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Vehicle 51201


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

24/01/59 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
Jun-59 Transferred to 24E (Blackpool Central)
4w/e 30/01/60 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
Apr-60 Transferred to 24E (Blackpool Central)
5w/e 06/07/63 Transferred to 26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63Depot code change9D
3w/e 02/10/65 Transferred to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 05/11/66 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
11/05/86 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
07/07/91 Transferred to CA (Cambridge) PCAX
10/05/92 Transferred to LO (Longsight) RCLO
Jan-01 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight)

Modifications

circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted
circa May-95 - Headlamp fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 03/09/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Immingham Railfreight Terminal

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51201 56359 As delivered to 26A - 24th January 1959
51201 56359 Noted 12/02/61 - in Blackpool Central station
51201 56342 Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot1
51201 56342 Noted 22/10/71 - at Crewe1
51201 56347 Noted 22/06/74 - at Conway2
51201 56347 Noted 20/09/1975 - at Crewe3
51201 56342 Noted 25/02/1977 - CH Depot4
51201 56342 Noted 08/09/77 - at Machynlleth2
51201 56347 Noted 14/09/81 - on 12:40 Shrewsbury - Crewe
51201 56347 Noted 26/06/82 - at Borth
51201 56347 Noted circa 08/19824
51201 56347 Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 08.40 Manchester Victoria to Chester with 56080-502034
51201 54347 Noted 17/04/83 - on Chester depot
51201 54347 Noted circa 01/19844
51201 54347 Noted 31/03/1984 - on Chester Depot4
51201 54347 Noted 30/09/84 - on Chester depot
51201 54347 Noted 25/04/85 - on a Holyhead to Llandudno all stations service
51201 54347 Noted 07/02/86 - on 06:48 Crewe - Stoke with 51902 + 544855
51201 54347 Noted circa 03/19864
51201 54347 Transfer to NC - 11/05/86 - from CH
72 51201 54347 Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986
72 51201 54347 Noted 05/07/86 - at Norwich2
72 51201 54347 Noted 27/08/19864
51201 54347 Noted 31/03/87 - at Norwich2
72 51201 54347 Listed at NC - Apr-87
72 51201 54347 Listed at NC - Dec-87
72 51201 54347 Noted 10/09/88
72 51201 54347 Listed at NC - Feb-90
72 51201 54347 Listed at CA - Jul-91
72 51201 54347 Listed at CA - Aug-91
72 51201 54347 Noted circa 10/19914
72 51201 54347 Listed at CA - Dec-91
51201 54347 Noted 05/02/92 - on 16:15 Skegness - Gainsborough6
51201 54347 Noted 27/03/92 - on 06:41 Birmingham New Street - Nottingham6
101663 51201 54347 Listed at LO - 02/07/92
101663 51201 54347 Listed at LO - 24/09/92
101663 51201 54347 Listed at LO - November 1992
101663 51201 54347 Listed at LO - 10/12/92
51201 54347 Noted 24/05/93 - on 19:00 Blackpool - Manchester Airport6
51201 54347 Noted 02/08/93 - on 19:00 Southport - Stockport6
101663 51201 54347 Listed at LO - November 1993
51201 54347 Noted 17/03/94 - on 16:52 Manchester Piccadilly - New Mills Central6
101663 51201 54347 Noted circa 06/19944
101663 51201 54347 Noted 31/05/1997 - 0820 Chester to Manchester Victoria

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Derby Works

4th September 1976

Freshly refurbished Met-Camm DMBS M51201 on display at a Derby Works open day on 4th September 1976. John Law.

Class 101 DMU at Derby Works

4th September 1976

Freshly refurbished Met-Camm DMBS 51201 on display at a Derby Works open day on 4th September 1976. It was allocated to Chester at the time. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Derby Works

4th September 1976

25 110 and freshly refurbished Met-Camm DMBS 51201 on display at a Derby Works open day on 4th September 1976. John Law.

Class 101 DMU at Borth

26th June 1982

M51201 and M56347 are seen leaving Borth station on the 26th June 1982, with Wolverhampton High Level showing on the destination blind. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Borth station

26th June 1982

M51201 and M56347 are seen leaving Borth station on the 26th June 1982, which has signs of track being lifted in the foreground. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Ely

6th August 1988

Set number: 72

Class 101 2-car DMU 51201 + 54347 passing Ely South signal box with the 08-25 ex-Cambridge to Peterborough 6-8-88. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 101 DMU at Ely North Junction

10th September 1988

Set number: 72

Class 101 E51201 + E54347 towed by 37138 passing Ely North Junction on 10.09.88. The DMU had previously worked 2K11 07.03 Doncaster – Peterborough via The Joint but due to a failure 37138 came to assistance and now running forward as an ECS possibly to Cambridge. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 101 DMU at Cambridge

5th May 1990

Set number: 72

This appears to be 51201, Cambridge?, on May 5th, 1990. Colin Brooks.

