Vehicle 51558 / 78724
Class 111
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Rolls Royce 180hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30509
Diagram: 617
Allocations
| 12/02/60 | New to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
| 2w/e 30/04/60 | Transferred to | 55F (Manningham) | |
| 3w/e 02/07/60 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
| 25/01/87 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
51558 - original number
78724 - from 19/05/85 (single engine conversion)
Modifications
19/05/85 - Single engine conversion
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 15/02/1980 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51548 | 51558 | As delivered to 56G - 12th February 1960 | |||||||
| 51548 | 51558 | Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60 | |||||||
| 51548 | 51558 | Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 02/07/60 | |||||||
| 51548 | 59087 | 51558 | Noted 27/07/68 - in Leeds City1 | ||||||
| 51550 | 59570 | 51558 | Noted 28/10/71 - in Sheffield Midland2 | ||||||
| 51550 | 59570 | 51558 | Noted 11/08/74 - at York with 50599 + 59383 + 59249 + 50639 | ||||||
| L179 | 51550 | 59570 | 51558 | Noted 10/09/74 - at Bury St Edmunds, set number only on 59570, possibly covering for vehicle having asbestos removed at CA2 | |||||
| 51550 | 59570 | 51558 | Noted 03/01/75 - in Leeds City2 | ||||||
| 51550 | 59570 | 51558 | Noted 28/04/1975 - 0425 York-Scarborough 51550-59570-51558 + 51434-51503 | ||||||
| 50288 | 59232 | 51558 | Noted 28/02/76 - at York2 | ||||||
| 51550 | 59570 | 51558 | Noted 21/08/76 - at Brough1 | ||||||
| 51550 | 59570 | 51558 | Noted 10/07/77 - on Cambridge depot2 | ||||||
| 51550 | 59527 | 51558 | Noted circa 04/19823 | ||||||
| 51558 | 59527 | 59571 | 51550 | Noted circa 10/19823 | |||||
| 51550 | 51558 | Noted circa 08/19833 | |||||||
| 51550 | 51558 | Listed at NL - 01/01/85 | |||||||
| 78974 | 78724 | Noted 21/03/86 - at York2 | |||||||
| 78974 | 78724 | Noted 29/09/19863 | |||||||
| 78974 | 78724 | Noted 30/11/19863 | |||||||
| 78974 | 78724 | Noted 01/05/87 - at March2 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
Images:
1967
I was on holiday at Whitby in 1967 and took a trip down to Scarborough one day. I was surprised to see this Met-Camm unit with a full four character display. My previous sightings of them were either two character or none at all. The leading car is Neville Hill allocated NE51558, followed by two Met-Camm TSL or TCLs, one in revised lining, and a (blue square) Derby Lightweight. Another three or four-car is on the rear; the visible vehicles being Met-Camms. Edgehillsignallman@Flickr.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 11th August 1974
A Scarborough service approaches York, made up of Derby 4 car set (with two vans), E50599 + 59383 + 59249 + 50639 coupled to a Met Cam 111, E51550 + 59570 + 51558. 11th August 1974. Paul James.