Vehicle 50145
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: 30249
Diagram: 618
Allocations
| 09/11/56 | New to | South Gosforth | |
| Feb-64 | Depot code change | 52J | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | GF | |
| 03/04/77 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| Apr-79 | Stored U. | ||
| Jul-79 | Withdrawn from | DE (Dundee) |
Disposal
Scrapped by A King, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50144 | 59045 | 59052 | 50145 | As delivered to South Gosforth - 9th November 1956 | |||||
| 50141 | 59054 | 59045 | 50145 | Noted 23/05/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.1 | |||||
| 50145 | 59053 | 59531 | 50148 | Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle2 | |||||
| N404 | 50145 | 59053 | 59069 | 50148 | Noted 28/08/74 - at Hartlepool, set number on solebar of all vehicles except 501483 | ||||
| 50145 | 59053 | 59069 | 50148 | Noted 03/04/76 - in Newcastle Central3 | |||||
| 50145 | 59074 | 50174 | Noted 13/08/77 - at Leuchars3 | ||||||
| 50145 | 59075 | 50174 | Noted 20/08/77 - on 09.15 Edinburgh – Dundee4 | ||||||
| 50145 | 59112 | 50746 | Noted 08/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley1 |
Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Phil Shatford
Images:
24th February 1979
Set number: 225
Class 101 DMU set 225 (50145 + 59109 + 51244) departs from Dundee with the 11:20 for Edinburgh on 24 February 1979. The DMCL has bars on the passengers door from it's time at South Gosforth, and would be withdrawn a few months after this image in July 1979. Derek Hoskins.