Vehicle 59303
Class 101
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30273
Diagram: 623
Allocations
| 21/11/57 | New to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 3w/e 02/03/63 | On loan to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| 07/04/63 | Ex-loan back to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 4w/e 04/01/64 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
| Feb-64 | Depot code change | 52J | |
| 2w/e 21/03/64 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| w/e 21/03/64 | On loan to | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| w/e 28/03/64 | Ex-loan back to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 2w/e 31/10/64 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
| w/e 05/03/66 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DE | |
| 4w/e 24/06/78 | Transferred to | IS (Inverness) | |
| 2w/e 30/06/79 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| 01/03/82 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| circa Aug-82 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| 01/10/89 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) PCHX | |
| 26/11/89 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) PLOX | |
| 14/05/90 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) PCHX | |
| 30/09/90 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) PLAX | |
| 14/01/92 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) PHAX | |
| 25/10/93 | Sector Change to | HA (Haymarket) RAXX | |
| 08/02/94 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) RCLO |
Notes
17th July 2000 - Seen at Blackpool North carriage sidings
Refurbished
At Derby Works dated 10/11/1982 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Preserved - more details.
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50291 | 59303 | 50746 | As delivered to 51A - 21st November 1957 | ||||||
| 50291 | 59303 | 50746 | Noted 20th January 1958 | ||||||
| 50291 | 59303 | 50746 | Transfer to 40A - 3w/e 02/03/63 - on loan from NER | ||||||
| 50291 | 59303 | 50746 | Transfer to 51A - 07/04/63 - ex-loan ER | ||||||
| 50291 | 59303 | 50746 | Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 04/01/64 | ||||||
| 50291 | 59303 | 50642 | Transfer to 16C - w/e 21/03/64 - on loan | ||||||
| 50291 | 59303 | 50642 | Transfer to 51A - w/e 28/03/64 | ||||||
| 50291 | 59303 | 50746 | Transfer to South Gosforth - 2w/e 31/10/64 | ||||||
| 50291 | 59303 | 50746 | Transfer to 67A - w/e 05/03/66 - ex-NER | ||||||
| 50291 | 59303 | 50746 | Transfer to 62B - 3w/e 30/04/66 | ||||||
| 51245 | 59303 | 51540 | Noted 15/09/72 - in Edinburgh Waverley1 | ||||||
| 50290 | 59303 | 50746 | Noted 29/06/73 - in Edinburgh Waverley1 | ||||||
| 51251 | 59303 | 50746 | Noted 04/09/73 - at Haymarket2 | ||||||
| 51249 | 59303 | 50745 | Noted 05/08/19743 | ||||||
| 51460 | 59303 | 51540 | Noted 02/01/76 - in Edinburgh Waverley1 | ||||||
| 50176 | 59303 | 51797 | Noted 05/07/77 - on 1950 Kirkcaldy-Edinburgh | ||||||
| 51797 | 59303 | 50176 | Noted 13/08/77 - on Dundee depot2 | ||||||
| 51243 | 59303 | 50234 | Transfer to IS - 4w/e 24/06/78 | ||||||
| 51243 | 59303 | 55005 | Noted 24/06/78 - at Inverness1 | ||||||
| 51243 | 59303 | 50234 | Noted 01/07/78 - at Inverness on 12:42 to Aberdeen with 51786/59679/51791 1 | ||||||
| 199 | 50254 | 59303 | 50144 | Noted 26/08/1979 - BLS Tayside Railtour | |||||
| 302 | 50290 | 59303 | 50197 | Listed at DE - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 50290 | 59303 | 50197 | Noted 01/05/824 | ||||||
| 101302 | 50290 | 59303 | 50197 | Listed at ED - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 101314 | 51240 | 59303 | 53186 | Listed at HA - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 101302 | 53290 | 59303 | 53197 | Listed at HA - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 101302 | 53290 | 59303 | 53197 | Listed at Haymarket - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 101305 | 51227 | 59303 | 53186 | Listed at HA - Aug-86 | |||||
