Vehicle 51178

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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: 30467
Diagram: 523

Allocations

08/11/58	New to	3C (Ryecroft)
3w/e 29/11/58	Transferred to	3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60	Depot code change	21E
Sep-63	Depot code change	2H
3w/e 31/01/65	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CH
13/12/87	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
14/05/89	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
29/07/91	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill) PNLX

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 28/12/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51178	56336							As delivered to 3C - 8th November 1958
	51178	56336							Noted 05/01/66 - in Liverpool Lime Street station1
CR228	51178	56340							Noted circa Jun-69
	51178	56346							Noted 22/05/71 - at Shrewsbury1
	51178	56346							Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot1
	51178	56346							Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria2
	51178	56346							Noted 15/08/1973 - at Wolverhampton2
	51178	56361							Noted 04/05/74 - on 12:25 Chester-Rock Ferry with 51182 + 56269
	51178	56361							Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester3
	51178	56361							Noted 29/08/1974 - at Crewe2
CR228	51178	56336							Noted 13/12/1975 - at Birmingham New Street 2
	51178	56335							Noted 19/03/77 - on 2D50 1618 Crewe-Bangor
	51178	56335							Noted 08/09/77 - at Barmouth4
	51178	56335							Noted circa 05/19825
	51178	56335							Noted circa 08/19825
	51178	54335							Noted circa 08/19835
	51178	54335							Noted 21/11/83 - on a Rock Ferry to Chester service
	51178	54335							Noted 09/12/85 - on 06:48 Stoke - Crewe service with 51183 + 543446
	51178	54335							Noted 05/02/86 - on 06:48 Crewe - Stoke with 51902 + 544856
	51178	54335							Noted 24/03/19865
	51178	54335							Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
	51178	54335							Noted 09/08/1986 - 10.42 Man Vic-Llandudno (6-car)7
	51178	54335							Noted 08/02/19875
	51178	54335							Listed at CH - Jun-87
61	51178	54335							Noted circa Jan-88
61	51178	54335							Noted 26/03/19885
61	51178	54335							Noted circa 09/19885
NL259	51178	54085							Listed at NL - 05/09/89

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann
7: Chris Moxon

Images:

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12th May 1964

M51178 is the DMBS in this two-car Met-Camm set at Chilvers Coton on May 12, 1964. Michael Mensing.

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21st November 1983

Class 101 Met Camm 2-car DMU 51178 + 54335 at Hooton with a Rock Ferry to Chester service, 21-11-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

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13th April 1985

A Class 101 twin formed or 51178 + 54335 in Chester station on 13 April 1985. Rob Paterson.

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31st May 1986

M51178 + M54335 stand in for a Sprinter on the 15:30 Stoke-on-Trent - Derby service seen departing from Stoke-on-Trent on May 31st, 2986. Hamish Stevenson.

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9th August 1986

The 10.42 Manchester Victoria-Llandudno at Helsby, 9/8/86. The lengthy formation included 51178, 54335, 51180 & 51913 but other vehicle details got lost as the notes were unclear. Anthony Griffiths.

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14th March 1992

Class 101 DMBS 51178 at Snailwell on 14th March 1992. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 30th August 1982

It's another wet bank Holiday at Dovey Junction on 30th August 1982. Metro-Cammell class 101 trailer M56335 & power car M51178 are awaiting the right-away. I can't be sure, but I seem to remember that's the driver, walking away from the camera, combing his hair. This exact set was subsequently modelled in this livery by Bachmann (OO gauge, item 32-289). Simon Hadden.