BR 51505 Class 101 DMU Driving Motor Composite Lavatory Built 1959

BR 51505 Class 101 DMU Driving Motor Composite Lavatory Built 1959

Present Location North Norfolk
County Location Norfolk
Designed For BR
Built By Metro Cammell
Diagram Number 621
Lot Number 30501
Type DMCL
First Number 51505
Later Numbers E51505 NE51505
Present Number E51505
Livery BR Rail Blue
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Class 101. Later Dgm DP210. Last used at Longsight with 53256 as Unit 101 682 in Regional Railways livery. Condemned and at Shoeburyness from 2000, then to East Anglian Railway Museum 10/03. 06/07: to Wirksworth (Ecclesbourne Valley Railway) on 5-year loan. By 07/25: moved to North Norfolk Railway on loan from Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.
Owner Diesel Unit Preservation Associates Ltd (DUPA)
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition Good
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Several
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational Yes
Date Inspected 12/02/2012
Inspected By David Wigley
Date of Image 14/04/2018
Photo Taken By Steve West
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 25/02/2026

Steve West 14/04/2018: view of other side

Michael Cope 31/07/2010: earlier view

     








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