| 305 | 51227 | 59303 | 51240 | Formation change - p/e 17/09/86 | |||||
| 53724 | 59303 | 51240 | Noted 10/10/1986 - at Glasgow Central5 | ||||||
| 525 | 51240 | 59303 | 53724 | Noted 22/11/86 | |||||
| 51240 | 59303 | 53146 | Noted circa 12/19865 | ||||||
| 51240 | 59303 | 53146 | Noted 19th February 1987 | ||||||
| 101302 | 53290 | 59303 | 53197 | Listed at HA - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 51174 | 59303 | 51182 | Noted circa 04/19875 | ||||||
| 534 | 53732 | 59303 | 53686 | Formation change - 2w/e 14/11/87 - 59303 (ex-101302) replaced 59281 (W) | |||||
| 534 | 53732 | 59303 | 53686 | Listed at HA - Jan-88 | |||||
| 101302 | 53290 | 59303 | 53197 | Noted circa 05/19885 | |||||
| LO347 | 53216 | 59303 | 53294 | Listed at LO - Dec-89 | |||||
| LO347 | 53216 | 59303 | 53294 | Noted circa 05/19905 | |||||
| CH347 | 53216 | 59303 | 53294 | Listed at CH - mid May-90 | |||||
| P830 | 53216 | 59303 | 53294 | Noted circa 03/19915 | |||||
| P830 | 53216 | 59303 | 53294 | Listed at LA - Jul-91 | |||||
| P830 | 53216 | 59303 | 53294 | Listed at LA - Aug-91 | |||||
| spare | 59303 | Listed at LA - Dec-91 | |||||||
| 101692 | 53253 | 59303 | 53170 | Listed at HA - 02/07/92 | |||||
| 101692 | 53253 | 59303 | 53170 | Noted 22/08/1992 - Black Cat Railtours Freight Lines (West Area) railtour | |||||
| 101692 | 53253 | 59303 | 53170 | Listed at HA - 24/09/92 | |||||
| 101692 | 53253 | 59303 | 53170 | Listed at HA - November 1992 | |||||
| 101692 | 53253 | 59303 | 53170 | Listed at HA - 10/12/92 | |||||
| 874 | 53315 | 59303 | 53330 | Noted 09/09/93 - on 18:25 Edinburgh - Fife Circle | |||||
| Spare | 59303 | Listed at HA - November 1993 | |||||||
| 101683 | 51177 | 59303 | 53269 | Noted circa 06/19945 | |||||
| 51177 | 59303 | 53269 | Noted 19/06/94 - On 11:15 Llandudno Jct - Holyhead6 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Stuart Mackay
5: Eddie Knorn
6: David Bellamy
Images:
Unknown date
Set number: 101683
59303, removed from 101683 by this point, in storage in Blackpool Carriage sidings. 59539 (101685) can be seen alongside. Chris Moxon.
17th July 2000
Class 101 centre cars 59303 and 59539 in storage at Blackpool North, 17 July 2000. John Miller.
17th July 2000
The end saloon of Class 101 centre car 59303, looking through into another Class 101 centre car 59539. Taken at Blackpool North 17 July 2000 while the two vehicles were in store. John Miller.
17th July 2000
Class 101 centre car 59303 at Blackpool North carriage sidings on 17 July 2000, during its time in storage there after withdrawal. John Miller.
17th July 2000
Class 101 centre cars 59303 and 59539 on 17 July 2000 during their time in storage at Blackpool North carriage sidings. John Miller.
2nd September 2004
Withdrawn 59303 at Blackpool North on Thursday 2 September 2004. It, and 59539 to the left, had been stored there for several years, and they were due to move that day to their new homes in preservation that. Long out-of-ticket, they had had the axles ultrasonically tested and a Fragonset Class 31 was hired to move them to a nearby 'depot' with a loading point. Unfortunately it was found that there is a tight corner on the way into the depot, with bollards on the pavement which prevented the Allely's lorry from turning. The move was aborted. The council agreed to remove the bollards, and the move was rescheduled for a later date. Paul Moxon.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: July 1979
Set number: 199
Met-Camm set 199 arrives in the Fife station of Kinghorn in July 1979. 50144 leads, presumably with 59303 + 50254. Alan Rintoul.
Date: 26th August 1979
Set number: 199
The BLS ran the Tayside Railtour a last journey along the branch from Kinnaber Junction to Brechin which started from Dundee on a Sunday morning, 26 August 1979. Here the Class 101 DMU (50144 + 59303 + 50254) sits at the platform awaiting the return journey. The station is now part of the Caledonian Railway Preservation Society. Alistair Ness.
