Vehicle 59561
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
| 22/08/59 | New to | Leith Central | |
| Nov-59 | Depot code change | 64H | |
| 3w/e 13/02/60 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 4w/e 12/03/60 | 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 Central closed |
| May-73 | Depot code change | ED | |
| 2w/e 05/05/79 | Transferred to | WR | - unallocated while in works |
| 2w/e 22/09/79 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 16/05/82 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 08/03/87 | Transferred to | LE (Swansea Landore) | |
| 10/05/87 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| May-88 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) | |
| 27/11/90 | Withdrawn from | LA (Laira) PXXZ |
Refurbished
At Derby Works dated 17/12/1982 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | As delivered to Leith Central - 22nd August 1960 | ||||||
| 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Transfer to 62B - 3w/e 13/02/60 | ||||||
| 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Transfer to 64H - 4w/e 12/03/60 | ||||||
| 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Transfer to 66C - 4w/e 02/10/69 | ||||||
| 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Transfer to 64H - 3w/e 28/03/70 | ||||||
| 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Noted 06/04/72 - at Stirling1 | ||||||
| 51455 | 59561 | 51466 | Noted 04/09/73 - at Springburn2 | ||||||
| 190 | 51462 | 59561 | 51532 | Noted 26/08/74 - in Glasgow Queen Street2 | |||||
| 50254 | 59561 | 51463 | Noted 17/04/1975 - at Dundee3 | ||||||
| 51467 | 59561 | 51535 | Noted 11/09/1975 - at Stirling3 | ||||||
| 181 | 51228 | 59561 | 50146 | Listed at ED - mid-May-78 | |||||
| 181 | 51228 | 59561 | 51531 | Noted 07/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley4 | |||||
| 51462 | 59561 | 51535 | Noted 18/01/79 - on Eastfield depot1 | ||||||
| B813 | 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Listed at BR - 03/03/80 | |||||
| C812 | 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Noted 03/04/1982 - BLS Bristol & Gloucestershire Railtour C812 and 55032 | |||||
| C812 | 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Listed at CF - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| C812 | 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Noted circa 01/19844 | |||||
| C812 | 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Noted 15/12/1984 - on 11:52 Cheltenham to Swindon | |||||
| C812 | 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Listed at CF - 01/01/85 | |||||
| C812 | 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Noted circa 03/19854 | |||||
| C812 | 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Noted 13/02/19864 | |||||
| C812 | 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 812 | 51463 | 59561 | 51533 | Transfer to LE - 08/03/87 - from CF | |||||
| C922 | 53625 | 59561 | 52045 | Listed at CF - Jun-87 | |||||
| C922 | 53625 | 59561 | 52045 | Listed at CF - Aug-87 | |||||
| C922 | 53625 | 59561 | 52045 | Noted circa 08/19874 | |||||
| C315 | 53855 | 59561 | 53908 | Formation change - CF - circa 10/87 - 59561 replaced 59363 | |||||
| C315 | 53855 | 59561 | 53908 | Listed at CF - Oct-87 | |||||
| 53855 | 59561 | 53908 | Noted 20/02/88 - on 14:58 Weymouth - Cardiff via Frome5 | ||||||
| spare | 59561 | Formation change - CF - circa May-88 | |||||||
| P826 | 51219 | 59561 | 53223 | Formation change - LA - p/e 17/06/88 - 59561 replaced 59050 | |||||
| P826 | 51219 | 59561 | 53223 | Listed at LA - 08/08/88 | |||||
| P826 | 51219 | 59561 | 53223 | Listed at LA - 15/05/89 | |||||
| 826 | 53223 | 59561 | 52053 | Noted circa 08/19904 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 20th March 1982
Set number: B813
Three-car Class 101 DMU set B813 (51463 and presumably 59561 + 51533) arrives at Newport with the 06:00 Crewe-Cardiff service on 20 March 1982. Robert Thomas.
Date: 2nd March 1985
Set number: C812
Three-car Met-Camm DMU set C812 (presumably 51463 + 59561 + 51533) seen at Minety Crossing at Stroud and despite the blind this was a service from Swindon on 2 March 1985. Nicholas T Smith.
Date: 30th May 1985
Set number: C812
Class 101 DMU set C812 (51533 + 59561 + 51463) at Severn Tunnel Junction on 30 May 1985. Keith Miller.
Date: 9th April 1986
Set number: C812
Met-Camm set C812 (presumably 51533 + 59561 + 51463) sits in the bay platform at Carmarthen on 9th April. Jonathan Hazan.
Date: 19th April 1986
Set number: C812
Met-Camm Class 101 DMU Cardiff set C812 (presumably 51533 + 59561 + 51463), approaching Shelwick, just north of Hereford with a Crewe-Cardiff service. 19th April 1986. Paul James.
Date: 19th April 1986
Set number: C812
Met-Camm Class 101 DMU Cardiff set C812 (presumably 51533 + 59561 + 51463), approaching Shelwick, just north of Hereford with a Crewe-Cardiff service. 19th April 1986. Paul James.
Date: 19th April 1986
Set number: C812
Met-Camm Class 101 DMU Cardiff set C812 (presumably 51533 + 59561 + 51463) heading south towards Shelwick Junction, just north of Hereford, on 19th April 1986. John Crooks.
Date: 11th May 1987
Set number: 812
W51533, W59561 & W51463 at Crewe on 11/05/87. Steve Jones.
Date: 18th July 1987
Set number: C922
The 13:43 Treherbert - Cardiff Central approaches Cardiff Queen Street, Saturday 18th July 1987. It is formed of C922, led by W53625 and has a Class 101 TC center car (presumably 59561). PJ Evans.
Date: 18th July 1987
Set number: C922
C922 (presumably 52045 + 59561 + 53625) leaving Cardiff Queen Street on the 14:49 Cardiff Central - Coryton, 18/7/87. PJ Evans.
Date: 25th April 1988
Set number: C375
Approaching Hawkeridge Jn, Westbury, whilst working a Bristol T.Ms - Weymouth service is C375, a Class 116/101 hybrid based at CF and formed of W53908 + W59561 + W53855. 25th April 1988. Nigel Mack.