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Vehicle 59554


Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30502
Diagram: 624

Allocations

11/07/59 New to Leith Central
w/e 01/08/59 Transferred to 62B (Dundee)
3w/e 02/04/60 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
2w/e 12/12/64 Transferred to 62B (Dundee)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
Mar-72 Transferred to 65A (Eastfield)
May-73Depot code changeED
4w/e 02/10/76 Transferred to DE (Dundee)
4w/e 27/11/76 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
3w/e 29/04/78 Transferred to HN (Hamilton)
w/e 07/10/78 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
16/05/88 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
30/10/88 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

Notes

08/07/59 - 51456 noted on avoiding line at Newcastle en-route to Scottish Region, presumably with 59554 + 51526.

Refurbished

At Glasgow Works dated 18/03/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51456 59554 51526 As delivered to Leith Central - 11th July 1959
51456 59554 51526 Transfer to 62B - 2w/e 12/12/64
51456 59554 51526 Noted 15/08/70 - at Glasgow Central1
113 51456 59554 51526 Listed at 66C - 1972
51456 59554 51537 Noted 03/09/73 - in Glasgow Queen Street2
51467 59554 51537 Noted 14/09/73 - in Glasgow Queen Street1
55007 59554 51531 Noted 17/12/77 - on 1418 Edinburgh-Dunblane
51798 59554 51532 Transfer to HN - 3w/e 29/04/78
178 51798 59554 51532 Listed at HN - mid-May-78 - refurbished set
178 51798 59554 51532 Noted 08/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley3
51798 59554 51532 Noted 07/04/79 - on Eastfield depot1
346 51798 59554 51532 Listed at ED - 01/02/81
101346 51798 59554 51532 Listed at ED - 13/06/82
101346 51798 59554 51532 Noted circa 11/19833
101346 51798 59554 51532 Listed at ED - 17/06/84
101346 51798 59554 51532 Listed at ED - 25/03/85
101339 51467 59554 51532 Noted 30/03/1986 - Hertfordshire Railtours Highland Fling 2 51532-59554-51467 + 53873-59329-53825
101346 51798 59554 51532 Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986
101339 51467 59554 51532 Noted 2nd June 1986
339 51467 59554 51532 Listed at Eastfield - August 1986
101339 51467 59554 51532 Noted 11/10/1986 - at Edinburgh Waverley3
101339 51467 59554 51532 Noted circa 11/19863
101339 51467 59554 51532 Noted 17/01/19873
51467 59554 51532 Noted 28th February 1987
101346 51798 59554 51532 Listed at ED - 23/03/87
101346 51798 59554 51532 Noted 28/03/19873
101346 51798 59554 51532 Noted 04/04/19873
101346 51798 59554 51532 Listed at ED - Jan-88
101346 51798 59554 51532 Noted circa 05/1988 - transferred to Tyseley3
N360 53832 59554 53129 Listed at NH - May-88
N360 53219 59554 53334 Formed at NH circa Jul-88
N363 53862 59554 53895 Formed at NH p/e 18/07/88

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: June 1982

Set number: 101346

Fences and Farmland. Eastfield Met Camm DMU 101346 (presumably 51798 + 59554 + 51532) is seen on the North Berwick branch near Drem in June 1982. Murray Liston.

DMU

Date: June 1982

Set number: 101346

Cutting a dash for the coast. Eastfield allocated Met Camm DMU set 101346 (presumably 51532 + 59554 + 51798) emerges from the cutting on its journey from Drem to North Berwick in June 1982. Murray Liston.

DMU

Date: June 1982

Set number: 101346

North Berwick departure. Met Camm DMU 101346 (presumably 51798 + 59554 + 51532) departs from North Berwick in June 1982. The line into this station had been singled back in 1968 when the adjacent goods yard and engine shed were closed. Three years after this photo, the entire site was razed and given over to housing and a car park, with a new platform constructed where the DMU is seen here. Murray Liston.

DMU

Date: June 1982

Set number: 101346

South from North Berwick. A Met Camm triple set 101346 (presumably 51532 + 59554 + 51798) rasps away up the hill out of North Berwick in June 1982, passing the 10mph sign for incoming trains to the branch terminus. Murray Liston.

DMU

Date: 2nd July 1983

Set number: 101346

Met Camm unit 101346 (presumably 51532 + 59554 + 51798) leaves Falkirk Grahamston with an afternoon local for Glasgow Queen street. A grand selection of 1980's motors are in the background. 2nd July 1983. Bruce Galloway.

DMU

Date: 30th March 1986

Set number: 116389

The Hertfordshire Railtours 'Highland Fling II' was primarily a loco hauled long weekend land cruise tour from London to Scotland but on Easter Sunday 30/03/86 there was a DMU tour aimed at enthusiasts rather than the wine and dine passengers. It left Edinburgh Waverley at 09.00 formed of 2x3-car DMU sets 116 389 (53825+59329+53873) and 101 346 (51467+59554+51532). The 3hr 20min mini tour was billed as going to RNAD Crombie, Longannet Power Station and the Inverkeithing north curve avoiding line. The traversal of the power station branch was as far as the signal box as the MGR loop was deemed too tight to take passenger stock without a risk of buffer locking. The branch to Crombie didn't have a photo stop but only reached Charlestown Foundry Level Crossing which was a quarter mile short of the line end at Braeside Jcn where the MOD took over. The tour then did the curve at Inverkeithing before returning to Edinburgh at lunchtime for most participants to rejoin the main t Adrian Nicholls.

DMU

Date: 23rd July 1986

Set number: 101339

On the afternoon of the 23rd July 1986 a 3 car Class 101 unit sits in Glasgow Queen Street Station awaiting it’s next turn of duty. DMBS SC51467 leads the formation followed by TCL SC59554 with DMCL SC51532 bringing up the rear. It’s very quiet on the Platforms but with the clock above the leading cab showing just after 3pm I’m sure that won’t last very long. The rear 2 vehicles were scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester SC59554 in October 1988, and SC51532 in July 1990, while the leading car SC51467 met it’s end at Snailwell during September 1990. Bob Woolnough.