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Vehicle 51180


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: 30467
Diagram: 523

Allocations

15/11/58 New to 3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60Depot code change21E
Sep-63Depot code change2H
3w/e 31/01/65 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
Mar-82 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
circa 1984 Transferred to CH (Chester)
13/12/87 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
14/05/89 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
07/07/91 Transferred to CA (Cambridge) PCAX
09/03/92 Withdrawn from CA (Cambridge) PCAX

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 08/06/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51180 56338 As delivered to 3E - 15th November 1958
51180 56349 Noted 31/12/69 - in Manchester Victoria1
51180 56349 Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot2
51180 56349 Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria3
51180 56353 Noted 22/06/74 - at Llandudno1
51180 56353 Noted 29/08/1974 - at Rock Ferry3
51180 56359 Noted 10/09/76 - in Chester station1
CR241 51180 56359 Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury, set number only on 563591
51180 56355 Noted circa 08/19804
51180 56355 Noted 24/10/1980 - At Chester Station5
TS404 51180 59117 50322 Noted circa 05/19824
51180 59117 50322 Noted 03/05/1982 - on BR Day Excursion from Leamington Spa - Shrewsbury / Aberystwyth with 50327 + 59119 + 50314
TS404 51180 59118 50322 Noted 19/06/82 - at Norwich1
TS404 51180 59117 50322 Noted circa 08/19824
TS404 51180 59117 50322 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS404 51180 59117 53322 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS405 51180 59119 50327 Noted circa 09/19834
TS404 51180 59117 53322 Noted circa 12/19834
51180 54355 Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
51180 54355 Listed at CH - Jun-87
51180 54355 Noted circa 10/19874
80 51180 54353 Noted 13/12/87 - at Norwich1
80 51180 54355 Noted circa Jan-88
80 51180 54355 Noted 15/05/88 - at Norwich
80 51180 54355 Noted circa 09/19884
NL453 51180 51840 Listed at NL - 05/09/89
spare 51180 Listed at CA - Jul-91
spare 51180 Listed at CA - Aug-91
63 51180 54061 Noted circa 09/19914
51180 54061 Noted 28/09/91 - On 16:06 Sleaford - Doncaster6
63 51180 54061 Listed at CA - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Shayne Lewis
6: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Leicester

7th August 1983

Set number: TS405

Stabled at Leicester on August 7, 1983 is 51180 + 59119 + 50327. The set number in the cab window seems to read TS405. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Ashburys

17th October 1987

Class 101 M51180 with M54355 on the rear at Ashburys on the 17th October 1987. Kevin Law.

Class 101 DMU at Queen Adelaide

21st December 1987

Set number: 80

Class 101 set 80, formed M51180 + M54355, is seen at Queen Adelaide on December 21, 1987. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 23rd August 1985

A class 47 and a class 101 DMBS M51180 at Manchester Victoria on 23rd August 1985. Jonathan Hazan.

DMU

Date: 9th August 1986

The 10.42 Manchester Victoria-Llandudno at Helsby, 9/8/86. The lengthy formation included 51178, 54335, 51180 & 51913 but other vehicle details got lost as the notes were unclear. Anthony Griffiths.

DMU

Date: 6th December 1986

A DMU formation containing 54355 + 51180 / 51562 + 53931 arrives into Crewe station on 6 December 1986. All were allocated to Chester depot. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 17th October 1987

Class 101 M54355 with M51180 leading at Hyde North on the 17th October 1987. Kevin Law.

DMU

Date: 15th May 1988

Set number: 80

Class 101 2-car DMU Norwich set 80 (54355+51180) at Norwich on 15-5-88. With "Yarmouth" on the destination blind this is presumably a Norwich-Yarmouth service. This was the day before Class 156s took over North West services. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: June 1988

RDB975010 'Test Coach Iris' (former 79900) north end of Cambridge station June (sometime between the 13th and 24th) 1988. The mEt-Camm on the right is 51180. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 18th April 1990

Set number: 101365

A hybrid cl.101/110 set, with 51180 leading 59701 and 53245 (the last being ex- ScR set 101 365), departs from Brough on the 17.11 to Hull on 18/4/90. This service was mainly for the benefit of homegoing workers from the adjacent BAe aircraft factory. Leonard Rogers.

DMU

Date: 1991

A Class 101 DMU at Carlisle in 1991. 51175 is nearest to the camera, it was used as a Sandite vehicle based at Leeds Holbeck in 1990/91, partnered with 51180, which is probably the other vehicle illustrated. Graeme Phillips Collection.