Vehicle 51468
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: 30500
Diagram: 523
Allocations
| 17/09/59 | New to | Leith Central | |
| 4w/e 24/10/59 | Transferred to | 67C (Ayr) | |
| 21/03/60 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| 2w/e 12/12/64 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 4w/e 31/12/66 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| 2w/e 20/04/72 | Transferred to | 65A (Eastfield) | - Leith depot closed |
| May-73 | Depot code change | ED | |
| p/e 18/04/81 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| 07/09/82 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| p/e 13/10/90 | Sector Change to | ED (Eastfield) PXXZ | |
| 07/07/91 | Transferred to | HA(S) PXXZ | |
| 05/10/92 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 19/11/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery - Refurbished as a replacement for 51447 that was destroyed by a fire while stabled at Cowlairs in September 1977.Disposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51468 | 59566 | 51538 | As delivered to Leith Central - 17th September 1959 | ||||||
| 51468 | 59566 | 51538 | Transfer to 67C - 4w/e 24/10/59 | ||||||
| 51468 | 59566 | 51538 | Noted 27/02/60 | ||||||
| 51468 | 59566 | 51538 | Transfer to 66C - 2w/e 12/12/64 | ||||||
| 51468 | 59566 | 51538 | Transfer to 64H - 4w/e 31/12/66 | ||||||
| 51468 | 59566 | 51538 | Noted 04/03/72 - SRPS John Peel railtour to Keswick joining 50962 + 56236 / 56244 + 50951 on last service train. | ||||||
| 51468 | 59564 | 51489 | Noted 03/09/73 - at Perth1 | ||||||
| 191 | 51468 | 59564 | 51489 | Noted 04/09/73 - in Falkirk Grahamstone1 | |||||
| 193 | 51463 | 59568 | 51468 | Noted 26/08/74 - in Glasgow Queen Street1 | |||||
| 51468 | 59564 | 51535 | Noted 05/09/76 - on Haymarket depot1 | ||||||
| 189 | 51468 | 59552 | 51525 | Listed at ED - mid-May-78 - Refurbished set | |||||
| 189 | 51468 | 59690 | 51525 | Noted 16/02/79 - on Eastfield depot2 | |||||
| 340 | 51468 | 59692 | 51537 | Listed at AY - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 101340 | 51468 | 59692 | 51537 | Listed at AY - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 51468 | 59692 | 51537 | Transfer to ED - 07/09/82 | ||||||
| 101340 | 51468 | 59560 | 51803 | Listed at ED - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 101340 | 51468 | 59692 | 51537 | Listed at ED - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 101340 | 51468 | 59692 | 51537 | Listed at ED - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 51468 | 59691 | 53183 | Noted 2nd June 1986 | ||||||
| 340 | 51468 | 59691 | 53183 | Listed at Eastfield - August 1986 | |||||
| 51468 | 59691 | 51529 | Noted 26/08/86 - on 19.06 Edinburgh - Dunblane3 | ||||||
| 340 | 51468 | 59691 | 51529 | Formation change - p/e 17/09/86 | |||||
| 101340 | 51468 | 59691 | 51529 | Noted 10/10/1986 - at Edinburgh Waverley4 | |||||
| 51468 | 59691 | 51529 | Noted 15/11/86 - on 18.27 Springburn - Cumbernauld and 19.10 Cumbernauld – Glasgow QSt3 | ||||||
| 51468 | 59686 | 51516 | Noted 28th February 1987 | ||||||
| 101340 | 51468 | 59692 | 51537 | Listed at ED - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 101340 | 51468 | 59686 | 51516 | Noted 28/03/19874 | |||||
| 101340 | 51468 | 59686 | 53179 | Noted circa 04/19874 | |||||
| 101340 | 51468 | 59692 | 51537 | Noted 18/05/19874 | |||||
| 101340 | 51468 | 59692 | 53645 | Listed at ED - Jan-88 | |||||
| 340 | 51468 | 59692 | 53645 | Noted 23rd July 1988 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
24th August 1985
Set number: 101340
Met-Camm class 101 101340 (Sc51468 presumably leads) forming the 13.34 Perth to Glasgow Queen Street stopping service passes the box and crossing at Blackford on 24th August 1985. The signalman has been sharp in returning the peg, the few cars on the road will not be unduly delayed. Note also the differing application of the grey band on each vehicle. The bottom level on the first two differs marginally, on the DMBS the white separating strip is on the bottoms side of the bumpstops which are grey. On the centre car (which has a Haymarket castle) the white line is at the same level as the bumpstops which are in blue. The grey band on the rear power car is much deeper. Bruce Galloway.
