Vehicle 51520
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
| 05/06/59 | New to | 62A (Thornton Junction) | |
| 4w/e 04/07/59 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HN | |
| 4w/e 03/09/77 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 4w/e 27/05/78 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| 23/04/83 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 20/04/88 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 22/06/88 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 09/03/89 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) PWYX | |
| p/e 07/10/89 | Sector Change to | NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ | |
| 23/10/89 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ |
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 13/05/1978 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51450 | 59548 | 51520 | As delivered to 62A - 5th June 1959 | ||||||
| 51450 | 59548 | 51520 | Noted 27/05/70 - at Glasgow Central1 | ||||||
| 107 | 51450 | 59548 | 51520 | Listed at 66C - 1972 | |||||
| 51450 | 59548 | 51520 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2 | ||||||
| 176 | 51450 | 59548 | 51520 | Noted 04/09/73 - on Hamilton depot3 | |||||
| 51487 | 56388 | 51520 | Noted 05/09/76 - on Haymarket depot3 | ||||||
| 51463 | 56299 | 51520 | Noted 01/04/1977 - Glasgow Queen Street4 | ||||||
| 51483 | 56389 | 51520 | Noted 11/10/77 - on 2G83 1716 North Berwick-Edinburgh | ||||||
| 51463 | 56389 | 51520 | Noted 14/10/77 - on 2H66 1918 Edinburgh-Dunblane | ||||||
| 51456 | 59555 | 51520 | Transfer to AY - 4w/e 27/05/78 | ||||||
| 173 | 51456 | 59555 | 51520 | Listed at AY - mid-May-78 - refurbished set | |||||
| 51454 | 59553 | 51520 | Noted 16/08/80 - with 51250 / 59557 / 51794 on Horwick Works Open day service | ||||||
| 330 | 51456 | 59555 | 51520 | Listed at AY - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 101330 | 51456 | 59555 | 51520 | Listed at AY - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 101330 | 51456 | 59555 | 51520 | Noted circa 11/19835 | |||||
| 101330 | 51456 | 59555 | 51520 | Listed at ED - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 101330 | 51456 | 59555 | 51520 | Listed at ED - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 101326 | 51451 | 59545 | 51520 | Noted circa 10/19855 | |||||
| 101330 | 51456 | 59555 | 51520 | Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 101326 | 51451 | 59545 | 51520 | Noted 5th June 1986 | |||||
| 326 | 51451 | 59545 | 51520 | Listed at Eastfield - August 1986 | |||||
| 51451 | 59545 | 51520 | Noted 25th September 1986 | ||||||
| 101341 | 51469 | 59545 | 51520 | Noted 08/11/19865 | |||||
| 101341 | 51469 | 59545 | 51520 | Noted 06/12/19865 | |||||
| 101330 | 51456 | 59555 | 51520 | Listed at ED - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 330 | 51456 | 59555 | 51520 | Noted circa 04/19875 | |||||
| 330 | 51456 | 59555 | 51520 | Noted 04/05/19875 | |||||
| 51456 | 59555 | 51520 | Noted 24th July 1987 | ||||||
| 101330 | 51456 | 59555 | 51520 | Listed at ED - Jan-88 | |||||
| TS203 | 51456 | 51520 | Noted circa 05/19885 | ||||||
| T202 | 51456 | 51520 | Formed at TS circa May-88 | ||||||
| N653 | 51456 | 51520 | Formed at NH p/e 18/07/88 | ||||||
| N653 | 51209 | 51520 | Formed at NH circa Jul-88 | ||||||
| N653 | 51456 | 51520 | Noted 6th August 1988 | ||||||
| N653 | 51456 | 51520 | Noted circa 11/19885 | ||||||
| 51456 | 51520 | Noted 30/08/896 | |||||||
| NL461 | 51456 | 51520 | Listed at NL - 05/09/89 | ||||||
| 51456 | 51520 | Noted 02/10/89 - on 13:43 Leeds - Sheffield6 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Graeme Phillips
Images:
Unknown date
Set number: 101330
Class 101 DMU set 101330 departs from Glasgow Central led by Trans-Clyde branded SC51520 on an Ayr service, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
15th September 1984
Set number: 101330
Met-Camm 101 unit 101330 (presumably 51520 + 59555 + 51456) waits at Springburn with the 15:27 service to Cumbernauld on 15th September 1984. Bruce Galloway.
