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Vehicle 51425

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: 30500
Diagram: 523

Allocations

13/02/59	New to	51A (Darlington)
3w/e 21/03/59	Transferred to	56G (Hammerton Street)
Dec-67	Depot code change	55F
May-73	Depot code change	HS
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22/09/92	Withdrawn from	RG (Reading) NWRX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 09/05/1969 - Leeds²
	51425	51495		Noted 02/05/70 - at Huddersfield¹
	51425	51495		Noted 18/12/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.³
	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 York⁴
	51425	51504		Noted 27/08/1974 - at Sheffield Midland⁵
	51425	51504		Noted 29/08/74 - in Sheffield Midland⁴
	51425	51504		Noted 10/04/76 - at Leeds¹
	51425	51504		Noted 01/04/78 - on 11:32 Wakefield Westgate - Huddersfield⁶
	51425	51504		Noted 19/08/1978 - Bradford Exchange⁷
	51425	51504		Noted 13/05/1979 - Doncaster⁷
	51425	51504		Noted 01/06/1980 - at Sheffield Midland⁷
	51425	51502		Noted circa 10/1982³
	51425	51504		Noted 06/03/1983 - in Doncaster Works⁷
	51425	51504		Noted circa 08/1983³
	51425	51503		Noted circa 10/1983³
	51425	51503		Noted circa 03/1984³
	51425	51503		Noted 19/05/84 - at Keighley with a Skipton service
	51425	51503		Listed at NL - 01/01/85
	51425	51503		Noted 20/04/1985 - at Leeds City ⁷
	51425	51504		Formation change - NL - circa Sep-85
	51425	51504		Noted 21/03/86 - at York⁴
	51425	51504		Noted circa 05/1986³
	51425	51504		Noted 25/05/86 - on 16:22 Carlisle - Leeds with 54018 + 53047 / 78712 + 78962⁸
	51425	51504		Noted 19th August 1986
	51425	51504		Noted 13/10/1986³
	51425	51504		Noted 26/11/1986³
	51425	51504		Noted 21/03/87 - on 14:20 Scarborough - Hull with 53601 / 54192⁸
	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 06/1988³
L833	51425	59543	51501	Listed at RG - 15/05/89
L833	51425	59543	51504	Noted circa 06/1990³
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: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Gerald Brown
5: Peter Wallwork
6: Phil Shatford
7: Martin Lumley
8: Martin Baumann

Images:

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.

April 1980

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

20th May 1980

Standing under the roof at Huddersfield station is Metro-Cammell DMBS 51425 (class 101) which will form the 13.15 Huddersfield - Wakefield service. I cannot now recall why we were at Huddersfield on 20th May 1980, I suspect that, as the weather looks "challenging", we had a ride round on the train. This is one of the occasions when I wish we had taken more pictures because the old station looks an interesting place. Geoff Dowling.

2nd August 1986

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

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.

3rd October 1987

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

19th June 1989

Set number: L833

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

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:

Date: 19th May 1984

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

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.

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.

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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