Vehicle 59539
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
| 23/04/59 | New to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 3w/e 05/04/69 | Transferred to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | GF | |
| 29/05/77 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| 2w/e 11/11/78 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
| 4w/e 26/05/79 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 16/05/82 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 03/10/82 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
| 27/11/83 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 17/06/87 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 01/10/89 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) PLAX | |
| 14/05/90 | Transferred to | LE (Swansea Landore) PLEX | |
| 30/09/90 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) PLAX | |
| 11/06/92 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
| 18/08/92 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) RAHA | |
| 25/10/93 | Sector Change to | HA (Haymarket) RAXX | |
| 08/02/94 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) RCLO | |
| Aug-00 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) |
Notes
17th July 2000 - Seen at Blackpool North carriage sidings
Refurbished
At Derby Works dated 08/04/1982 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Preserved - more details.
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51443 | 59539 | 59540 | 51513 | As delivered to 51A - 23rd April 1959 | |||||
| 50156 | 59540 | 59539 | 50267 | Noted 11/09/65 - at Thornaby1 | |||||
| 51439 | 59539 | 59573 | 50142 | Noted 08/09/66 - at York1 | |||||
| 51443 | 59539 | 59540 | 51513 | Transfer to 52J - 3w/e 05/04/69 | |||||
| 51443 | 59539 | 59540 | 51513 | Noted 20/08/69 - at Leeds1 | |||||
| 50251 | 59539 | 50143 | Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster1 | ||||||
| N304 | 51439 | 59539 | 50143 | Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 501432 | |||||
| 235 | 51249 | 59539 | 51808 | Noted 08/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley3 | |||||
| L810 | 51799 | 59539 | 51808 | Noted 26/02/1979 - seen at Swindon Works. 4 | |||||
| B810 | 51799 | 59539 | 51808 | Noted 04/02/1980 - At Cardiff Central4 | |||||
| B810 | 51799 | 59539 | 51808 | Listed at BR - 03/03/80 | |||||
| C810 | 51799 | 59539 | 51808 | Noted circa 06/19823 | |||||
| C810 | 51799 | 59539 | 51808 | Noted circa 08/19823 | |||||
| L450 | 51352 | 59539 | 51394 | New set number at RG - 02/10/82 | |||||
| B450 | 51352 | 59539 | 51394 | Transfer to BR - 27/11/83 | |||||
| B450 | 51352 | 59539 | 51394 | Noted circa 01/19843 | |||||
| B450 | 51352 | 59539 | 51394 | Listed at BR - 01/01/85 | |||||
| B450 | 51352 | 59539 | 51394 | Noted circa 09/19853 | |||||
| B450 | 51352 | 59539 | 51394 | Noted 22/03/19863 | |||||
| B450 | 51352 | 59539 | 51394 | Listed at Bristol (Bath Road) - Summer 1986 | |||||
| C450 | 51352 | 59539 | 51394 | Noted circa 08/19873 | |||||
| C450 | 51352 | 59539 | 51394 | Listed at CF - Aug-87 | |||||
| C317 | 53858 | 59539 | 53911 | Formation change - CF - Sep-87 | |||||
| C317 | 53858 | 59539 | 53911 | Listed at CF - Oct-87 | |||||
| 53858 | 59539 | 53911 | Noted 04/02/88 | ||||||
| C377 | 53858 | 59539 | 53911 | Noted 26/02/88 - dragged by 47351 on 1155 Cardiff-Chepstow | |||||
| C985 | 53624 | 59539 | 51509 | Formed at CF circa May-88 | |||||
| spare | 59539 | Listed at CF - 15/05/89 | |||||||
| 831 | 53253 | 59539 | 51210 | Noted circa 12/19903 | |||||
| P831 | 51210 | 59539 | 53253 | Listed at LA - Jul-91 | |||||
| P831 | 51210 | 59539 | 53253 | Listed at LA - Aug-91 | |||||
| P821 | 53216 | 59539 | 53294 | Listed at LA - Dec-91 | |||||
| 101694 | 51188 | 59539 | 53268 | Listed at HA - 24/09/92 | |||||
| 101694 | 51188 | 59539 | 53268 | Listed at HA - November 1992 | |||||
| 101694 | 51188 | 59539 | 53268 | Listed at HA - 10/12/92 | |||||
| Spare | 59539 | Listed at HA - November 1993 | |||||||
| 53164 | 59539 | 53160 | Noted 10/06/94 - on 2H39 12:15 Sheffield - Manchester Piccadilly5 | ||||||
| 101685 | 53164 | 59539 | 53160 | Noted 24th May 1997 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Shayne Lewis
5: David Bellamy
Images:
5th July 1986
Metro-Cammell Class 101 TCL W59539 in between two Class 117 power cars - presumably 51352 and 51394 - in Paddington station on 5 July 1986. Dave Warby.
