Vehicle 51530
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
| 25/07/59 | New to | Leith Central | |
| Nov-59 | Depot code change | 64H | |
| 4w/e 16/01/60 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 2w/e 09/04/60 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DE | |
| 4w/e 27/05/78 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 4w/e 05/05/79 | Transferred to | WR | - unallocated while in works |
| 2w/e 22/09/79 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 16/05/82 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 01/02/87 | Transferred to | LE (Swansea Landore) | |
| 20/09/87 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 3w/e 20/05/88 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) | |
| 11/01/93 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) RDTS | |
| 22/03/93 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) RCLO | |
| 05/04/93 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
| 21/05/93 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
Notes
16/05/82 - set B812 transferred BR to CF, all three vehicles list as moving but it is believed 59530 remained at BR, the power cars becoming power twin C805.
Modifications
circa Jul-82 - Headlamp fitted
Refurbished
At Derby Works dated 08/10/1982 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51460 | 59558 | 51530 | As delivered to Leith Central - 25th July 1959 | ||||||
| 51460 | 59558 | 51530 | Transfer to 62B - 4w/e 16/01/60 | ||||||
| 51231 | 59304 | 51530 | Noted 06/04/72 - in Edinburgh Waverley1 | ||||||
| 51228 | 59304 | 51530 | Noted 15/09/72 - in Edinburgh Waverley1 | ||||||
| 51459 | 59567 | 51530 | Noted 26/07/1973 - at Haymarket2 | ||||||
| 51231 | 59558 | 51530 | Noted 01/06/1974 - at Edinburgh 3 | ||||||
| 50748 | 59112 | 51530 | Noted 27/08/74 - in Edinburgh Waverley4 | ||||||
| 51459 | 59691 | 51530 | Noted 02/01/76 - in Edinburgh Waverley1 | ||||||
| 51800 | 59544 | 51530 | Transfer to ED - 4w/e 27/05/78 | ||||||
| 178 | 51800 | 59544 | 51530 | Listed at ED - mid-May-78 | |||||
| B812 | 51462 | 59530 | 51530 | Noted 29/01/1980 - At Swindon Station5 | |||||
| B812 | 51462 | 59530 | 51530 | Listed at BR - 03/03/80 | |||||
| B812 | 51462 | 59530 | 51530 | Noted 10/05/1980 - BLS South Devon Railtour C596+B812 | |||||
| B812 | 51462 | 59530 | 51530 | Noted 09/04/81 | |||||
| C805 | 51462 | 51530 | Formation change - circa Aug-82 | ||||||
| C805 | 51462 | 51530 | Listed at CF - 15/12/1982 | ||||||
| C805 | 51462 | 51530 | Listed at CF - 01/01/85 | ||||||
| C805 | 51462 | 51530 | Noted circa 01/19866 | ||||||
| C805 | 51462 | 51530 | Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986 | ||||||
| C805 | 51462 | 51530 | Noted 05/06/19866 | ||||||
| C805 | 51462 | 51530 | Noted circa 01/19876 | ||||||
| S805 | 51462 | 51530 | Transfer to LE - 01/02/87 - prefix change from C to S | ||||||
| S805 | 51462 | 51530 | Listed at LE - Aug-87 | ||||||
| 51462 | 51530 | Transfer to CF - 20/09/87 - from LE | |||||||
| C851 | 51462 | 59382 | 51530 | Listed at CF - Oct-87 - Headlight fitted | |||||
| 51462 | 59382 | 51530 | Noted 12/12/87 - on 10:04 Hereford - Oxford via Worcester and Moreton in Marsh with 51416 / 59385 / 515137 | ||||||
| P862 | 51179 | 51530 | Formed at LA circa May-88 | ||||||
| P860 | 51181 | 51530 | Formed at LA p/e 16/08/88 | ||||||
| P860 | 51181 | 51530 | Listed at LA - 15/05/89 | ||||||
| P860 | 51181 | 51530 | Noted circa 08/19906 | ||||||
| P860 | 51181 | 51530 | Noted 15/08/90 - at St Austell | ||||||
| P870 | 53200 | 51530 | Noted 23/02/91 - at Exeter St. Davids | ||||||
| P870 | 53200 | 51530 | Listed at LA - Dec-91 | ||||||
| P870 | 53200 | 51530 | Listed at LA - 02/07/92 | ||||||
| P870 | 53200 | 51530 | Listed at LA - 24/09/92 | ||||||
| P870 | 53200 | 51530 | Noted circa 11/19926 | ||||||
| T062 | 53200 | 51530 | Listed at TS - 10/12/92 - vehicles allocated to LA until 11/01/93 | ||||||
| 870 | 53200 | 51530 | Noted circa 02/1993 - operating from Tyseley Depot6 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Martin Baumann
Images:
14th July 1983
Set number: C805
C805 (51530 and 51462) departing from Builth Rd on the 14th July 1983 on a Swansea - Shrewsbury working. Mac Winfield.
