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Vehicle 51183

Class 101

BR Diagram 523

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: 30467
Diagram: 523

Allocations

29/11/58 New to 3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60Depot code change21E
Sep-63Depot code change2H
3w/e 31/01/65 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
22/06/86 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
23/11/86 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
13/05/88 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
14/05/89 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
p/e 02/12/89 Sector Change to CF (Cardiff Canton) PXXZ
12/12/89 Withdrawn from CF (Cardiff Canton) PXXZ

Notes

10th July 1980 - Seen in refurbished condition

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 30/12/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51183 56341 As delivered to 3E - 29th November 1958
CR233 51183 56341 Noted circa Jun-69
51183 56339 Noted 03/05/1972 - 16.20 Chester-Runcorn1
51183 56344 Noted 26/05/1973 - at Crewe2
CR233 51183 56344 Noted 09/09/73 - at Chester, 56344 displayed CR2393
CR233 51183 56339 Noted 04/09/74 - at Crewe, 56339 displayed CR2313
51183 56339 Noted 03/05/1975 - Noted working 16.20 Chester- Runcorn & 17.00 Runcorn - Helsby. The last day of this service4
51183 56339 Noted 08/04/1976 - on 15:21 Chester to Manchester Victoria2
51183 56339 Noted 27/06/1976 - Aberystwyth5
51183 56339 Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria6
51183 56357 Noted 25/02/1977 - 2F75, 15.30 Chester to Rock Ferry4
51183 56344 Noted 11/10/1977 - Bangor4
51183 56344 Noted 19/11/1977 - Chester4
51183 56344 Noted 09/07/1978 - Chester5
51183 56344 Noted 02/09/1978 - North Wales5
51183 56344 Noted 01/07/1979 - Aberystwyth5
51183 56344 Noted circa 08/19794
51183 56151 Noted 17/02/1980 - on Birkenhead Mollington Street depot5
51183 56151 Noted 15/06/1980 - at Crewe5
51183 56151 Noted 10th July 1980
51183 56351 Noted circa 04/19814
51183 56351 Noted 30/05/1981 - at Manchester Victoria5
51183 56351 Noted 28/09/1981 - at Shrewsbury5
51183 56344 Noted 29/03/19824
51183 56344 Noted 26/06/1982 - on Chester depot5
51183 56344 Noted circa 08/19824
51183 56344 Noted 21/08/1982 - on Chester depot5
51183 56344 Noted 21/03/1983 - Crewe4
51183 54344 Noted circa 06/19834
51183 54344 Noted 08/08/1983 - on Conwy Valley with 53925-515654
51183 54344 Noted 01/04/1984 - at Chester5
51183 54356 Noted 24/09/85 - on delayed 13:00 Wolverhampton - Chester service7
51183 54344 Noted 09/12/85 - on 06:48 Stoke - Crewe service with 54335 + 511787
51183 54344 Noted 24/01/1986 - at Manchester Piccadilly 5
51183 54344 Noted 19/02/86 - on 17:06 Crewe - Stoke with 51185 + 543527
51183 54344 Noted circa 03/19864
51183 54344 Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 - Stoke Garden Festival duties
51183 54344 Noted 24/07/1986 - at Llandudno Junction - still in the Chester area a month after being reallocated to Norwich.8
71 51183 54344 Noted 07/08/86 - at Norwich3
71 51183 54344 Formed at NC p/e 03/09/86
51183 54344 Transfer to HT - 23/11/86 - from NC
51183 51522 Noted 09/01/1988 - at Newcastle Central5
spare 51183 Listed at NL - May-88
251 51183 54365 Formed at NL p/e 17/06/88
51183 54365 Noted 27/07/88 - on 22:30 Sheffield-Retford
51183 54365 Noted 13/08/88 - on 22:30 Sheffield-Retford
51183 54365 Noted 17/08/88 - on 10:25 Retford-Sheffield
51183 54365 Noted 05/09/88 - on 22:30 Sheffield-Retford
51183 54365 Noted 24/10/889
51183 54365 Noted 25/11/1988 - at Leeds City5
251 51183 54365 Listed at NL - Feb-89
51183 53196 Noted circa 04/19894
C994 51183 53196 Listed at CF - 15/05/89

Formation Sources
1: Chris Moxon
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Lumley
6: Leonard Rogers
7: Martin Baumann
8: Robert Chilton
9: Graeme Phillips

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Coventry

June 1961

Two Met-Camm DMUs - including DMBS M51183 - are seen just south of Coventry station in early June 1961. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Halton Junction

3rd May 1972

On the last day of 'local' services between Frodsham Jn and Halton Jn, Class 101 51183 & 56339 is on the 16.20 Chester-Runcorn, approaching Halton Jn, 3/5/72. Anthony Griffiths.

Class 101 DMU at Runcorn

3rd May 1972

On the last day of 'local' services between Frodsham Jn and Halton Jn, Class 101 51183 & 56339 is at Runcorn on the 17.00 service to Chester, 3/5/72. Anthony Griffiths.

Class 101 DMU at Ince

12th April 1985

51182 leads a two-car Class 101 DMU heading to Helsby at Ince on 12 April 1985. Chris Thorp.

Class 101 DMU at Cardiff Ninian Park

April 1990

Set number: C994

Built for the, LMR, displaying an ER number and WR set no! E51183 (C994) awaits movement to Vic Berry's in Leicester, at Cardiff’s Ninian Park Rd. sidings, during April 1990. Mac Winfield.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 24th March 1962

Two three-car Met-Camm DMUs depart Birmingham New Street station platform 4 forming the 1.22pm service to Lichfield (City) on 24 March 1962. Another Met-Camm - which appears to be M51183 - waits to depart for Rugby. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 30th May 1988

The 30th May 1988, Bank Holiday Monday, just after 9am and an ecs working for 31232 from Sheffield Station to Leeds, Neville Hill with 8 DMU coaches, of which the leading 4 in the photo were 54365, 51183, 78969 and 78719, according to my notes. The driver described them as 'knackered' before he left, though I rather liked the 2 tone livery which, to me, did not make them look 30 years old!! Dave Gommersall.

DMU

Date: 14th January 1989

54365 and 51183 depart from Leeds on 14/1/89. Norman Cross.

DMU

Date: 29th April 1990

E51809, E78969, E78713 and E51183 at Vic Berrys, Leicester on 29-4-90. Kevin Dowd.

DMU

Date: 11th May 1990

Class 111 E78961 and Class 101 51183 (C994) at Vic Berry's on 11.05.90. Nicholas Youngman.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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