Vehicle 56059 / 54059

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Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30260
Diagram: 630

Allocations

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14/06/87	Withdrawn from	HT (Heaton)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56059 - original number
54059 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 30/03/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	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

Images:

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Unknown date

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.

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12th August 1981

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.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 22nd October 1977

50215 & 56059 Darlington Station 22nd October 1977 Kevin Watson.