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Vehicle 59305


Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30273
Diagram: 623

Allocations

05/11/57 New to South Gosforth
Nov-57 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 29/10/60 Transferred to 56G (Hammerton Street)
4w/e 03/06/61 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 26/03/66 Transferred to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
24/08/69 On loan to 66C (Hamilton)
07/09/69 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
4w/e 02/10/69 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
2w/e 30/04/72 Transferred to 62B (Dundee) - Leith depot closed
May-73Depot code changeDE
01/03/82 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
circa Aug-82 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
Dec-87 Withdrawn from HA (Haymarket)
circa May-88 Reinstated HA (Haymarket)
p/e 02/12/89 Sector Change to HA (Haymarket) PXXZ
08/12/89 Withdrawn from HA (Haymarket) PXXZ

Notes

May-87 - withdrawn but later cancelled

Refurbished

At Glasgow Works dated 17/03/1979 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50748 59112 59305 50749 As delivered to South Gosforth - 05/11/57
50748 59112 59305 50749 Transfer to 56G - 4w/e 29/10/60
50748 59112 59305 50749 Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 03/06/61
50748 59112 59305 50749 Transfer to 50C - 4w/e 26/03/66
50748 59305 59112 50749 Noted Jun-66 - at Brough1
50748 59112 59305 50749 Transfer to 66C - 07/09/69
51465 59305 51539 Noted 11/09/71 - at Edinburgh Waverley1
51469 59305 51539 Noted 03/08/1972 - at Edinburgh Waverley2
51251 59305 50747 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Edinburgh Waverley3
51242 59305 51529 Noted 02/01/76 - in Edinburgh Waverley1
51245 59305 51805 Noted 29/03/1977 - at Haymarket 2
301 50254 59305 50144 Listed at DE - 01/02/81
101301 50254 59305 50144 Listed at ED - 13/06/82
101301 53254 59305 53144 Listed at HA - 17/06/84
101301 53254 59305 53144 Listed at HA - 25/03/85
101301 53254 59305 53147 Noted circa 02/19864
101301 53254 59305 53144 Listed at HA - Summer 1986
301 53254 59305 53147 Listed at HA - August 1986
101301 53254 59305 53147 Noted 4th August 1986
101302 53290 59305 53189 Noted 11/10/1986 - at Edinburgh Waverley4
101301 53254 59305 53144 Listed at HA - 23/03/87
101302 53290 59305 53189 Noted 30/03/19874
101302 53290 59305 53197 Noted circa 04/19874
101302 53290 59305 53197 Formation change - 2w/e 14/11/87 - 59305 replaced 59303 (to 120534)
101302 53290 59305 53197 Listed at HA - circa August 1988

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Aberdour

August 1987

Class 101 SC59305 Aberdour Aug 1987. DMU centre car trailers were not often photographed, even by me. It is carrying the Haymarket castle logo in the centre, and seems to be between Class 120 power cars. Alistair Ness.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 25th April 1983

Set number: 101301

27017 rolls into Haymarket platform 2 with 2L40, the 12.17 Edinburgh to Dundee, as Met-Camm 3 car unit 101301 (presumably 50254 + 59305 + 53144), forming 2G17 11.38 Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh, waits to leave. 25th April 1983. Bruce Galloway.

DMU

Date: 9th June 1984

Set number: TS555

Class 116/127 hybrid DMU set TS555 (M53826 + M59617 + M59305) in Nottingham station on 9 June 1984. Alistair Ness.