993. Stuart Mackay Collection.
25th September 1993
101689 (51185 + 51511) seen at Chester on the 07:19 to Helsby, 25/9/93. Gazza Prescott.
25th September 1993
Passengers board Strathclyde PTE liveried Metro-Cammel class 101 dmu 101689 (51185 + 51511), as it stands the bay platform at Hooton in which it will reverse and leave the same way it came in with a Helsby-Chester service. 25th September 1993. Andrew J Crowther.
5th February 1994
Strathclyde PTE liveried 101 689 (51185 + 51511) are on the approach to Glasgow Central station on the bridge crossing the River Clyde, 5th February 1994. Andrew J Crowther.
3rd June 1994
Class 101's 101689 (51185 + 51511) and 101684 (51509 visible) were stood at Glasgow Central on June 3rd 1994. Martyn Hilbert.
1st March 1995
101689 (51511 + 51185) departs from Glasgow Central station on the 1st March 1995. Hamish Stevenson.
30th August 1996
Class 101 51185, set number 101 689 (with 51511), is seen at Glasgow Central in Strathclyde PTE livery on 30.08.1996. Andy Cole.
21st November 1997
101689 (51185 + 51511) at Paisley Canal after arriving with the 11:38 from Glasgow Central on 21/11/97. Stuart Mackay.
1998
101689 (51511 + 51185) at Motherwell with a Cumbernauld service in 1998. John Law.
2nd July 1998
101689 (51185 + 51511) with a Glasgow Central service waiting to depart from Whifflet on 2 July 1998. Stuart Mackay.
2nd July 1998
101689 (51185 + 51511) is on Whifflet duties when seen in Glasgow Central on 2 July 1998. Stuart Mackay.
2nd July 1998
101689 (51511 + 51185) arrives ECS into Whifflet from Mossend to form a Glasgow Central service, 2 July 1998. Stuart Mackay.
2nd July 1998
101689 (51511 + 51185) in Whifflet station after terminating with a service from Glasgow Central on on 2 July 1998. Stuart Mackay.
28th July 1998
101 689 has just passed under the former booking hall (then in use as a mini-market) of the closed Strathbungo station while working the 17:57 Glasgow Central-East Kilbride service on 28th July 1998. No trace of the platforms, or the covered staircases leading up to the building, remain. John Horne.
31st August 1999
Metropolitan-Cammell (TOPS Class 101) 2-car DMU No. 101 689 (51185 + 51511) crosses the River Clyde as it approaches Glasgow Central Station, probably on a working from Whifflet, on 31st August, 1999. Michael Laing.
16th September 2000
After transfer from Scotrail, 101689 (51185 + 51511) was stored for a short while, and then worked for a few weeks before succumbing to wheel flats. It is seen working a Stockport-Piccadilly engineering shuttle on 16th Sept. 2000. Paul Moxon.
16th September 2000
101689 (51511 + 51185) in Manchester Piccadilly on 16-9-00 with the Stockport shuttle service. Stuart Mackay Collection.
16th September 2000
101689 (51185 + 51511) departs from Manchester Piccadilly with the Stockport shuttle on September 16, 2000. Stuart Mackay Collection.
February 2001
51511 is seen in the lift shop at Longsight Depot under repair after transfer from Glasgow. Ian Buck.
24th February 2001
101689 (51511 + 51185) works the 13:43 Piccadilly to New Mills Central through Bredbury on the 24th February 2001. Paul Moxon.
24th February 2001
101689 (51185 + 51511) arrive at Piccadilly with a turn-back service from Marple, 24/2/01. Paul Moxon.
24th February 2001
After a spell out of service, 101689 (51511 + 51185) re-appeared on the usual South Manchester services, seen north of Marple on a Sheffield - Piccadilly working, 24/2/01. Paul Moxon.
26th February 2001
101689 (51185 + 51511) in Manchester Piccadilly station on the 26th February 2001. Steve Hodgson.
30th June 2001
101689 (51511 + 51185) at Sheffield, substituting for 'Daisy' which had failed on the diagram earlier in the day, ready to work the 12:14 to Piccadilly on Saturday 30 June 2001. The unit managed to regain 7 minutes of lost time on the return journey. Paul Moxon.
30th June 2001
Passengers on board 51185 (101689) while working the 10:43 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield on 30-6-01, its last day in service. Paul Moxon.
30th June 2001
101689 (51185 + 51511) on the 10:43 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield at Chinley East Jct, 30-6-01, its last day in service. Kevin Dowd.
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