15th August 1987
Set number: S805
Swansea set S805 (presumably 51530 and 51462) seen at Sutton Bridge Junction working the 10:42 Shrewsbury - Swansea on the 15th August 1987. Both vehicles have the majority of the roof vents removed. Hamish Stevenson.
26th December 1987
Set number: C851
C851 W51530 leading at Cardiff Canton on 26/12/87. The Class 108 centre car should be 59382. Mac Winfield.
1988
Transaction in progress. At Bradford Junction we see signalman Chris accepting the single line token from the driver of this Class 101 diesel multiple unit, which has arrived from the direction of Melksham with an unrecorded service sometime in 1988. Tom Harper.
31st May 1989
Set number: 860
A Plymouth Laira allocated Class 101 formed of cars 51530 & 51181 was departing from Starcross with the 16.45 Exmouth to Paignton service on May 31st 1989. The unit was one of several first generation sets drafted into the West Country following the transfer of the Class 142 'Skipper' fleet to the North the previous year. Martyn Hilbert.
20th February 1991
Set number: 870
Class 101 DMU set 870 (51530 + 53200) in Crediton station on 20 February 1991. Barnstaple is on the destination blind. Keith Miller.
24th May 1991
Set number: 870
Exeter St David's on 24th May 1991. On the right is set P870, 51530 closest. On the left 37 010 is hauling a failed Class 108 on 2B83, the 1746 ex-Barnstaple which terminated there. John Simmonds.
10th August 1992
Set number: 870
Class 101 51530, set number 870, is seen at Plymouth about to work to Gunnislake on 10.08.1992 . Note the declassified First Class section. Andy Cole.
15th October 1992
Set number: 870
51530 + 53200 at Newquay on 15/10/92 with the 13:25 to Par. Sparegang.
22nd February 1993
Set number: 870
51530 + 53200 are seen passing Washwood Heath with a working to Birmingham New Street on 22.02.1993. They had not long been transferred up from Laira, and still carried its LA set number (870). Andy Cole.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 10th May 1980
Set number: B812
An unusual sight at Tiverton Junction on the section of the West of England mainline was a class 101 dmu (set B812, presumably 51462 + 59530 + 51530) with a SO Bristol Temple Meads to Paignton service on 10/5/1980. The set had been used for part of the BLS 'South Devon' railtour that day. Stephen Burdett.
Date: 9th April 1981
Set number: B812
Class 101 set B812 consisting of W51462 + W59530 + W51530 at Bristol Temple Meads on 09/04/1981. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 17th April 1981
Set number: B812
Met-Cam class 101, set B812 (W51462 closest, presumably with W59530 + W51530) standing in the station at Worcester Shrub Hill. 17th April 1981. Paul James.
Date: 31st May 1981
Set number: B812
Class 101 DMU set B812 (51462 and presumably 59530 + 51530) seen at Gloucester possibly with a Cheltenham-Cardiff Central service on 31 May 1981. Robert Thomas.
Date: 22nd August 1981
Set number: B812
Class 101 set B812 (presumably 51462 + 59530 + 51530) passes Limpley Stoke on the 22nd April 1981. Steve Davies Collection.
