Vehicle 59043
Class 101
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30250
Diagram: 622
Allocations
| 17/10/56 | New to | South Gosforth | |
| Feb-64 | Depot code change | 52J | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | GF | |
| 21/08/77 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| 4w/e 31/05/80 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| 05/10/81 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| Jan-84 | Stored U. | AY (Ayr) | - AY fire victim |
| 14/03/86 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) |
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 20/09/1980 released in blue/grey livery59043 was involved in the following incident:
02/01/84 - Ayr depot
Fire involving Class 101 / Class 107
A fire at the depot, thought to be caused by vandalism, destroyed several DMU vehicles. More Details.
Disposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50140 | 59043 | 59050 | 50141 | As delivered to South Gosforth - 17th October 1956 | |||||
| 50201 | 59043 | 59050 | 50141 | Noted 20/07/62 - in Newcastle Central | |||||
| 50140 | 59050 | 59043 | 50641 | Noted 12/07/69 - at Brough1 | |||||
| 50147 | 59050 | 59043 | 51511 | Noted 02/06/1973 - at Newcastle2 | |||||
| N408 | 50147 | 59050 | 59043 | 51511 | Noted 08/09/73 - at York3 | ||||
| N408 | 50147 | 59050 | 59043 | 51511 | Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 501473 | ||||
| 50147 | 59050 | 59043 | 51511 | Noted 30/12/75 - at Newcastle1 | |||||
| 50147 | 59050 | 59043 | 51511 | Noted 01/04/1976 - at Newcastle4 | |||||
| 51477 | 59043 | 50194 | Noted 07/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley5 | ||||||
| 323 | 51251 | 59043 | 50148 | Listed at DE - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 101323 | 51251 | 59043 | 50148 | Listed at AY - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 107445 | 52006 | 59043 | 51529 | Noted 14th September 1982 | |||||
| 101323 | 51251 | 59043 | 53148 | Noted circa 12/19835 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
15th February 1984
Met-Camm centre car 59043 - damaged in the arson attacks at Ayr depot on January 2nd, 1984 - is seen on the depot on February 15th, 1984. Hamish Stevenson.
1984
Met-Cammell center car, damaged in the Ayr depot fire in January 1984, seen at Glasgow Works probably later that year. Spannerman37025.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: March 1976
A four-car Class 101 DMU departs from Newcastle (Central) with a Middlesbrough service in March 1976. Closest is possibly 51511, the other vehicles would be 59043 + 59050 + 50147. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: circa August 1981
A Class 101 DMU at Arbroath. The vehicle numbers look like they could be 51251 + 59043 (with a window boarded in the middle saloon) + 50148 which was Dundee set 323. The slide process date was August 1981. Stuart Mackay Collection.