50170 DMC
DMC lot 30255
1957 January - new to 56G (Bradford),
original pairing E50166/E50170
1959 In the Brian Morrison book
"British Rail DMUs & Diesel Railcars", on p50 a picture is stated
as being that of 50170. However 50170 not have the 2-character headcode, but had
a 4-lamp front.
1962 October - C2 at York Works
1964 April - C5 at Doncaster
August - C7 at
Doncaster
1965 51A
(Darlington) mainly working the Guisborough branch.
1967 Regional letter
identification changed to NE50170, changed back to E50170
after 1971.
May - C4 at
Doncaster
November - C5 at
Doncaster
1969 May - C3 at Doncaster
1970 December - C5 at Doncaster
1971 April - C4 at Doncaster
1972 At November still at Darlington.
1973 May - C1 at Doncaster
At October still at Darlington.
Built with AEC 220 engines, but changed to Leyland 680s about 1975.
1975 May - C4 at Doncaster
1976 Still at Darlington
1977 April - C3 at Doncaster
1978 At July still at Darlington
1979 February - C4 at Doncaster
1981 Still at Darlington
1982 C1 Refurbishment in July / August at Doncaster
October,
still at Darlington, in blue & grey paired with 50165.
1983 Still at Darlington, in February seen paired
with 50170.
November - C5
at Doncaster
1984 Still at Darlington, but by June was at
Heaton, formed 53170 + 59055 + 53171
1985 At Heaton
C3 at
Doncaster in August/October with 59055 + 53171 (coincides with move to Norwich?)
1986 By February at Norwich, set 103 (53170/59077/53149),
RETB fitted with cab mounted ariel for working the East Suffolk Line (which it kept until moving to
Manchester in 2000)
1987 Norwich, in June same formation but now set
108.
1988 Norwich, same set formation February &
August.
1989 Norwich still as set 108 (53170/59077/53149)
in May.
1990 Norwich in June as set 107 (53170/59077/53177)
1991 Norwich as set 108 ( 53170/59077/53149)
1992 Norwich as set 106 (53170/59079/53193).
Refurbished at Doncaster in May. Then to HA?
1993 HA 53170/59303/53253 101692!!!