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Vehicle 51440

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: 30500
Diagram: 523

Allocations

24/03/59	New to	56G (Hammerton Street)
4w/e 05/09/59	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
4w/e 03/10/59	Transferred to	56G (Hammerton Street)
3w/e 19/03/60	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
May-73	Depot code change	NL
May-73	Transferred to	HS (Hammerton Street)
2w/e 19/06/76	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
3w/e 31/12/76	Transferred to	HS (Hammerton Street)
13/05/84	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)	- Hammerton Street closed
02/11/86	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
Nov-86	Withdrawn from	HT (Heaton)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 14/11/1980 released in blue/grey livery

51440 was involved in the following incident:

Image on Flickr, images also in the book 'Leeds Termini' published by Challenger UK.

10/08/61 - Leeds City Station

Collision involving Class 101 / Class 45

Info from John Darwent and Bill Read

Peak D105 running light to Neville Hill over-ran signals and collided with a Leeds - Scarborough DMU (two 4-car units) almost opposite Leeds East Signal Box. Leaking diesel caught fire and the leading two DMU vehicles (51440 & 59533) overturned, but were returned to traffic after repair. One killed, two injured. The leading motor coach (51440) turned over and slid on its side, demolishing the parapet wall of a bridge and releasing fuel oil which then ignited. The second coach (59533) also fell on its side, but the remaining six coaches were little damaged. All returned to trafic. The driver of the locomotive mistakenly accepted the signal that had been cleared for the DMU.

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51440	59533	59534	51510	As delivered to 56G - 24th March 1959
	51440	59533	59534	51510	Transfer to 51A - Aug-59
	51440	59533	59534	51510	Transfer to 56G - Sep-59
	51440	59533	59534	51510	Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
L150	51440	51512			Noted circa 1971¹
	51440	51512			Noted 16/03/1974 - at Sheffield Midland²
	51440	51512			Noted 30/08/1974 - at Sheffield²
	51440	51512			Noted 07/04/1976 - at Leeds ²
	51440	59091	51512		Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly³
	51440	59091	51512		Noted 04/09/76 - at Doncaster³
	51440	51501			Noted circa 10/1982¹
	51440	51501			Noted circa 02/1983¹
	51440	51501			Noted 30/04/1983 - Huddersfield¹
	51440	51497			Noted circa 10/1983¹
	51440	51497			Listed at NL - 01/01/85
	51440	51497			Noted 19th August 1986
	51440	51497			Noted 28/09/1986¹

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

Images:

February 1979

Met Camm powered-twin working a Huddersfield to Sheffield service MARK LEVING.

23rd January 1981

This two-car Class 101 DMU power-twin (the DMBS seems to be E51440) was photographed pulling into Penistone on a Huddersfield to Sheffield service on 23 January 1981. The picture, which was first published in Alan Whitehouse's book "Rails through Barnsley", was taken from the roof of the Woodhead Power Control Centre at Penistone station. Andrew Walker.

11th April 1986

A Class 101 Met-Camm DMU departing from Barnsley station and about to pass by Jumble Lane signal box on 11 April 1986. Is the lady on the left heading to the bingo once the barriers go up? Stuart Mackay Collection.

8th October 1986

37078 is at the front of 51440, 51497, 53200 & 54075 at Thornaby, 8th October 1986. Jerry Glover.

15th January 1989

Met-Camm Class 101 DMBS E51440 at Snailwell on 15 January 1989. It had been withdrawn from Heaton in November 1986. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 31st July 1983

Standing in the works yard at Doncaster on accomodation bogies are Class 101 numbers E56063 and E51440. 31 July 1983. Keith Long.

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