Date: 26th August 1979
Set number: 199
Class 101 (50254 + 59303 + 50144) at Brechin on 26 August 1979. The BLS ran the Tayside Railtour a last journey along the branch from Kinnaber Junction to Brechin which started from Dundee on a Sunday morning. Here we are at the buffers of what is now become Caledonian Railway Preservation Society's nicely restored station. Alistair Ness.
Date: 26th August 1979
Set number: 199
On 26 August 1979 the Branch Line Society ran a tour from Dundee to Brechin. This line closed to passengers in 1952 and eventually to all traffic in 1981. In 1993 a small section of the line at the Brechin end opened as a preserved railway. I believe the formation of the train to have been 50254 + 59303 + 50144. Jeremy Chapter.
Date: 26th August 1979
Set number: 199
Met-Camm DMU 50144 + 59303 + 50254 at Brechin with the Branch Line Society 'Tayside Railtour' on August 26, 1979. Jeremy Chapter.
Date: circa 1986
Set number: 101302
Haymarket's 101302 led by Sc53290 (presumably with 59303 + 53197) crosses under the City of Glasgow Union Railway at Salkeld St, Glasgow on a working to East Kilbride - ca 1986. Andrew McConnell.
Date: 22nd November 1986
Set number: 525
ScotRail hybrid d.m.u. (53724 (120) on the rear + 59303 (101) + 51240 (101)) departs Ayr with the 11.00 Ayr to Girvan train, 22-11-1986. A classic smoky DMU departure, not long before Class 156 Sprinters took over. Gordon Thomson.
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.
Date: 9th April 1988
Set number: 101324
Set 101 324 (53746/59303/51253) comes off the Forth Bridge and into North Queensferry station, forming the 16.00 Edinburgh - Cowdenbeath, on 9/4/88. Leonard Rogers.
Date: 26th June 1989
Set number: 101302
Set 101 302 (53290/59303/53197) passes through Princes Street Gardens at 18.11 on 26/6/89, returning e.c.s. to Edinburgh from Cowdenbeath after working the 16.50 Edinburgh - Cowdenbeath. Leonard Rogers.
Date: May 1990
Set number: LO347
Preston station in May 1990 and unit LO347 contains two DMBSs, with 53216 nearest the camera, the other two vehicles are presumably 59303 + 53294. John McIntyre.
Date: 18th August 1990
Set number: CH347
In a view now blighted by unchecked tree growth and the planting of some conifers along the lineside, a Met/Cam Class 101 three-car DMU was climbing Farington Curve, making a rare appearance, working the 14.05 Blackpool South to Colne service on August 18th 1990. Formed of DMBS 53294, TS 59303 and DMBS 53216 the unit was a Chester set (CH347) and may have been borrowed by Newton Heath, as this was the period when the Class 142 fleet was ailing, and with many examples stored, all sorts of first generation DMU's were having an extended period of operation to keep things going. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 13th December 1990
Set number: P830
On the 13 December 1990 Class 101 DMU set P830 (presumably 53294 + 59303 + 53216) in Paignton station with the 09:48 Paignton - Plymouth service. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: August 1991
Set number: P830
101/108 hybrid set P830 (53216 + 59303 + 53924) in Exeter Central with the 15:45 Exmouth - Exeter St Davids service one day in August 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 5th October 1991
Set number: 821
I paid my first visit to the Exmouth branch on 5 October 1991 - another "Network South East Day". I travelled on the 12.45 Exeter St David's - Exmouth, formed of Class 101 set P821 (53216 + 59303 + 53294), seen here after arrival at Exmouth. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 27th June 1992
Set number: 101692
Met-Camm set 101692 (53253 + 59303 + 53170) soon after transfer to Scotland heading south at Dalmeny on 27/06/92. John Horne.
Date: 27th June 1992
Set number: 101692
Met-Camm set 101692 (53253 + 59303 + 53170) arrives into Edinburgh Waverley ECS from Haymarket to form a service to Perth on 27 June 1992. Mark Grimes.
