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: 30587
Diagram: 523
27/10/59 | New to | Leith Central | |
Nov-59 | Depot code change | 64H | |
2w/e 30/04/72 | Transferred to | 64B (Haymarket) | - Leith depot closed |
May-73 | Depot code change | HA | |
4w/e 28/09/74 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
4w/e 28/01/78 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
5w/e 01/04/78 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
3w/e 29/04/78 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
Apr-80 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
18/04/81 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
21/05/81 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
05/10/81 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
09/05/83 | Stored U. | ED (Eastfield) | |
4w/e 05/01/84 | Withdrawn from | ED (Eastfield) |
15/06/82 - A fire occurred in Doncaster Works DMU area. 50440 took the brunt of the damage and was burnt out. 50139, 51796 and 56258 were also damaged.
3rd July 1985 - Seen condemned at Falkland Yard
6th July 1987 - Seen at Falkland Yard
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
51796 | 59687 | 51803 | As delivered to Leith Central - 27th October 1959 | ||||||
51796 | 59691 | 51803 | Noted 11/09/71 - at Edinburgh Waverley1 | ||||||
51796 | 59687 | 51803 | Noted 29/07/1972 - at Edinburgh Waverley2 | ||||||
51796 | 59688 | 51808 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Edinburgh Waverley3 | ||||||
51796 | 59691 | 51806 | Noted 04/09/73 - in Falkirk Grahamstone4 | ||||||
51796 | 56391 | Noted 12/04/1975 - On 13:22 Dundee to Edinburgh with 51241, 56390 and 550132 | |||||||
51796 | 56397 | Noted 06/09/76 - at Dundee4 | |||||||
51796 | 59560 | 51537 | Transfer to DE - 5w/e 01/04/78 | ||||||
51796 | 59560 | 51537 | Transfer to AY - 3w/e 29/04/78 | ||||||
170 | 51796 | 59560 | 51537 | Listed at AY - mid-May-78 - refurbished set | |||||
51796 | 59560 | 51537 | Transfer to HA - Apr-80 | ||||||
51474 | 59047 | 51796 | Noted 06/08/80 - on 07.49 Edinburgh – Dunblane5 | ||||||
344 | 51796 | 59560 | 51803 | Listed at HA - 01/02/81 | |||||
101344 | 51796 | 59560 | 51803 | Transfer to ED - 18/04/81 - from HA | |||||
51796 | 59560 | 51803 | Noted 16/05/1981 - at Sirling2 | ||||||
101344 | 51796 | 59560 | 51803 | Transfer to DE - 21/05/81 - from ED | |||||
51796 | 59560 | 51803 | Transfer to ED - 05/10/81 | ||||||
51796 | 59560 | 51803 | Noted 16th January 1982 | ||||||
101344 | 51796 | 59560 | 51803 | Listed at ED - 13/06/82 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Gerald Brown
5: Phil Shatford
A GG Trans-Clyde liveried Met-Camm set at Doncaster Works in 1982. It appears to be 101344 with 51796 closest, this vehicle was damaged by a fire in the Works on 15/6/82. John Law.