Vehicle 50219 / 53219
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: 30261
Diagram: 523
Allocations
| 31/07/57 | New to | 54A (Sunderland) | |
| 3w/e 30/08/58 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
| Feb-64 | Depot code change | 52J | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | GF | |
| w/e 05/02/78 | Transferred to | DN (Darlington) | |
| 18/04/82 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| 11/05/86 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 22/03/87 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
| 16/03/88 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 10/07/88 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 14/05/89 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX | |
| 04/09/89 | Withdrawn from | CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX |
Notes
7th September 1989 - Seen withdrawn at Chester depot
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50219 - original number
53219 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 11/05/1979 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50219 | 56071 | As delivered to 54A - 31st July 1957 | |||||||
| 50219 | 56370 | Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle1 | |||||||
| N108 | 50219 | 56079 | Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 502192 | ||||||
| 50219 | 56375 | Noted 07/08/1978 - at Middlesbrough 3 | |||||||
| 50219 | 56375 | Noted 22/08/78 - on 10:47 Darlington - Saltburn4 | |||||||
| 50219 | 56405 | Noted 16/11/80 - on Darlington-Saltburn service | |||||||
| 50219 | 56405 | Noted 01/05/81 - on 10:49 Bishop Auckland - Darlington | |||||||
| 50150 | 59104 | 50219 | Noted 16/01/19825 | ||||||
| 50219 | 56390 | Noted 25/09/82 - at Scotswood | |||||||
| 53219 | 54069 | Noted circa 03/19855 | |||||||
| 53219 | 53196 | Noted circa 02/19865 | |||||||
| 53219 | 54090 | Noted circa 10/19865 | |||||||
| 53219 | 54090 | Noted 04/12/19865 | |||||||
| 71 | 53219 | 54090 | Noted 11/04/87 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
| 71 | 53219 | 54090 | Noted 05/09/87 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
| 71 | 53219 | 54090 | Listed at NC - Dec-87 | ||||||
| TS201 | 53219 | 53895 | Noted circa 05/19885 | ||||||
| T201 | 53219 | 53895 | Formed at TS p/e 17/06/88 | ||||||
| N360 | 53219 | 59554 | 53334 | Formed at NH circa Jul-88 | |||||
| N657 | 53219 | 53334 | Formed at NH p/e 18/07/88 | ||||||
| N657 | 53219 | 51523 | Noted circa 11/19885 | ||||||
| C991 | 53219 | 51532 | Listed at CF - 15/05/89 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Phil Shatford
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
circa July 1957
A Met-Camm image (negative unknown) showing their 250th railcar for British Railways. Sadly the number is not in the frame, but calculations show this maybe E50219, delivered to Sunderland in July 1957. Metropolitan Cammell.
16th November 1980
E50219 + E56405 working a Darlington-Saltburn service on 16/11/1980 at Newport Junction, Middlesbrough, diverted via the goods lines due to engineering work. John Carter.
16th April 1983
A 2-car DMU with E50219 leading arrives at Malton with a York - Scarborough service on a damp 16th April 1983. Syd Young.
11th July 1987
Class 101 DMU 53200 and 54219 at Darlington station on 11 July 1987. Keith Miller.
15th May 1988
Class 101 DMBS 53219 is seen stabled at Tyseley on 15.05.1988. Andy Cole.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 1st May 1981
Class 101 DTC (L) E56405 and DMBS E50219 working the 10:49 Bishop Auckland to Darlington 01/05/1981. Andy Pullar.
Date: 25th September 1982
E56390 + E50219 at Scotswood on September 25, 1982. John Carter.
Date: circa mid-1988
Set number: T201
Tyseley set T201 at Trent Junction. The set had quite a few vehicle pairings over a couple of years, this Class 116/101 combo is presumably 53895 + 53219 which dates it to around mid-1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.