British Rail Class 101
British Rail Class 101 | |
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London-based Class 101 no. 54405 (from set L220) in Network SouthEast livery | |
In service | 1956–2003 |
Manufacturer | Metropolitan Cammell |
Order no. |
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Constructed | 1956–1960 |
Number built |
Class 101: 527 (DMCL: 97, DMBS: 217, DTCL: 120, TSL: 41, TSLRB: 6, TCL: 18, TBSL: 28) Class 102: 106 (DMCL: 53, TCL: 53) |
Number preserved | 41 cars |
Formation | 2-, 3-, or 4-car sets |
Operator(s) | British Rail |
Depot(s) | |
Specifications | |
Car length | 57 ft 0 in (17.37 m) |
Width | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
Height | 3.77 m (12 ft 4 in) |
Maximum speed | 70 mph (113 km/h) |
Weight |
32.5 tonnes (32.0 long tons; 35.8 short tons) (powered), 25 tonnes (25 long tons; 28 short tons) (unpowered)[2] |
Prime mover(s) | Two BUT (AEC or Leyland) 6-cylinder diesels |
Power output | 150 bhp (112 kW) each engine |
Transmission | Mechanical: 4-speed epicyclic gearbox |
Coupling system | Screw-link couplings, British Standard gangways |
Multiple working | ■ Blue Square |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
The British Rail Class 101 diesel multiple units were built by Metro-Cammell at Washwood Heath in Birmingham, England from 1956 to 1959, following construction of a series of prototype units. This class proved to be one of the most successful and longest-lived of BR's First Generation DMUs, second in longevity only to the Class 121, with the final five units being withdrawn on 24 December 2003. In 2000, the Class 101s were withdrawn from ScotRail.
The oldest set was, by then, just over 47 years old.
Original TOPS classes
When TOPS was originally introduced only the Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) and the Driving Motor Composite (with Lavatory) (DMCL) were classified as Class 101 (AEC engines) or Class 102 (Leyland engines). The Driving Trailer Composite (with Lavatory) (DTCL) were either Class 144 or Class 147. The Trailer Seconds (with Lavatory) (TSL) were Class 162, the Trailer Brake Second (with Lavatory) (TBSL) were Class 168 and the Trailer Composite (with Lavatory) (TCL) were Class 171. Later all the cars were reclassified, becoming Class 101.
Fleet numbers | Type | Order | Seating | Weight | Lot No | Diagram | Formation (Original) | Year built |
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50138–50151 | DMC(L) | 101/1 | 12F 45S (2/2) | 32t | 30249 | BR 618 | 4-car | 1956 |
50152–50157 | DMBS | 101/2 | 52S | 32t | 30252 | BR 523 | Power-Twin | 1956/7 |
50158–50163 | DMC(L) | 101/1 | 12F 53S | 32t | 30253 | BR 620 | Power-Twin | 1956/7 |
50164–50167 | DMBS | 101/2 | 52S | 32t | 30254 | BR 523 | Power-Twin | 1956/7 |
50168–50171 | DMC(L) | 101/1 | 12F 53S | 32t | 30255 | BR 620 | Power-Twin | 1956/7 |
50172–50197 | DMC(L) | 101/1 | 12F 53S | 32t | 30256 | BR 620 | 4-car | 1957 |
50198–50209 | DMBS | 101/2 | 52s | 32t | 30259 | BR 523 | P/Trailer | 1957 |
50210–50233 | DMBS | 101/2 | 52s | 32t | 30261 | BR 523 | P/Trailer | 1957 |
50234–50245 | DMC(L) | 101/1 | 12F 45S | 32t | 30263 | BR 619 | 4-car | 1957 |
50246–50248 | DMBS | 101/2 | 52S | 32t | 30339 | BR 619 | P/Trailer | 1957 |
50250–50259 | DMBS | 101/2 | 52S | 32t | 30266 | BR 523 | Power-Twin | 1957 |
50260–50269 | DMC(L) | 101/1 | 12f 53S | 32t | 30267 | BR 621 | Power-Twin | 1957 |
50290–50292 | DMBS | 101/2 | 52S | 32t | 30270 | BR 523 | 3-car | 1957 |
50293–50296 | DMBS | 101/2 | 52S | 32t | 30270 | BR 523 | Power/Trailer 2-car | 1957 |
