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Vehicle 50188 / 53188


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: 30256
Diagram: 620

Allocations

14/03/57 New to 51A (Darlington)
w/e 21/03/64 On loan to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
w/e 28/03/64 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 04/12/65 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
4w/e 26/03/66 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
May-73Depot code changeDN
27/05/84 Transferred to HT (Heaton) - Darlington closed
29/06/86 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
15/03/87 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
p/e 07/10/89 Sector Change to HT (Heaton) PZQZ
08/12/89 Withdrawn from HT (Heaton) PZQZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50188 - original number
53188 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

09/11/79 - AWS fitted
circa Mar-87 - Leyland engines fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 09/11/1979 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50188 59068 59081 50189 As delivered to 51A - 14th March 1957
50188 59075 50265 Transfer to 16C - w/e 21/03/64 - on loan
50188 59075 50265 Transfer to 51A - w/e 28/03/64 - ex-loan
50188 59075 50261 Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 04/12/65
50188 59075 50261 Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 26/03/66
50188 59072 59076 50263 Noted 04/09/71 - at Leeds1
50170 59083 59072 50188 Noted 03/09/73 - at Darlington1
N453 50188 59045 50265 Noted 29/08/74 - at Thornaby, set number on solebars: 50188 N453, second car unrecorded, 59045 N452, 50265 N2542
50188 59083 50196 Noted 07/04/1976 - at Darlington 3
50188 59092 50266 Noted 16/11/80 - on Saltburn - Darlington service
50263 59085 50188 Noted circa 10/19824
53251 59077 53188 Noted 25/06/1983 - Special return working from Darlington to Stanhope and return 53170-54367 + 53188-59077-53251
51219 53188 Noted 04/02/1984 - Hertfordshire Railtours Norseman Relief 53171-59085-53265 + 51246-53162 + 51219-53188
51219 53188 Noted 18/02/1984 - Hertfordshire Railtours Norseman 2 51219-53188 + 53150-53295 + 53149-59084-53244
53188 59097 53151 Noted circa 02/19864
51226 53188 Noted 19th August 1986
51222 53188 Noted 07/12/19864
51222 53188 Noted 28th December 1986
51205 53188 Noted 30/05/87 - on 11:18 Darlington - Whitby5
53188 59246 53263 Noted circa 07/19874
53164 59246 53188 Noted 13/08/87 - on 18:20 Saltburn - Darlington
53188 59082 51323 Noted circa 11/19874
51203 53188 Noted circa 04/19884
51203 53188 Noted 5th April 1988
51458 53188 Noted 25/06/88 - on 12:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service6
51458 53188 Noted 25/06/88 - on 16:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service6
53205 53188 Noted 18/07/88 - on 16:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service6
53205 53188 Noted 18/07/88 - on 15:30 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service6
53205 53188 Noted 18/07/88 - on 19:20 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service6
51197 53188 Noted 03/10/88 - on 17:10 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service6
51197 53188 Noted 05/10/88 - on 17:10 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service6
51216 53188 Noted 09/11/88 - on 14:58 Middlesbrough - Newcastle service6
51216 53188 Noted 15/11/88 - on 08:15 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service6
51216 53188 Noted 19/11/88 - on 17:10 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service6
51216 53188 Noted 08/12/88 - on 14:30 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service6

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Whitby

March 1976

Metro-Cammell Class "101" Local Passenger 4-car dmu Nos.E50188 (101/1), E59063 (162), E59076 (168), E50262 (101/1 ex-2-car "power twin unit), all of the 1957 batch without headcodes, in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front ends, at Whitby Town on a service to Middlesbrough via Battersby, 03/76. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 101 DMU at Whitby

March 1976

Metro-Cammell Class 101 4-car DMU E50188 + E59063 + E59076 + E50262 at Whitby Town on a service to Middlesbrough via Battersby in March 1976. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 101 DMU at Whitby

24th April 1977

Whitby on the 24th April 1977. Nearest the camera are cars 50188 and 50162, each unit still unrefurbished at this stage, retaining all four front lights. The unit on the left appears to be 4-cars. Plenty of history in this image, with orange BR NER signage, station accessories / equipment plus all the tracks into the station terminus are still intact. With diminishing services, the station was later rationalised to just the single track on the left. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Middlesbrough

4th November 1978

A Met-Camm formation arriving into Middlesbrough station on 4 November 1978 with E50188 at the front. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Middlesbrough

4th November 1978

With Darlington on the destination blind E50188 sits at the front of a three and two-car DMU formation at Middlesbrough on 4 November 1978. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Thornaby

16th November 1980

E50188, E59092, E50266 at Thornaby on 16/11/1980 with a Saltburn - Darlington service, diverted via the goods lines due to engineering work. John Carter.

Class 101 DMU at Newcastle

13th April 1987

A Class 101 DMU formed of 53188 + 53216 is seen arriving at Newcastle with a service from Sunderland on 13 April 1987. Dave Warby Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Snailwell

25th September 1990

E53188 in Snailwell awaiting disposal on 25th September 1990. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 4th February 1984

The Hertfordshire Railtours &quot;The Norseman&quot; relief tour at Bedale on 4 February 1984. Taken from 53171 looking back along cars 59085 + 53265 and 51246 + 53162 and 53188 + 51219. Rob Paterson.

DMU

Date: 4th February 1984

The Hertfordshire Railtours "The Norseman" relief tour at Redmire on 4 February 1984. Taken from 59085 with 53265 and 51246 + 53162 and 53188 + 51219 in view. Rob Paterson.

DMU

Date: 18th February 1984

51219 + 53188 and 53150 + 53295 and 53149 at Bedale on the 'Norseman' railtour, 18th February 1984. Chris Lings.

DMU

Date: 18th February 1984

The 'Norseman' railtour at Redmire on the 18th February 1984, a 2 + 2 + 3-car formation. From this end the vehicles were 51219 + 53188, 53150 + 53295, 53149 + 59084 + 53244. Chris Lings.

DMU

Date: 18th February 1984

On 18 February 1984 Hertfordshire Railtours ran a railtour utilising a class 47 with eight Mk 1 carriages between London King's Cross and Darlington and a 7-car Met-Camm dmu formation (53244 + 59084 + 53149 and 53295 + 53150 and 53188 + 51219) thence to Redmire and Eastgate as "The Norseman 2". In this view an HR rep is either placing or removing the headboard from Class 101 DMC(L) 53244. Jeremy Chapter.

DMU

Date: 13th August 1987

Just before 7pm, cars E53164 E59246 E53188 (two vehicles with brake vans) call at Middlesbrough with the 18:20 Saltburn - Darlington. E53164, nearest the camera, is receiving attention from a railway worker, was later preserved. The DMU visible to the left is DTS(L) no E54408 at the rear of a service to Saltburn. The use of a power-trailer formation such as this may have also been due to stock shortages, as DMUs in the north-east were generally formed as power-twins by this date, to have any hope of maintaining accelerated schedules intended for Pacers. Graeme Phillips Collection.