August 1996
Set number: 101685
Class 101 TSL 59539 in Llandudno station in August 1996. Stuart Mackay Collection.
17th July 2000
Class 101 centre car 59539 stored at Blackpool North on 17 July 2000. John Miller.
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.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: July 1979
Set number: B810
Class 101 DMU set B810 (51808 and presumably 59539 + 51799) arrives into Weymouth in July 1979. Paul Braybrook.
Date: 23rd August 1980
Set number: B810
Class 101 DMU set B810 (51799 and presumably 59539 + 51808) at Newport with he 11.22(SO)Bristol Temple Meads-Cardiff Central on 23 August 1980. Robert Thomas.
Date: 14th February 1981
Set number: B810
Class 101 set B810 (presumably 51799 + 59539 + 51808) passing Stapleton Road station with the 3.30pm Bristol Temple Meads - Cardiff Central service on 14 February 1981. Michael Mensing.
Date: 20th October 1983
Set number: L450
This appears to be hybrid set L450 (presumably 51352 + 59539 + 51394) at Old Oak on 22/10/83. Mike Dean.
Date: January 1984
Set number: B450
Class 117/101 hybrid DMU, set B450 (presumably 51352 59539 51394), traverses the still double track Hereford-Worcester line near Whitestone, between Hereford and Ledbury. January 1984. John Crooks.
Date: early 1984
Set number: B450
A Class 117/101 hybrid DMU, thought to be B450 (51394 + 59539 + 51352), seen near Frome in early 1984. Michael Mensing.
Date: 9th March 1984
Set number: B450
Class 117/101 DMU set B450, 51394 and presumably 59539 + 51352, seen at Westbury with the 13:05 Weymouth - Bristol Temple Meads service on 9 March 1984. Michael Mensing.
Date: 23rd March 1984
Set number: B450
Local railway management discuss an issue at Worcester Shrub Hill as a local service arrives from Hereford, formed of a Pressed Steel class 117 three-car set 'B450' (presumably 51394 59539 51352), 23rd March 1984. Gordon Edgar.
Date: 15th August 1984
Set number: B450
Erroneously displaying Avonmouth as its destination class 117 set B450 consisting of W51352 + W59539 + W51394 at Dawlish on the 15th August 1984. The centre car is a class 101 trailer. Kevin Law.
Date: September 1984
Set number: B450
A 6 car DMU service from Birmingham New Street to Hereford heads away from Yarkhill bridge. The train comprises Class 119 set B595 (presumably 51074 59430 51086) and Class 117/101 hybrid set B450 (presumably 51394 59539 51352), which is seen here at the rear. September 1984. John Crooks.
Date: September 1984
Set number: B595
A 6 car DMU service for Hereford from Birmingham New Street, comprising class 119 set B595 (presumably 51086 59430 51074) + Class 117/101 hybrid set B450 (presumably 51352 59539 51394), about to pass under Yarkhill bridge with a service bound for Hereford. September 1984. John Crooks.
Date: circa 1985
Set number: B450
Bristol based 117/101/117 DMU set B450 (presumably 51352 + 59539 + 51394) leaves Hereford for Worcester with an evening service circa 1985. John Crooks.
Date: 18th May 1985
Set number: B450
DMU set B450 was a Class 117 / 101 hybrid DMBS 51352 and presumably seen here with normal vehicles 59539 + 51394 at Salisbury on 18 May 1985. David Mant.
