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Vehicle 51531

Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150 hp / Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30501
Diagram: 621

Allocations

15/08/59	New to	Leith Central
4w/e 24/10/59	Transferred to	67C (Ayr)
3w/e 02/04/60	Transferred to	64H (Leith Central)
3w/e 30/04/66	Transferred to	62B (Dundee)
May-68	Transferred to	64H (Leith Central)
4w/e 02/10/69	Transferred to	66C (Hamilton)
Mar-72	Transferred to	65A (Eastfield)
May-73	Depot code change	ED
11/07/88	Transferred to	HA (Haymarket)
01/10/89	Transferred to	NC (Norwich) PNCX
12/03/92	Withdrawn from	NC (Norwich) PNCX

Notes

01/10/89 - 51531 transferred HA->CH but move was cancelled
05/11/89 - new transfers 51531 and 59080 noted at Norwich along with ex-works 54500 in NSE livery

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 24/12/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51461	59559	51531	As delivered to Leith Central - 15th August 1959
	51461	59559	51531	Transfer to 67C - 4w/e 24/10/59
	51461	59559	51531	Noted 27/02/60
	51461	59559	51531	Transfer to 66C - 4w/e 02/10/69
	51461	59559	51531	Noted 15/08/70 - on Hamilton depot¹
114	51461	59559	51531	Listed at 66C - 1972
	51462	59563	51531	Noted 14/09/73 - in Glasgow Queen Street¹
	51228	59566	51531	Noted 25/08/75 - at Springburn²
	51467	59560	51531	Noted 28/03/1976 - at Haymarket ³
	51224	59560	51531	Noted 05/09/76 - on Haymarket depot²
	55007	59554	51531	Noted 17/12/77 - on 1418 Edinburgh-Dunblane
190	51253	59530	51531	Listed at ED - mid-May-78
181	51228	59561	51531	Noted 07/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley⁴
	51253	59552	51531	Noted 07/04/79 - on Eastfield depot¹
	51253	59552	51531	Noted 12/08/79 - in Edinburgh Waverley
347	51800	59578	51531	Listed at ED - 01/02/81
101347	51800	59072	51531	Listed at ED - 13/06/82
101347	51800	59072	51531	Listed at ED - 17/06/84
101347	51800	59072	51531	Listed at ED - 25/03/85
	51459	59541	51531	Noted 26/02/86 - on 13:06 Edinburgh - Dunblane⁵
101347	51800	59569	51531	Noted May 1986
101347	51800	59569	51531	Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986
347	51800	59569	51531	Listed at Eastfield - August 1986
101347	51800	59569	51531	Noted 07/11/1986⁴
101347	51800	59569	51531	Listed at ED - 23/03/87
101347	51800	59569	51531	Noted 04/04/1987⁴
101347	51800	59072	51531	Formation change - 2w/e 14/04/87 - 59072 (ex-101348) replaced 59569 (to 101348)
101347	51800	59072	51531	Noted circa 05/1987⁴
101347	51800	59569	51531	Noted 04/05/1987⁴
101347	51800	59072	51531	Listed at ED - Jan-88
101347	51800	59072	51531	Listed at HA - circa August 1988
104	51531	59080	53321	Listed at NC - Feb-90
	51531	59080	53321	Noted 07/11/90 - on 12:50 Lowestoft - Norwich⁶
104	51531	59080	53321	Listed at NC - 21/01/91
104	51531	59080	53266	Listed at NC - Jul-91
104	51531	59080	53266	Listed at NC - Aug-91
100	51531	59093	53149	Listed at NC - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
6: David Bellamy

Images:

Unknown date

Set number: 336

Class 101 DMU set 336 with SC51531 closest seen stabled on Haymarket depot, date unknown. SC50163 is on the right. Paul Redmond.

Unknown date

Set number: 336

Class 101 DMU set 336 with SC51531 closest seen in Glasgow Queen Street station, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

circa March 1988

Set number: 101347

Class 101 DMU set 101347 (presumably 51531 + 59072 + 51800) seen at Seton - to the east of Edinburgh - circa March 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 12th August 1979

51253 + 59552 (both in blue/grey) + 51531 (still in plain blue) enter Edinburgh Waverley station on the 12th August 1979. Jerry Glover.

Date: 24th March 1990

Set number: 104

Class 101 set 104 53321 + 59080 + 51531 (and others) stand in Swavesey station, March 24, 1990. Nicholas Youngman.

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