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Vehicle 50247 / 53247


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: 30339
Diagram: 521

Allocations

10/09/57 New to South Gosforth
Feb-64Depot code change52J
May-73Depot code changeGF
w/e 23/07/78 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
04/10/87 Transferred to LA (Laira)
27/11/90 Withdrawn from LA (Laira) PXXZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50247 - original number
53247 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 15/05/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50247 56219 As delivered to South Gosforth - 10th September 1957
N313 50247 59385 50634 Noted circa 19711
50247 59385 50634 Noted 02/01/75 - at York2
N313 50247 59385 50634 Noted 07/01/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number not on 50247 but on other two2
N313 50247 59385 50634 Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 506342
50247 56078 Noted 04/04/1976 - at Newcastle 3
50247 Noted 04/09/77 - on Cambridge depot, loose vehicle2
50247 56081 Noted circa 12/19811
50247 56375 Noted 21/07/82 - at Billingham
50247 56403 Noted circa 02/19831
50247 56403 Noted 07/03/83 - on 13:15 Newcastle - Middlesbrough
53247 54086 Noted 07/05/83 - in Newcastle Central2
53247 54082 Noted circa 03/19851
53247 54054 Noted circa 02/19861
53247 54408 Noted 22/11/19861
53247 54406 Noted 25/07/19871
P872 53247 53646 Formed at LA circa 10/87
P873 53247 53637 Listed at LA - Nov-87
P873 53247 53637 Noted circa 11/19871
P872 53247 53646 Noted 04/04/19881
P872 53247 53646 Listed at LA - 08/08/88
P872 53247 53646 Listed at LA - 15/05/89

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Billingham

21st July 1982

50247 & 56375 pass Billingham, 21 July 1982. Jerry Glover.

Class 101 DMU at Felling, Gateshead

7th March 1983

Cars E50247 E56403 are seen passing Felling, Gateshead, with the 13:15 Newcastle - Middlesbrough. The electrification catenary visible are on the Tyneside Metro system, which runs adjacent through Gateshead. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Exeter

14th November 1987

Set number: P873

Set P873 - this is presumably 53247 - at Exeter on 14 November 1987. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Par

6th July 1988

Set number: P872

P872 (53247 and possibly 53646?) makes a smoky departure from Par on the 10:25 Par-Newquay, Wednesday 6 July 1988. Mel Holley.

Class 101 DMU at Exeter St Davids

30th July 1988

Set number: P872

A Class 101 formed of two DMBSs, 53247 carrying set number P872 and 53157, Exeter St Davids 30 July 1988. Keith Miller.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 28th September 1976

A Class 101 DMU at Whitley Bay on 28/09/1976 at 1728 with the 16:55 Newcastle-Newcastle circular - travelling in an anti-clockwise direction. To the left, Class 101 DMBS E50247 is coupled to a class 108 vehicle. Graeme Phillips Collection.

DMU

Date: 14th November 1987

Set number: P873

Class 108/101 hybrid DMU set P873 (53637 and presumably 53247) at Exeter with the 4.45pm Exmouth-Barnstaple service on 14 November 1987. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 2nd July 1988

Set number: P872

Class 108/101 hybrid P872 (53646 and presumably 53247) at St Erth on July 2, 1988. John Carter.