Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30260
Diagram: 630
22/05/57 | New to | 51A (Darlington) | |
Oct-61 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
Feb-64 | Depot code change | 52J | |
28/02/65 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
May-73 | Depot code change | DN | |
21/03/82 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
11/05/86 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
12/04/87 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
14/06/87 | Withdrawn from | HT (Heaton) |
56059 - original number
54059 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
50207 | 56059 | Noted 11th May 1957 - British Industries Fair services | |||||||
50207 | 56059 | As delivered to 51A - 22nd May 1957 | |||||||
50207 | 56059 | Transfer to South Gosforth - Oct-61 | |||||||
50222 | 56059 | Transfer to 51A - 28/02/65 | |||||||
50223 | 56059 | Noted 31/08/71 - at Darlington1 | |||||||
51215 | 56059 | Noted 05/04/72 - at Darlington1 | |||||||
50223 | 56059 | Noted 09/06/73 - at Darlington2 | |||||||
50223 | 56059 | Noted 27/08/1974 - at York3 | |||||||
N163 | 51216 | 56059 | Noted 07/01/75 - in Newcastle Central, 56059 had set number N1562 | ||||||
51226 | 56059 | Noted 12/09/75 - at Brough1 | |||||||
50294 | 56059 | Noted 29/10/75 - at York1 | |||||||
50294 | 56059 | Noted 20/11/75 - at Brough1 | |||||||
50294 | 56059 | Noted 01/12/75 - at York1 | |||||||
50294 | 56059 | Noted 30/12/75 - at Darlington1 | |||||||
50294 | 56059 | Noted 07/04/1976 - at Darlington 3 | |||||||
50223 | 56059 | Noted 15/04/1978 - at York3 | |||||||
50212 | 56059 | Noted 07/08/1978 - at Thornaby3 | |||||||
50211 | 56059 | Noted circa 02/19834 | |||||||
53229 | 54059 | Noted circa 03/19854 | |||||||
53251 | 54059 | Noted circa 10/19864 | |||||||
53251 | 54059 | Noted 02/12/19864 | |||||||
53291 | 54059 | Noted circa 07/19874 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
A two-car Class 101 - E56059 in refurbished livery and a DMBS in plain blue - seen in platform 6 at Darlington with a Bishop Auckland service, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
A two-car Met-Camm set (56059 closest) forms the 17:20 Darlington-Saltburn service seen at Middlesbrough on 12 August 1981. A Class 104 is seen in the distance. Robert Thomas.
50215 & 56059 Darlington Station 22nd October 1977 Kevin Watson.