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Vehicle 59119

Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30277
Diagram: 624

Allocations

The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 50308 during the unknown period are:

Mar-58	New to	17A (Derby Etches Park)
Apr-58	Transferred to	18A (Toton)
May-58	Transferred to	3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60	Depot code change	21E
Sep-63	Depot code change	2H
w/e 07/01/67	Transferred to	2A (Tyseley)

Then the allocations for 59119 are:

04/09/82	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
10/06/84	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
circa Nov-84	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
30/03/86	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
10/05/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
29/11/87	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
21/02/88	Withdrawn from	NH (Newton Heath)

Notes

22nd March 1988 - Condemned cars 51308, 51324, 51309, 59171, 53123, 53819, 53108, 59119, 54177, 53456, 59541, 59568, 59374, 59560, 59552 & 59524 hauled from Newton Heath to Vic Berry's yard by Class 31

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 17/12/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50308	59119	50326	As delivered to 17A - March 1958
	50308	59119	50326	Noted 19th March 1958
	50308	59119	50324	Noted 14/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street¹
TY405	50308	59119	50324	Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
	50308	59119	50324	Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street¹
	50308	59119	50324	Noted 18/09/1971 - at Crewe²
	50308	59119	50324	Noted 02/10/1971 - at Tyseley²
	50308	59119	50324	Noted 20/11/71 - in Birmingham New Street¹
TS405	50308	59119	50324	Noted 05/07/1975 - at Birmingham New Street³
	50305	59119	50329	Noted 27/08/77 - on 2E84 0645 Derby-Lincoln St Marks with 50670 + 59283 + 50720
TS408	50305	59119	50329	Noted 10/09/77 - at Aberystwyth⁴
	50305	59119	50338	Noted 23/07/79 - at Norwich⁴
TS408	50305	59119	50338	Noted circa 08/1979 - Barmouth⁵
TS408	50305	59119	50338	Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS408	50305	59119	50338	Noted circa 01/1981⁵
TS408	50305	59119	50321	Noted circa 10/1981⁵
	50305	59119	50321	Noted 26/01/82 - at Norwich⁴
	50314	59119	50327	Noted 03/05/1982 - on BR Day Excursion from Leamington Spa - Shrewsbury / Aberystwyth with 51180 + 59117 + 50322
TS405	50314	59119	50327	Noted circa 08/1982⁵
	50314	59119	50323	Transfer to CH - 04/09/82
TS405	51180	59119	50327	Noted circa 09/1983⁵
TS405	53314	59119	53327	Noted circa 10/1983⁵
	53314	59119	53327	Transfer to CH - circa Nov-84 - from TS
	53314	59119	53327	Transfer to NH - 30/03/86 - from CH
	53314	59119	53327	Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
	53314	59119	53327	Noted 25/05/87 - at Leeds on 25/5/87
	53314	59119	53327	Noted 09/08/1987⁵

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

Images:

10th December 1986

M59119 with M53314 on the left and M53327 on the right. Taken from Wigan North Western they are heading for Wigan Wallgate on the 10th December 1986. S Gaskell.

25th May 1987

M59119 photographed at Leeds on 25/5/87, flanked by M53314 and M53327. Malcolm Clements.

22nd April 1988

The partially stripped body of Met-Camm centre car 59119 at Vic Berry's, Leicester, on 22 April 1988. Paul James.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 7th August 1983

Set number: TS405

Stabled at Leicester on August 7, 1983 is 51180 + 59119 + 50327. The set number in the cab window seems to read TS405. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 25th May 1987

A 3-car Met-Cam photographed at Leeds on 25/5/87, comprising of M53314, M59119 & M53327. Malcolm Clements.

Date: 25th May 1987

M53327 at Leeds on 25/5/87, with M59119 behind. Malcolm Clements.

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