Date: 22nd August 1992
Set number: 101692
101 692 (53170 + 59303 + 53253) at Largs station on 22/8/92. This was the 'Black Cat Railtours' tour of Glasgow and Ayrshire which visited interesting places such as Waterside, Killoch and Riccarton & Craigie. Not the nicest weather unfortunately. Kenneth Leiper.
Date: 10th September 1992
Set number: 101692
Two three-car Class 101s in Inverkeithing station on 10 September 1992. Closest is set 101692 formed of 53170 + 59303 + 53253, the rear set is believed to be 101693 (51192 + 59302 + 53266). Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 10th September 1992
Set number: 101693
Two three-car Class 101s depart from Inverkeithing station towards Edinburgh on 10 September 1992. Closest is set 101693 formed of 53266 + 59302 + 51192, the far set is believed to be 101692 (53253 + 59303 + 53170). Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 11th September 1992
Set number: 101692
101692 (53170 + 59303 + 53253) seen in Dalmeny station in the fading light of 11 September 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 12th July 1993
Set number: 101692
101 692, with 53170 leading and 59303 visible behind, leaves Waverley station on 12/7/93, forming the 16.27 to Kirkcaldy. The third vehicle in the set was, of course, 53253. This pair of power cars subsequently acquired Caledonian blue livery. On the right can be glimpsed 53315 at the head of set 874, waiting to leave on the 16.34 to Glenrothes. This was during the relatively short period of a year or so when Haymarket was operating freshly-refurbished three-car class 101 sets nos.101 691-4. By the end of the year 101 692 would have lost its centre trailer and in Feb.'94 it was transferred to Corkerhill. Leonard Rogers.
Date: 9th September 1993
Set number: P874
Labeled set P874 and set 79, W53330 + 59303 + W53315 are seen in Kirkcaldy station on the 9th September 1993 with the 18:25 Fife Circle service. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: June 1994
Set number: 101683
Three-car Met-Camm DMU set 101683 (51177 + 59303 + 53269) in Pont-y-Pant station with a Blaenau Ffestiniog line service in June 1994. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 5th June 1994
Set number: 101683
Class 101 Met Camm DMU 101683 (53269 + 59303 + 51177) at Crewe on 5-6-94 or thereabouts. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Date: 10th June 1994
Set number: 101683
Three-car Class 101 Met Camm DMU 101683 (53269 + 59303 + 51177) at Manchester Piccadilly with a Llandudno service on 11-6-94. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: circa August 1994
Set number: 101683
Three-car Met-Camm DMU set 101683 (51177 + 59303 and presumably 53269) in Blaenau Ffestiniog station circa August 1994. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 7th October 1994
Set number: 101683
101683 (53269 + 59303 + 51177) Crewe 7/10/94. Sparegang.
Date: circa mid-1990s
Set number: 101683
101683 in Blaenau Ffestiniog station. Date unknown, circa mid-1990s when it ran as a three car (53269 + 59303 + 51177) in the summer months. Alan Harrison.
Date: 26th July 1995
Set number: 101683
Class 101 53269 on the rear of a Manchester Piccadilly-Chester service at Stockport on the 26th July 1995. 51177 is leading with trailer car 59303. Kevin Law.
Date: 21st August 1995
Set number: 101683
Three-car 101683 (51177 + 59303 + 53269) on the 12:38 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield at Earles, 21-8-95. Kevin Dowd.
Date: circa August 1996
Set number: 101683
Three-car Class 101 DMU set 101683 (53269 + 59303 + 51177) at Betws-y-Coed circa August 1996. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: circa August 1996
Set number: 101683
101683 (51177 + 59303 + 53269) heads out of Betws-y-Coed station circa August 1996. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 11th March 1997
Set number: 101683
101683 (53269 + 59303 + 51177) at Penmaenmawr on 11 March 1997. Llandudno is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 2nd September 2004
Withdrawn 59539 (and 59303) at Blackpool North on Thursday 2 September 2004. They had been stored there for several years, and they were due to move that day to their new homes in preservation that. Long out-of-ticket, they had had the axles ultrasonically tested and a Fragonset Class 31 was hired to move them to a nearby 'depot' with a loading point. Unfortunately it was found that there is a tight corner on the way into the depot, with bollards on the pavement which prevented the Allely's lorry from turning. The move was aborted. The council agreed to remove the bollards, and the move was rescheduled for a later date. Paul Moxon.