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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-73Depot code changeED
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23/10/89 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ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 livery

Disposal

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
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 19/03/19875
101329 51455 59690 51538 Listed at ED - 23/03/87
101329 51455 59568 51538 Noted circa 04/19875
101329 51455 59690 51538 Noted circa 05/19875
51455 59690 51538 Noted 01/06/87 - on 10:57 Springburn - Cumbernauld6
51455 59690 51538 Noted 01/06/87 - on 11:20 Cumbernauld - Springburn6
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 Harrogate7
51455 51538 Noted 06/02/89 - on 16:53 York - Sheffield7
51455 51538 Noted 31/05/89 - on 17:35 York - Sheffield direct via Pontefract7
NL475 51455 51538 Listed at NL - 05/09/89
51194 59187 51538 Noted 02/10/89 - on 15:07 Leeds - Goole7

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann
7: Graeme Phillips

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Inverkeithing

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.

Class 101 DMU at Threlkeld

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.

Class 101 DMU at Threlkeld

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.

Class 101 DMU at Keswick

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.

Class 101 DMU at Penrith

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.

Class 101 DMU at Glasgow Queen Street

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:

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

Date: 20th March 1989

51455 arrives into Grimsby Town on 22/3/89, presumably paired with 51538. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 22nd March 1989

51455 at Barton-on-Humber on 22/3/89, presumably paired with 51538. John Carter.

DMU

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.