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Vehicle 59048

Class 101

BR Diagram 622

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30250
Diagram: 622

Allocations

30/11/56 New to South Gosforth
4w/e 31/07/60 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
May-73Depot code changeNL
3w/e 21/03/76 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
17/04/78 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
2w/e 30/06/79 Transferred to DE (Dundee)
p/e 28/11/81 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
circa Aug-82 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
3w/e 17/02/86 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
11/05/86 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
07/09/86 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
circa Apr-88 Withdrawn from HA (Haymarket)

Notes

16th October 1982 - Seen carrying unit no. 325 while in 101 317

Refurbished

At Glasgow Works dated 20/10/1979 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50150 59048 59055 50151 As delivered to South Gosforth - 30th November 1956
50151 59048 59093 50264 Noted 4th April 1958
50150 59048 59055 50151 Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 31/07/60
51543 59048 59533 50545 Noted 06/04/67 - at York1
50289 59048 50279 Noted 27/07/68 - in Leeds City1
50163 59048 59092 50587 Noted 15/08/1970 - at York2
50163 59048 59092 50587 Noted 15/08/19702
50163 59048 59092 50587 Noted 19/08/70 - at Leeds1
51546 59048 59578 51845 24/10/70 - on BLS Ouse & Aire railtour1
50195 59048 59113 50751 Noted 03/09/1971 - at York3
50140 59113 59048 51514 Noted 31/08/72 - in Leeds City1
50195 59113 59048 50751 Noted 09/06/73 - at Doncaster4
50195 59113 59048 50751 Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster1
50195 59048 59113 50751 Noted 27/08/1974 - at York2
N450 50142 59048 59060 50182 Noted 29/08/74 - at Darlington, set number on solebars: 50142 N450, 59048 N458, 59060 N450, 50182 N4544
50195 59048 59113 50751 Noted 11/1974 - at Sheffield 2
50195 59048 59113 50751 Noted 29/10/75 - at York1
50195 59048 59113 50751 Noted 01/11/75 - at Brough1
50167 59048 50751 Noted Sep-76 - at Sheffield with 50260/59531/502221
51462 59048 50254 Noted 07/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley5
51466 59048 50260 Noted 21/10/78 - on Eastfield depot1
51234 59048 50747 Noted 07/04/80 - on Larbert (09.03) – Edinburgh (09.47) service6
317 51243 59048 50747 Listed at DE - 01/02/81
101317 51243 59048 50747 Listed at AY - 13/06/82
101317 51243 59048 50747 Noted 16th October 1982
101301 53254 59048 53187 Noted 30/11/1983 - at Edinburgh5
101321 51249 59048 53138 Listed at HA - 17/06/84
101317 51243 59048 53747 Listed at HA - 25/03/85
101318 51244 59048 53746 Noted circa 10/19855
101317 51243 59048 53747 Noted circa 02/19865
101317 51243 59048 53747 Transfer to AY - 3w/e 17/02/86 - from HA
51243 59048 53747 Transfer to HA - 11/05/86 - from AY
101317 51243 59048 53747 Listed at Haymarket - Summer 1986
101317 51243 59048 53747 Noted 3rd June 1986
317 51243 59048 53747 Listed at Haymarket - August 1986
51243 59048 53747 Noted 26/08/86 - on 16.24 Dunblane - Edinburgh6
51243 59048 53669 Noted 11/10/1986 - at Ayr Depot5
51243 59048 53669 Noted 16th October 1986
51243 59048 53669 Noted 15th November 1986
51243 59048 53669 Noted 19th November 1986
107439 52000 59048 52036 Noted 17/01/19875
52000 59048 52036 Noted 25th January 1987
51234 59048 53747 Noted circa 03/19875
51243 59048 53747 Noted 19/03/19875
101317 51243 59048 53747 Listed at HA - 23/03/87
51243 59048 53747 Noted 26/05/19875
51243 59048 53747 Noted 6th July 1987
101317 51243 59048 51587 Listed at HA - Jan-88

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Phil Shatford

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Dundee depot

27th October 1979

Set number: 235

Class 101 TSL SC59048 on Dundee depot on 27 October 1979. It has a refurbishment date just a week earlier on the 20th at Glasgow Works. Note the 235 set number on the end which it carried until withdrawal in 1988. Brian Daniels.

Class 101 DMU at Snailwell

4th September 1988

Set number: 235

Class 101 centre car 59048 at Snailwell on 4 September 1988. It is beside Class 120 51587 which it once worked with at Haymarket. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 24th October 1970

51546 + 59048 + 59578 + 51845 at Rowntrees Halt with the BLS Ouse & Aire tour on October 24, 1970. Leonard Rogers.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: 101317

Met-Camm DMU set 101317 departs from Edinburgh Waverley circa early 1980s. DMSL SC50747 is closest, the DMBS on the rear is SC51243 and the centre car is presumably SC59048. Paul Redmond.

DMU

Date: 1983

Set number: 101317

101317 (presumably 51243 + 59048 + 50747) arrives at Carnoustie with a Dundee service in 1983. John Law.

DMU

Date: 16th April 1987

Set number: 101317

Class 101 DMU set 101317 (51243 + 59048 + 53747) in Perth station on 16 April 1987. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 9th May 1987

Set number: 101302

Waverley station at 16.14 on 9/5/87 sees the 16.15 to Dundee, on the left, preparing to depart. Alongside is another rake just arrived e.c.s., probably from Haymarket depot. This will form the 16.42 to Cowdenbeath. The leading car on the left is 53290 (forming set 101 302 along with 59303 and 53197) - this set is coupled to 51227/59045/53264 (set 101 305). The leading car on the right is 53747 (forming set 101 317 along with 59048 and 51243) - this set is coupled to 51456/59555/51520 (set 101 330). Leonard Rogers.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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