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Vehicle 50211 / 53211


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: 30261
Diagram: 523

Allocations

28/05/57 New to 54A (Sunderland)
15/06/57 On loan to 9A (Longsight) - Also noted as 9D
Jul-57 Ex-loan back to 54A (Sunderland)
3w/e 30/08/58 Transferred to South Gosforth
4w/e 31/10/59 On loan to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 16/04/60 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 27/03/71 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
May-73Depot code changeGF
w/e 23/07/78 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
29/06/86 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
10/05/87 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
04/10/87 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
20/12/87 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
11/07/88 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
14/05/89 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
06/05/90 Transferred to CH (Chester) PCHX
30/09/90 Transferred to TS (Tyseley) PTSX
29/09/91 Transferred to LO (Longsight) PLOX
Jan-02 Withdrawn

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50211 - original number
53211 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 22/01/1982 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by JT Landscapes, Caerwent

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50211 56063 As delivered to 54A - 28th May 1957
50211 56063 Transfer to 54A - 4w/e 07/09/57 - ex-loan LMR
50211 56063 Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 31/10/59 - on loan
50211 56063 Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 16/04/60
50211 56376 Noted 31/08/71 - at Carlisle1
50211 56084 Noted 02/06/1973 - at Newcastle2
50211 56379 Noted 07/01/75 - at York3
50211 56379 Noted 30/12/75 - at Newcastle1
50211 56379 Noted 01/04/1976 - at Carlisle4
50211 56379 Noted 12/03/1977 - at Newcastle 4
50211 56464 Noted circa 03/19795
50211 56379 Noted 4th March 1980
50211 56379 Noted 21/03/81 - at Newcastle
50211 56379 Noted 28/05/81 - at Carlisle
50211 56078 Noted 25/09/82 - on Scotswood Bridge
50211 56059 Noted circa 02/19835
53211 54381 Noted circa 03/19855
53211 54085 Noted circa 02/19865
53211 51496 Noted circa 09/19865
53211 51496 Noted 24/10/19865
53211 53235 Noted circa 07/19875
53211 59383 53642 Noted 22/11/87
108392 53211 59817 53642 Listed at ED - Jan-88 - however published 12/87 move of 53642 from NL to ED had been cancelled
392 53211 59817 53630 Noted circa 05/19885
108392 53211 59817 53645 Listed at HA - circa August 1988
53211 59246 51840 Noted 09/07/89 - at Scarborough
NL565 53211 59246 53235 Listed at NL - 05/09/89
53211 59246 53235 Noted 02/10/89 - on 13:02 Leeds - Carlisle6
53211 59072 52042 Noted circa 12/19895
CH647 53211 52042 Listed at CH - mid May-90
T074 53211 52042 Noted circa 12/19905
T074 53211 52042 Noted 19/03/91 - in Banbury area7
T074 53211 52042 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T074 53211 52042 Listed at TS - Aug-91
101657 53211 54085 Listed at LO - Dec-91
101657 53211 54085 Noted 03/06/1992 - Two return trips from Bangor to Amlwch
101657 53211 54085 Listed at LO - 02/07/92
101657 53211 54085 Listed at LO - 24/09/92
101657 53211 54085 Listed at LO - November 1992
101657 53211 54085 Listed at LO - 10/12/92
53211 54085 Noted 13/01/93 - on 18:58 Sheffield - Manchester Piccadilly8
53211 54085 Noted 24/03/93 - on 12:16 Chester - Wigan8
53211 54085 Noted 24/05/93 - on 19:00 Blackpool - Manchester Airport8
53211 54085 Noted 13/08/93 - on 20:52 Warrington - Manchester Piccadilly8
53211 54085 Noted 18/08/93 - on 19:52 Warrington - Manchester Piccadilly8
101657 53211 54085 Listed at LO - November 1993
53211 54085 Noted 08/02/94 - on 2F47 14:13 Wilmslow - Warrington8
101657 53211 54085 Noted circa 06/19945

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Graeme Phillips
7: Aaron Calder
8: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Marsden

15th November 1986

A Met-Camm set at Marsden, West Yorkshire on 15/11/1986. The formation is noted as including cars E51496 E53136 E53182. The closest car is probably 53211, still carrying a Tyne & Wear PTE logo, it was transferred from Heaton to Neville Hill in June. Is the set arriving at the station, displaying red marker lights? Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at New Mills

18th October 1991

Set number: 101657

101 657 - 53211 + 54085 - (ex-works from Doncaster) on 2E16 1407 Piccadilly to Sheffield at New Mills South Junction. Kevin Dowd.