Date: 12th May 1983
Class 101 DMU 51462 + 51530 and Class 120 DMU 53673 in Chester station on 12-5-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Date: 14th July 1983
Set number: C805
C805 (51462 and 51530) at Builth Rd on the 14th July 1983 on a Swansea- Shrewsbury working. Mac Winfield.
Date: 1st March 1986
Set number: C805
The view looking towards Kidderminster at Stourbridge Junction station on a dull day in March isn't one of the finest in the West Midlands. On 1 March 1986 the unusual sight of Cardiff's class 101 C805 (presumably 51530 and 51462) coupled to a class 105 made taking this shot worthwhile. The train was a Kidderminster to Birmingham New Street service long before these went to the rebuilt Snow Hill station. Peter Tandy.
Date: 20th June 1986
Set number: C805
Class 101 DMU set C805 (presumably 51462 + 51530) at Tenby with the 18:40 Pembroke Dock to Swansea service on 20 June 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: April 1987
Set number: C805
C805 (presumably 51530 and 51462) enters Llandrindod Wells in April 1987, where it passed C823 (59082 + 51511 visible) sitting on the platform. Mike Cooper.
Date: April 1987
Set number: C805
C823 (presumably 51505 visible) and C805 (presumably 51530 and 51462) sit side by side in Llandrindod Wells in April 1987. Mike Cooper.
Date: April 1987
Set number: C823
C823 (51511 + 59082 and presumably 51505) passing C805 (presumably 51462 and 51530) at Llandrindod Wells on a wet day in April 1987. Note the temporary headlamp. Mike Cooper.
Date: 31st October 1987
Set number: C851
Class 101 DMU set No. C851 (51462 + 59382 + 51530) arrives at Newport working the 11:55 Cardiff Central to Chepstow service on 31 October 1987. Brian Creasey.
Date: 5th April 1988
Set number: C851
51462 at the rear of Cardiff Class 101 set with 59382 and 51530 approaches Westbury on 5th April 1988. The train is the 14.58 Weymouth to Cardiff service. Steve Montgomery.
Date: 1988
Set number: P860
51181 with 51530 as Plymouth Laira's set P860 at Exeter St. Davids sometime in 1988. Robert Chilton Collection.
Date: 1st July 1989
Set number: 105
DMUs 55012 (partially seen on left), 55005, 55009 and 51530 stabled at Laira depot on 1 July 1989. Keith Miller.
Date: 15th August 1990
Set number: P860
Met-Camm DMU set P860 (W51181 + W51530) at St Austell on August 15, 1990. John Carter.
Date: 23rd February 1991
Set number: P870
2-car class 101 set P870 formed with DMCL 51530 and DMBS 53200 (nearest) at Exeter St. Davids on 23/Feb/1991, while an HST calls at the platform in the background. Robert Chilton.
Date: 31st August 1991
Set number: P870
Class 101 set P870 (presumably 53200 + 51530) at Chippenham on 31 August 1991. Walter Burt.
Date: 15th September 1991
W53200 + W51530 arrive at Laira TMD on an early afternoon open day shuttle from Plymouth, 15-9-91. Kevin Dowd.
Date: 24th April 1992
Set number: P870
Class 101 DMU set P870 (presumably 53200 + 51530) can be seen in Barnstaple Junction on 24 April 1992, a station that has shrunk considerably since its heyday. Alan Grange.
Date: 24th April 1992
Set number: P870
Class 101 DMU set P870 (presumably 53200 + 51530) in Barnstaple Junction station on 24 April 1992. Alan Grange.
Date: 10th August 1992
Set number: P870
Class 101 DMBS 53200, set number P870 (with presumably 51530), is seen at Gunnislake at the end of the branch line on 10.08.1992. This was allocated to Laira at the time. Andy Cole.
Date: 15th October 1992
Set number: P870
53200 + 51530 at Newquay on 15/10/92 with the 11:30 to Par. Sparegang.
Date: 15th October 1992
Set number: P870
Class 101 DMU set P870 (53200 + 51530) at Par on 15 October 1992. Sparegang.