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Vehicle 51425

Class 101

BR Diagram 523

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: 30500
Diagram: 523

Allocations

13/02/59 New to 51A (Darlington)
3w/e 21/03/59 Transferred to 56G (Hammerton Street)
Dec-67Depot code change55F
May-73Depot code changeHS
13/05/84 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill) - Hammerton Street closed
05/03/88 Transferred to RG (Reading)
p/e 28/01/89 Sector Change to RG (Reading) NSBX
14/05/90 Sector Change to RG (Reading) NWXX
p/e 12/10/91 Sector Change to RG (Reading) NWRX
22/09/92 Withdrawn from RG (Reading) NWRX

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 06/05/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51425 51495 As delivered to 51A - 13th February 1959
51425 51495 Transfer to 56G - 3w/e 21/03/59
51425 51495 Noted 05/08/66 - at Wakefield Kirkgate1
51425 51495 Noted 05/09/66 - at Leeds City1
51425 51495 Noted 07/10/67 - at Bradford Exchange1
51425 51495 Noted 02/05/70 - at Huddersfield1
51425 51498 Noted 31/08/72 - at Huddersfield1
51425 51495 Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds1
51425 51504 Noted 17/04/74 - at Huddersfield1
51425 51504 Noted 26/08/74 - at York2
51425 51504 Noted 27/08/1974 - at Sheffield Midland3
51425 51504 Noted 29/08/74 - in Sheffield Midland2
51425 51504 Noted 10/04/76 - at Leeds1
51425 51504 Noted 01/04/78 - on 11:32 Wakefield Westgate - Huddersfield4
51425 51502 Noted circa 10/19825
51425 51504 Noted circa 08/19835
51425 51503 Noted circa 10/19835
51425 51503 Noted circa 03/19845
51425 51503 Noted 19/05/84 - at Keighley with a Skipton service
51425 51503 Listed at NL - 01/01/85
51425 51504 Formation change - NL - circa Sep-85
51425 51504 Noted 21/03/86 - at York2
51425 51504 Noted circa 05/19865
51425 51504 Noted 25/05/86 - on 16:22 Carlisle - Leeds with 54018 + 53047 / 78712 + 789626
51425 51504 Noted 19th August 1986
51425 51504 Noted 13/10/19865
51425 51504 Noted 26/11/19865
51425 51504 Noted 21/03/87 - on 14:20 Scarborough - Hull with 53601 / 541926
51425 51504 Noted 08/08/87 - on 06:08 Chesterfield - Sheffield
51425 51504 Noted 03/10/87 - at Springwood Junction
L833 51425 59543 51504 Formed at RG 2w/e 13/03/88
L833 51425 59543 51501 Formation change - RG - circa May-88 - 51504 (to L834) replaced by 51501 (ex-L834)
L833 51425 59543 51504 Noted circa 06/19885
L833 51425 59543 51501 Listed at RG - 15/05/89
L833 51425 59543 51504 Noted circa 06/19905
L833 51425 59543 51504 Listed at RG - 21/01/91
L833 51425 59543 51504 Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWXX pool
L833 51425 59543 51504 Listed at RG - 12/08/92

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Phil Shatford
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Victoria

18th September 1979

With parcels being loaded from a Brute trolley, a two-car Eastern Region Metro-Cammell Class 101 formed of Motor Brake Second E51425 (MBS) and Driving Trailer Composite Lavatory (DTCL) E51504 on a service to Leeds, was stood at Manchester Victoria on September 18th 1979. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 101 DMU at Penistone

April 1980

A Class 101 DMU, with vehicle E51425 nearest the camera, is seen at Penistone, South Yorkshire, in April 1980. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Sheffield

2nd August 1986

51425 + 51504 at Sheffield on 2/8/86. Sparegang.

Class 101 DMU at York

1987

In 1987, a Class 101 DMU with DMBS no. E51425 nearest the camera is seen at platform 9 of York, whilst HST power car no. 43044 leads a southbound departure. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Springwood Junction

3rd October 1987

Class 101 Met-Cam E51425+E51504 emerges from Gledholt North Tunnel at Springwood Junction on the 3rd October 1987. Kevin Law.

Class 101 DMU at Didcot Parkway

19th June 1989

Set number: L833

L833 at Didcot Parkway on 19/06/89, presumably 51425 closest and 59543 behind. Roddy MacPhee.

Class 101 DMU at Reading

1992

Network South East liveried class 101 unit L833 (vehicles 51425, 59543 and 51504) seen at Reading on evening in early 1992. Note the TH suffix to the set number. Bob Belcher.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 19th May 1984

E51503 + E51425 are seen at Keighley with a Skipton service on the 19th May 1984. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 27th October 1990

Set number: L833

Class 101 railcar set L833 (51504 + 59543 + 51425) arrives at Gatwick Airport working the 12:35 service from Reading on 27 October 1990. Brian Creasey.

DMU

Date: 4th May 1992

Set number: L833

NSE-liveried set L833 sits in Reading station (presumably formed 51504 + 59543 + 51425) on May 4th 1992. Note the set number has 'TH' added as a suffix. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 8th May 1992

Set number: L833

Class 101 DMU set L833 (presumably 51504 + 59543 + 51425) arriving at Maidenhead on 8 May 1992. Andrew Malloy.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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