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Vehicle 59560


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

15/08/59 New to Leith Central
w/e 31/10/59 Transferred to 67C (Ayr)
2w/e 09/04/60 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 62B (Dundee)
May-68 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
4w/e 02/10/69 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
3w/e 28/03/70 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
2w/e 30/04/72 Transferred to 65A (Eastfield) - Leith depot closed
May-73Depot code changeED
5w/e 01/04/78 Transferred to DE (Dundee)
3w/e 29/04/78 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
Apr-80 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
18/04/81 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
21/05/81 Transferred to DE (Dundee)
05/10/81 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
circa Sep-84 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
20/11/87 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
17/01/88 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

Notes

28th August 1986 - Seen in Strathclyde orange & black livery
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
26th June 1988 - Seen in Vic Berry's yard

Refurbished

At Glasgow Works dated 10/01/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51462 59560 51532 As delivered to Leith Central - 15th August 1959
51462 59560 51532 Transfer to 67C - w/e 31/10/59
51462 59560 51532 Noted 27/02/60
51462 59560 51532 Transfer to 66C - 4w/e 02/10/69
51462 59560 51532 Transfer to 64H - 3w/e 28/03/70
50254 59560 50264 Noted 14/09/73 - in Glasgow Queen Street1
51228 59560 51526 Noted 15/04/1975 - at Stirling2
51467 59560 51531 Noted 28/03/1976 - at Haymarket 2
51456 59560 51535 Noted 10/04/1976 - at Sirling2
51224 59560 51531 Noted 05/09/76 - on Haymarket depot3
180 50254 59560 51253 Noted 13/08/77 - at Haymarket, white and blue set3
50254 59560 51253 Noted 24/09/77 - on 1259 Dunblane-Edinburgh
51796 59560 51537 Transfer to DE - 5w/e 01/04/78
51796 59560 51537 Transfer to AY - 3w/e 29/04/78
170 51796 59560 51537 Listed at AY - mid-May-78 - refurbished set
187 51467 59560 51524 Noted circa 08/19784
51796 59560 51537 Transfer to HA - Apr-80
344 51796 59560 51803 Listed at HA - 01/02/81
101344 51796 59560 51803 Transfer to ED - 18/04/81 - from HA
51796 59560 51803 Noted 16/05/1981 - at Sirling2
101344 51796 59560 51803 Transfer to DE - 21/05/81 - from ED
51796 59560 51803 Transfer to ED - 05/10/81
51796 59560 51803 Noted 16th January 1982
101344 51796 59560 51803 Listed at ED - 13/06/82
101340 51468 59560 51803 Listed at ED - 17/06/84
107440 52001 59560 52025 Listed at AY - 25/03/85
107440 52001 59560 52025 Noted circa Jul-85 - now in SPTE livery
107440 52001 59560 52025 Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 - Strathclyde livery
59560 Listed at Ayr - August 1986 - Operating vehicle not on official list
51268 59560 51584 Noted 28th August 1986
spare 59560 Formation change - circa Oct-86
53461 59560 53653 Noted 19th November 1986
spare 59560 Listed at - 23/03/87

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Newton Heath

30th January 1988

A depot full of DMUs - Newton Heath on January 30, 1988. In the foreground is a row of recently ex-ScR centre cars, 59560 in SPTE livery, then leftwards is 59524 + 59374 + 59541. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 101 DMU at Vic Berry&#039;s

22nd April 1988

Met-Cam Class 101 Trailer Composite (TC), SC59560, in Strathclyde Transport livery, sits on stands at Vic Berry's scrapyard, Leicester on 22nd April 1988. The stands allowed the underframe equipment to be cut off easier for vehicles bodies that were going to be stacked. Behind can be seen another former Scottish Class 101 centre car, Sc59568. Paul James.

Class 101 DMU at Vic Berry&#039;s

22nd April 1988

Close up of the Strathclyde Transport logo on Met-Cam Class 101 centre car SC59560, awaiting final cutting up in Vic Berry's scrapyard, Leicester. 22nd April 1988. Behind is 59568. Paul James.

Class 101 DMU at Vic Berrys

10th June 1988

This is thought to be the remains of 59560, seen at Vic Berrys on the 10th June 1988. The alloy roof panels have been removed, showing the part of the roof that was steel panels. Malcolm Clements.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 5th June 1988

Set number: 101338

2 stripped out Class 101 TCL vehicles are stacked in Vic Berry's yard in Leicester along with a withdrawn Mark 1 Sleeping Car on the 5th June 1988. In the foreground is Class 101 TCL SC59568 in blue / grey livery formerly of Eastfield TMD Glasgow, and latterly the centre vehicle in set 101338, while sitting on top of it is TCL SC59560 in Strathclyde orange / black livery formerly of Ayr MPD and latterly the centre vehicle in set 107440. The last three digits of the sets are visible on the bottom right of the vehicle ends. Bob Woolnough.