Vehicle 51506

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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: 30501
Diagram: 621

Allocations

20/02/59	New to	53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)
Jan-60	Depot code change	50C
3w/e 19/03/60	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
Jul-60	Transferred to	South Gosforth
Feb-64	Depot code change	52J
May-73	Depot code change	GF
2w/e 25/07/76	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
13/05/84	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
12/05/85	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
10/05/92	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) RCLO
Jan-01	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight)

Modifications

Apr-74 - AWS fitted
Nov-85 - Radio Electronic Token Block fitted
Nov-85 - Headlamp fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 08/10/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by CF Booth, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51436	59525	59526	51506					As delivered to 53B - 20th February 1959
	51436	59525	59526	51506					Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
	51436	59575	59526	51506					Transfer to South Gosforth - Jul-60
	51438	59573	51506						Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle1
N414	51506	59046	59573						Noted 29/08/74 - at Darlington, other power car unrecorded, set number on solebar of 515062
	51438	59573	51506						Noted 11/1974 - at Newcastle 3
N414	51506	59046	59576						Noted 07/01/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 51506, fourth vehicle not recorded2
	51438	59573	59046	51506					Noted 24/08/75 - in Newcastle Central2
	51506	59089	59055	51508					Noted Jan-77
	51508	59107	59055	51506					Noted circa 07/19834
	53164	51506							Noted circa 03/19854
104	53150	59084	51506						Noted 27/04/85 - at Norwich2
104	51508	59084	51506						Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85
104	51508	59084	51506						Listed at NC - Dec-85
104	51508	59055	51506						Noted 12/04/19864
104	51508	59055	51506						Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986
104	51506	59085	53330						Noted 13/12/19864
104	51506	59085	53150						Listed at NC - Apr-87
104	53150	59085	51506						Noted 30/05/1987 - at Norwich5
104	53150	59085	51506						Noted 20/06/19874
100	51506	59095	53181						Formation change - NC - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 59095 replaced 59079
100	51506	59095	53181						Noted circa 03/19884
101	53168	59055	51506						Noted circa 09/19884
101	51506	59055	53266						Listed at NC - Feb-90
	51506	59055	53266						Noted 07/11/90 - on 10:50 Ipswich - Lowestoft6
101	51506	59055	53266						Listed at NC - 21/01/91
101	51506	59055	53321						Listed at NC - Jul-91
101	51506	59055	51508						Noted circa 08/19914
101	51506	59055	53321						Listed at NC - Aug-91
101	51506	59055	51508						Listed at NC - Dec-91
101681	51228	51506							Listed at LO - 02/07/92
101681	51228	51506							Listed at LO - 24/09/92
101681	51228	51506							Listed at LO - November 1992
101681	51228	51506							Listed at LO - 10/12/92
	51228	51506							Noted 17/05/93 - on 16:55 Southport - Chester6
	51228	51506							Noted 12/06/93 - on 2C43 16:48 Manchester Victoria - Barrow and 2N46 19:45 Barrow - Blackpool6
	51228	51506							Noted 21/06/937
101681	51228	51506							Listed at LO - November 1993
	51228	51506							Noted 18/12/93 - on 23:00 Blackpool - Manchester Airport6
	51228	51506							Noted 23/12/93 - on 11:50 Chester - Southport6
	51228	51506							Noted 09/05/94 - on 2R79 14:22 Sheffield - Doncaster and 2H65 15:24 Doncaster - Manchester Piccadilly6
101681	51228	51506							Noted 7th May 2000

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
6: David Bellamy
7: Graeme Phillips

Images:

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1st May 1988

Set number: 100

E51506 leads 2H20 16.15 Ipswich to Peterborough arriving at Ely on the Back Platform Line, 1st May 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

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6th June 1989

Set number: 101

Class 101 set 101 at Felixstowe on a rainy June 6, 1989, 51506 closest. John Carter.

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1990

Set number: 101

Class 101 sets 101 (51506 closest) and 102 in Lowestoft in 1990. Image by Tony Martens. John Law Collection.

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5th May 1990

Set number: 101

Class 101 set 101 (51506 and presumably 59055 + 53266) on 12XX Norwich - Birmingham awaits reversal at Ely (14XX) Saturday 5th May 1990. Colin Brooks.

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28th August 1992

Set number: 101681

101681 (51506 + 51228) at Manchester Piccadilly on 28/8/92, having arrived with the 11:26 from Rose Hill. Gazza Prescott.

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26th September 1992

Set number: 101681

101681 (51506 + 51228) departs from Llandudno, probably on a service to Blaenau Ffestiniog, on 26 September 1992. The 31s (413 + 442) are on the 1640 to Liverpool Limes Street. Andrew Bond.

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27th September 1992

Set number: 101681

101681 (51506 + 51228) outside Chester depot on 27 September 1992. David Bellamy.

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21st June 1993

Set number: 101681

101681 (51506 + 51228) arriving at Manchester Piccadilly on 21/6/93. This image was published in Metro Enterprises 'DMU Datafile - 1994 Edition', page 25. Graeme Phillips.

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1st September 1993

Set number: 101681

Stood on what was once part of the four-track LMS/GWR joint line from Chester to Birkenhead, Regional Railways Class 101, 101681 (51506 + 51228) was forming the onward service from Hooton to Chester on September 1st 1993. Just visible in the adjacent platform is the EMU that has arrived from Liverpool Central. The third rail was extended to Hooton from Liverpool in 1985, and electric services worked through to Chester from 4th October 1993 just after a month when this image was recorded. Martyn Hilbert.