Class 101 DMU at Romiley

19th October 1991

Set number: 101657

Ex-works 101 657 (53211 / 54085) working the 11:43 Piccadilly - New Mills, seen at Romiley on 19/10/91. Gazza Prescott.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

24th December 1991

Set number: 101657

It's 11.01 in the morning on Christmas eve 1991 at Manchester Piccadilly station with WYPTE liveried Class 158 unit 158901 in platform 2, whilst platform 3 hosts a Regional Railways Class 101 unit 101657 (53211 + 54085). Andrew J Crowther.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

4th March 1992

Set number: 101657

101 657 (53211 / 54085) captured at Manchester Piccadily about to work the 13:48 to Chester on 4/3/92. Gazza Prescott.

Class 101 DMU at Rhosgoch

3rd June 1992

Set number: 101657

Longsight allocated Metro-Cammell DMU set 101657 (53211 + 54085) is seen at Rhosgoch heading down the freight only Amlwch branch on the Isle of Anglesey. The short spur leading off to the right served a oil storage depot built in the 70's but its use was short lived. This train was run by the "Isle of Anglesey Railways Ltd" Lein Amlwch 125 Years on. 3rd June 1992. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 101 DMU at Rhosgoch

3rd June 1992

Set number: 101657

Longsight allocated Metro-Cammell DMU set 101657 (53211 + 54085) is seen at Rhosgoch on the freight only Amlwch branch on the Isle of Anglesey. This train was run by the "Isle of Anglesey Railways Ltd" Lein Amlwch 125 Years on. 3rd June 1992. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 101 DMU at Leeds

5th September 1992

Set number: 101657

101657 (53211 / 54085) and LO293 (presumably 53941 + 54230) on the 09:46 to Carlisle, seen at Leeds, 5/9/92. Gazza Prescott.

Class 101 DMU at Preston

22nd September 1992

Set number: 101657

101657 (53211 / 54085) at Preston on 22/9/92 with the 12:44 Heysham - Stockport. Gazza Prescott.

Class 101 DMU at Heysham

22nd September 1992

Set number: 101657

The 12:23 Stockport to Heysham after arrival at its destination on 22/9/92, formed of 101657 (53211 + 54085). Gazza Prescott.

Class 101 DMU at Hooton

19th June 1993

Set number: 101657

Class 101 Metro Cammell 53211+54085 (DMBS+DMCL) set 101 657 arriving Hooton 19-6-93. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 101 DMU at Guide Bridge

21st May 1994

Set number: 101657

101657 (53211 + 54085) on the 16:26 Marple Rose Hill - Manchester Piccadilly service at Guide Bridge on May 21, 1994. John Carter.

Class 101 DMU at Guide Bridge

28th February 1995

Set number: 101657

Working a service from Manchester to Rose Hill 101657 (53211 & 54085) stops at Guide Bridge on 28th February 1995. Ian Buck.

Class 101 DMU at Chester

26th May 1998

Set number: 101657

Class 101 53211, set number 101 657 (with 54085), is seen at Chester on 26.05.1998 having been refurbished and repainted into Regional Railways livery. Andy Cole.

Class 101 DMU at Crewe

12th May 1999

Set number: 657

Class 101 set 657, consisting of 53211 (front) and 54085 in Regional Railways, at Crewe, on 12th May 1999. Photograph by my Dad, David Slack, uploaded by Andrew Slack. David Slack.

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

9th July 1999

Set number: 101657

Metro-Cammell set 101657 (53211 + 54085) in Manchester Piccadilly station on 9 July 1999. Sparegang.

Class 101 DMU at Romiley

6th January 2000

Set number: 101657

101657 (53211 + 54085) at Romiley with a Rose Hill - Manchester service, January 6, 2000. Nigel Walls.

Class 101 DMU at North Hyde

12th April 2000

Set number: 101657

Seen at a desolate looking North Hyde station on 12th April 2000 is 101657 (53211 & 54085). The section of track between Guide Bridge and Rose Hill in suburban Manchester had only an hourly service. Ian Buck.

Class 101 DMU at North Hyde

12th April 2000

Set number: 101657

101657 (53211 & 54085) arrives at North Hyde on a gloomy 12th April 2000. Ian Buck.

Class 101 DMU at Ashburys

12th April 2000

Set number: 101657

Arriving at Ashburys on 12th April 2000 is 101657 (53211 & 54085). Ian Buck.

