Vehicle 50176 / 53176
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: 30256
Diagram: 620
Allocations
| 11/02/57 | New to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 4w/e 04/12/65 | Transferred to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
| 4w/e 26/03/66 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 4w/e 27/02/71 | Transferred to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | GF | |
| 29/05/77 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| 05/10/81 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| circa Aug-82 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| p/e 13/10/90 | Sector Change to | HA (Haymarket) PXXZ | |
| 07/12/90 | Withdrawn from | HA (Haymarket) PXXZ |
Notes
18th January 1983 - Seen with 4 marker lights on cab end
15th September 1983 - Seen with 4 marker lights on cab end
17th October 1983 - Seen with 4 marker lights on cab end
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50176 - original number
53176 - from Aug-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
Jul-87 - Leyland engines fitted - from TS
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 07/08/1981 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50176 | 59062 | 59075 | 50177 | As delivered to 51A - 11th February 1957 | |||||
| 50176 | 59061 | 59075 | 50177 | Noted 21st February 1957 | |||||
| 50176 | 59061 | 50177 | Noted February 1957 | ||||||
| 50176 | 59075 | 50177 | Noted 22nd April 1957 | ||||||
| 50176 | 59085 | 50192 | Transfer to 52J - 4w/e 04/12/65 | ||||||
| 50176 | 59085 | 50192 | Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 26/03/66 | ||||||
| 50176 | 59075 | 59060 | 50189 | Noted 29/08/70 - at York1 | |||||
| 50176 | 59088 | 59093 | 50194 | Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle1 | |||||
| N402 | 50176 | 59088 | 59093 | 50194 | Noted 07/01/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 501942 | ||||
| 50176 | 59088 | 59093 | 50194 | Noted 24/08/75 - in Newcastle Central2 | |||||
| 50176 | 59303 | 51797 | Noted 05/07/77 - on 1950 Kirkcaldy-Edinburgh | ||||||
| 51797 | 59303 | 50176 | Noted 13/08/77 - on Dundee depot2 | ||||||
| 232 | 50290 | 59578 | 50176 | Noted 08/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley3 | |||||
| 50292 | 59304 | 50176 | Noted 24/07/79 - on 17:24 Edinburgh - Dundee4 | ||||||
| 318 | 51244 | 59061 | 50176 | Listed at DE - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 101318 | 51244 | 59061 | 50176 | Listed at AY - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 101318 | 51244 | 59045 | 53176 | Listed at HA - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 101318 | 51244 | 59061 | 53176 | Listed at HA - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59566 | 53176 | Noted circa 10/19853 | |||||
| 101318 | 51244 | 59061 | 53176 | Listed at HA - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 315 | 51241 | 59047 | 53176 | 5th June 1986 | |||||
| 315 | 51241 | 59047 | 53176 | Listed at Haymarket - August 1986 | |||||
| 352 | 51198 | 59045 | 53176 | Formed at HA p/e 17/09/86 | |||||
| 101323 | 51251 | 59225 | 53176 | Noted 10/10/1986 - at Glasgow Central3 | |||||
| 101318 | 51244 | 59061 | 53176 | Listed at HA - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 101318 | 51244 | 59061 | 53176 | Listed at HA - Jan-88 | |||||
| 101318 | 51244 | 59061 | 53176 | Listed at HA - circa August 1988 | |||||
| 51244 | 59061 | 53176 | Noted 16/08/89 - on 13:03 Edinburgh - Dunbar5 | ||||||
| 101318 | 51244 | 59061 | 53176 | Noted circa 12/19893 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Phil Shatford
5: Graeme Phillips
Images:
June 1977
An interesting set - a DMS + DTC + DMBS! SC50176 is the rear vehicle on this formation departing from Edinburgh Waverley in June 1977. Alan Rintoul.
18th July 1983
Set number: 101318
With Stirling Castle as its backdrop, a Metro-Cammell 3-car DMU passes Polmaise Box, south of the town. 18/7/83. Set 101318 with presumably 53176 closest. David Christie.
3rd July 1985
Set number: 101318
ScotRail Met-Camm Class 101 DMU st 101318, cars 53176 + 59061 + 51244, in Edinburgh Waverly station on the 15.13 service to Cowdenbeath, or possible ECS, on 3 July 1985. Neil Smith.
17th January 1987
Set number: 101314
SC53176 (101314) and 51243 (101317) at Largs. Taken on the 17th January 1987, the last day of DMU services to Largs. Andrew McConnell.
25th May 1988
Set number: 101318
101318 calls at Lenzie with the 10.43 Dunblane - Glasgow Queen Street train on 25-05-1988. Gordon Thomson.
28th March 1990
Set number: 101318
101 318 (53176 + 59061 + 51244) arrives into Haymarket station working the 18:23 Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central on the 28th March 1990. Hamish Stevenson.
9th June 1990
Set number: 101318
101318 approaches Wester Hailes with the 11:30 Glasgow Central - Edinburgh on June 9, 1990, presumably led by 53176. Hamish Stevenson.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 28th August 1986
Set number: 352
Class 101, set 352, consisting of 51198 (front), 59045, 53176 at Dalmeny on 28th August 1986. Photograph by David Slack, uploaded by Andrew Slack. David Slack.
Date: 12th September 1989
Set number: 101318
Class 101 DMU set 101318 (51244 + 59061 + 53176) arrives into Glasgow Central station on 12 September 1989. Brian Creasey.