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Vehicle 51455

Class 101

BR Diagram 523

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: 30500
Diagram: 523

Allocations

27/06/59 New to 62A (Thornton Junction)
w/e 04/07/59 Transferred to Leith Central
w/e 01/08/59 Transferred to 62B (Dundee)
2w/e 12/05/62 Transferred to 61A (Kittybrewster)
4w/e 04/08/62 Transferred to 62B (Dundee)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
Mar-72 Transferred to 65A (Eastfield)
May-73Depot code changeED
20/12/87 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
11/10/90 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ

Refurbished

At Glasgow Works dated 27/12/1979 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51455 59553 51525 As delivered to 62A - 27th June 1959
51455 59553 51525 Transfer to 61A - 2w/e 12/05/62
51455 59553 51525 Transfer to 62B - 4w/e 04/08/62
51455 59553 51525 Noted 11/09/71 - at Edinburgh Waverley1
112 51455 59553 51525 Listed at 66C - 1972
51455 59553 51525 Noted 06/04/72 - at Eastfield (passing depot?)1
51455 59559 51538 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Queen Street2
51455 59561 51466 Noted 04/09/73 - at Springburn3
51455 56297 51536 Noted 26/08/74 - at Springburn3
182 51455 59042 50138 Listed at ED - mid-May-78
51455 59568 51524 Noted 21/10/78 - on Eastfield depot1
329 51455 59559 51538 Listed at ED - 01/02/81
101329 51455 59559 51518 Noted 07/03/82 - at Doncaster Works
101329 51455 59559 51538 Listed at ED - 13/06/82
101329 51455 59690 51537 Noted circa 11/19834
101329 51455 59690 51537 Listed at ED - 17/06/84
101329 51455 59690 51538 Listed at ED - 25/03/85
101341 51469 59557 51455 Noted circa 02/19864
101329 51455 59690 51538 Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986
101329 51455 59556 51525 Noted 8th July 1986
329 51455 59556 51525 Listed at Eastfield - August 1986
51455 59556 51525 Noted 6th September 1986
101329 51455 59556 51525 Noted 10/10/1986 - at Glasgow Queen Street4
101329 51455 59556 51525 Noted 19/03/19874
101329 51455 59690 51538 Listed at ED - 23/03/87
101329 51455 59568 51538 Noted circa 04/19874
101329 51455 59690 51538 Noted circa 05/19874
51455 59690 51538 Noted 01/06/87 - on 10:57 Springburn - Cumbernauld5
51455 59690 51538 Noted 01/06/87 - on 11:20 Cumbernauld - Springburn5
455 51455 51538 Formed at NL 2w/e 13/03/88
51455 51538 Listed at NL - early Apr-88
455 51455 51538 Listed at NL - Feb-89
51455 51538 Noted 06/02/89 - on 11:11 York - Leeds via Harrogate6
51455 51538 Noted 06/02/89 - on 16:53 York - Sheffield6
51455 51538 Noted 31/05/89 - on 17:35 York - Sheffield direct via Pontefract6
NL475 51455 51538 Listed at NL - 05/09/89

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
6: Graeme Phillips

Images:

Class 101 DMU at North Berwick

14th March 1981

51455 at North Berwick on the 14th March 1981. Chris Lings.

Class 101 DMU at Doncaster Works

7th March 1982

Set number: 101329

An ex-works 101329 at Doncaster Works on the 7th March 1982, consisting of 51455, 59559 and 51518. Jerry Glover.

Class 101 DMU at Princes Street Gardens

12th May 1986

Set number: 101329

Met-Camm set 101329 runs through Princes Street Gardens on May 12, 1986 with 51455 at the front. David Christie.

Class 101 DMU at Barnsley

1988

DMBS 51455 calls at Barnsley with the 11:10 Sheffield - Leeds in 1988, presumably paired with 51538. It appears to have been recently transferred from Scotland, it having the remnants of a 101xxx TOPS unit number visible below the driver's front window, plus it appears to have had some lettering painted out behind the driver's door, probably TransClyde or ScotRail. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Sheffield

19th April 1988

Metro-Cammell Class 101 DMBS 51455 stabled in one of the centre roads at Sheffield on 19 April 1988. Dave Warby.

Class 101 DMU at Dronfield

6th June 1988

Class 101 51455+51538 at Dronfield on the 6th June 1988. Although the blind states Sheffield it is actually the 09.30 Sheffield-Nottingham service. Kevin Law.

Class 101 DMU at Grimsby Town

20th March 1989

51455 arrives into Grimsby Town on 22/3/89, presumably paired with 51538. John Carter.

Class 101 DMU at Barton-on-Humber

22nd March 1989

51455 at Barton-on-Humber on 22/3/89, presumably paired with 51538. John Carter.

Class 101 DMU at Keighley

circa May 1989

The 09:41 Carlisle - Leeds service in Keighley station on an unrecorded day - the slide process date was May 1989. 51455 leads, presumably paired with 51538 and there is a 108/101 hybrid on the rear. Stuart Mackay Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 20th October 1981

Set number: 101303

Westbound departures from Haymarket in Edinburgh were always a good bet for a spirited sprint to Saughton Junction where westbound and Fife bound services diverged. Here, a pair of flat out Met-Camm 101 units working 2C15 1518 Edinburgh to Cowdenbeath (101303 on the left) and 2H57 1517 Edinburgh to Dunblane (set 329 on the right, presumably with 51455 leading) pass Haymarket depot. Still, 1/250th will stop 'em... 20th October 1981. Bruce Galloway.

DMU

Date: 8th April 1986

Set number: 329

With the Forth Bridge prominent in the background, DMS(L) SC51525 leads this 3-car set into Dalmeny station for the scheduled stop on Tuesday 8/4/86. The middle car bears the Scottie dog logo of Eastfield depot, the DMBS on the rear is presumably 51455. Graeme Phillips Collection.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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