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Vehicle 59072


Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30257
Diagram: 623

Allocations

12/04/57 New to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 04/12/65 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
4w/e 26/03/66 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
w/e 04/03/67 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
4w/e 27/02/71 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
May-73Depot code changeDN
w/e 27/07/80 Transferred to DE (Dundee)
Jan-81 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
15/08/81 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
11/07/88 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
01/10/89 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
p/e 28/04/90 Transferred to CA (Cambridge) NNEX
25/08/92 Transferred to RG (Reading) NWRX
02/07/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) NWRX
07/07/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) NWRX

Notes

9th February 1983 - Seen in blue livery
3rd June 1986 - Seen with West Highland Terrier branding

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 30/11/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50196 59072 59085 50197 As delivered to 51A - 12th April 1957
50215 59072 50180 Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 04/12/65
50215 59072 50180 Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 26/03/66
50188 59072 59076 50263 Noted 04/09/71 - at Leeds1
50295 59072 50261 Noted 14/09/72 - at Lealholm1
50170 59083 59072 50188 Noted 03/09/73 - at Darlington1
50221 59072 50179 Noted 02/11/1974 - at Doncaster2
50151 59072 59113 50178 Noted 07/04/1976 - at Darlington 2
50263 59064 59072 51247 Noted 07/08/1978 - at Thornaby2
377 51476 59072 51480 Listed at HA - 01/02/81
101347 51800 59072 51531 Listed at ED - 13/06/82
51467 59072 51516 Noted 9th February 1983
101347 51800 59072 51531 Listed at ED - 17/06/84
101347 51800 59072 51531 Listed at ED - 25/03/85
101347 51800 59072 51805 Noted circa 10/19853
347 51800 59072 51524 Noted circa 02/19863
101348 51236 59072 53153 Formation change - ED - 2w/e 15/05/86 - 59072 ex-101347
101348 51236 59072 53153 Noted May 1986
51236 59072 53153 Noted 3rd June 1986
101348 51236 59072 53153 Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986
348 51236 59072 53153 Listed at Eastfield - August 1986
101348 53153 59072 53179 Formation change - circa Oct-86 - 53179 replaces 51236 (to 101353)
101343 51795 59072 51528 Noted circa 12/19863
101343 51795 59072 51528 Noted circa 03/19873
101348 53153 59072 53179 Listed at ED - 23/03/87
101348 53153 59072 51528 Noted circa 04/19873
101343 51795 59072 51528 Noted 07/04/19873
101347 51800 59072 51531 Formation change - 2w/e 14/04/87 - 59072 (ex-101348) replaced 59569 (to 101348)
101347 51800 59072 51531 Noted circa 05/19873
101348 53153 59072 51528 Noted 04/05/19873
101347 51800 59072 51531 Listed at ED - Jan-88
101347 51800 59072 51531 Listed at HA - circa August 1988
53211 59072 52042 Noted circa 12/19893
L831 51211 59115 59072 53265 Noted 10/05/90 - at Ely with 51207 + 54405
L831 51211 59072 53265 Noted circa 08/19903
L831 51211 59072 53265 Noted 29/09/1990 - Used as hauled stock between Cambridge station and south Yard (Cambridge Gala Day)
L831 51211 59072 53265 Listed at CA - 21/01/91
L831 51211 59072 53265 Noted 19/10/91 - at Ely4
51211 59072 53265 Noted 10/04/92 - on 07:07 Cambridge - Kings Lynn5
L831 51211 59072 53265 Listed at CA - 24/02/92 - NSE NNEX pool
L831 51211 59072 53265 Noted circa 07/19923
L831 51211 59072 53265 Listed at - 12/08/92
L831 51211 59072 53265 Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX

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

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 15th March 1981

A general view of the DMU sidings at the east end of Haymarket depot on the afternoon of Sunday 15.3.81. Notice the mixture of classes (122, 101 and 105) present. From the left and from front to rear, the following are visible : 55000/59074/50160, 51476/59072/..., 51473, 51806/59088/51474. Also to notice is how, from around late 1978 onwards, once the decision had been made to ditch plain blue on multiple units with any sort of life expectancy, St Rollox just went ahead and painted everything in blue/grey, including classes 104 and 105. On the Eastern and Midland these tended to remain in plain blue on the whole because of their short life expectancy. Leonard Rogers.

DMU

Date: circa March 1988

Set number: 101347

Class 101 DMU set 101347 (presumably 51531 + 59072 + 51800) seen at Seton - to the east of Edinburgh - circa March 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 13th May 1989

Set number: 101347

Class 101 DMU set 101347 (51531 + 59072 + 51800) departs Edinburgh Waverley with the 16:20 service to Cowdenbeath on 13 May 1989. Neil Smith.

DMU

Date: 10th May 1990

Set number: L831

A 4-car Class 101 set ran for a few weeks in May 1990. Seen here L831 53265 + 59072 + 59115 + 51211 and 2 car 51207 + 54405 with 2H25. Seen from Ely North box, 10.05.90. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 9th June 1990

Set number: L831

Immaculate Network South East liveried Metro Cammell Class 101 unit L831 (cars 53265, 59072 and 51211) seen at Kings Lynn in the summer of 1990. Bob Belcher.

DMU

Date: 17th January 1991

Set number: L831

Set L831 (51211 + 59072 + 53265) arriving at Kings Lynn on 17th January 1991. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 30th August 1991

Set number: L831

NSE liveried L831 is seen at Ely on a Kings Lynn working, with 53265 nearest the camera and presumably 59072 + 51211, 30/8/91. Mac Winfield.

DMU

Date: October 1991

Set number: L831

A DMU formatino with set L831 (presumably 53265 + 59072 + 59115) closest departing from Littleport station in October 1991. George Woods.

DMU

Date: 30th November 1991

Set number: L831

Class 101 DMU set L831 (presumably 53265 + 59072 + 51211) in London Liverpool Street station with the Branch Line Society Orwell and Lea Rambler railtour on 30 November 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.