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Vehicle 50318 / 53318


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: 30275
Diagram: 523

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)
3w/e 02/10/65 Transferred to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
4w/e 04/02/67 Transferred to 2A (Tyseley)
2w/e 18/03/67 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
2w/e 25/11/78 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
Mar-85 Transferred to CH (Chester)
11/05/86 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
29/11/87 Transferred to CH (Chester)
22/04/88 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
02/10/88 Transferred to CH (Chester)
05/05/89 Withdrawn from CH (Chester) PCHX

Notes

May 1989 - Seen with all luggage racks removed

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50318 - original number
53318 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 19/11/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

50318 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.
50318 59127 50334 Noted 19/09/71 - in Chester station1
50318 59128 50322 Noted 30/05/1974 - at Wolverhampton2
50318 59128 50322 Noted 04/09/74 - at Chester3
50318 59128 50322 Noted 23/08/75 - in Wolverhampton High Level3
50318 59128 50322 Noted 08/09/77 - at Machynlleth3
50318 59128 50322 Noted 13/09/77 - at Aberystwyth3
TS419 50318 59120 50328 Noted circa 08/19794
TS419 50318 59120 50328 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
50318 59120 50328 Noted 29/06/80 - at Lancaster5
TS419 50318 59120 50328 Noted circa 01/19814
TS419 50318 59120 50328 Noted circa 10/19814
TS419 50318 59536 50328 Noted 21/08/82 - at Norwich3
TS419 50318 59536 50328 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS419 50318 59536 50328 Noted circa 04/19834
53318 59536 53328 Noted 05/06/83 - Coalville open day shuttle with M53307 + 59129 + 53323
TS419 53318 59120 53328 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS419 53318 59120 53328 Noted circa 09/19834
TS419 53318 59114 53328 Noted circa 01/19844
TS419 53318 59114 53328 Noted circa 03/19844
TS419 53318 59114 53328 Noted 09/06/1984 - BR Ruddington Requiem Railtour 53190-59130-53857 + 53055-59611-53116 + 53318-59114-53328
53318 53328 Noted circa 03/19864
53318 53328 Transfer to NH - 11/05/86 - from CH
53318 53328 Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
53318 53328 Noted 08/12/86 - on 18:17 Stalybridge - Stockport6
spare 53318 Listed at NH - 10/05/87
53318 53334 Noted 10/10/19874
TS202 53318 53334 Noted circa 05/19884
T203 53318 53334 Formed at TS circa May-88
T216 53318 54054 Noted 10/07/88 - on 12.50 Birmingham New Street to Norwich service

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Martin Baumann

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Marston Green

8th January 1961

A three-car and two-car Met-Camm formation (M50318 leads) working the 12.35pm Birmingham New Street - Rugby Midland service on Sunday 1 August 1961, seen a mile west of Marston Green. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at East Leake

9th June 1984

Set number: TS419

53318 + 59114 + 53328 at the front of The Ruddington Requiem railtour at East Leake on 9 June 1984. Mel Smith.

Class 101 DMU at High Wycombe

14th July 1984

Set number: TS419

The 17.40 Paddington - Stratford-upon-Avon pauses at High Wycombe on 14 July 1984. Set TS419 is presumably formed 53318 + 59114 + 53328. Robert28194.

Class 101 DMU at Ely

10th July 1988

Set number: 216

Leaving Ely Station with the 12.50 Birmingham New Street to Norwich are Class 101 M53318 and E54054 (set T216). Nicholas Youngman.

Class 101 DMU at Chester

23rd November 1988

Set number: CH296

A Class 101 Met Camm DMU CH296 (M53318 + E53263) departs Chester with the 10:49 to Hooton and Helsby, 23-11-88. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.

Class 101 DMU at Vic Berrys

13th May 1989

The Class 101's to the right are M53318 (DMBS) and M53337 nearest. Vic Berry's on May 13, 1989. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: April 1967

Gloucester RC & W Co. Motor Parcels Van (later Class 128) No.M55994, with split headcodes, in BR green and yellow gangway door coupled to Metro-Cammell Local Passenger 2-car dmu (later Class 101) M50318 (101/2) and Nos.M50324 (101/1) in BR Green with 3 yellow stripes along coach sides entering Birmingham (Snow Hill) station, 04/67. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: 9th June 1984

Set number: TS419

TS419 (53328 + 59114 + 53318) leads 'The Ruddington Requiem' railtour at East Leake on 9 June 1984. Mel Smith.

DMU

Date: 9th June 1984

Set number: TS600

The Ruddington Requiem railtour at East Leake (GCR) on 9/6/84. It was formed 53910 + 59130 + 53857 / 53055 + 59611 + 53116 / 53318 + 59114 + 53328. Mel Smith.

DMU

Date: 9th June 1984

Set number: TS600

The Ruddington Requiem railtour at Lawfield on 9/6/84. It was formed 53910 + 59130 + 53857, 53055 + 59611 + 53116, 53318 + 59114 + 53328. Chris Lings.

DMU

Date: 3rd September 1986

With the former (Now Demolished) Jubilee Mill as a backdrop, and under a dramatic looking sky, a Class 101 with car M53328 at the rear (and presumably 53318 at the front), departs from Croston with an evening Ormskirk to Preston working on September 3rd 1986. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 10th April 1989

Set number: CH290

Class 101 53337, carrying set number CH290, is running with 53318 when seen at Chester on 10 April 1989. Sparegang.