29th March 1986
Set number: 326
On 29th March 1986, 5 days after rail services returned to Bathgate, two Metro-Cammell 3 car sets, with 101326 leading, head away from the town with the 1203 service to Edinburgh. Initial duties on the line were shared between class 143 Pacer units and the indigenous 101s. Not surprisingly, the latter eventually took over all the services. Despite appearances this section was not double track, the line nearer the camera was for freight, primarily automotive traffic. The station was to close in 2010 when the through line to Airdrie was completed with a new station constructed nearby. Bruce Galloway.
26th September 1986
Set number: 326
Met-Camm set (101) 326 at Ayr on September 26, 1986. The DMBS (furthest) is 51451, the other two vehicles are presumably 51520 + 59545. Hamish Stevenson.
1st June 1987
Set number: 330
Seen from the top of the Jubilee Pier 51520, 59555 and 51456 crossing the Forth Bridge with the 1406 Cowdenbeath to Edinburgh Waverley 1st June 1987. Keith Long.
August 1987
Set number: 330
Class 101 (set 330, 51520 closest) Dalmeny August 1987. Alistair Ness.
24th April 1988
Class 101 51520 is seen inside the factory at Tyseley undergoing repair on 24.04.1988. Andy Cole.
19th August 1989
47289 at Leeds waiting to haul 51520 and 51456, 19th August 1989. Jerry Glover.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 16th August 1980
A ScR 6-car formation, SC51250 + SC59557 + SC51794 / SC51520 + SC59553 + SC51454 at Lancaster Castle on a Horwich Works Open day connection, 16/8/80. Robert Frise.
Date: 26th September 1986
Set number: 101326
101326 with an Ayr - Glasgow service at Prestwick on September 26, 1986. Closest is 51451, presumably with 59545 + 51520. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 9th May 1987
Set number: 101302
Waverley station at 16.14 on 9/5/87 sees the 16.15 to Dundee, on the left, preparing to depart. Alongside is another rake just arrived e.c.s., probably from Haymarket depot. This will form the 16.42 to Cowdenbeath. The leading car on the left is 53290 (forming set 101 302 along with 59303 and 53197) - this set is coupled to 51227/59045/53264 (set 101 305). The leading car on the right is 53747 (forming set 101 317 along with 59048 and 51243) - this set is coupled to 51456/59555/51520 (set 101 330). Leonard Rogers.
Date: 1st June 1987
Seen from the top of the Jubilee Pier of the Forth Bridge 51456, 59555 and 51520, crossing the Forth Bridge with the 1406 Cowdenbeath to Edinburgh Waverley on 1 June 1987. Keith Long.
Date: 24th October 1987
Set number: 330
Class 101 set 330 with DMBS 51456 leads 59555 and 51520 with the 17.10 to Dunblane at Edinburgh Waverley on 24 October 1987. Dave Warby.
Date: mid-1988
Set number: T202
Carrying ScotRail branding, set T202 (51456 + 51520) is seen at Leicester in the siding used by Central Trains to stable units in. Circa mid-1988. Ian Francis.
Date: 10th September 1988
The sidings at Southport on September 11th 1988 include a two-car Class 104 DMU formed of cars 53444 & 53493 (With a small Network South East Logo), and a two-car Class 101 Metro-Cammell DMU in blue/grey was also stabled alongside, formed of cars 51520 & 51456. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 11th May 1990
E78971, 78719, 59144, 51458, 51812 and 51520 are seen outside Vic Berrys on May 11, 1990. Nicholas Youngman.