Date: circa June 1985
Set number: B450
Hybrid Class 117/101/117 DMU set B450 (presumably 51352 + 59539 + 51394) at Coalpit Heath. The slide process date was June 1985. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 10th August 1987
Set number: C450
Hybrid Class 117/101 set C450 (51352 + 59539 + 51394) is seen in Penarth station on August 10th, 1987. Michael Mensing.
Date: 10th August 1987
Set number: C450
Hybrid Class 117/101 set C450 (51394 + 59539 + probably 51352) is seen in Penarth station on August 10th, 1987. The centre car, which the photographer noted as carrying a data sticker claiming it was 19 metres long, would later become the green centre car in 'Daisy'. Michael Mensing.
Date: 1988
Set number: C377
Set C377 arrives into Chippenham station early in 1988. The Class 116 power cars are presumably 53911 and 53858, and the Class 101 centre car is probably 59539. Michael Mensing.
Date: 14th February 1989
Set number: C986
Class 101 three-car DMU set C986 in Bristol Temple Meads station on 14 February 1989. The vehicles were recorded as 51513 + 59539 + 51222. DMCL W51513 did not receive the full length rainstrip when refurbished at Swindon in 1984 and also lacks the 'bean can' exhaust. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 2nd July 1990
Set number: 825
51246 + 59539 + 53165 at Exeter St Davids, July 2 1990. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: April 1991
Set number: 831
Class 101 set 831 (53253 + 59539 + 51210) in Exeter St Davids with the 10:21 Barnstaple - Exmouth service one day in August 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 18th August 1991
Set number: 831
A 3 car Metropolitan Cammell class 101 DMU, set 831 (presumably 53253/59539/51210) arriving at Exeter with a service from Exmouth, 18/8/91. Russell Moorhouse.
Date: 4th October 1991
Set number: 822
Three-car Class 101 DMU set (P)822 in Exeter St Davids on 4 October 1991. DMBS 51210 is closest, there is another DMBS at the far end, 51210 is recorded as running with 59539 + 53253 at the time as set P831. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: unknown
Set number: 101694
101 694 (51188 + 59539 + 53268) seen at Haymarket during it's Haymarket days as a 3-car set. Andrew McConnell.
Date: unknown
Set number: 101694
3-car set 101694 (51188 + 59539 + 53268) comes to a standstill at Inverkeithing. Date unknown. Andrew McConnell.
Date: July 1993
Set number: L832
Metro Cammell and Pressed Steel Suburban DMUs in various liveries in the DMU sidings at Haymarket in July 1993. Left to right includes 51226 (L832), 3-car 101694 (presumably 53268 + 59539 + 51188), P874 (53330). Walter Burt.
Date: 11th June 1994
Set number: 101685
Recently repainted into green livery 101685 (53160 + 59539 + 53164) sits in the bay at Llandudno Junction on 11 June 1994. Note the first passenger door is out of use. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 1994
Set number: 101685
The retor-green Met-Camm set 101685 (53164 + 59539 + 53160) at Betws-y-Coed sometime in 1994. John Parker.
Date: 1st July 1994
Set number: 101685
Affectionally known as Daisy the Dmu, 101685 (53160 + 59539 + 53164) waits at Llandudno to leave for Blaenau Ffestiniog 1/7/1994. Stephen Burdett.
Date: 1994
Class 101 DMBS 53164 at Blaenau Ffestiniog in 1994 with a service for Llandudno Junction. It had recently been repainted into British Railways, along with cars 59539 and 53160. It was amongst the last of the Class withdrawn en masse in December 2003. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 12th September 1994
Set number: 101685
101685 (53164 + 59539 + 53160) seen at Blaenau Ffestiniog, about to work the 15:07 to Llandudno, 12/9/94 Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 12th September 1994
Set number: 101685
53164 in a rainy Blaenau Ffestiniog on 12/9/94 with the 15:07 to Llandudno. It is attached to 59539. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 26th September 1994
Set number: 101685
Green 101 685 (53164 + 59539 + 53160) seen at Chester on 26/9/94. Robert Frise.
