Vehicle 51491
Class 105
Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp / Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30503
Diagram: 548
Allocations
| 14/05/59 | New to | 61A (Kittybrewster) | |
| w/e 06/06/59 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| Apr-66 | Transferred to | 61A (Kittybrewster) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| w/e 07/10/67 | Transferred to | 61B (Aberdeen Ferryhill) | |
| May-68 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 4w/e 04/11/72 | Transferred to | 64B (Haymarket) | |
| Feb-73 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HN | |
| 4w/e 29/06/74 | Stored S. | ||
| w/e 13/07/74 | Reinstated | HN (Hamilton) | |
| 17/05/75 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 2w/e 06/08/77 | Stored U. | ||
| 09/04/78 | Withdrawn |
Disposal
Scrapped by F Berry, Leicester at Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51491 | 56480 | As delivered to 61A - 14th May 1959 | |||||||
| 51491 | 56483 | Transfer to 61B - w/e 07/10/67 | |||||||
| 51 | 51491 | 56480 | Listed at 66C - 1972 | ||||||
| 51491 | 56479 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Edinburgh Waverley1 | |||||||
| 51491 | 56479 | Noted 25/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central1 | |||||||
| 51491 | 56440 | Noted 08/09/1975 - part of 15:15 York to Liverpool Lime Street2 | |||||||
| 51491 | 56473 | Noted 06/03/76 - on Botanic Gardens depot3 | |||||||
| 51491 | 56472 | Noted 21/02/77 - at Doncaster3 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Leonard Rogers
Images:
23rd May 1959
Sc51491 (and presumably Sc56480) at Eastfield depot on the 23rd May 1959. The pair were listed as new to Kittybrewster (61A) on the 14th of that month, then transferred soon afterwards to Hamilton (66C). Stuart Mackay Collection.
June 1973
Set number: 171
A DMU formation departs from Edinburgh Waverley for Glasgow Central via the Shotts line during June 1973. Carrying set number 171, this was listed as being a three car set formed 51491 + 56479 + Met-Camm DMC 51515. Alan Rintoul.