Vehicle 50152
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: 30252
Diagram: 523
Allocations
| 10/12/56 | New to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
| w/e 05/03/66 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 19/05/68 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| 3w/e 30/06/68 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| May-71 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
| w/e 16/11/75 | Transferred to | DN (Darlington) | |
| w/e 12/03/78 | Transferred to | GF (South Gosforth) | |
| w/e 23/07/78 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| May-80 | Withdrawn from | HT (Heaton) |
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated circa 06/1978 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by A King, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50152 | 50158 | As delivered to 56G - 10th December 1956 | |||||||
| 50152 | 50170 | Noted 8th April 1958 | |||||||
| 50152 | 50158 | Transfer to 67A - w/e 05/03/66 | |||||||
| 50152 | 59067 | 50158 | Transfer to 62B - 3w/e 30/04/66 | ||||||
| 50152 | 56074 | Noted 29/12/69 - at Ely1 | |||||||
| 50152 | 56307 | Noted 21/12/70 - at Norwich2 | |||||||
| 50152 | 56307 | Noted circa 04/1971 - at Water Orton3 | |||||||
| 50152 | 56371 | Noted 01/09/72 - in Leeds City2 | |||||||
| 50152 | 56371 | Noted 24/04/1973 - at Scarborough3 | |||||||
| 50152 | 56371 | Noted 24/08/74 - at Doncaster1 | |||||||
| 50152 | 56371 | Noted 03/01/75 - in Leeds City1 | |||||||
| 50152 | 56371 | Noted 25/10/75 - at Leeds2 | |||||||
| 50152 | 56086 | Noted circa 03/19794 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
7th March 1970
E50152 heads this 2-car set at Peterborough with the 17.44 to Cambridge on 7 March 1970. Among notable features in this once everyday sight are the enormous pile of mailbags on the trolley, and the telegraph poles with a multitude of cross-arms. Tom Burnham.
3rd April 1971
A hybrid DMU set arrives into Dovercourt Bay station on 3 April 1971 formed of Class 101 DMBS 50152 and Class 100 DTCL 56307. Nicholas T Smith.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 5th June 1976
A Class 101 DMU is seen at Saltburn, awaiting return to Darlington, on Saturday 05/06/1976. The DMBS is noted as E50152. Graeme Phillips Collection.
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.