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Vehicle 59528


Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30502
Diagram: 624

Allocations

05/03/59 New to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)
4w/e 28/11/59 Transferred to 50A (York)
3w/e 19/03/60 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
31/01/67 Transferred to 81D (Reading)
May 1973Depot code changeRG
2w/e 10/05/75 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
w/e 04/10/75 Transferred to RG (Reading)
2w/e 23/10/76 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
w/e 01/05/77 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
p/e 24/12/83 Transferred to CH (Chester)
circa 1984 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
11/05/86 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)
08/06/86 Reinstated CH (Chester)
30/11/86 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
02/11/87 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
17/07/88 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 08/08/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51437 59527 59528 51507 As delivered to 53B - 5th March 1959
51437 59527 59528 51507 Transfer to 50A - 4w/e 28/11/59
51437 59527 59528 51507 Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
406 51343 59528 51385 Noted circa Dec-67 - in plain blue with full yellow ends. Formerly RDG306, vestibule set
51353 59505 59528 51395 Noted 09/03/1968 - R.C.T.S. West London Junction Railtour
415 51358 59510 59528 51400 Noted 31/05/69 - working the RCTS Cheddar Valley Scenic railtour.
51354 59528 59506 51396 Noted 02/09/69 - at Paddington1
51367 59519 59528 51409 Noted 23/10/711
51314 59481 59528 51329 Noted 28/03/721
51348 59528 59500 51390 Noted 21/08/741
51316 59528 59483 51331 Noted 19/03/751
50869 59528 50922 Noted circa 1976 - at Alston sidings, Cheltenham
spare 59528 Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
51136 59528 51149 Noted 23/07/77 - on 2E85 0645 Derby-Lincoln St Marks with 50449 + 59155 + 50502
TS549 51136 59528 51149 Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury2
TS549 51136 59528 51149 Noted circa 01/19783
51136 59528 51149 Noted 04/01/78
TS549 51136 59528 51149 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS549 51136 59528 51149 Noted circa 01/19813
50744 59528 50670 Noted 18/07/81 - at Norwich2
TS401 50306 59528 50325 Noted circa 10/19813
TS401 50306 59528 50325 Noted 13/10/81 - at Hereford
TS401 50306 59528 50325 Noted circa 06/19823
TS401 50306 59528 50325 Noted circa 01/19833
TS401 50306 59528 50325 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS401 53306 59528 53325 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS401 53306 59528 53325 Noted 30/08/1983 - BR organised tour of West Midlands EP512 + TS401.
53306 59528 53325 Noted 11/11/1983 - Staffordshire Railtours Cannock Chaser 53330-59130-53313 + 53325-59528-53306
TS403 53303 59528 53336 Noted circa 12/19833
53312 59528 53332 Noted 22/01/84 - on Chester MPD
53735 59528 53680 Noted circa 07/19843
53735 59528 53680 Listed at NH - circa Jan-86
53732 59528 53686 Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
53317 59528 53324 Formed at CH circa Sep-86
T321 53854 59528 53907 Noted circa 06/19873
53854 59528 53907 Noted 20/06/87 - at Norwich2
T321 53854 59528 53907 Listed at TS - Jul-87
T358 53862 59528 53872 Formed at TS Aug-87
TS358 53862 59528 53872 Noted circa 10/19873
53862 59528 53872 Noted 05/12/87 - on 13:07 Manchester Victoria - Southport4
53862 59528 53872 Noted 13/12/19873
N362 53862 59528 53872 Listed at NH - May 1988
N362 53862 59528 53872 Noted circa Jul-88
N362 51206 59528 51523 Formed at NH Jul-88

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Martin Baumann

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Alston sidings, Cheltenham

circa 1976

Class 101 TCL 59528, pictured at Alston sidings, Cheltenham, was one of the first three Met-Camm vehicles transferred to the Western Region in 1967. It spent ten years at Reading and Cardiff before moving on to the LMR. Date is unknown, but as it is between Canton vehicles 50869 and 50922 it should be dated to 1975 - 1977. 50922 on the left has 'Triple' on the vehicle end. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Vic Berrys

19th November 1988

Class 101 centre car M59528 on top of the stack at Vic Berry's in Leicester. Just seen on the right is 977608 (51525) which was there for asbestos removal. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 12th April 1971

Set number: 421

Class 117 set 421 (presumably 51369 + 59521 + 51411) in pre-marker light days as a 4-car set including Class 101 trailer W59528. At Wylye, 12th April 1971. David Mant.

