Vehicle 59552
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
| 27/06/59 | New to | 62A (Thornton Junction) | |
| w/e 04/07/59 | Transferred to | Leith Central | |
| w/e 01/08/59 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HN | |
| 4w/e 28/09/74 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 20/11/87 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 21/02/88 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
Notes
Oct-87 - 59039 and 59552 published as W then W cancelled
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 Glasgow Works dated 03/07/1976 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51454 | 59552 | 51524 | As delivered to 62A - 27th June 1959 | ||||||
| 51454 | 59552 | 51524 | Noted 15/08/70 - on Hamilton depot1 | ||||||
| 51454 | 59552 | 51524 | Noted 16/08/70 - at Leith Central1 | ||||||
| 111 | 51454 | 59552 | 51524 | Listed at 66C - 1972 | |||||
| 51454 | 59552 | 51524 | Noted 15/09/72 - in Edinburgh Waverley1 | ||||||
| 51454 | 59552 | 51524 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2 | ||||||
| 180 | 51454 | 59552 | 51524 | Noted 04/09/73 - at Haymarket3 | |||||
| 51487 | 59552 | 51524 | Noted 27/08/74 - in Glasgow Central3 | ||||||
| 51454 | 59552 | 51524 | Transfer to ED - 4w/e 28/09/74 | ||||||
| 51462 | 59552 | 50264 | Noted 19/09/75 - on 1510 Glasgow QS-Stirling | ||||||
| 51453 | 59552 | 51807 | Noted 30/03/1977 - Edinburgh Waverley4 | ||||||
| 189 | 51468 | 59552 | 51525 | Listed at ED - mid-May-78 - Refurbished set | |||||
| 51253 | 59552 | 51531 | Noted 07/04/79 - on Eastfield depot1 | ||||||
| 51253 | 59552 | 51531 | Noted 12/08/79 - in Edinburgh Waverley | ||||||
| 327 | 51453 | 59552 | 51807 | Listed at ED - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 101327 | 51453 | 59552 | 51807 | Listed at ED - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 101327 | 51453 | 59552 | 51518 | Noted circa 11/19835 | |||||
| 101327 | 51453 | 59552 | 51807 | Listed at ED - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 101327 | 51453 | 59552 | 51807 | Listed at ED - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 101327 | 51453 | 59552 | 51807 | Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 346 | 51798 | 59552 | 51535 | Listed at Eastfield - August 1986 | |||||
| 101346 | 51798 | 59552 | 51535 | Noted 10/10/1986 - at Glasgow Queen Street5 | |||||
| 101346 | 51798 | 59552 | 51535 | Noted 18/10/86 - 27025 noted hauling 101346 on a Perth - Inverness and 1627 Inverness - Bishopsbrigg, both control reliefs. | |||||
| 51798 | 59552 | 51535 | Noted 26th February 1987 | ||||||
| 101327 | 51453 | 59552 | 51807 | Listed at ED - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 101339 | 51467 | 59552 | 51535 | Noted 28/03/19875 | |||||
| 101339 | 51467 | 59552 | 51535 | Noted 08/04/19875 | |||||
| 101327 | 51453 | 59552 | 51807 | Noted circa 05/19875 | |||||
| 101327 | 51453 | 59552 | 51807 | Noted 08/08/19875 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
18th June 1979
A Class 101 DMU departs from Glasgow Queen Street on Monday 18 June 1979, visible are SC59552 and SC51253. Edinburgh Waverley was on the destination blind but there is no signs of any passengers. David Russon.
23rd July 1988
59552 is reduced to a bare shell in Vic Berry's scrapyard, in July 1988. Neil D. Evans.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 18th June 1979
Two Class 101 triples arrive into Edinburgh Waverley on Monday 18 June 1979. The two blue/grey vehicles are SC51253 + SC59552, their partner is presumably 51531. This is possibly a stopping service from Glasgow Queen Street. David Russon.
Date: 12th August 1979
51253 + 59552 (both in blue/grey) + 51531 (still in plain blue) enter Edinburgh Waverley station on the 12th August 1979. Jerry Glover.
Date: 27th April 1985
Set number: 101327
101327 (presumably 51807 + 59552 + 51453) heads through Princes Street Gardens on it's way to Fife, April 27th, 1985. Bruce Galloway.
Date: 24th March 1986
Set number: 327
Class 101 DMU set 327 (presumably 51453 + 59552 + 51807) at Livingston North with an Edinburgh - Bathgate service on March 24, 1986, the first day of the service. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 24th March 1986
Set number: 327
Class 101 DMU set 327 (presumably 51807 + 59552 + 51453) at Livingston North with an Edinburgh - Bathgate service on March 24, 1986, the first day of the service. Hamish Stevenson.