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Vehicle 51518


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: 30501
Diagram: 621

Allocations

29/05/59 New to 62A (Thornton Junction)
4w/e 04/07/59 Transferred to 62B (Dundee)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
May-73Depot code changeHN
w/e 06/04/74 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
13/04/75 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
w/e 18/10/75 Transferred to DE (Dundee)
5w/e 12/05/79 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
Oct-87 Withdrawn from ED (Eastfield)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 21/06/1974 released in white/blue stripe livery - Part of the Prototype refurbished unit with 59545 and 51451. Initially the "blue stripe" livery continued across the vehicle inner ends, but this was soon modified to a mostly plain blue inner end.

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51448 59546 51518 As delivered to 62A - 29th May 1959
51448 59546 51518 Noted 15/08/70 - passing Motherwell depot1
105 51448 59546 51518 Listed at 66C - 1972
51448 59546 51518 Noted 06/04/72 - passing Polmadie1
51448 59546 51518 Noted 17/04/73 - in Glasgow Central2
51448 59546 51518 Noted 26/07/1973 - at Haymarket3
51451 59545 51518 Noted 10/08/74 - on Norwich depot2
51451 59545 51518 Noted 05/09/1974 - Exhibition Train4
51451 59545 51518 Noted 02/01/75 - at Selby, 1E52 on headcode2
51451 59545 51518 Transfer to ED - 13/04/75
51451 59545 51518 Transfer to DE - w/e 18/10/75
51451 59545 51518 Noted 30/12/75 - in Edinburgh Waverley1
51451 59545 51518 Noted 09/08/1976 - Seen at Edinburgh Waverley.5
235 51451 59545 51518 Noted 06/09/76 - at Dundee2
51451 59545 51518 Noted 28/03/1977 - 06:20 Edinburgh Waverley to Markinch (Dundee?)6
51801 51518 Noted 01/07/1978 - Special train from Edinburgh to Rosyth for dockyard open day 51801-51518 + 51534-59564-51460 + 50143-59302-51244
192 51451 59545 51518 Noted circa 08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley5
51451 59545 51518 Transfer to ED - 5w/e 12/05/79
326 51451 59545 51518 Listed at ED - 01/02/81
101329 51455 59559 51518 Noted 07/03/82 - at Doncaster Works
101326 51451 59545 51518 Listed at ED - 13/06/82
101327 51453 59552 51518 Noted circa 11/19835
116390 53829 59568 51518 Listed at ED - 17/06/84
101326 51451 59545 51518 Listed at ED - 25/03/85
101326 51451 59545 51518 Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986
333 51459 59541 51518 Listed at Eastfield - August 1986
51459 59541 51518 Noted 5th September 1986
101333 51459 59541 51518 Noted 10/10/1986 - at Glasgow Queen Street5
101333 51459 59690 51518 Noted circa 11/19865
101326 51451 59545 51518 Listed at ED - 23/03/87
101330 51456 59562 51518 Noted 26/03/19875
101326 51451 59557 51518 Noted 23/04/19875
101326 51451 59557 51518 Noted 27/04/19875
101326 51451 59557 51518 Noted 04/05/19875
101326 51451 59557 51518 Formation change - Jul-87 - 59557 replaced 59545

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Marylebone

16th July 1974

Recently refurbished 51518 on display in Marylebone station on the 16th July 1974. Tim Stubbs.

Class 101 DMU at Marylebone

16th July 1974

The "Inter-City 70" seats in the first class saloon in 51518. Taken when the vehicle was on display in Marylebone for staff at the nearby BR HQ, 16th July 1974. Tim Stubbs.

Class 101 DMU at Bletchley

Unknown date

The trial refurbishment set 51518 (closest) / 59545 / 51451 at Bletchley. Undated. Photo by K.J.C. Jackson. Ian McDonald Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Bletchley

Unknown date

51518, part of the trial refurbishment set, at Bletchley, undated. Photo by K.J.C. Jackson. Ian McDonald Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Bletchley

Unknown date

51518 was part of the trial refurbishment set, and this shows one of a the PTE logos that was introduced around the time. Seen at Bletchley, undated. Photo by K.J.C. Jackson. Ian McDonald Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Helsby

5th September 1974

51518,59545 & 51451 on an exhibition train (5T40) with cinema coach at Helsby, 5/9/74. The train was showing the conversion of this unit at Doncaster. Anthony Griffiths.

Class 101 DMU at Crianlarich

circa August 1975

The first refurbished Class 101 DMU - 51518 + 59545 + 51451 - are seen on a Glasgow Queen Street - Oban service at Crianlarich circa August 1975. David Rhodes.

Class 101 DMU at Inverkeithing

August 1976

The prototype refurbished Class 101 cars 51518, 59545 and 51451 are about to enter Inverkeithing from the Edinburgh direction in August 1976. The branch on the left went to Rosyth Dockyard, which had a service for employees. Alan Rintoul.

Class 101 DMU at Snailwell

6th December 1987

Set number: 101326

SC51518 at Snailwell and just slightly make out SC51451 behind it seen on 6th December 1987. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: July 1974

Metro-Cammell Class 101 (1959 batch) Local Passenger 3-car dmu No.51451 (Class 101/2) No.59545 (Class 171) & No.51518 (Class 101/2) on display in Marylebone station, mid-July 1974. This was the first dmu to be refurbished on a trial basis to establish what kind of refurbishment program should be adopted for the first generation dmu's to extend their life owing to the lack of money for new stock. Each car was refurbished to a different standard and the highest standard I thought was excellent. Unfortunately this was too expensive to be adopted in the programme. I worked in the Railways Directorate of the Department of Environment at this time and visited the set as part of my job. The platform this set is on was demolished and replaced by a new office block in the late 1980's Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: 16th July 1974

The trial refurbishment Class 101 51451, 59545 and 51518 on display at Marylebone station on the 16th July 1974. The vehicles had the original style of short rainstrips above the door, by August these would be replaced by full length gutters. Tim Stubbs.

DMU

Date: 14th August 1974

Prototype refurbished Met-Cam Class 101 DMU E51451 + E59545 + E51518 on show in York station, 14th August 1974. Paul James.

DMU

Date: 21st July 1975

The prototype refurbished Class 101 DMU, 51451 + 59545 + 51518 at Arrochar and Tarbet on 21 July 1975. The set was diagramed to work the 10:35 Glasgow Queen Street - Oban and return from May 26th till October 4th that year. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 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.