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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05/10/92	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX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
340	51468	59691	51529	Formation change - p/e 17/09/86
101340	51468	59691	51529	Noted 10/10/1986 - at Edinburgh Waverley³
	51468	59686	51516	Noted 28th February 1987
101340	51468	59692	51537	Listed at ED - 23/03/87
101340	51468	59686	51516	Noted 28/03/1987³
101340	51468	59686	53179	Noted circa 04/1987³
101340	51468	59692	51537	Noted 18/05/1987³
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: 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.

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