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Vehicle 50165 / 53165


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: 30254
Diagram: 523

Allocations

10/01/57 New to 56G (Hammerton Street)
4w/e 01/08/64 Transferred to South Gosforth
4w/e 05/09/64 Transferred to 56G (Hammerton Street)
w/e 04/03/67 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
4w/e 25/05/68 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 27/02/71 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
May-73Depot code changeGF
w/e 05/02/78 Transferred to DN (Darlington)
27/05/84 Transferred to HT (Heaton) - Darlington closed
21/11/87 Transferred to LA (Laira)
01/10/89 Transferred to CH (Chester) PCHX
p/e 04/11/89 Transferred to LA (Laira) PLAX
24/05/92 Transferred to LO (Longsight) RCLO
24/05/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
23/06/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50165 - original number
53165 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Nov-78 - AWS fitted
circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 13/02/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50165 50169 As delivered to 56G - 10th January 1957
50165 50169 Noted 19th January 1957 - arrived at Starbeck to start training runs between there and Poppleton
50165 50169 Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 01/08/64
50165 50169 Transfer to 56G - 4w/e 05/09/64
50165 59071 59066 50170 Noted 06/04/67 - at York1
50165 59062 51509 Noted 01/07/73 - at Newcastle1
50165 56370 Noted 11/1974 - at Newcastle 2
50165 56370 Noted 07/01/75 - in Newcastle Central3
N128 50165 56370 Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 563703
50165 56370 Noted 06/11/1976 - at Newcastle 2
50165 56370 Noted 02/03/77 - at Pelaw
50165 56056 Noted 07/08/1978 - at York 2
50165 56061 Noted 07/06/80
50165 50238 Noted 29/11/80 - with E50548 + E51207 at Bishop Auckland
50165 56065 Noted 27/07/81
50165 50170 Noted circa 10/19824
50165 56219 Noted circa 02/19834
53165 53262 Noted circa 03/19854
53165 54056 Noted circa 11/19864
53165 54091 Noted 22/11/19864
53165 54091 Noted circa 07/19874
P825 51246 53165 Formed at LA w/e 07/02/88 - renumbered from P863
P825 53165 59118 51246 Noted 04/04/19884
P825 51246 59118 53165 Listed at LA - 08/08/88
P825 51246 59118 53165 Noted 25/09/1988 - Branch Line Society The Ark Royal Railtour
P825 51246 59118 53165 Listed at LA - 15/05/89
825 51246 59118 53165 Listed at LA - 21/01/91
825 53165 59118 53637 Noted circa 03/19914
P825 53165 59118 53637 Listed at LA - Jul-91
P825 53165 59118 53637 Listed at LA - Aug-91
P825 51417 59118 53165 Listed at LA - Dec-91
LO294 53165 54208 Listed at LO - 02/07/92
LO294 53165 54208 Listed at LO - 24/09/92
LO294 53165 54065 Listed at LO - November 1992
LO294 53165 54065 Listed at LO - 10/12/92

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Newcastle station

7th June 1980

Illustrating a mix of liveries at Newcastle on 7/6/80, nearest the camera is DMBS E50165, still unrefurbished and retaining overall BR blue livery, paired with DTS(L) E56061 in DMU refurbished livery of white with blue band. By this date, refurbished livery had been abandoned for further refurbishments, which were being out-shopped in blue + grey instead. The latter car would have previously been a DTC(L) but the first class compartment has evidently been declassified as there is no yellow band at cantrail level. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Darlington

Unknown date

Class 101 cars E53165 + E54367 are seen arriving at Darlington in the mid-1980s. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Paignton

26th April 1989

Set number: P825

Class 101 P825 (presumed to be 53165 + 59118 + 51246) at Paignton with the 12.00 to Newton Abbot on 26-04-1989. A typical smokey d.m.u. departure for the short journey to Newton Abbot, on the Great Western main line between Exeter and Plymouth. Gordon Thomson.

Class 101 DMU at Chester

16th June 1992

Set number: LO294

53165 at Chester on 16 June 1992. David Bellamy.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 2nd March 1977

South Gosforth allocated E56370 + E50165 head away from Pelaw on the 2nd March 1977. The destination blind displays Sunderland. Ian Francis.

DMU

Date: 29th November 1980

E50548 + E51207 / E50238 + E50165 with the 13:49 to Darlington to Bishop Auckland on November 29, 1980. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 27th July 1981

A Met-Camm set formed of 56065 and 50165 is seen at Norton on the 27th July 1981. Jerry Glover.

DMU

Date: 26th April 1989

Set number: P825

Class 101 P825 (presumed to be 51246 + 59118 + 53165) departs Paignton with the 12.00 to Newton Abbot on 26-04-1989. A typical smokey d.m.u. departure for the short journey to Newton Abbot, on the Great Western main line between Exeter and Plymouth. The site of the not long demolished signal box is to the left. Gordon Thomson.

DMU

Date: 28th April 1989

Set number: P825

Class 101 P825 with the 14.45 to Exmouth at Exeter Central on 28-04-1989. The set is presumed to be formed of 51246 + 59118 + 53165. Gordon Thomson.

DMU

Date: 2nd July 1990

Set number: 825

51246 + 59539 + 53165 at Exeter St Davids, July 2 1990. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: April 1991

A "heritage" DMU, formed of 53637 + 59118 + 53165, about to cross the Tamar into Cornwall on Brunel's bridge working the 12.42 Plymouth-Penzance in April 1991. Lewis Bevan.