Class 101 DMU at Longsight TMD

26th February 2001

Set number: 101657

101657 (53211 + 54085) seen from a passing train - possibly at Longsight - on the 26th February 2001. Steve Hodgson.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 21st March 1981

55011 heads north out of Newcastle past E56379 + E50211 on March 21, 1981. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 28th May 1981

E56379 + E50211 arrive at Carlisle from Newcastle on 28/05/1981. Graeme Phillips Collection.

DMU

Date: 25th September 1982

E56078 + E50211 on Scotswood Bridge, September 25, 1982. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 9th July 1989

Set number: S803

Set S803 awaits departure from Scarborough on 09-07-1989. I recorded cars 51522 (closest) + 51458, 53211 + 59246 + 51840 (a 101/108/110 hybrid with two vans) making up the train. A fitter has head under the rear of the second vehicle. Gordon Thomson.

DMU

Date: 9th July 1989

Cleaners stand waiting for this five-car set to stop at Scarborough on 09-07-1989. The front three cars form a hybrid 110/108/101 set (51840 + 59246 + 53211) with 101 set 51458 + 51522 on the rear. Already in the platform is 51184. Gordon Thomson.

DMU

Date: circa August 1991

Set number: T074

Tyseley hybrid set T074 52042 53211 at Wolverhampton August 1991. Ian Charles.

DMU

Date: 3rd June 1992

Set number: 101657

Longsight allocated Metro-Cammell DMU set 101657 (54085 + 53211) is seen at Rhosgoch heading down the freight only Amlwch branch on the Isle of Anglesey. The short spur leading off to the right which can just be seen through the bushes served a oil storage depot built in the 70's but its use was short lived. This train was run by the "Isle of Anglesey Railways Ltd" Lein Amlwch 125 Years on. 3rd June 1992. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 3rd June 1992

Set number: 101657

Longsight allocated Metro-Cammell DMU set 101657 (54085 + 53211) is seen heading up towards Rhosgoch on the freight only Amlwch branch on the Isle of Anglesey. This train was run by the "Isle of Anglesey Railways Ltd" Lein Amlwch 125 Years on. 3rd June 1992. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 25th July 1992

Set number: 101657

101657 (54085 / 53211) runs into Hyde North on the 11:26 Rose Hill - Piccadilly, 25/7/92. Gazza Prescott.

DMU

Date: 5th September 1992

Set number: 101657

101657 (53211 + 54085) and LO293 about to cross Ribblehead Viaduct on the 5th September, 1992. Gazza Prescott.

DMU

Date: 22nd September 1992

Set number: 101657

101657 (54085 / 53211) at Morecambe on the 12:23 Stockport to Heysham, 22/9/92. Gazza Prescott.

DMU

Date: 19th June 1993

Set number: 101657

Class 101 Metro Cammell 54085 + 53211 (DMCL + DMBS) set 101 657 awaits departure from Hooton for Chester 19-6-93. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 18th September 1993

Set number: 101665

101665 (51429 + 54393) and 101657 (53211 + 54085) at Manchester Piccadilly, ready to work the 11:18 Stockport - Heysham, 18/9/93. Gazza Prescott.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: 101657

101 657 (54085 / 53211) slows down for Taffs Well station. Date unknown. Tom Clift.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: 101657

101 657 (53211 & 54085) depart from Bredbury sometime in the 90s. Photographer unknown. Unknown.

DMU

Date: 22nd August 1997

Set number: 101657

101657 (54085 + 53211) in Ashburys station on August 22, 1997. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 22nd August 1997

Set number: 101682

101682 (53256 + 51505) departs from Manchester Piccadilly with a Sheffield service on 22/8/97. On the left is 101657 (54085 + 53211) on Rose Hill duties. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 10th September 1997

Set number: 101657

101657 (54085 + 53211) in Manchester Piccadilly on 10 September 1997. David Bellamy.

DMU

Date: 2nd February 2000

Two 2-car Class 101 sets, 53164 + 53160 (front) in green and 53211 + 54085 (rear) in Regional Railways, at Manchester Piccadilly on 2nd February 2000. Photograph by David Slack. Uploaded by Andrew Slack. David Slack.

DMU

Date: 8th May 2000

Set number: 101657

Passing through Ardwick on 8th May 2000 is 101657 (54085 & 53211). Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: 101657

"Go faster" set 101657 (53211 + 54085) with an additional unknown DMBS added (closest) arriving into Altrincham. Chris Moxon.

DMU

Date: 22nd January 2004

Set number: 101683

The cabs from 51177 and 53211 saved for preservation at Caerwent on 22/1/04. Stuart Mackay.