Vehicle 51251
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: 30467
Diagram: 523
Allocations
| w/e 26/07/58 | New to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DE | |
| w/e 12/10/74 | Transferred to | HN (Hamilton) | |
| w/e 24/05/75 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 2w/e 11/11/78 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| 05/10/81 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| Nov-84 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| 3w/e 17/02/86 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| Feb-88 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) | - late notice, vehicle had been cut in late 1987 |
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 20/09/1980 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51251 | 56409 | As delivered to 62B - July 1958 | |||||||
| 50174 | 59302 | 51251 | Noted 06/04/72 - at Dundee1 | ||||||
| 51251 | 59305 | 50747 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Edinburgh Waverley2 | ||||||
| 51251 | 59303 | 50746 | Noted 04/09/73 - at Haymarket3 | ||||||
| 51251 | 56388 | Transfer to HN - w/e 12/10/74 | |||||||
| 179 | 51251 | 56388 | 51535 | Listed at ED - mid-May-78 | |||||
| 51251 | 59085 | 50260 | Transfer to DE - 2w/e 11/11/78 | ||||||
| 323 | 51251 | 59043 | 50148 | Listed at DE - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 101323 | 51251 | 59043 | 50148 | Listed at AY - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 50384 | 59794 | 51251 | Noted 24th February 1983 | ||||||
| 101323 | 51251 | 59043 | 53148 | Noted circa 12/19834 | |||||
| 51251 | 59053 | 53239 | Noted 31st January 1984 | ||||||
| 101323 | 51251 | 59210 | 52018 | Listed at AY - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 101323 | 51251 | 59567 | 53148 | Transfer to HA - Nov-84 - from AY | |||||
| 101323 | 51251 | 59567 | 53148 | Listed at HA - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 101323 | 51251 | 59567 | 53148 | Transfer to AY - 3w/e 17/02/86 - from HA | |||||
| 51251 | 59567 | 53148 | Noted 29th March 1986 | ||||||
| 51251 | 59567 | 53148 | Noted 1st April 1986 | ||||||
| 101323 | 51251 | 59567 | 53148 | Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 101323 | 51251 | 59567 | 53148 | Noted 31st July 1986 | |||||
| 323 | 51251 | 59567 | 53148 | Listed at Ayr - August 1986 | |||||
| 51251 | 59567 | 53148 | Noted 9th August 1986 | ||||||
| 101323 | 51251 | 59580 | 51587 | Formation change - p/e 17/09/86 | |||||
| 101323 | 51251 | 59225 | 53176 | Noted 10/10/1986 - at Glasgow Central4 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
23rd July 1979
Class 101 DMBS passes Halbeath Crossing (beside Dunfermline Townhill depot) on 23 July 1979, probably on an Edinburgh Waverley - Cowdenbeath service. Brian Daniels.
26th September 1980
Set number: 195
Freshly painted Class 101 DMBS SC51251 in Dundee depot on 26 September 1980, its date of refurbishment was the 20th of that month. It carries set number 195 in white. Note the row of overhauled engines between the tracks and the Class 122 to the left. Brian Daniels.
circa August 1981
A Class 101 DMU at Arbroath. The vehicle numbers look like they could be 51251 + 59043 (with a window boarded in the middle saloon) + 50148 which was Dundee set 323. The slide process date was August 1981. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1984
Set number: 101323
101 323 arrives at Kilwinning, circa mid-1984. Class 101 DMBS Sc51251 leads, the other two vehicles are Class 107s. Spannerman37025.
1986
Set number: 101323
Met-Camm DMU set 101323, presumably led by 51251, is seen at Beith North during 1986. Corriebob.
September 1986
Set number: 101323
A Class 101 and 120 formation at Stirling in September 1986. The leading set is 101323, formed of only one 101 (51251) and two 120s (59580 and 51587). The rear unit is a three-car Class 101. Graeme Phillips Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 5th March 1978
Looking like an overhaul and repaint in BR Blue had been recently completed, Dundee allocated Class 101 DMBS SC51251 is stabled at the Glasgow end of Eastfield MPD on the 5th March 1978. Only ever allocated to Scottish depots whilst in BR service she would be dragged all the way down to Snailwell, in Cambridgshire, where she was scrapped in late 1987. Bob Woolnough.
Date: unknown
A mixed 101 (possibly 51251)/ 107 (59801) set prepares to leave Johnstone station in 1985. The "T" sign indicates the end of a PW slack, possibly due to work in connection with the electrification of the line. The overgrown area beyond was formerly a quite extensive siding area - now redeveloped for housing. Andrew McConnell.
Date: circa late 1986
Set number: 101323
101430 and 101323 at Largs, circa late 1986/early 1987. 101430 is a hybrid 101/107 set, 101323 is a 101/104 hybrid including 51251 and 59225. Andrew McConnell.