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circa Oct-1956
Through a floor hatch inside a vehicle can be seen the exhaust, the lighter ribbed pipe at the bottom. Negative WMP7794, circa October 1956, probably taken at the Met-Camm Saltley Works. Rolls Royce.
circa Oct-1956
Underneath is seen the radiator on the left, the short cardan shaft connects the engine to the fan. Negative WMP7796, circa October 1956, probably taken at the Met-Camm Saltley Works. Rolls Royce.
circa Oct-1956
Underframe details - just above the exhaust silencer is a heater, its air intake is on the right. The two cylinders are the engine air intakes / filters. Under the words 'Flame Switch', the two small cylindrical objects are fuel filters (a CAV type common on most DMUs). Under the builders plate are the engine start / stop buttons with a socket for an inspection light. Negative WMP7797, circa October 1956, probably taken at the Met-Camm Saltley Works. Rolls Royce.
circa Oct-1956
Underframe detail - the fuel pump can be seen mounted on the engine, the pipes from the top running to each of the six injectors. It is directly connected to the throttle motor, which has the four flexible air hoses running into it. Negative WMP7798, circa Oct-1956, probably ay the Met-Camm Saltley Works. Rolls Royce.
circa Oct-1956
M56090 and M50134, probably at the Met-Camm Saltley Works, circa October 1956. Negative WMP7799. Rolls Royce.
circa Oct-1956
M50134 and M56090, probably at the Met-Camm Saltley Works, circa October 1956. Negative WMP7801. Rolls Royce.
circa Oct-1956
Looking through a floor hatch to a final drive mounted on a bogie, the input shaft to the top. The white pipe is one of two air pipes to control forward / reverse, the ribbed pipe is a conduit for the wires which connect to the cab 'air/axle' lights to show the drive has engaged. Negative WMP7802, probably at the Met-Camm Saltley Works, circa October 1956. Rolls Royce.
circa Oct-1956
Underframe equipment - a vacuum exhauster. Negative WMP7803, probably at the Met-Camm Saltley Works, circa October 1956. Rolls Royce.
circa Oct-1956
Through the floor hatch can be seen the stop solenoid. Negative WMP7805, probably at the Met-Camm Saltley Works, circa October 1956. Rolls Royce.
circa Oct-1956
Looking through a floor hatch to the SE4 gearbox. Negative WMP7806, probably at the Met-Camm Saltley Works, circa October 1956. Rolls Royce.
circa Oct-1956
Underneath the Rolls-Royce engine, looking at the free end. Negative WMP7807, probably at the Met-Camm Saltley Works, circa October 1956. Rolls Royce.
circa Oct-1956
Drivers controls, which appear identical to a Class 101. Note 59051 under construction on the adjacent road. Negative WMP7810, at the Met-Camm Saltley Works, circa October 1956. Rolls Royce.
circa Oct-1956
Both engines can be seen in this underframe view, looking from the rear of the vehicle towards the cab end. Negative WMP7811, probably at the Met-Camm Saltley Works, circa October 1956. Rolls Royce.
circa 1957
A Met-Camm image (negative unknown) showing the underside of a power car. The engine is the Rolls Royce type and the gearbox a SGC SE4. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa July 1957
A Met-Camm image (negative unknown) showing their 250th railcar for British Railways. Sadly the number is not in the frame, but calculations show this maybe E50219, delivered to Sunderland in July 1957. Metropolitan Cammell.
26th July 1957
Two 2-car newly completed Met-Camm sets at Saltley ready for delivery on July 26th 1957. The nearest vehicle, DTC E56071, carries displays in the windows noting it is the 250th railcar built for British Railways. The vehicles were destined for Sunderland depot. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa September 1958
A hive of activity in the Met-Camm works at Saltley with Class 101 vehicles in various states on construction. One can be identified on the left, DMBS E51221, listed as new to South Gosforth 16/10/58 which dates this to around late September 1958. Note the vehicles are glossed and lined before the windows are fitted. Three stages of roof construction can be seen, assembly, etch priming the alloy panels, and after applying red-oxide primer. Possibly a hand tinted image, it appeared in a Met-Camm publicity brochure. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa November 1959
An official image (Metropolitan Cammell negative DZ216) showing a later Rolls Royce powered vehicle with a cut-out for a four-character headcode box. Taken at Saltley Works circa November 1959. Image courtesy of Kevin Dowd. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa November 1959
An official image (Metropolitan Cammell negative DZ217) showing the cab of a a later Rolls Royce powered vehicle with a cut-out for a four-character headcode box. Taken at Saltley Works circa November 1959. Image courtesy of Kevin Dowd. Metropolitan Cammell.
1960
A Blue Pullman publicity photo: "View of shell of a Second Class Parlour Car." Negative 473-2451. Metropolitan Cammell.
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