Vehicle 59055

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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: 30251
Diagram: 626

Allocations

30/11/56	New to	South Gosforth
4w/e 31/07/60	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
May-73	Depot code change	NL
13/05/84	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
12/05/85	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
16/07/92	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
05/10/92	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 17/09/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50150	59048	59055	50151					As delivered to South Gosforth - 30th November 1956
	50150	59048	59055	50151					Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 31/07/60
	50190	59055	50235						Noted 20/07/68 - in Leeds City1
	50573	59055	50586						Noted 14/08/70 - in Manchester Victoria2
	50241	59055	59089	50242					Noted 03/09/1971 - at York3
	50241	59055	59089	50242					Noted 01/09/72 - in Leeds City1
	50241	59055	59089	50242					Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds1
	50241	59055	59089	50242					Noted 17/04/74 - at Leeds1
L237	50241	59089	59055	50242					Noted 24/08/74 - at Doncaster, set number carried on solebar of both centre cars2
	50241	59089	59055	50242					Noted 27/08/1974 - at Sheffield Midland4
	50242	59055	59089	50272					Noted 07/01/75 - at York, set number L237 on 590552
	51556	59055	59089	51560					Noted 16/09/75 - at Hull1
	50241	59055	59089	50242					Noted 07/04/1976 - on 10:15 Leeds to Hull4
	50241	59055	50242						Noted 08/04/76 - at Brough1
	51506	59089	59055	51508					Noted Jan-77
	51508	59107	59055	51506					Noted circa 07/19835
102	53180	59055	51508						Noted 26/05/85 - at Norwich2
102	53180	59055	53193						Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85
102	53180	59055	53193						Listed at NC - Dec-85
104	51508	59055	51506						Noted 12/04/19865
104	51508	59055	51506						Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986
103	51508	59055	53266						Listed at NC - Apr-87
101	53266	59055	51508						Noted 29/08/19875
101	53168	59055	51506						Noted circa 09/19885
101	51506	59055	53266						Listed at NC - Feb-90
	51506	59055	53266						Noted 07/11/90 - on 10:50 Ipswich - Lowestoft6
101	51506	59055	53266						Listed at NC - 21/01/91
101	51506	59055	53321						Listed at NC - Jul-91
101	51506	59055	51508						Noted circa 08/19915
101	51506	59055	53321						Listed at NC - Aug-91
101	51506	59055	51508						Listed at NC - Dec-91

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

Images:

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January 1985

Class 101 Trailer Brake Second E59055 is seen at Sunderland in January 1985. Andrew McConnell.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 5th May 1990

Set number: 101

Class 101 set 101 (51506 and presumably 59055 + 53266) on 12XX Norwich - Birmingham awaits reversal at Ely (14XX) Saturday 5th May 1990. Colin Brooks.