Vehicle 51469

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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

26/09/59	New to	62A (Thornton Junction)
4w/e 24/10/59	Transferred to	Leith Central
w/e 31/10/59	Transferred to	67C (Ayr)
3w/e 13/02/60	Transferred to	62B (Dundee)
4w/e 12/03/60	Transferred to	64H (Leith Central)
2w/e 12/12/64	Transferred to	66C (Hamilton)
4w/e 31/12/66	Transferred to	64H (Leith Central)
Apr-72	Transferred to	62B (Dundee)
May-73	Depot code change	DE
5w/e 01/04/78	Transferred to	ED (Eastfield)
3w/e 29/04/78	Transferred to	AY (Ayr)
circa Jun-84	Transferred to	ED (Eastfield)
Feb-87	Withdrawn from	ED (Eastfield)	- also noted as March

Refurbished

At Glasgow Works dated 18/02/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51469	59567	51539						As delivered to 62A - 26/09/59
	51469	59567	51539						Transfer to Leith Central - 4w/e 24/10/59 - from Thornton
	51469	59567	51539						Transfer to 67C - w/e 31/10/59
	51469	59567	51539						Transfer to 62B - 3w/e 13/02/60
	51469	59567	51539						Transfer to 64H - 4w/e 12/03/60
	51469	59567	51539						Transfer to 66C - 2w/e 12/12/64
	51469	59567	51539						Transfer to 64H - 4w/e 31/12/66
	51469	59305	51539						Noted 03/08/1972 - at Edinburgh Waverley1
	51469	59558	50174						Noted 24/07/1973 - at Edinburgh Waverley2
	51469	59304	50269						Noted 01/06/1974 - at Edinburgh 1
225	51469	59304	51539						Noted 26/08/74 - in Edinburgh Waverley (set number on 51539)3
	51469	59541	50175						Noted 30/12/75 - in Edinburgh Waverley4
	51469	59687	51803						Noted 07/04/1976 - at Edinburgh Waverley 1
	51469	59556	51527						Noted 06/11/1976 - at Edinburgh 1
	51469	59557	51536						Transfer to AY - 3w/e 29/04/78
172	51469	59557	51536						Listed at AY - mid-May-78 - refurbished set
341	51469	59557	51536						Listed at AY - 01/02/81
101341	51469	59557	51536						Listed at AY - 13/06/82
	51469	59795	52034						Noted circa 11/19835
101341	51469	59557	51536						Noted circa 02/19845
101341	51469	59557	51536						Listed at AY - 17/06/84
101341	51469	59557	51536						Listed at ED - 25/03/85
101341	51469	59557	51455						Noted circa 02/19865
101341	51469	59557	51536						Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986
101341	51469	59557	53179						Noted 10th June 1986
341	51469	59557	53179						Listed at Eastfield - August 1986
341	51469	59557	51534						Formation change - p/e 17/09/86
101341	51469	59545	51520						Noted 08/11/19865
101341	51469	59545	51520						Noted 06/12/19865

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

Images:

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3rd May 1978

Set number: 172

Ayr MPD allocated refurbished Class 101 Set No.172 is seen waiting for departure time in Ardrossan Harbour Station on the 3rd May 1978. Formed of DMBS SC51469 leading, TCL SC59557 intermediate, & DMCL SC51536 trailing she is forming a Boat Train service to Glasgow Central Station. The Clyde can be glimpsed through the opening on the right hand side of the image. Bob Woolnough.

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June 1986

Set number: 101341

101341 in Glasgow Queen Street station, June 1986, with Sc51469 at the front and presumably 59557 behind. Andrew McConnell.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 7th April 1984

Set number: 107439

Derby class 107 3 car unit 107439 is the leading unit forming the 11.15 service to Glasgow Central waiting to leave the rather grand station at Ayr on 7th April 1984. The leading vehicle, sporting an Ayr depot sticker, is DMBS Sc52000. A second class 107 unit completes the rake whilst Metro Cammell unit 101341 (presumably 51536 + 59557 + 51469) has recently arrived. Bruce Galloway.