1988
Set number: 101340
DMU set 101 340 heads away from Carnoustie station towards Dundee with a service from Arbroath circa early 1988. The vehicles are presumed to be 51468 + 59692 + 53645 (a Class 108 DMSL). Brian Ward.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 15th May 1960
An eBay purchase was this negative of an almost new Metro Cammell 3 Car DMU at Inverkeithing. The negative is dated 15th May 1960 so we are just a few weeks into the Fife Diesel Interval service which was launched a few weeks previously on 4th April along with dieselisation of the Edinburgh to Aberdeen service. Unlike me, the photographer took the trouble to record the numbers of all three cars. The unit was composed of Driving Motor Composite Sc51538, Trailer Composite Sc59566 and Driving Motor Brake 2nd Sc51468. An ex BR Document in the National Archives of Scotland shows all three vehicles as being new to Leith Central on 17th September 1959. The set is probably working an Edinburgh to Dundee service although it could also have originated in Glasgow as services from both Queen Street and Buchanan Street also came this way. Note the “D1 Wed” board which indicates the duty the set is working. Brian McDevitt Collection.
Date: 4th March 1972
The Penrith to Keswick branch closed on the 6th of March 1972, and this was taken on the 4th of March. It shows the 12.10 Penrith to Keswick service between Threlkeld and Low Brierly Halt, formed of two Class 108s, believed to be M50962/56236 and M56244/50951. On the front is a three-car Met-Camm on an SRPS railtour from Edinburgh Waverley which joined the service train at Penrith, formed Sc51538/59566/51468. Vehicle numbers from https://flic.kr/p/4JVX9U. The KDH Archive.
Date: 4th March 1972
The 13.15 Keswick-Penrith at Threlkeld on 4th March 1972. Left to right are Sc51538/59566/51468 + M50962/56236 + M56244/50951 - the Met-Camm is on an SRPS railtour. The KDH Archive.
Date: 4th March 1972
The Penrith to Keswick branch closed on the 6th of March 1972, and this was taken on the 4th of March. It shows the 13.15 Keswick to Penrith service at Threlkeld. Left to right - M50962/56236 and M56244/50951 (numbers from RW Carroll image) - and behind the tree on the left is 51468. The KDH Archive.
Date: 4th March 1972
The Penrith to Keswick branch closed on the 6th of March 1972, and this was taken on the 4th of March. It shows the 14.15 Penrith to Keswick service at Threlkeld. The Met-Camm was on an SRPS railtour from Edinburgh, attached at Penrith. The vehicles are believed to be Sc51538/59566/51468 + M50962/56236 + M56244/50951 (from https://flic.kr/p/4JVX9U). The KDH Archive.
Date: 4th March 1972
The Penrith to Keswick branch closed on the 6th of March 1972, and this was taken on the 4th of March. It shows the 15.30 Keswick to Penrith service possibly at Threlkeld. The vehicle are believed to be M50951/56244 + M56236/50962 + Sc51468/59566/51538, the Met-Camm on an SRPS railtour. The KDH Archive.
Date: 4th March 1972
A Met-Camm DMU on an SRPS railtour from Edinburgh leads two Class 108s on the Penrith - Keswick service train into Keswick on the last day of services, 4th March 1972. The vehicles are believed to be Sc51538/59566/51468 + M50962/56236 + M56244/50951 (numbers from https://flic.kr/p/4JVX9U). George Woods.
Date: 4th March 1972
Arriving into Penrith are two Class 108s on the Keswick - Penrith service train with a Met-Camm DMU attached on an SRPS railtour from Edinburgh on 4th March 1972. The vehicles are believed to be M50951/56244 + M56236/50962 + Sc51468/59566/51538. George Woods.
Date: 4th March 1972
A Met-Camm DMU formed Sc51538/59566/51468 at Penrith on 4 March 1972. It was on an SRPS railtour from Edinburgh and was attached to the Penrith-Keswick service train for two return trips on what was the last day of services on that branch. George Woods.
Date: 1987
Eastfield's departmental bubble 977177 sits on the depot in 1987 alongside Met-Camm DMBS 51468. Robert Forsythe.
Date: 1988
A 108/101/101 hybrid DMU in Carnoustie station circa early 1988. The rear car is labelled 101340 so the vehicles are presumed to be 53645 + 59692 + 51468. Brian Ward.
Date: 14th October 1994
Set number: C201
Cannabilised M54341 + Sc51468 are seen at Perth on the 14th October 1994. The DTC still carries its C201 set number, it had moved from Cardiff to Haymarket in March 1986 and withdrawn from there six months later. Hamish Stevenson.