50303–50320 | DMBS | 101/2 | 52S | 32t | 30275 | BR 523 | 3-car | 1958 |
50321–50338 | DMC(L) | 101/1 | 12F + 53S | 32t | 30276 | BR 621 | 3-car | 1958 |
50745–50747 | DMC(L) | 101/1 | 12F + 53S | 32t | 30271 | BR 621 | 3-car | 1957 |
50748–50751 | DMC(L) | 101/1 | 12F + 53S | 32t | 30271 | BR 621 | 4-car | 1957 |
51174–51203 | DMBS | 101/1 | 52S | 32t | 30467 | BR 523 | Power/Trailer 2-car | 1958 |
51204–51223 | DMBS | 101/2 | 52S | 32t | 30467 | BR 523 | Power/Trailer 2-car | 1958 |
51224–51253 | DMBS | 101/2 | 52S | 32t | 30467 | BR 523 | Power/Trailer 2-car | 1958 |
51425–51434 | DMBS | 102/2 | 52S | 32t | 30500 | BR 523 | Power/Trailer 2-car | 1959 |
51435–51444 | DMBS | 102/2 | 52S | 32t | 30500 | BR 523 | 4-car | 1959 |
51445–51470 | DMBS | 102/2 | 52S | 32t | 30500 | BR 523 | 3-car | 1959 |
51495–51504 | DMC(L) | 102/1 | 12f+53S | 32t | 30501 | BR 621 | P/Twin | 1959 |
51505–51514 | DMC(L) | 102/1 | 12f+53S | 32t | 30501 | BR 621 | 4-car | 1959 |
51515–51540 | DMC(L) | 102/1 | 12f+53S | 32t | 30501 | BR 621 | 3-car | 1959 |
51795–51801 | DMBS | 102/2 | 52S | 32t | 30587 | BR 523 | 3-car | 1959 |
51802–51808 | DMC(L) | 102/1 | 12F+53S | 32t | 30588 | BR 621 | 3-car | 1959 |
56050–56061 | DTC(L) | 144 | 12F+53S | 25t | 30260 | BR 630 | Power/Trailer 2-car | 1957 |
56062–56085 | DTC(L) | 144 | 12F+53S | 25t | 30262 | BR 630 | Power/Trailer 2-car | 1957 |
56086–56089 | DTC(L) | 144 | 12F+52S | 25t | 30272 | BR 630 | Power/Trailer 2-car | 1957 |
56218–56220 | DTC(L) | 144 | 12F+45S | 25t | 30340 | BR 629 | Power/Trailer 2-car | 1957 |
56332–56361 | DTC(L) | 144 | 12F+53S | 25t | 30340 | BR 630 | Power/Trailer 2-car | 1957 |
56362–56381 | DTC(L) | 144 | 12F+53S | 25t | 30468 | BR 630 | Power/Trailer 2-car | 1957 |
56382–56411 | DTC(L) | 144 | 12F+53S | 25t | 30468 | BR 630 | Power/Trailer 2-car | 1957 |
59042–59048 | TS(L) | 162 | 61S | 25t | 30250 | BR 622 | 4-car | 1956 |
59049–59055 | TBS(L) | 168 | 45S | 25t | 30251 | BR 626 | 4-car | 1956 |
59060–59072 | TS(L) | 162 | 71S | 25t | 30257 | BR 623 | 4-car | 1957 |
59073–59085 | TBS(L) | 168 | 53S | 25t | 30258 | BR 627 | 4-car | 1957 |
59086–59091 | TS(L) | 162 | 61S | 25t | 30264 | BR 622 | 4-car | 1957 |
59092–59097 | TBS(L) | 168 | 45S | 25t | 30265 | BR 622 | 4-car | 1957 |
59112–59113 | TBS(L) | 168 | 53S | 25t | 30274 | BR 627 | 4-car | 1957 |
59114–59131 | TC(L) | 171 | 12F+53S | 25t | 30277 | BR 624 | 3-car | 1957 |
59302–59304 | TS(L) | 162 | 71S | 25t | 30273 | BR 623 | 3-car | 1957 |
59305–59306 | TC(L) | 171 | 71S | 25t | 30273 | BR 623 | 4-car | 1957 |
59523–59542 | TC(L) | 171 | 12F+53S | 25t | 30277 | BR 624 | 3-car | 1957 |
59543–59568 | TC(L) | 171 | 12F+53S | 25t | 30502 | BR 624 | 3-car | 1958 |
59685–59692 | TC(L) | 171 | 12F+53S | 25t | 30589 | BR 624 | 3-car | 1959 |
59569–59572 | TS(L) | 164 | 71S | 25t | 30510 | BR 623 | - | 1960 |
59573–59578 | TSB(L) | 165 | 71S | 25t | 30510 | BR 625 | - | 1960 |
Preservation
The Class 101 was one of the largest classes of first-generation DMUs and, partly thanks to their relatively late withdrawal from revenue-earning service, numerous vehicles have been preserved on heritage railways, including the Great Central Railway and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. There are only two centre cars preserved: one at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway and the other at the Mid-Norfolk Railway. One buffet car survived and is at the Great Central Railway. No Trailer Brake Seconds were saved.
