Vehicle 51195
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
| 03/01/59 | New to | 2D (Coventry) | - pending allocation |
| 4w/e 31/01/59 | Transferred to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| Apr-59 | Transferred to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Jun-59 | Transferred to | 24E (Blackpool Central) | |
| 4w/e 01/06/63 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| w/e 12/09/64 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| 3w/e 02/10/65 | Transferred to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| 4w/e 05/11/66 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| 18/06/72 | Withdrawn from | 6A (Chester) | - fire damage |
51195 was involved in the following incident:
08/05/72 - Chester General Station, LMR
Collision and Fire involving Class 108 / Class 24
An oil train ran away and crashed in the station. More Details.
Disposal
Scrapped by J Cashmore, Great Bridge arrived Dec-72 cut circa 1973
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51195 | 56353 | As delivered to 2D - 3rd January 1959 - pending allocation | |||||||
| 51195 | 56353 | Transfer to 26A - Apr-59 | |||||||
| 51195 | 56346 | Noted 11/04/67 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
| 51195 | 56343 | Noted 03/05/69 - at Manchester Exchange1 | |||||||
| CR245 | 51195 | 56352 | Noted circa Jun-69 | ||||||
| 51195 | 56341 | Noted 08/05/1972 - At Chester Station when runaway freight train crashed and caught fire. 51195 damaged beyond repair.2 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
Images:
9th May 1972
The burnt out remains of Met-Camm DMBS 51195 are seen on the left in platform 10 of Chester General station on the 9th May 1972 after a serious fire the evening before caused by the runaway tanker train. British Railways.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 30th July 1972
Four DMU vehicles withdrawn after a collision / fire in Chester station on 8 May 1972 are seen alongside the depot on 30 July 1972. Closest is 56229, the Class 101 DMBS is 51195, Class 103 DMBS 50407, and finally Class 101 DTC 56338. All four would move to John Cashmore at Great Bridge in December 1972 for disposal. Stuart Mackay Collection.