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Starting in East Anglia, this two car set is seen at Ipswich |
The Class 101 "Metro Cammels" |
| First introduced in 1957, the Metro Cammel built Class 101 dmu's were once a familiar sight on Britain's railway network. A few still survive in service amongst which are those which operate certain services on the Hope Valley Line between Sheffield and Manchester. In this feature we have illustrations of these units at various locations. |
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Starting in East Anglia, this two car set is seen at Ipswich |
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| Having
just worked a service from Ipswich up the East Suffolk Line in 1990, this set stands at the Lowestoft terminus which has since lost its roof. |
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| Now in
Norfolk, we see a member of the class at Cromer having just traversed the former M & GN Jt line from Sheringham. |
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A classic branch line seen as a 101 approaches Cromer |
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| Sprinters
have long since replaced the First Generation dmu's on routes from Peterborough. |
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| A couple
of 101's arrive at Spalding on a Tulip Parade special from Hull. |
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A close up view of the front end of a 101 at Skegness |
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Moving across to Lincoln Central, a set is parked in bay platform 4 |
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Another view of a set at Lincoln |
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Two 101's at Grimsby Town (Photo : N. Drewery) |
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| Sheffield
has always been a good location for seeing a variety of dmu's. A 101 set awaits departure to Doncaster. |
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An after dark shot of a 101 at Sheffield |
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| 101's
still operate certain services along the Hope Valley Sheffield to Manchester route - on stopping services. In 1997 a Regional Railways liveried set awaits departure from Sheffield. |
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A view of the same set at Edale |
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| On April
9th, 1997, the three car green liveried stands at Edale en-route to Manchester. |
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| In 1982 a
101 set is seen at the Clayton West terminus. The line from Shepley to Clayton West closed completely a few months later on January 24th, 1983. |
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| Also built
by Metro Cammell were the 111's which were very similar to the 101's. One major difference is the lower destination display as illustrated by this example at Harrogate. |
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Two 101's stand beneath the magnificent roof of York |
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| In these
views we travel north of the Border to Inverness. Here a 101 was converted to an observation carriage for use on the daily Hebridean Heritage loco hauled service to the Kyle of Lochalsh. Only one of the two cars was converted and it was planned to convert the other to operate at the other end of the train but, sadly, the locomotive hauled service was withdrawn before this took place. The observation car remained for many years at a derelict state at Inverness. Below is a view from inside, the cab being removed and swivel chairs installed. |
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Not a 101 but a 111 illustrated in the long-defunct siding at Goole. (Photo : John Law) |
Further details about the 101s can be found on the folowing sites |
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