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Vehicle 51452


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

20/06/59 New to 62A (Thornton Junction)
w/e 04/07/59 Transferred to Leith Central
w/e 01/08/59 Transferred to 62B (Dundee)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
May-73Depot code changeHN
w/e 25/05/74 Transferred to LA (Laira)
w/e 07/06/75 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road)
16/05/82 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
10/12/86 Transferred to LE (Swansea Landore)
16/08/87 Stored U.
p/e 12/12/87 Withdrawn from LE (Swansea Landore)

Modifications

circa Jul-82 - Headlamp fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 25/08/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

51452 was involved in the following incident:


101 DMU collision

08/08/87 - One mile north of Llandrindod Wells.

Collision involving Class 101 / Tractor

Info from David Rowe

A 4-car formation of 2x101 power twins which hit a farm tractor at speed on a crossing about one mile north of Llandrindod Wells while travelling south on the afternoon of Saturday August 8th, 1987. Fortunately there were no injuries.


Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51452 59550 51522 As delivered to 62A - 20th June 1959
109 51452 59550 51522 Listed at 66C - 1972
51452 59550 51522 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central1
P804 51452 59551 51523 Noted 11th July 1974 - at Exeter ex-works in blue/grey livery recently transferred from ScR to WR.
P804 51452 59551 51523 Noted 02/09/74 - at Penzance2
51452 59547 51523 Noted 06/04/1976 - at Swindon 3
B804 51452 59551 51523 Listed at BR - 01/05/1976
B804 51452 59551 51523 Noted 07/09/76 - on Bristol Philips March depot2
B804 51452 59551 51523 Noted 22/10/76 - on 2C34 1537 Bristol TM-Cardiff
B804 51452 59551 51523 Noted 23/01/77 - on 1O69 1140 Cardiff-Salisbury with C504
B804 51452 59551 51523 Noted 08/02/77 - on 2B28 1105 Cardiff-Taunton
B804 51452 59551 51523 Noted 11/02/77 - on 2B28 1105 Cardiff-Taunton
B804 51452 59551 51523 Noted 30/06/77 - on 2B62 1955 Cardiff-Bristol TM with B465
B804 51452 59551 51523 Listed at BR - 31st December 1977
B804 51452 59551 51523 Noted 05/04/78 - on 2C34 1528 Bristol TM-Cardiff
B804 51452 59551 51523 Noted 17/12/1978 - Two Bodmin Lions Club return trips from Bodmin Road (now Parkway) to Wadebridge B803+B804
B804 51452 59551 51523 Noted 08/02/1980 - At Bristol Temple Meads4
B804 51452 59551 51523 Listed at BR - 03/03/80
C804 51452 51523 Noted circa 10/19825
C804 51452 51523 Listed at CF - 15/12/1982
C804 51452 51523 Noted circa 04/19835
C804 51452 51523 Listed at CF - 01/01/85
C804 51452 51523 Noted circa 01/19865
C804 51452 51523 Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986
S804 51452 51523 Transfer to LE - 10/12/86 - prefix change from C to S
S804 51452 51523 Noted circa 07/19875
S804 51452 51523 Listed at LE - Aug-87

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Glasgow Queen Street

27th May 1961

A three-car Met-Camm DMU forms the 2.40pm service to Kirkcaldy seen awaiting departure from Glasgow Queen Street station on 27 May 1961. Closest is SC51462 allocated to Dundee at the time. Note the 'D2 Wed' sign in the left cab window. Michael noted on the print that the train was 'light green'. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Newport

June 1975

Set number: P804

Metro-Cammell Class "101" Local Passenger 3-car dmu Set No.P804 (51452 and presumably 59551 + 51523) in Rail Blue & Grey livery with all yellow front ends,departing Newport (High St.) in a clouds of diesel smoke on a Cardiff (Central) - Bristol (Temple Meads) service, 06/75. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 101 DMU at Gloucester (Central)

June 1975

Set number: P804

Class 101 DMU set P804 - presumably W51452 closest - in Gloucester Central station in June 1975. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 101 DMU at Bath

23rd February 1976

Set number: B804

Class 101 DMU set B804 (presumably with 51452 + 59551 visible) is seen in Bath station on 23 February 1976. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Kings Norton

3rd July 1976

Set number: B804

Looking recentlt repainted Class 101 DMU set B804 (presumably 51452 + 59551 + 51523) is seen at Kings Norton on 3 July 1976. Phillip Malin.

Class 101 DMU at Oldfield Park

July 1979

Set number: B804

Bristol based Class 101 set B804 (presumably 51452 + 59551 + 51523) at Oldfield Park station in July 1979. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Frome

1981

Set number: B804

Bristol-based Met-Camm three-car set B804 (presumably 51452 + 59551 + 51523) is seen at Frome during 1981. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Llandeilo

26th July 1982

Set number: C804

Class 101 DMU set C804 (51452 + 51523) arriving at Llandeilo with the 03:45 Shrewsbury-Swansea service on 26 July 1982. Robert Thomas.

Class 101 DMU at Llandrindod Wells

13th September 1982

Set number: C804

C804 (thought to be 51452 and 51523) is seen at Llandrindod Wells, on the 10:08 Swansea - Shrewsbury, 13th September 1982. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 101 DMU at Cynghordy

1982

Set number: C804

Class 101 DMU C804 (presumably 51452 + 51523) leaves Cynghordy on the Central Wales Line in summer 1982. Stuart Pearce.