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9th May 1994

Set number: 101681

101681 (51506 + 51228) approaching Platform 1 at Meadowhall Interchange on its way to Sheffield on 9 May 1994. David Bellamy.

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16th July 1994

Set number: 101681

101681 (51506 + 51228) at Llandudno Junction on Saturday 16/07/1994. Nigel Walls.

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16th July 1994

Set number: 101681

101681 (51506 + 51228) at Llandudno Junction on 16 July 1994. David Bellamy.

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28th February 1995

Set number: 101681

101681 (51506 & 51228) at Stockport on 28th February 1995. Ian Buck.

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17th April 1996

Set number: 101681

101681 (51506 + 51228) at Glossop on 17-04-96. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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29th August 1996

Set number: 101681

In the sidings at New Mills Central on 29th August 1996 101681 (51506 & 51228). Ian Buck.

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May 1997

Set number: 101681

101681 (51506 + 51228) on a Sheffield - Manchester stopper at Hope, May 1997. Robert28194.

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22nd June 1997

Set number: 101681

101681 (51506 + 51228) at Sheffield with a Manchester service on 22/6/97. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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29th August 1998

Set number: 101681

Leaving New Mills for the sidings is 101681 (51506 & 51228) on 29th August 1998. Ian Buck.

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17th October 1999

Set number: 101681

Class 101s stabled at Chester on 17 October 1999, the closest being 101681 (51506 + 51228). Robert Thomas.

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12th November 1999

Set number: 101681

101681 (51506 & 51228) at Bredbury on 12th November 1999. Ian Buck.

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12th April 2000

Set number: 101681

101681 (51506 & 51228) at Stockport on 12th April 2000. Ian Buck.

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February 2001

Set number: 101681

An almost perfect line up of class 101s at Longsight depot in February 2001 only spoilt by the class 156. From left to right: unknown; 101676 (51205); 156 469; 101691 (51253); and 101681 (51506). Ian Buck.

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February 2001

Set number: 101681

Berthed at Longsight in February 2001 car 51506 of set 101681. Ian Buck.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 31st August 1975

E50239 leads a twelve-car Met-Camm formation at Shildon 31 August 1975. These shuttles on the day of the 150th cavalcade ran to Darlington, and the November 1975 edition of The Railway Observer (p351) lists this formation as 50239 + 59087 + 59094 + 51505 / 50295 + 56075 / 51438 + 59573 + 59086 + 51506 / 56083 + 51209. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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Date: 28th August 1992

Set number: 101681

Departing from Romiley on the 14:18 Manchester Piccadilly - Rose Hill is set 101681 (51228 + 51506) on 28/8/92. Gazza Prescott.

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Date: 19th September 1993

Set number: 101681

A pair of Longsight allocated Class 101's 101681 (51228 & 51506) & 101690 (51435 & 53177), had just left the WCML at nearby Farington Junction and were running along the 'Back Line' at Ward Street Lostock Hall, heading for the East Lancashire route at Lostock Hall Junction with the Sunday Only 08.35 Manchester Piccadilly to Carlisle 'Dalesrail' service on September 19th 1993. I think the Dalesrail only ran along here for this one season. They subsequently went on to Preston and reversed. Martyn Hilbert.

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Date: 15th January 1994

Set number: 101681

The 14:07 from Manchester Victoria arrives at Rochdale, formed of 101681 (51228 + 51506) on 15/1/94. Gazza Prescott.

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Date: 30th July 1994

Set number: 101681

A 2-car Class 101 unit 101681 (51228 + 51506) at Llandudno Junction on a Llandudno-Holyhead working on 30 July 1994. Lewis Bevan.

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Date: unknown

101681 (51506 + 51228) in Manchester Victoria on 26 May 1994. David Bellamy.

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Date: 2nd August 1995

Set number: 101681

101681 (51228 + 51506) on the 14:38 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield at Buxworth Cutting, 2-8-95. Kevin Dowd.

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Date: 5th August 1995

Set number: 101681

Metro-Cammell Class 101 DMUs 101681 (51228 + 51506) in Regional Railways livery and 101685 (53160 + 59539 + 53164) in BR Green pass Llanfairfechan on the North Wales Coast on 5 August 1995 with the 1212 Manchester Victoria -Holyhead Saturdays only train. Fuji Velvia scan. Chris Morrison.

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Date: 25th August 1995

Set number: 101681

101681 (51228 & 51506) berthed at Chester on 25th August 1995. Ian Buck.

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Date: 30th May 1996

Set number: 101679

Regional Railways Class 101's 101679 (51533 + 51224) & 101681 (51506 + 51228) were arriving at Buxton at the completion of their 25 mile journey with the 17.23 departure from Manchester Piccadilly on May 30th 1996. On the left is one of the sandite DMU vehicles. Martyn Hilbert.

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Date: 12th November 1999

Set number: 101681

101681 (51228 & 51506) at Bredbury on 12th November 1999. Ian Buck.

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Date: 8th April 2000

Set number: 101681

Met-Camm set 101681 (51228 + 51506) at Romiley on 8 April 2000. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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Date: 12th April 2000

Set number: 101681

At Manchester Piccadilly on 12th April 2000 101681 (51228 + 51506). Ian Buck.

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Date: February 2001

Set number: 101681

At Romiley in February 2001 101681 (51228 & 51506). Ian Buck.