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Vehicle 50224 / 53224


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: 30261
Diagram: 523

Allocations

20/06/57 New to 54A (Sunderland)
20/06/57 On loan to 9A (Longsight)
4w/e 07/09/57 Ex-loan back to 54A (Sunderland)
3w/e 30/08/58 Transferred to South Gosforth
Jan-59 On loan to 50B (Neville Hill)
Feb-59 Ex-loan back to South Gosforth
Oct-61 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
Oct-61 On loan to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
3w/e 30/12/61 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
May-73Depot code changeDN
2w/e 06/06/76 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
10/05/87 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
01/10/89 Transferred to CH (Chester) PCHX
30/09/90 Transferred to LO (Longsight) PLOX
p/e 13/10/90 Sector Change to LO (Longsight) PXXZ
07/12/90 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight) PXXZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50224 - original number
53224 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 09/07/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50224 56076 As delivered to 54A - 20th June 1957
50224 56076 Transfer to 54A - 4w/e 07/09/1957 - ex-loan LMR
50224 56068 Transfer to 50B - Jan-59 - on loan
50224 56083 Transfer to 51A - Oct-61
50224 56087 Noted circa 1964 - Noted at Whitby Town
50224 56076 Noted 11/09/65 - at Thornaby1
50224 59070 50262 Noted 05/04/72 - at Darlington1
50224 59070 50261 Noted 03/09/73 - at Darlington1
50224 56072 Noted 06/09/75 - at Darlington1
50224 56057 Noted 29/10/75 - at York with 50200/560841
50224 56401 Noted circa 01/19772
50224 56401 Noted 04/08/79 - at Keighley
50224 56401 Noted circa 10/19822
50224 56401 Noted 19/01/83 - at Clayton West
50224 56401 Noted circa 03/19832
53224 54401 Noted 16/05/19842
53224 54401 Listed at NL - 01/01/85
53224 54401 Noted circa 07/19852
53224 54401 Noted circa 09/19862
C900 53224 59709 52048 Formation change - CF - circa 10/87 - 53224 replaced 51919
C900 53224 59709 52048 Listed at CF - Oct-87
C900 53224 59709 52048 Noted 19/12/87 - at Cardiff Queen Street
C854 53224 59709 51509 Formed at CF w/e 07/02/88 - renumbered from C900 with 51509 replacing 52048
C984 53224 59383 53635 Formed at CF circa May-88
C984 53224 53635 Listed at CF - 15/05/89
CH645 53224 51509 Listed at CH - 14/10/89
53224 51509 Noted 20/12/89 - on 13:40 Crewe - Derby3
CH645 53224 53194 Listed at CH - mid May-90

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Graeme Phillips

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Bradford Hammerton Street

18th June 1978

A two-car Class 101 DMU formed of E50224 and presumably E56401 at Bradford Hammerton Street on 18 June 1978. Brian Daniels.

Class 101 DMU at Keighley

4th August 1979

A refurbished Class 101 DMU (closest is thought to be 50202 or 50207) at Keighley on 4/8/79. Robert Frise.

Class 101 DMU at Clayton West

19th January 1983

E50224 and E56401 waiting to depart from Clayton West with 2L74 the 1250 to Huddersfield 19th January 1983, three days before closure of the branch. Keith Long.

Class 101 DMU at Clayton West

19th January 1983

E50224 and E56401 waiting to depart from Clayton West with 2L74 the 1250 to Huddersfield 19th January 1983, three days before closure of the branch. Keith Long.

Class 101 DMU at Cardiff Queen Street

19th December 1987

Set number: C900

W53224 of C900, which was a 3-car hybrid set comprising three different classes - 101 (53224), 110 (59709), and 108 (52048). At Cardiff Queen St, 19/12/87. Mac Winfield.

Class 101 DMU at Barry Island

August 1989

Set number: C984

Hybrid 101/108 DMU set C984 (53224 and presumably 53635) arrives into Barry Island station in August 1989. John Law.

Class 101 DMU at Abercynon

21st August 1989

Set number: C984

53224 running as C984 - a 2-car hybrid with a Class 108 (presumably 53635) - at Abercynon where it regains the Taff Vale main line to Pontypridd and Cardiff while operating the Aberdare service on 21/8/89. Mac Winfield.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 31st August 1975

An eleven-car DMU formation at Heighington on a Darlington - Shildon "Cavalcade 150" Special, 31 August 1975. The 108/108/101 composition of the closest set matches a formation listed in the November 1975 edition of The Railway Observer (p351) as 50645 + 59386 + 50232 / 50641 + 59389 + 50624 / 50224 + 56067 / 51509 + 59062 + 51441. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: 4th August 1979

Refurbished set 56401 / 50224 seen at Keighley on 4/8/79. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 19th January 1983

E56401 and E50224 waiting to depart from Clayton West with 2L74 the 1250 to Huddersfield 19th January 1983, three days before closure of the branch. Keith Long.

DMU

Date: 1988

Set number: C984

31 152 hauls a three-car 108 DMSL/108 TSL/101 DMBS DMU set at Frome in mid-1988. The closest vehicle appears to be 53635, making this set C984 with 59383 + 53224. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 31st March 1988

Set number: C854

Hybrid set C854 (presumably 51509 + 59709 + 53224) heading for Swindon at Hawkeridge Junction on 31 March 1988. Robert Chilton.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: C984

DMU C984 (presumably 53635 + 53224, a 108 / 101 hybrid) and a class 442 5-WES unit at Weymouth. Date unknown, circa late 1980s. Stuart Pearce.

DMU

Date: April 1989

Set number: C984

Class 108/101 hybrid DMU set C984 (53635 and presumably 53224) seen at the Dundas Aqueduct, Monkton Combe, in April 1989. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 30th June 1989

Set number: C984

Class 108/101 hybrid set C984 at Cardiff Queen Street on June 30, 1989. Closest is 53635, presumably with 53224. John Carter.