Set number | Vehicle numbers | Livery | Location | Notes | ||
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DMBS | TCL | DMCL | ||||
101685 | 50164 | 59539 | 50160 | BR Green | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Operational |
- | 50203 | - | 50193 | BR Blue and Grey | Great Central Railway | Stored |
101680 | 50204 | - | 51511 | BR Green | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Operational |
- | 50253 | 59303 (TSL) | 50170 | BR Green | Ecclesbourne Valley Railway | Operational |
- | 50222 | - | 50338 | BR Green | Barry Island Railway | Operational |
- | 50256 | - | 56343(DTCL) | BR Blue | Wensleydale Railway | Operational |
- | 50321(DMCL) | - | 50266 | Primer | Great Central Railway | Operational |
- | 51427 | - | BR Green | Great Central Railway | Operational | |
101678 | 51210 | - | 50746 | BR Blue / BR Blue and Grey | Wensleydale Railway | Under restoration |
- | 51187 | - | 51512 | BR Green | Cambrian Heritage Railways | Under repair |
- | 51188 | - | 51505 | BR Blue | Ecclesbourne Valley Railway | Operational |
- | 51189 | - | 51803 | BR Green | Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | Operational |
- | 51192 | - | 56352(DTCL) | BR Green | North Norfolk Railway | Operational |
- | 51205 | - | 56055(DTCL) | BR Green | Cambrian Heritage Railways | Under repair |
- | 51213 | - | 56358(DTCL) | BR Blue | East Anglian Railway Museum | Operational |
- | 51226 | - | 51499 | BR Green | Mid Norfolk Railway | Operational |
- | 51228 | - | 56062(DTCL) | BR Green | North Norfolk Railway | Under overhaul |
- | 51434(DMBC) | 59117 | 51503 | BR Blue and Grey | Mid Norfolk Railway | Under overhaul/operational |
- | - | - | 56342(DTCL) | BR Blue and Grey | Midland Railway | Stored |
- | - | - | 56347(DTCL) | BR Green | Foxfield Railway | Operational |
- | - | - | 56356(DTCL) | Non Standard Green and Cream | Barry Island Railway | Under restoration |
- | - | - | 56408(DTCL) | SR Malachite Green | Spa Valley Railway | Operational |
- | 50211 | - | - | Regional Railways | Private Site | Stored, cab only |
- | - | - | 50269 | Private Site | Stored, cab only | |
- | 51177 | - | - | BR Blue | Private Site, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire | Cab only, used as a store room. |
References
- 1 2 Fox 1987, pp. 8, 10-11, 15-16, 26, 28-33, 35-36.
- ↑ "CLASS 101, 102, 144, 147, 162, 164, 168, 171". The RailwayCentre.Com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009.
Sources
- Fox, Peter (1987). Multiple Unit Pocket Book. British Railways Pocket Book No.2 (Summer/Autumn 1987 ed.). Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0906579740. OCLC 613347580.
- Fox, Peter; Webster, Neil (July 1982). Multiple Unit Pocket Book. Sheffield: Platform 5 Publications. ISBN 0-906579-26-0.
- Golding, Brian. A Pictorial Record of British Railways Diesel Multiple Units.
- Haresnape, Brian. British Rail Fleet Survey 8: Diesel Multiple Units—The First Generation.
- Marsden, Colin J. Motive Power Recognition: 3 DMUs.
- Robertson, Kevin. British Railway Pictorial: First Generation DMUs.