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Vehicle 59545


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

15/05/59 New to 62A (Thornton Junction)
4w/e 04/07/59 Transferred to 62B (Dundee)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
May-73Depot code changeHN
w/e 11/05/74 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
13/04/75 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
w/e 18/10/75 Transferred to DE (Dundee)
5w/e 12/05/79 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
Jul-87 Withdrawn from ED (Eastfield)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 21/06/1974 released in white/blue stripe livery - Part of the Prototype refurbished unit with 51451 and 51518. Initially the "blue stripe" livery continued across the vehicle inner ends, but this was soon modified to a mostly plain blue inner end.

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51447 59545 51517 As delivered to 62A - 15th May 1959
51447 59545 51517 Noted 27/05/70 - at Polmadie1
51447 59545 51517 Noted 15/08/70 - at Glasgow Central1
104 51447 59545 51517 Listed at 66C - 1972
51447 59545 51517 Noted 26/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2
173 51447 59545 51517 Noted 04/09/73 - at Haymarket3
51451 59545 51518 Noted 10/08/74 - on Norwich depot3
51451 59545 51518 Noted 05/09/1974 - Exhibition Train4
51451 59545 51518 Noted 02/01/75 - at Selby, 1E52 on headcode3
51451 59545 51518 Transfer to ED - 13/04/75
51451 59545 51518 Transfer to DE - w/e 18/10/75
51451 59545 51518 Noted 30/12/75 - in Edinburgh Waverley1
51451 59545 51518 Noted 09/08/1976 - Seen at Edinburgh Waverley.5
235 51451 59545 51518 Noted 06/09/76 - at Dundee3
51451 59545 51518 Noted 28/03/1977 - 06:20 Edinburgh Waverley to Markinch (Dundee?)6
192 51451 59545 51518 Noted circa 08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley5
51451 59545 51518 Transfer to ED - 5w/e 12/05/79
326 51451 59545 51518 Listed at ED - 01/02/81
51798 59545 51532 Noted 05/05/1981 - at Sirling6
346 51798 59545 51532 Noted circa 07/19815
101326 51451 59545 51518 Listed at ED - 13/06/82
101338 51466 59545 51529 Listed at ED - 17/06/84
101326 51451 59545 51518 Listed at ED - 25/03/85
101326 51451 59545 51520 Noted circa 10/19855
101326 51451 59545 51518 Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986
101326 51451 59545 51520 Noted 5th June 1986
326 51451 59545 51520 Listed at Eastfield - August 1986
51451 59545 51520 Noted 25th September 1986
101341 51469 59545 51520 Noted 08/11/19865
101341 51469 59545 51520 Noted 06/12/19865
101326 51451 59545 51518 Listed at ED - 23/03/87

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

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 30th May 1959

Captioned as the first 3-car set to reach Dundee West, SC51447 (and presumably 59545 and 51517) is seen there on the 30th May 1959. The set was newly delivered that month to 62A (Thornton Junction). It would later become a Class 102. George Bett.

DMU

Date: July 1974

Metro-Cammell Class 101 (1959 batch) Local Passenger 3-car dmu No.51451 (Class 101/2) No.59545 (Class 171) & No.51518 (Class 101/2) on display in Marylebone station, mid-July 1974. This was the first dmu to be refurbished on a trial basis to establish what kind of refurbishment program should be adopted for the first generation dmu's to extend their life owing to the lack of money for new stock. Each car was refurbished to a different standard and the highest standard I thought was excellent. Unfortunately this was too expensive to be adopted in the programme. I worked in the Railways Directorate of the Department of Environment at this time and visited the set as part of my job. The platform this set is on was demolished and replaced by a new office block in the late 1980's Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: 16th July 1974

The trial refurbishment Class 101 51451, 59545 and 51518 on display at Marylebone station on the 16th July 1974. The vehicles had the original style of short rainstrips above the door, by August these would be replaced by full length gutters. Tim Stubbs.

DMU

Date: 14th August 1974

Prototype refurbished Met-Cam Class 101 DMU E51451 + E59545 + E51518 on show in York station, 14th August 1974. Paul James.

DMU

Date: unknown

The trial refurbishment set 51518 (closest) / 59545 / 51451 at Bletchley. Undated. Photo by K.J.C. Jackson. Ian McDonald Collection.

DMU

Date: 5th September 1974

51518,59545 & 51451 on an exhibition train (5T40) with cinema coach at Helsby, 5/9/74. The train was showing the conversion of this unit at Doncaster. Anthony Griffiths.

DMU

Date: circa 1974

The prototype refurbished Class 101 DMU at Sheffield circa late 1974, and probably on its promotional tour. Visible are 51451 + 59545. When the set emerged from Works in July 1974, the vehicles still retained the original small rainstrips above the doors, now it has a full length gutter. John Law.

DMU

Date: 21st July 1975

The prototype refurbished Class 101 DMU, 51451 + 59545 + 51518 at Arrochar and Tarbet on 21 July 1975. The set was diagramed to work the 10:35 Glasgow Queen Street - Oban and return from May 26th till October 4th that year. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: circa August 1975

The first refurbished Class 101 DMU - 51518 + 59545 + 51451 - are seen on a Glasgow Queen Street - Oban service at Crianlarich circa August 1975. David Rhodes.

DMU

Date: August 1976

The prototype refurbished Class 101 cars 51518, 59545 and 51451 are about to enter Inverkeithing from the Edinburgh direction in August 1976. The branch on the left went to Rosyth Dockyard, which had a service for employees. Alan Rintoul.

DMU

Date: 26th September 1986

Set number: 326

Met-Camm set (101) 326 at Ayr on September 26, 1986. The DMBS (furthest) is 51451, the other two vehicles are presumably 51520 + 59545. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 26th September 1986

Set number: 101326

101326 with an Ayr - Glasgow service at Prestwick on September 26, 1986. Closest is 51451, presumably with 59545 + 51520. Hamish Stevenson.