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Vehicle 59072

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

12/04/57	New to	51A (Darlington)
4w/e 04/12/65	Transferred to	52J (South Gosforth)
4w/e 26/03/66	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
w/e 04/03/67	Transferred to	52J (South Gosforth)
4w/e 27/02/71	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
May-73	Depot code change	DN
w/e 27/07/80	Transferred to	DE (Dundee)
Jan-81	Transferred to	HA (Haymarket)
15/08/81	Transferred to	ED (Eastfield)
11/07/88	Transferred to	HA (Haymarket)
01/10/89	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
p/e 28/04/90	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge) NNEX
25/08/92	Transferred to	RG (Reading) NWRX
02/07/93	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) NWRX
07/07/93	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) NWRX

Notes

9th February 1983 - Seen in blue livery
3rd June 1986 - Seen with West Highland Terrier branding

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 30/11/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50196	59072	59085	50197	As delivered to 51A - 12th April 1957
	50215	59072	50180		Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 04/12/65
	50215	59072	50180		Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 26/03/66
	50188	59072	59076	50263	Noted 04/09/71 - at Leeds¹
	50295	59072	50261		Noted 14/09/72 - at Lealholm¹
	50170	59083	59072	50188	Noted 03/09/73 - at Darlington¹
	50221	59072	50179		Noted 02/11/1974 - at Doncaster²
	50151	59072	59113	50178	Noted 07/04/1976 - at Darlington ²
	50263	59064	59072	51247	Noted 07/08/1978 - at Thornaby²
377	51476	59072	51480		Listed at HA - 01/02/81
101347	51800	59072	51531		Listed at ED - 13/06/82
	51467	59072	51516		Noted 9th February 1983
101347	51800	59072	51531		Listed at ED - 17/06/84
101347	51800	59072	51531		Listed at ED - 25/03/85
101347	51800	59072	51805		Noted circa 10/1985³
347	51800	59072	51524		Noted circa 02/1986³
101348	51236	59072	53153		Formation change - ED - 2w/e 15/05/86 - 59072 ex-101347
101348	51236	59072	53153		Noted May 1986
	51236	59072	53153		Noted 3rd June 1986
101348	51236	59072	53153		Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986
348	51236	59072	53153		Listed at Eastfield - August 1986
101348	53153	59072	53179		Formation change - circa Oct-86 - 53179 replaces 51236 (to 101353)
101343	51795	59072	51528		Noted circa 12/1986³
101343	51795	59072	51528		Noted circa 03/1987³
101348	53153	59072	53179		Listed at ED - 23/03/87
101348	53153	59072	51528		Noted circa 04/1987³
101343	51795	59072	51528		Noted 07/04/1987³
101347	51800	59072	51531		Formation change - 2w/e 14/04/87 - 59072 (ex-101348) replaced 59569 (to 101348)
101347	51800	59072	51531		Noted circa 05/1987³
101348	53153	59072	51528		Noted 04/05/1987³
101347	51800	59072	51531		Listed at ED - Jan-88
101347	51800	59072	51531		Listed at HA - circa August 1988
	53211	59072	52042		Noted circa 12/1989³
L831	51211	59115	59072	53265	Noted 10/05/90 - at Ely with 51207 + 54405
L831	51211	59072	53265		Noted circa 08/1990³
L831	51211	59072	53265		Noted 29/09/1990 - Used as hauled stock between Cambridge station and south Yard (Cambridge Gala Day)
L831	51211	59072	53265		Listed at CA - 21/01/91
L831	51211	59072	53265		Noted 19/10/91 - at Ely⁴
	51211	59072	53265		Noted 10/04/92 - on 07:07 Cambridge - Kings Lynn⁵
L831	51211	59072	53265		Listed at CA - 24/02/92 - NSE NNEX pool
L831	51211	59072	53265		Noted circa 07/1992³
L831	51211	59072	53265		Listed at - 12/08/92
L831	51211	59072	53265		Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX

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

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 15th March 1981

A general view of the DMU sidings at the east end of Haymarket depot on the afternoon of Sunday 15.3.81. Notice the mixture of classes (122, 101 and 105) present. From the left and from front to rear, the following are visible : 55000/59074/50160, 51476/59072/..., 51473, 51806/59088/51474. Also to notice is how, from around late 1978 onwards, once the decision had been made to ditch plain blue on multiple units with any sort of life expectancy, St Rollox just went ahead and painted everything in blue/grey, including classes 104 and 105. On the Eastern and Midland these tended to remain in plain blue on the whole because of their short life expectancy. Leonard Rogers.

Date: circa March 1988

Set number: 101347

Class 101 DMU set 101347 (presumably 51531 + 59072 + 51800) seen at Seton - to the east of Edinburgh - circa March 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 10th May 1990

Set number: L831

A 4-car Class 101 set ran for a few weeks in May 1990. Seen here L831 53265 + 59072 + 59115 + 51211 and 2 car 51207 + 54405 with 2H25. Seen from Ely North box, 10.05.90. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: 9th June 1990

Set number: L831

Immaculate Network South East liveried Metro Cammell Class 101 unit L831 (cars 53265, 59072 and 51211) seen at Kings Lynn in the summer of 1990. Bob Belcher.

Date: 17th January 1991

Set number: L831

Set L831 (51211 + 59072 + 53265) arriving at Kings Lynn on 17th January 1991. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: 30th August 1991

Set number: L831

NSE liveried L831 is seen at Ely on a Kings Lynn working, with 53265 nearest the camera and presumably 59072 + 51211, 30/8/91. Mac Winfield.

Date: October 1991

Set number: L831

A DMU formatino with set L831 (presumably 53265 + 59072 + 59115) closest departing from Littleport station in October 1991. George Woods.

Date: 30th November 1991

Set number: L831

Class 101 DMU set L831 (presumably 53265 + 59072 + 51211) in London Liverpool Street station with the Branch Line Society Orwell and Lea Rambler railtour on 30 November 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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