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Class 101, no. 101692 (formed of vehicles 53170 + 53253) at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst taking part in the Railcar 50 event. This unit was specially repainted in Caledonian Blue livery in 1996 by ScotRail for the launch of a new Motherwell to Cumbernauld service. In 2000, it transferred to Manchester, where it became one of the final six in service with First North Western . It was withdrawn in October 2003, and is now preserved at the Midland Railway Centre.

1 Description

The British Rail Class 101 diesel multiple unit was built by Metro-Cammell at Birmingham 1956 to 1959, following construction of a series of prototype units. This class proved to be the most successful and longest-lived of all BR's First Generation DMUs, with the final five units being withdrawn on 24th December 2003. The oldest set was, by then, just over 47 years old.

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2 Preservation

Several vehicles have been preserved on heritage railways.

Vehicles Numbers			Set Number	Livery	Location	Comments
50321	-	51427	960993	BR Green	Great Central Railway	Previously sandite unit 977900+977899.
51187	-	51512	101684	Strathclyde Orange	Cambrian Railway Society	-
51213	-	56358	101659	BR Blue	East Anglian Railway Museum	-
51226	59539	51499	101695	Strathclyde Orange	Mid Norfolk Railway	-
51228	-	54062	101681	Regional Railways	North Norfolk Railway	-
51434	59117	51503	L836	BR Blue/Grey	Mid Norfolk Railway	-
51505	-	-	101682	Regional Railways	East Anglian Railway Museum	-
51511	-	53204	101680	Regional Railways	North Yorkshire Moors RailwayThe North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. The 18 mile line runs across the North York Moors from Pickering via Levisham, Newton Dale and Goathland to Grosmont. It is run by the North York Moors Historical	One of final 5 units in service.
53170	59303	53253	101692	Caledonian Blue	Midland Railway Centre	Painted in special Caledonian Blue livery.
53193	-	53203	960992	BR Blue/Grey	Great Central Railway	Previously sandite unit 977898+977897.
53256	-	54343	101660	Regional Railways	East Kent RailwayDescription The East Kent Railway is a short heritage railway in Kent, England. It is located at Shepherdswell station on the main London to Dover Priory direct mainline. The line was constructed from 1911-1917 to serve a local colliery at Tilmanstone.	-
54356	-	-	-	LNER Green/Cream	Gloucestershire Warwickshire RailwayGreat Western Railway at Swindon in 1916. City of Truro', departing Cheltenham Racecourse on 17th April 2004. This locomotive was built by the Great Western Railway at Swindon in 1903. The locomotive achieved fame by reputedly reaching 102 mph whilst haul	Rebuilt to observation saloon 6300.
54408	-	-	101654	Regional Railways	Spa Valley RailwayThe Spa Valley Railway is a standard gauge line that runs between Tunbridge Wells and Groombridge in Kent, a distance of 3 miles. External links .	-

Multiple Units

Diesel Locomotives - Electric Locomotives - DMU - AC EMU - DC EMU
	1st Generation Units
Classes:	100 - 101 - 102 - 103 - 104 - 105 - 106 - 107 - 108 - 109 - 110 - 111 - 112 - 113 - 114 - 115 - 116 - 117 - 118 - 119 - 120 - 121 - 122 - 123 - 124 - 125 - 126 - 127 - 128 - 129 - 130 - 131
Pre-TOPS Classes:	BEMU - British United Traction - Derby Lightweight - GWR Railcars - Metro-Cammell - Railbus
	2nd Generation Units
Classes:	140 - 141 - 142 - 143 - 144 - 150 - 151 - 153 - 154 - 155 - 156 - 157 - 158 - 159 - 165 - 166 - 168 - 170 - 171 - 175 - 180 - 185
	Diesel-Electric Units
Classes:	201 - 202 - 203 - 204 - 205 - 206 - 207 - 210 - 220 - 221 - 222 - 251 - 252 - 253 - 254 - 255
SR Designation:	3D - 3H - 3R - 3T - 6B - 6L - 6S
	Departmental Units
Classes:	901 - 930 - 950 - 951 - 960 - MPV

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