Class 101 DMU at Sheringham

circa June 1990

Set number: 72

Met-Camm DMU set 72 (51201 and presumably 54347), Sheringham station circa summer 1990. Bob Belcher.

Class 101 DMU at Sheringham

circa June 1990

Set number: 72

Met-Camm DMU set 72 (51201 and presumably 54347) in Sheringham station circa summer 1990. Bob Belcher.

Class 101 DMU at Doncaster

27th October 1991

Set number: 72

51201 + 54347 in platform 2 of Doncaster station on 27 October 1991. David Bellamy.

Class 101 DMU at Rose Hill

16th August 1993

Set number: 101663

101663 - with 51201 closest and 54347 behind - is seen at Rose Hill on the 17:09 to Manchester Piccadilly, 16/8/93. Gazza Prescott.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

4th December 1993

Set number: 101663

51201 at the head of a 6-car formation formed of 101663 (with 54347), 101656 and 101679 at Manchester Piccadilly, 4/12/93. Gazza Prescott.

Class 101 DMU at Bargoed

Unknown date

Set number: 101663

101663 (51201 & 54347) is making plenty of smoke at Bargoed. Undated. Tom Clift.

Class 101 DMU at Rose Hill Marple

Unknown date

Set number: 101663

51201 (101663 with 54347) waits time at Rose Hill Marple before returning to Manchester Piccadilly. Chris Moxon.

Class 101 DMU at Ashburys

7th January 1995

Set number: 101663

101663 (51201 & 54347) at Ashburys on 7th January 1995. Ian Buck.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

June 1996

Set number: 101663

Sorry not in service - 101663 (51201 + 54347) in Manchester Piccadilly, June 1996. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Stockport (Edgeley)

28th January 2000

Set number: 101663

101663 - Car 51201 is seen at the rear of a Chester - Piccadilly service on 28th January 2000 at Stockport (Edgeley) with 54347. Paul Moxon.

Class 101 DMU at Deansgate

12th February 2000

Set number: 101663

101663 (51201 & 54347) at Deansgate on a service from Irlam on 12th February 2000. Ian Buck.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

8th April 2000

Set number: 101663

A service for Marple departs from Manchester Piccadilly on 8 April 2000 worked by Met-Camm set 101663 (51201 + 54347). Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

10th April 2000

Set number: 101663

Metropolitan-Cammell set 101663 (51201 + 54347) in Manchester Piccadilly station on April 10, 2000. John Carter.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 26th June 1982

M56347 and M51201 head away from Borth station on the 26th June 1982. Steve Davies Collection.

DMU

Date: 17th April 1983

Class 101 DMU 54347 + 51201 on Chester depot, 17-4-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 30th September 1984

Class 101 DMU 54347 + 51201 stabled at Chester depot on 30-9-84. Behind are 51194 + 54346 with Class 120 53674 + 59064 + 53723. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: June 1987

Set number: 81

Pair of Class 101 Met Camm 2-car DMUs at Cromer in June 1987. Set 81 (53231 + 54050) is on the left, set 72 on the right (presumably 51201 + 54347). On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: June 1987

Set number: 72

Class 101 DMU set 72 (presumably 54347 + 51201) depart Cromer past the signal box in June 1987. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 19th July 1987

Set number: T620

Three-car set 53878, 59612 and 53056 stabled at Leicester with Norwich's set 72 behind, headed by 51201 and presumably with out of sight, 54347. Unusually the 116 (with class 127 centre trailer) appears to have a Tyseley set number board in the 2nd man's window but with no set number apparently on it (they would be set T620 at this time). The following year 53878 and 59612 were reformed into four-car set T421 and 53056 was in three-car set T342. Robert Chilton.

DMU

Date: 21st May 1989

Set number: 63

Set 63 E54218 + E51428 and Set 72 E51201 + E54347 seen on a Norwich to Cambridge working north of Ely around 4pm on 21st May 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: 101663

54347 (101663 with 51201) arriving into Manchester Piccadilly. Chris Moxon.

DMU

Date: 19th November 1998

Set number: 960992

A very rare picture of a sandite 101 on a passenger turn, it may well have been a one off? 960992 977897 (53203) + 977898 (53193) + 101663 54347 + 51201 are on 2H19, the 17:09 Macclesfield to Manchester Piccadilly at Cheadle Hulme, 19-11-98. Kevin Dowd.

DMU

Date: 15th May 1999

Set number: 101663

Class 101 Met Cam DMU 101-663 (54347+51201) stabled next to Chester station, 15-5-99. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 12th November 1999

Set number: 101663

101663 (54347 & 51201) at Manchester Piccadilly 12th November 1999. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: 10th December 1999

Set number: 101663

101663 (54347 + 51201) arrives at Deansgate from Irlam on 10th December 1999. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: 9th February 2000

Set number: 101663

Longsight based 101663 (54347 + 51201) leaves the Rose Hill branch at Marple Wharf Junction with a train to Piccadilly via Hyde, 9th February 2000. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: February 2001

Set number: 101663

101663 (54347 + 51201) at Manchester Piccadilly in February 2001. Ian Buck.