Class 101 DMU at Pembroke Dock

14th June 1983

Set number: C804

A Whiltland service waits departure from Pembroke Dock in the form of class 101 dmu set C804 (presumably 51452 + 51523) on 14/6/83. Over 30 years later the station buildings remain, mainly because the main part houses a welcoming real ale pub / restaurant. Stephen Burdett.

Class 101 DMU at Tondi

17th July 1983

Set number: C804

101 set C804 (presumably 51452 + 51523) leads 116 set C302 (presumably 53128 + 59036 + 53086) into Tondu during a thunderstorm with the 07:10 Newport to Tenby where it will reverse and proceed via Cefn Junction to regain the main line at Margam which was closed for engineering works. Sunday 17th July 1983. PJ Evans.

Class 101 DMU at Cardiff Central

Unknown date

Set number: C804

Met-Cam DMU set C804 (presumably 51452 + 51523) leads a 5-car formation with a Class 119 into Cardiff Central. Date unknown. Ian Charles.

Class 101 DMU at Bristol

1985

Set number: C804

Sitting in Bristol station in 1985 is two-car Met-Camm set C804, formed of DMBS W51452 and a DMC, presumably W51523. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Between Dorrington and Church Stretton

20th April 1985

Set number: C804

Class 101 Met-Cam DMU set C804 (presumably 51452 + 51523) on a Swansea-Shrewsbury service via the Central Wales line, as seen from the cab of 47204 between Dorrington and Church Stretton on the return run of the Albion tanks from Albion oil terminal to Hereford. 20th April 1985. Paul James.

Class 101 DMU at Swansea

9th April 1986

Set number: C804

Class 101 Met-Camm DMU set C804 (presumably 51452 + 51523) at Swansea on 9 April 1986. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 101 DMU at Whitland

12th April 1986

Set number: C804

Wet day at Whitland. Two-car Class 101 DMU set C804 (presumably 51452 + 51523) is seen in the station on 12 April 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Whitland

12th April 1986

Set number: C804

A class 101 DMU (C804, presumably 51452 + 51523) leaving Whitland on 12th April 1986. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 101 DMU at Whitland

12th April 1986

Set number: C804

A class 101 DMU (C804, presumably 51452 + 51523) leaving Whitland on 12th April 1986. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 101 DMU at Whitland

12th April 1986

Set number: C804

A class 101 DMU (C804, presumably 51452 + 51523) leaving Whitland on 12th April 1986. Note the tip of the level crossing barrier in the bottom-left of the picture. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 101 DMU at Llandrindod Wells

August 1987

Set number: S804

This was a 4-car formation of 2x101 power twins which hit a farm tractor at speed on a crossing about one mile north of Llandrindod Wells while travelling south on the afternoon of Saturday August 8th, 1987. Fortunately there were no injuries. David Rowe.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 17th June 1978

A Met-Camm DMBS and driver trailer and Class 110 in Doncaster Works in 1978, probably during the open day on June 17th. Does '52' help identify the unknown DMBS vehicle partially seen on the left? There were four Met-Camm DMBSs ending in 52 at the time; 50152, 50252, 51252 and 51452. The right hand inward opening van door narrows it down to the latter two. Of those 51452 was a blue grey WR vehicle at the time, which means this is almost certainly 51252 (see image 16562). John Law.

DMU

Date: 17th March 1979

Set number: B804

Met-Cam Class 101 set B804 (presumably 51523 + 59551 + 51452) at a snowy Cheltenham station, 17th March 1979. Paul James.

DMU

Date: 23rd July 1979

Set number: B804

Refurbished Class 101 set B804 (presumably 51523 + 59551 + 51452) arrives at Castle Cary from Yeovil on 23 July 1979. Nicholas T Smith.

DMU

Date: 8th September 1979

Set number: B804

A nine-car DMU formation at Castle Cary on 8 September 1979. Class 101 set B804 (presumably 51523 + 59551 + 51452) leads followed by two Class 119s. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 1981

Set number: B804

Met-Camm DMU set B804 (presumably 51523 + 59551 + 51452) arrives into Frome station during 1981. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 2nd April 1982

Set number: B804

Class 101 DMU set B804 (presumably 51523 + 59551 + 51452) in Worcester Shrub Hill station on 2 April 1982. Tony Watson.

DMU

Date: 2nd July 1983

Set number: C804

Class 101 DMU set no. C804 (W51523 + W51452) stands at Llandeilo with the 12.27 Swansea to Shrewsbury waiting to cross a late running southbound service on the single line on July 2, 1983. In the days before air-con most of the locals and crew bailed off to sit on the station until the southbound train came into view. Adrian Nicholls.

DMU

Date: July 1984

Set number: C804

Met-Camm unit No C804 (presumably 51523 + 51452) at Tenby in July 1984. Roy Lambeth.

DMU

Date: 12th April 1986

Set number: C804

A two-car Class 101 DMU (set C804, presumably 51523 + 51452) at Whitland on April 12 1986. Jonathan Hazan.

DMU

Date: 12th April 1986

Set number: C804

Two-car Class 101 DMU set C804 (presumably 51523 + 51452) at Whitland station on 12 April 1986. Jonathan Hazan.

DMU

Date: 12th April 1986

Set number: C804

Class 101 DMU set C804 (presumably 51523 + 51452) at Whitland on 12 April 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.