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Vehicle 51518

Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150 hp / Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30501
Diagram: 621

Allocations

29/05/59	New to	62A (Thornton Junction)
4w/e 04/07/59	Transferred to	62B (Dundee)
3w/e 30/04/66	Transferred to	66C (Hamilton)
May-73	Depot code change	HN
w/e 06/04/74	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)
Oct-87	Withdrawn from	ED (Eastfield)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 59545 and 51451. 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 Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51448	59546	51518	As delivered to 62A - 29th May 1959
	51448	59546	51518	Noted 15/08/70 - passing Motherwell depot¹
105	51448	59546	51518	Listed at 66C - 1972
	51448	59546	51518	Noted 06/04/72 - passing Polmadie¹
	51448	59546	51518	Noted 17/04/73 - in Glasgow Central²
	51448	59546	51518	Noted 26/07/1973 - at Haymarket³
	51451	59545	51518	Noted 10/08/74 - on Norwich depot²
	51451	59545	51518	Noted 05/09/1974 - Exhibition Train⁴
	51451	59545	51518	Noted 02/01/75 - at Selby, 1E52 on headcode²
	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 Dundee²
	51451	59545	51518	Noted 28/03/1977 - 06:20 Edinburgh Waverley to Markinch (Dundee?)⁶
	51801	51518		Noted 01/07/1978 - Special train from Edinburgh to Rosyth for dockyard open day 51801-51518 + 51534-59564-51460 + 50143-59302-51244
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
101329	51455	59559	51518	Noted 07/03/82 - at Doncaster Works
101326	51451	59545	51518	Listed at ED - 13/06/82
101327	51453	59552	51518	Noted circa 11/1983⁵
116390	53829	59568	51518	Listed at ED - 17/06/84
101326	51451	59545	51518	Listed at ED - 25/03/85
101326	51451	59545	51518	Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986
333	51459	59541	51518	Listed at Eastfield - August 1986
	51459	59541	51518	Noted 5th September 1986
101333	51459	59541	51518	Noted 10/10/1986 - at Glasgow Queen Street⁵
101333	51459	59690	51518	Noted circa 11/1986⁵
101326	51451	59545	51518	Listed at ED - 23/03/87
101330	51456	59562	51518	Noted 26/03/1987⁵
101326	51451	59557	51518	Noted 23/04/1987⁵
101326	51451	59557	51518	Noted 27/04/1987⁵
101326	51451	59557	51518	Noted 04/05/1987⁵
101326	51451	59557	51518	Formation change - Jul-87 - 59557 replaced 59545

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

Images:

16th July 1974

Recently refurbished 51518 on display in Marylebone station on the 16th July 1974. Tim Stubbs.

16th July 1974

The "Inter-City 70" seats in the first class saloon in 51518. Taken when the vehicle was on display in Marylebone for staff at the nearby BR HQ, 16th July 1974. Tim Stubbs.

Unknown date

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

Unknown date

51518, part of the trial refurbishment set, at Bletchley, undated. Photo by K.J.C. Jackson. Ian McDonald Collection.

Unknown date

51518 was part of the trial refurbishment set, and this shows one of a the PTE logos that was introduced around the time. Seen at Bletchley, undated. Photo by K.J.C. Jackson. Ian McDonald Collection.

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.

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.

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.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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.

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.

Date: 14th August 1974

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

Date: 7th March 1982

Set number: 101329

An ex-works 101329 at Doncaster Works on the 7th March 1982, consisting of 51455, 59559 and 51518. Jerry Glover.

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