DMU

Date: circa 1976

Class 116 DMBS W50869 with Class 101 TCL 59528 behind in Alston sidings, Cheltenham. Date unknown, but circa 1975 to 1977. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 19th August 1978

Set number: TS549

Hybrid 116/101 set TS549 (51136 + 59528 + 51149) at Four Oaks on 19 August 1978 with the 6.41pm ex-Redditch. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 13th October 1981

Set number: TS401

Corridor connection details between M59528 and M50306, 13th October 1981. Paul James.

DMU

Date: 13th October 1981

Set number: TS401

Met-Cam class 101, M50325 (blue)+M59528+M50306, arrive Hereford, 13th October 1981. Paul James.

DMU

Date: 30th August 1983

Set number: TS401

The BR organised 'West Midlands Roundabout' tour on 30 August 1983 at Stratford-upon-Avon. The Six Bells Junction website lists the vehicles as 53325 + 59528 + 53306 and 53684 + 59272 + 53707. Walter Burt.

DMU

Date: 12th November 1983

53330 with 59130 + 53313 and 53325 + 59528 + 53306 on the Staffordshire Railtours 'The Cannock Chaser' on 12/11/83, taken on platform 6 at Stafford looking towards Crewe. Andrew McConnell.

DMU

Date: 22nd January 1984

Class 101 Metro Cammell 3-car DMU 53332 + 59528 + 53312 stabled on Chester MPD on 22-1-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 28th December 1985

A Swindon Cross Country Class 120 Driving Motor Brake Second (ex Composite downgraded), M53735 was bringing up the rear of a six-car Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North service stood on the Down Slow at Leyland station on December 28th 1985. Running as part of a three car set, the centre trailer car was a Class 101 Metro-Cam M59528, whilst the other leading Class 120 car was M53680. The unit was eventually withdrawn from Newton Heath depot in May 1986. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 28th December 1985

On a bright Winter afternoon, a Swindon Cross Country Class 120 Driving Motor Brake Second (ex Composite downgraded), M53735 was bringing up the rear of a six-car Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North service stood on the Down Slow at Leyland station on December 28th 1985. Running as part of a three car set, the centre trailer car was a Class 101 Metro-Cam M59528, whilst the other leading Class 120 car was M53680. The unit was eventually withdrawn from Newton Heath depot in May 1986 and scrapped by Berry's of Leicester. The unit is stood on the original low-height North Union Railway stone platform that survived on the Down Slow at Leyland. This platform is believed to be the oldest in the same position along the entire WCML that is still in use. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 27th June 1987

Set number: T321

A hybrid 3 car DMU, comprising Class 116 driving vehicles and a Class 101 trailer, set T321 (presumably 53854 + 59528 + 53907), heading north towards Hereford at Coedmoor crossing. 27th June 1987. It was unusual to see a Tyseley set south of Hereford. John Crooks.

DMU

Date: 18th July 1987

Set number: T321

T321 (53854 closest, 53907 furthest, Met-Camm centre car is probably 59528) heads for Canton Sidings from Cardiff Central after working the 15:30 ex-Hereford on Saturday 18th July 1987. PJ Evans.

DMU

Date: 13th May 1988

Set number: N362

Hybrid 116/101 set N362 contains M53872 + M59528 + M53862 at Manchester Victoria on May 13, 1988. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 14th May 1988

Set number: N362

Still retaining West Midlands PTE branding on the outer end of the driving car, a Class 116/101 three-car hybrid DMU formed of cars M53872, M59528 & M53862 formed as Newton Heath allocated set N362, was awaiting departure from the staggered platform layout at Hoscar in West Lancashire with a Southport to Manchester Victoria service on May 14th 1988. The set was disbanded soon after this image was recorded, 53872 was withdrawn in June 1988, 59528 lasted in service until July 1988 whilst 53862 survived until October 1988. All three cars were subsequently scrapped by Berry's of Leicester. Martyn Hilbert.