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Vehicle 59055


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-73Depot code changeNL
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05/10/92 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX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:

Class 101 DMU at Sunderland

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:

DMU

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.