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Vehicle 50159 / 53159

Class 101

BR Diagram 620

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: 30253
Diagram: 620

Allocations

10/12/56 New to 56G (Hammerton Street)
w/e 05/03/66 Transferred to 67A (Corkerhill)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 62B (Dundee)
May-73Depot code changeDE
3w/e 01/03/75 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
w/e 07/10/78 Transferred to DE (Dundee)
4w/e 31/05/80 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
circa Jun-84 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
circa Nov-84 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
Mar-87 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
27/09/87 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
p/e 07/10/89 Sector Change to NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ
08/12/89 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ

Notes

9th June 1981 - Seen with 4 marker lights on cab end
16th November 1982 - Seen in ex works condition (P 13.11.82) and still with lamp above destination box
13th December 1982 - Seen carrying 3 headlamps
15th September 1983 - Seen with 4 marker lights on cab end
5th November 1983 - Seen with 4 marker lights on cab end

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50159 - original number
53159 - from Aug-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Glasgow Works dated 24/05/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50153 50159 As delivered to 56G - 10th December 1956
50153 50159 Transfer to 67A - w/e 05/03/66 - ex-NER
50153 59061 50159 Transfer to 62B - 3w/e 30/04/66
51227 59567 50159 Noted 03/08/1972 - at Edinburgh Waverley1
51253 59556 50159 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Edinburgh Waverley2
231 51460 59541 50159 Noted 26/08/74 - in Edinburgh Waverley3
231 51460 59541 50159 Noted 28/08/74 - at Dunfermline3
51474 56386 50159 Noted 05/09/76 - on Haymarket depot3
206 51481 59071 50159 Noted 08/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley4
322 51250 59069 50159 Listed at AY - 01/02/81
51789 59685 51787 59686 50159 Noted 6th February 1981
51797 59680 50159 Noted 9th June 1981
101322 51250 59069 50159 Listed at AY - 13/06/82
51991 59069 50159 Noted 13/12/82
101322 51250 59567 53159 Noted circa 11/19834
101322 51250 59567 53159 Noted 11/02/84 - on 10:17 Glasgow Central - Barrhead
101322 51250 59567 53159 Listed at AY - 17/06/84
101322 51250 59069 53159 Listed at AY - 25/03/85
51250 59069 53159 Noted 09/12/85 - on 1940 Perth-Edinburgh hauled by 27003 after failing.
101322 51250 59069 53159 Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986
53159 Listed at Ayr - August 1986 - Operating vehicle not on official list
53159 Noted 11/10/1986 - at Ayr Depot4
51237 59088 53159 Noted circa 01/19874
51224 59567 53159 Noted 19/03/19874
101322 51250 59069 53159 Listed at AY - 23/03/87
51250 59069 53159 Transfer to HA - Mar-87
51250 59069 53159 Noted circa 04/19874
51250 59069 53159 Noted 24/05/19874
51250 59069 53159 Transfer to NL - 27/09/87 - from HA
51250 59069 53159 Noted 01/10/87 - at Newcastle
463 51175 53159 Formation change - NL - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 53159 (ex-451) replaced 51501
51175 53159 Listed at NL - early Apr-88
51175 53159 Noted 15/07/88 - on 22:22 Lincoln-Sheffield with 53442 + 53516
51175 53159 Noted 26/07/88 - on 15:29 Sheffield-Peterborough
51175 53159 Noted 26/07/88 - on 22:30 Sheffield-Retford
51175 53159 Noted 23/08/88 - on 22:30 Sheffield-Retford
51175 53159 Noted 24/08/88 - on 22:30 Sheffield-Retford
51175 53159 Noted 27/08/88 - on a late afternoon Nottingham - Barnsley service
51175 53159 Noted 01/09/88 - on a late pm Leeds - Nottingham service
51175 53159 Noted 06/09/88 - on 22:30 Sheffield-Retford
51175 53159 Noted 24/10/88 - on 14:11 York - Leeds via Harrogate service5
463 51175 53159 Listed at NL - Feb-89

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Graeme Phillips

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Stirling

18th June 1979

Set number: 220

Class 101 DMU set 220 (SC50159 + SC59080 + SC50194) in Stirling station on Monday 18 June 1979. Dunblane is on the destination blind, yet it is in one of the bay platforms (platform 7) at the south end of the station. David Russon.

Class 101 DMU at Ayr depot

Unknown date

Set number: 101322

Class 101s inside Ayr shed, circa 1982. With the top marker lamp, this should be 50159. Andrew McConnell.

Class 101 DMU at Stevenston

17th November 1986

Set number: 101322

The 13:15 Glasgow - Largs in Stevenston on November 17, 1986. Each power car carries a different set number (53159 101322, 51174 101453), and in the middle is a 107 (presumably 59789). Hamish Stevenson.

Class 101 DMU at Saltcoats

17th November 1986

Set number: 101322

The 14:41 Largs - Glasgow service departs from Saltcoats on November 17, 1986. 53159 leads, probably followed by 59789 (a 107) and 51174. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 101 DMU at Newcastle

1st October 1987

Set number: 101322

Recently transferred from Scotland, set 101322 consisting of SC53159 + SC59069 + SC51250 at Newcastle on 1/10/87, receiving attention from fitters. Unusually, the leading vehicle retains the top marker light above the destination blind - these were usually removed upon refurbishment in late 1970s / early 1980s. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Tyseley

4th June 1988

Set number: 101322

Class 101 DMS 53159, set number 101 322 had recently been transferred down from Scotland. It is seen at Tyseley on 04.06.1988. Andy Cole.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 17th November 1986

Set number: 101453

The 13:15 Glasgow - Largs arrives into Stevenston on November 17, 1986. Each power car carries a different set number (51174 101453, 53159 101322), and in the middle is a 107 (presumably 59789). Hamish Stevenson.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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