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Vehicle 50336 / 53336


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: 30276
Diagram: 621

Allocations

3w/e 19/04/58 New to 3E (Monument Lane)
Apr-58 On loan to 18A (Toton)
May-58 Ex-loan back to 3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60Depot code change21E
Sep-63Depot code change2H
3w/e 31/10/64 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
w/e 07/05/66 Transferred to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
2w/e 08/10/66 Transferred to 2H (Monument Lane)
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 2A (Tyseley)
2w/e 18/03/67 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
w/e 05/11/76 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
Mar-85 Transferred to CH (Chester)
05/05/89 Withdrawn from CH (Chester) PCHX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50336 - original number
53336 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 27/05/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

50336 was involved in the following incident:


29/08/65 - Connah's Quay

Fire involving Class 101 / Class 104

10:35 Excursion from Wigan to Llandudno formed M50318/M59129/M50336 & M50490/M59146/M50438 caught fire near Connah's Quay. The failure of a universal joint in the transmission caused the gearbox to become detached and fall to the track rupturing fuel tanks, the spilt fuel was ignited by sparks after vapourizing on hot exhaust parts.


Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50318 59129 50336 As delivered to 3E - April 1958
50318 59129 50336 Transfer to 9D - 3w/e 31/10/64
50318 59129 50336 Noted 29/08/65 - on 10:35 excursion from Wigan to Llandudno formed M50318/M59129/M50336 and M50490/M59146/M50438 which caught fire near Connah's Quay.
50317 59129 50336 Noted 20/12/661
CR418 50316 59131 50336 Noted circa Jun-69
CR418 50316 59129 50336 Noted 09/09/73 - on Chester depot2
50316 59129 50336 Noted 18/04/1975 - at Crewe3
50316 59129 50336 Noted 08/04/1976 - at Chester3
50316 59129 50336 Noted 10/09/76 - on Chester depot2
50319 59129 50336 Noted circa 10/1976 - Transferred Chester to Tyseley.4
TS407 50309 59121 50336 Noted 28/10/78 - on RCTS Torksey railtour with TS403 50325 + 59129 + 50311
TS407 50309 59121 50336 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
50309 59121 50336 Noted 22/11/1980 - R.C.T.S. West Midlands Reunion Railtour
TS407 50309 59121 50336 Noted circa 01/19814
TS403 50303 59114 50336 Noted circa 10/19814
TS403 50303 59114 50336 Noted circa 09/19824
TS403 50303 59114 50336 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS403 53303 59114 53336 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS403 53303 59114 53336 Noted circa 09/19834
TS403 53303 59528 53336 Noted circa 12/19834
53303 59120 53336 Noted 20/01/84 - at Chester depot
TS403 53303 59120 53336 Noted circa 02/19844
55029 59120 53336 Noted circa 12/19844
53303 59530 53336 Formation change - CH - circa Feb-86
53303 59120 53336 Formation change - CH - circa Mar-86
53303 59120 53336 Noted circa 05/19864
53303 59120 53336 Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
CH291 53303 53336 Listed at CH - May 1988
CH291 53303 53336 Noted circa Jul-88

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Oxley

1974

A three-car Met-Camm DMU is seen at Oxley on early 1974. The leading vehicle appears to be M50336, allocated to Chester at the time. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Stratford-upon-Avon

1979

Set number: TS407

Refurbished Met-Camm DMU set TS407 (it seems to be 50336 closest) at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1979. John Law.

Class 101 DMU at Cardiff Central

12th April 1980

Set number: TS407

Class 101 DMU set TS407 (50336 and presumably 59121 + 50309) in Cardiff Central station with the 17:05 from Bristol Temple Meads on 12 April 1980. In the adjacent platform is 43025 with the 16:15 Paddington-Swansea service. Robert Thomas.

Class 101 DMU at Exeter St Davids

16th May 1983

Set number: TS403

I’m not sure how often West Midlands DMUs made it to Devon but it seems a long way to me and certainly would not have been my preferred choice of transport for such a journey. However, this six car set comprising a Class 116 Derby Triple and Class 101 Metro Cammell Triple (TS403, 53336 and presumably 59114 + 53303) arrived at Exeter St Davids from the north on Monday 16th May 1983. In spite of the “Bristol Temple Meads” destination(!) this very busy train terminated at Exeter and was shunted into the sidings on the up side of the station. My attempts to identify the train from the timetable proved fruitless and it still remains something of a mystery. Brian McDevitt.

Class 101 DMU at Leamington Spa

24th August 1983

Set number: TS403

Set TS403 (53336 + 59114 + 53303) in seen sitting in Leamington Spa station at 20:19 on Wednesday 24/8/83. Mel Holley.

Class 101 DMU at Blaenau Ffestiniog

July 1987

A Met-Camm power-twin set in Blaenau Ffestiniog station in July 1987 with DMSL M53336 closest. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Hooton

2nd May 1988

Set number: CH291

M53336 + M53303 at Hooton with the 11:23 to Chester on May 2nd, 1988. Hamish Stevenson.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa December 1981

Set number: TS403

Refurbished Tyseley Class 101 set TS403 (presumably 50303 + 59114 + 50336) getting loaded with mail at Swindon. The slide process date is December 1981. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 20th January 1984

A Class 101 Met Cam 3-Car DMU, 53303 + 59120 + 53336, driving cars in refurbished livery and centre car in blue/grey, on Chester depot on 20th January 1984. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 20th October 1986

Birmingham Moor Street station on 20 October 1986. The Class 101 dmu on the left is formed of a four-car Class 101 unit 53336/59529/59120/53303 and I recorded it as the 15.10 to Stratford-upon-Avon, despite the destination board showing "Shirley". The Class 116 unit on the right is formed of 51130/59615/51143 (set TS624) and will be working the 14.55 to Leamington Spa. Lewis Bevan.