Vehicle 50227 / 53227

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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

16/07/57	New to	54A (Sunderland)
3w/e 30/08/58	Transferred to	South Gosforth
Feb-64	Depot code change	52J
May-73	Depot code change	GF
w/e 22/08/76	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
18/01/87	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
31/03/88	Withdrawn from	HT (Heaton)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50227 - original number
53227 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 05/11/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50227	56079							As delivered to 54A - 16th July 1957
	50227	56066							Noted 05/10/1971 - Newcastle1
	50227	56218							Noted 25/08/1973 - at Carlisle2
	50227	56218							Noted 28/08/74 - at Carlisle3
	50227	56210							Noted 07/01/75 - on South Gosforth depot3
	50227	56073							Transfer to NL - w/e 22/08/76
	50227	56070							Noted circa 01/19774
	50227	56070							Noted 12/08/77 - on Morecambe - Leeds service with E56197 + E50619
	50227	56070							Noted 17/06/1978 - York5
	50227	56070							Noted 09/02/1980 - at Leeds City5
	50227	56070							Noted 11/08/80 - at Morecambe
	50227	56070							Noted 29/09/1980 - on Botanic Gardens depot5
	50227	56070							Noted 16/01/19824
	50227	56070							Noted 15/05/1982 - at York5
	50227	56070							Noted 13/06/1982 - at Carnforth5
	50227	56070							Noted 17/07/1982 - at Peterborough5
	50227	56070							Noted circa 10/19824
	53227	54070							Noted 30/04/1983 - Leeds4
	53227	54070							Noted 02/05/1983 - at Leeds City5
	53227	54070							Noted 12/06/83 - at Skipton
	53227	54070							Noted circa 10/19834
	53227	54070							Noted 16/05/19844
	53227	54070							Listed at NL - 01/01/85
	53227	54070							Noted 20/04/1985 - at Leeds City 5
	53227	53263							Noted circa 09/19864
	53227	53263							Noted 14/10/19864
	53227	53263							Noted 24/10/19864
75	53227	54364							Noted 31/08/87 - at Heworth
	53227	59123	53195						Noted circa 11/19874

Formation Sources
1: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Lumley

Images:

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circa July 1957

A Met-Camm publicity image (negative DZ169) showing the driver's compartment of DMBS E50227. The vehicle was new to Sunderland on 16 July 1959 and would always be a North Eastern vehicle, other allocations being South Gosforth, Neville Hill and Heaton. Withdrawn in March 1988 it would be cut at Vic Berry's the following year. Metropolitan Cammell.

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10th August 1977

E50227 + E56070 with Class 108 E56197 + E50619 at Morecambe on the 12th August 1977 on a Leeds working. Robert Frise.

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11th August 1980

E50227 + E56070 at Morecambe on a rainy 11th August 1980. Robert Frise.

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15th January 1989

E53227 at Vic Berrys, Leicester on 15-1-89. Kevin Dowd.

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18th February 1989

E53227 is seen on top of the stack at Vic Berry's on February 18, 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 12th June 1983

54070 + 53227 at Skipton on June 12, 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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Date: 31st August 1987

Set number: 75

E54364 + E53227 at Heworth on August 31, 1987. John Carter.

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Date: 18th February 1989

At Vic Berry's on the 18th February 1989 are E53227 (top), SC59689 (middle) and SC51802 (bottom). Nicholas Youngman.