Vehicle 51538
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
| 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) | |
| Apr-72 | Transferred to | 65A (Eastfield) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | ED | |
| 20/12/87 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 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| 23/10/89 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ |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 27/12/1979 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
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. | ||||||
| 51455 | 59559 | 51538 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Queen Street1 | ||||||
| 194 | 51467 | 59559 | 51538 | Noted 03/09/73 - at Perth2 | |||||
| 51458 | 59304 | 51538 | Noted 09/09/73 - in Glasgow Queen Street3 | ||||||
| 51456 | 59559 | 51538 | Noted 14/09/73 - in Glasgow Queen Street3 | ||||||
| 51224 | 59568 | 51538 | Noted 11/09/1975 - at Stirling4 | ||||||
| 183 | 51462 | 59566 | 51538 | Listed at ED - mid-May-78 | |||||
| 51224 | 59566 | 51538 | Noted 21/10/78 - on Eastfield depot3 | ||||||
| 51455 | 59559 | 51538 | Noted 03/10/80 - on 07.49 Edinburgh – Dunblane5 | ||||||
| 329 | 51455 | 59559 | 51538 | Listed at ED - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 101329 | 51455 | 59559 | 51538 | Listed at ED - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 101332 | 51458 | 59692 | 51538 | Listed at ED - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 101329 | 51455 | 59690 | 51538 | Listed at ED - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 101329 | 51455 | 59690 | 51538 | Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 51538 | Listed at Eastfield - August 1986 - Operating vehicle not on official list | ||||||||
| 101335 | 51470 | 59568 | 51538 | Noted 19/03/19876 | |||||
| 101329 | 51455 | 59690 | 51538 | Listed at ED - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 101329 | 51455 | 59568 | 51538 | Noted circa 04/19876 | |||||
| 101329 | 51455 | 59690 | 51538 | Noted circa 05/19876 | |||||
| 51455 | 59690 | 51538 | Noted 01/06/87 - on 10:57 Springburn - Cumbernauld7 | ||||||
| 51455 | 59690 | 51538 | Noted 01/06/87 - on 11:20 Cumbernauld - Springburn7 | ||||||
| 455 | 51455 | 51538 | Formed at NL 2w/e 13/03/88 | ||||||
| 51455 | 51538 | Listed at NL - early Apr-88 | |||||||
| 455 | 51455 | 51538 | Listed at NL - Feb-89 | ||||||
| 51455 | 51538 | Noted 06/02/89 - on 11:11 York - Leeds via Harrogate8 | |||||||
| 51455 | 51538 | Noted 06/02/89 - on 16:53 York - Sheffield8 | |||||||
| 51455 | 51538 | Noted 31/05/89 - on 17:35 York - Sheffield direct via Pontefract8 | |||||||
| NL475 | 51455 | 51538 | Listed at NL - 05/09/89 | ||||||
| 51194 | 59187 | 51538 | Noted 02/10/89 - on 15:07 Leeds - Goole8 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Phil Shatford
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Martin Baumann
8: Graeme Phillips
Images:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
18th June 1979
27032 drags SC51538 out of Glasgow Queen Street station, likely heading to Eastfield Depot at the top of the incline, on Monday 18 June 1979. David Russon.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
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 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
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: 1988
DMBS 51455 calls at Barnsley with the 11:10 Sheffield - Leeds in 1988, presumably paired with 51538. It appears to have been recently transferred from Scotland, it having the remnants of a 101xxx TOPS unit number visible below the driver's front window, plus it appears to have had some lettering painted out behind the driver's door, probably TransClyde or ScotRail. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 6th June 1988
Class 101 51455+51538 at Dronfield on the 6th June 1988. Although the blind states Sheffield it is actually the 09.30 Sheffield-Nottingham service. Kevin Law.
Date: 20th March 1989
51455 arrives into Grimsby Town on 22/3/89, presumably paired with 51538. John Carter.
Date: 22nd March 1989
51455 at Barton-on-Humber on 22/3/89, presumably paired with 51538. John Carter.
Date: circa May 1989
The 09:41 Carlisle - Leeds service in Keighley station on an unrecorded day - the slide process date was May 1989. 51455 leads, presumably paired with 51538 and there is a 108/101 hybrid on the rear. Stuart Mackay Collection.