Date: 17th December 1994
Set number: 101685
Complete with a Father Christmas in the offside cab window, the retro BR green liveried three-car Class 101 DMU (101685) formed of cars 53160, 59539 & 53164 was stood in bay platform 4C at Preston on December 17th 1994. The unit was operating the Ribble Valley Rail Santa Specials between Clitheroe and Preston. The interior of the cars had been adorned with Christmas decorations and the luggage racks trimmed with tinsel. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 1995
Set number: 101685
"Daisy" - 3-car 101685 (53160, 59539, 53164) at Llandudno in 1995. Graham Baker.
Date: 10th February 1995
Set number: 101685
"Daisy" (53164 + 59539 + 53160) in the bay at Llandudno Junction on a Holyhead service on February 10, 1995. Ian Buck.
Date: 10th February 1995
Set number: 101685
On a cold February day 101685 (53164, 59539 & 53160) arrives at an almost deserted Rhyl on 10th February 1995. Ian Buck.
Date: 20th July 1995
Set number: 101685
101685 (53164 + 59539 + 53160) on the 17:23 Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton at Dove Holes, 20-7-95. Kevin Dowd.
Date: 5th August 1995
Set number: 101681
Metro-Cammell Class 101 DMUs 101681 (51228 + 51506) in Regional Railways livery and 101685 (53160 + 59539 + 53164) in BR Green pass Llanfairfechan on the North Wales Coast on 5 August 1995 with the 1212 Manchester Victoria -Holyhead Saturdays only train. Fuji Velvia scan. Chris Morrison.
Date: 6th August 1995
Set number: 101685
101685 formed 53164 + 59539 + 53160 near Abergele & Pensarn on 6 August 1995 on the 09.09 Llandudno-Manchester. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 12th June 1996
Set number: 101685
53160 and 59539 are seen in Blaenau Ffestiniog station as part of 101685 on June 12, 1996. David Faircloth.
Date: August 1996
Set number: 101685
Retro-green 101685 (53160 + 59539 + 53164) sits in Llandudno station in August 1996 with a service for Blaenau Ffestiniog. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: August 1996
Set number: 101685
Set 101685 (53164 + 59539 + 53160) in Llandudno station in August 1996 with a Blaenau Ffestiniog service. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 6th August 1996
Set number: 101685
3-car 101685 (53160, 59539 & 53164) leaving Llandudno Junction on 6th August 1996. Ian Buck.
Date: 6th August 1996
Set number: 101685
At Llandudno Junction 101685 (53164, 59539 & 53160) on 6th August 1996. Ian Buck.
Date: 6th August 1996
Set number: 101685
101685 (53164 + 59539 + 53160) at Llandudno Jct on 6-8-96 after arriving from Blaenau Ffestiniog. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 7th August 1996
Set number: 101685
101685 is seen as a three car set (53160 + 59539 + 53164) at Crewe in BR green on 07.08.1996. Andy Cole.
Date: 24th August 1996
Set number: 101685
Retro-green 101685 (53160 + 59539 + 53164) at Llandudno on 24-8-96 with the 10:24 for Blaenau Ffestiniog. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 24th August 1996
Set number: 101685
53160 + 59539 + 53164 with the 10:24 for Blaenau Ffestiniog at Llandudno on 24-8-96. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 1st August 1997
Set number: 101685
Class 101 unit 101685, made up of 53160/59539/53164. on a Blaenau Ffestiniog-Llandudno working at Llandudno Junction on 1 August 1997. This unit was built by Metropolitan-Cammell and dates from 1957/1957. 101685 spent its final few years in service in green livery, as seen here, and was one of the last 5 units withdrawn from service at Newton Heath on 24 December 2003. After withdrawal it was purchased for preservation and is now operational at the NYMR. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 1st August 1997
Set number: 101685
101685(53160 + 59539 + 53164) at Llanrwst on the 17.35 Llandudno - Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1 August 1997. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 1st August 1997
Set number: 101685
Green unit 101685 (53164 + 59539 + 53160) at Holyhead on 1st August 1997. Lewis Bevan.
Date: unknown
Set number: 101683
59303, removed from 101683 by this point, in storage in Blackpool Carriage sidings. 59539 (101685) can be seen alongside. Chris Moxon.
Date: 17th July 2000
Class 101 centre cars 59303 and 59539 in storage at Blackpool North, 17 July 2000. John Miller.
Date: 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.
Date: 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.
Date: 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.