Vehicle 51797
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: 30587
Diagram: 523
Allocations
| 14/11/59 | New to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| 3w/e 13/02/60 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 4w/e 12/03/60 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| 2w/e 30/04/72 | Transferred to | 64B (Haymarket) | - Leith closed |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HA | |
| 4w/e 28/09/74 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| 4w/e 28/01/78 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 4w/e 25/02/78 | Transferred to | HN (Hamilton) | |
| 4w/e 27/05/78 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| circa Oct-83 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 14/10/87 | Withdrawn from | ED (Eastfield) |
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 10/12/1977 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51797 | 59688 | 51804 | As delivered to 64H - 14th November 1959 | ||||||
| 51797 | 59568 | 51804 | Transfer to 62B - 3w/e 13/02/60 | ||||||
| 51797 | 59568 | 51804 | Transfer to 64H - 4w/e 12/03/60 | ||||||
| 51797 | 59692 | 51801 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Edinburgh Waverley1 | ||||||
| 51797 | 59689 | 51799 | Noted 27/08/74 - at Dundee2 | ||||||
| 50176 | 59303 | 51797 | Noted 05/07/77 - on 1950 Kirkcaldy-Edinburgh | ||||||
| 51797 | 59303 | 50176 | Noted 13/08/77 - on Dundee depot2 | ||||||
| 51797 | 59691 | 51539 | Transfer to HN - 4w/e 25/02/78 | ||||||
| 51797 | 59691 | 51539 | Transfer to AY - 4w/e 27/05/78 | ||||||
| 177 | 51797 | 59691 | 51539 | Listed at AY - mid-May-78 - refurbished set | |||||
| 345 | 51797 | 59691 | 51539 | Listed at AY - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 51797 | 59680 | 50159 | Noted 9th June 1981 | ||||||
| 101345 | 51797 | 59691 | 51539 | Listed at AY - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 101345 | 51797 | 59691 | 51539 | Noted circa 12/19833 | |||||
| 101345 | 51797 | 59691 | 51539 | Listed at ED - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 101345 | 51797 | 59691 | 51539 | Listed at ED - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 101345 | 51797 | 59691 | 51539 | Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 101345 | 51797 | 59564 | 51516 | Noted 3rd June 1986 | |||||
| 345 | 51797 | 59564 | 51516 | Listed at Eastfield - August 1986 | |||||
| 101345 | 51797 | 59564 | 51516 | Noted 11/10/1986 - at Haymarket Station3 | |||||
| 101345 | 51797 | 59686 | 51516 | Noted 17/01/19873 | |||||
| 101345 | 51797 | 59691 | 51539 | Noted 19/03/19873 | |||||
| 101345 | 51797 | 59691 | 51539 | Listed at ED - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 101345 | 51797 | 59691 | 51539 | Noted 04/04/19873 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
Images:
circa 1981
Set number: 177
Set 177 led by Class 101 DMBS SC51797 departs from Glasgow Central. Date unknown, the Class 120 centre car is presumably SC59680 which dates it to circa summer 1981. The rear car appears to be a Class 120 DMSL. Paul Redmond.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 7th April 1984
Set number: 101345
A Metro-Cammell 3 car unit 101345 (51539 presumably closest with 59691 + 51797) forming the 11:20 Glasgow Central to Largs calls at a rather disinterested Kilwinning. The driver appears to favour Tesco. 7th April 1984. Bruce Galloway.