Vehicle 59048
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
| 30/11/56 | New to | South Gosforth | |
| 4w/e 31/07/60 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
| 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| circa Apr-88 | Withdrawn from | HA (Haymarket) |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 liveryDisposal
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 | ||||||
| 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 | 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
Images:
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.
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:
Date: 24th October 1970
51546 + 59048 + 59578 + 51845 at Rowntrees Halt with the BLS Ouse & Aire tour on October 24, 1970. Leonard Rogers.
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.
Date: 1983
Set number: 101317
101317 (presumably 51243 + 59048 + 50747) arrives at Carnoustie with a Dundee service in 1983. John Law.
Date: 16th April 1987
Set number: 101317
Class 101 DMU set 101317 (51243 + 59048 + 53747) in Perth station on 16 April 1987. Keith Miller.
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.