Vehicle 59063
Class 101
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30257
Diagram: 623
Allocations
| 15/02/57 | New to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| Oct-61 | On loan to | 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 3w/e 30/12/61 | Ex-loan back to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 4w/e 04/12/65 | Transferred to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
| 4w/e 26/03/66 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DN | |
| w/e 28/05/78 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| w/e 15/06/80 | Transferred to | DN (Darlington) | |
| 03/10/82 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 14/10/84 | Transferred to | DY (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 02/02/86 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 09/03/86 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| Feb-87 | Stored U. | FY (Falkland Yard) | |
| Mar-87 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) | - also listed as 18/01/88 |
Notes
29th April 1987 - Seen at Falkland Yard
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 01/03/1978 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50178 | 59063 | 59076 | 50179 | As delivered to 51A - 15th February 1957 | |||||
| 50222 | 59063 | 50183 | Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 04/12/65 | ||||||
| 50222 | 59063 | 50183 | Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 26/03/66 | ||||||
| 50162 | 59063 | 59079 | 50192 | Noted 16/08/1971 - at York1 | |||||
| 50293 | 59063 | 50162 | Transfer to DN - w/e 15/06/80 | ||||||
| 50153 | 59063 | 50570 | Noted 19/07/81 | ||||||
| 51211 | 59084 | 59063 | 50263 | Noted 03/05/82 - at Castleton | |||||
| 50153 | 59063 | 51211 | Noted 02/08/82 - at South Bank | ||||||
| 50153 | 59063 | 51211 | Noted 13/08/82 | ||||||
| 53727 | 59063 | 53679 | Noted circa 06/19832 | ||||||
| 53727 | 59063 | 53679 | Transfer to DY - 14/10/84 - from CH | ||||||
| 53727 | 59063 | 53679 | Noted circa 05/19852 | ||||||
| 53741 | 59063 | 53652 | Formation change - DY - Aug-85 | ||||||
| 53741 | 59063 | 53652 | Noted 06/09/19852 | ||||||
| 53741 | 59063 | 53652 | Noted 21st September 1985 | ||||||
| TS405 | 53741 | 59063 | 53652 | New set number at TS - Jan-86 - number never carried | |||||
| TS405 | 53741 | 59063 | 53652 | Noted 22/02/19862 | |||||
| 518 | 53741 | 59063 | 53652 | New set number at AY - Mar-86 | |||||
| 518 | 53741 | 59063 | 53652 | Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 518 | 53741 | 59063 | 53647 | Noted 5th June 1986 | |||||
| 518 | 53741 | 59063 | 53647 | Listed at Ayr - August 1986 | |||||
| 53741 | 59063 | 53647 | Noted 7th August 1986 | ||||||
| 518 | 53741 | 59063 | 53647 | Noted 9th August 1986 | |||||
| 53741 | 59063 | 53647 | Noted 5th September 1986 | ||||||
| 107427 | 51987 | 59063 | 53505 | Formation change - circa Dec-86 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Eddie Knorn
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: March 1976
Metro-Cammell Class "101" Local Passenger 4-car dmu Nos.E50188 (101/1), E59063 (162), E59076 (168), E50262 (101/1 ex-2-car "power twin unit), all of the 1957 batch without headcodes, in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front ends, at Whitby Town on a service to Middlesbrough via Battersby, 03/76. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: March 1976
Metro-Cammell Class 101 4-car DMU E50188 + E59063 + E59076 + E50262 at Whitby Town on a service to Middlesbrough via Battersby in March 1976. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: 19th July 1981
A hybrid set composed of Class 104 DMC 50570, Class 101 TC 59063 and Class 101 DMBS 50153 enters Stockton, 19th July 1981. Jerry Glover.
Date: 1982
E50263 leads a Newcastle-Darlington train past Wheatleywell Lane, Plawsworth, early 1982. Interestingly the rear DMC has been replaced by a DMBS. The first class accommodation in the leading car appears to have been downgraded as there's no yellow stripe above the windows. Elsewhere on www.railcar.co.uk, it's reported that this set was formed of vehicles E50263 + E59063 + E59084 + E51211 at that time, which is consistent with the vehicle types seen in this view. Simon Hadden.
Date: 3rd May 1982
Four-car set E50263 + 59063 + 59084 + 51211 at Castleton on May 3rd, 1982, taken from (Taken from 50233. Much has changed here, not only the long gone class 101 DMUs but also the track 50263 is on, that platform and signal box, in fact there is little sign they were ever there. John Carter.
Date: 2nd August 1982
South Bank, and a set with two DMBSs formed 50153, 59063 and 51211 is seen on 2/8/82. Jerry Glover.
Date: 28th January 1984
W53679, W59063 and W53727 departing from Gobowen with the 1040hrs Shrewsbury to Chester on 28 January 1984. Keith Long.
Date: 21st September 1985
M53741 + M59063 + M53652 with E54362 + E51435 depart Norwich at 13:20 on Saturday 21st September 1985. Colin Brooks.
Date: 1986
Set number: 518
53741 at Glasgow Central in 1986. Along with M59063 it was part of set 518. Andrew McConnell.
Date: 1986
Set number: 518
Set 518 at Paisley Gilmour Street in 1986. The front two vehicles were Class 120 53741 and Class 101 59063. Andrew McConnell.
Date: 1986
Set number: 518
A Class 120 / 101 hybrid at Kilwinning in 1986. The front two vehicles are 53741 and 59063. Andrew McConnell.
Date: 1986
Set number: 518
A busy scene at Girvan in 1986. Set 518 was a hybrid, two Class 120 power cars and a Class 101 centre car, the front two vehicles are 53741 and 59063. Andrew McConnell.
Date: 29th July 1986
Set number: 120518
A mixed 3 car DMU set, 120518, crosses the River Clyde and approaches Glasgow Central terminus on the afternoon of 29th July 1986. Leading is Class 120 DMSL 53647 with CL107 TSL 59063 in the middle of the set and Cl 120 DMBS 53741 bringing up the rear. All 3 vehicles would be scrapped at Snailwell by January 1988. Bob Woolnough.
Date: summer 1986
Set number: 518
A Class 120/101 hybrid DMU set formed of 53741 + 59063 + 53647 is seen in Girvan station after arriving with the 10:00 from Glasgow Central in summer 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: August 1986
A Class 120/101 hybrid set (probably 53647 + 59063 + 53741) prepares to head north from Girvan, August 1986. Andrew McConnell.
Date: circa summer 1986
Set number: 518
Class 120/101 hybrid DMU set 518 (presumably 53741 + 59063 + 53652) on Ardrossan South Beach station circa summer 1986. Brian Ward.
Date: August 1986
Set number: 518
Hybrid set 518 at Girvan in 1986. The closest two vehicles are 53741 and 59063, the furthest is probably 53647. Andrew McConnell.
Date: 9th August 1986
Set number: 518
Set 518 - a Class 120 / 101 hybrid - at Girvan, 09/08/1986. 53741 and 59063 are visible. Andrew McConnell.