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Vehicle 51437


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

05/03/59 New to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)
4w/e 28/11/59 Transferred to 50A (York)
3w/e 19/03/60 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
4w/e 11/06/60 Transferred to South Gosforth
Feb-64Depot code change52J
May-73Depot code changeGF
3w/e 11/09/76 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
w/e 08/01/78 Transferred to CA (Cambridge)
11/05/86 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
03/01/88 Transferred to RG (Reading)
4w/e 03/12/88 Sector Change to RG (Reading) NSBX
14/05/90 Sector Change to RG (Reading) NWXX
p/e 07/12/91 Transferred to CA (Cambridge) NNEX
03/09/92 Withdrawn from CA (Cambridge) NNEX

Modifications

Oct-74 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 29/10/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51437 59527 59528 51507 As delivered to 53B - 5th March 1959
51437 59527 59528 51507 Transfer to 50A - 4w/e 28/11/59
51437 59527 59528 51507 Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
51437 59527 59578 51507 Transfer to South Gosforth - 3w/e 04/06/60
51437 59574 59526 51507 Noted 08/09/66 - at York1
51437 59526 59573 51507 Noted 04/09/67 - at Leeds City1
51437 59530 50146 Noted 24/08/74 - at Doncaster2
N300 51437 59530 50146 Noted 28/08/74 - in Newcastle Central (set number on solebar of power cars)2
51437 59530 50146 Noted 19/04/1975 - at March3
51437 56070 Transfer to NL - 3w/e 11/09/76
51437 56068 Noted circa 01/19774
51437 56068 Noted 27/08/77 - on 1837 Sheffield-Sleaford
51437 56068 Noted 01/02/78 - on Cambridge depot2
51437 56057 Noted circa 04/19794
51437 54382 Noted 06/11/84 - at Norwich2
51437 54405 Listed at Cambridge - circa Nov-85 - 54405 temporarily exchanged with 54382 (running with 51207)
51437 54405 Noted circa 01/19864
51437 54405 Noted 28/03/1986 - at Ipswich5
51437 54405 Listed at Cambridge - Summer 1986
51437 53751 Noted 25/10/19864
51437 53751 Noted 24/04/1987 - at Leeds5
L837 51437 59115 53751 Listed at RG - circa Jan-88
L837 51437 59128 53751 Formation change - RG - w/e 07/02/88 - 59128 replaced 59115 (to L574)
L837 51437 59128 53751 Noted circa 11/19884
L837 51437 59128 53751 Listed at RG - 15/05/89
L837 51437 59128 53751 Noted circa 06/19904
L837 51437 59128 53751 Listed at RG - 21/01/91
L837 51437 59128 53751 Noted circa 08/19914
51437 59128 53751 Noted 10/04/92 - on 08:32 Kings Lynn - Cambridge6
L837 51437 59128 53751 Listed at CA - 24/02/92 - NSE NNEX pool
L837 51437 53751 Noted circa 08/19924
L837 51437 59128 53751 Listed at CA - 12/08/92

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
6: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Darlington depot

mid-to-late 1960s

Met-Camm DMBS E51437 on Darlington depot, mid to late 1960s. Behind is a buffet-car. Graham Clark.

Class 101 DMU at Wetheral

28th June 1968

On June 28, 1968 a four-car Met-Camm set is seen about to pass the closed Wetheral station with the 10.35am Newcastle - Carlisle line. The second vehicle is a buffet car, there is a BG attached to the rear. The closest power car appears to be E51437. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Sandy

7th July 1979

51437 heads this 2-car Met-Camm set at Sandy on the 7th July 1979. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Reading

2nd October 1988

Class 73/1 no. 73 126 and Class 101 car no. 51437 are seen at Reading on 02/10/1988. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Mortimer

23rd June 1989

Set number: L837

Less commonplace at Mortimer on the Reading to Basingstoke line than the regular DEMUs and giving a welcome splash of colour on the beautiful evening of 23 June 1989 was class 101 unit L837 led by 51437 (presumably with 59128 + 53751). The well-preserved platelayers hut was a bit of a rarity even then with most of these structures having long since become derelict. It looks as if the original brick-built hut has been lost but replaced by a newish garden shed although the chimney and fireplace survived. I guess that this was still in use at the time and I do recall talking to a ganger on this stretch of line who said that the good state of the track was a matter of considerable pride to him and his colleagues. Peter Tandy.

Class 101 DMU at Guildford

1st July 1989

Set number: L837

Class 101 DMU Set L837 - 51437 + 59128 + 53751 - at Guildford on 1 July 1989. Rob Paterson.

Class 101 DMU at Southall

circa August 1989

Set number: L837

Met-Camm Class 101 set L837 (presumably 51437 + 59128 + 53751) with a Pressed Steel Class 117 set arriving at Southall circa August 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Horley

8th October 1990

Set number: L837

Set L837 heads for Gatwick Airport at Horley on 8/10/90. The DMBS leading should be 51437, followed by 59128 + 53751. Rex Holt.

Class 101 DMU at Southall

circa 1990

Set number: L837

Three-car Met-Camm set L837 (presumably 51437 + 59128 + 53751) arriving at Southall circa late 1990. The centre car seems to have had all its roof vents removed, the DMBS seems to have had them partially removed. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at London Paddington

13th April 1991

Set number: L837

Class 101 DMU set L837 (51437 + 59128 + 53751) in Paddington station on 13 April 1991. Dave Warby.

Class 101 DMU at Downham Market

August 1992

Set number: L837

Class 101 set L837 with 51437 closest (and presumably 53751) at Downham Market station in August 1992. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 10th April 1977

A 3-car plain blue Class 111 sets beside refurbished Class 101 E51437 at Bradford Hammerton Street on April 10, 1977. A Class 110 is inside the shed. Rex Holt.

DMU

Date: circa 1990

Set number: L413

DMUs out Southall, Class 117 L413 (presumably 51391 + 59501 + 51349) and Class 101 L837 (53751 + 59128 + 51437), circa late 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: August 1992

Set number: L837

(L837) 53751 + 51437 leaving Kings Lynn in August 1992. This had been a 3 car set before with 59128 as the centre car. Nicholas Youngman.