Vehicle 59097

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Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30265
Diagram: 626

Allocations

22/10/57	New to	South Gosforth
3w/e 04/06/60	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
Jul-72	Transferred to	32A (Norwich)
May-73	Depot code change	NO
Sep-73	Depot code change	NR
w/e 24/01/76	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
w/e 06/05/79	Transferred to	GF (South Gosforth)
2w/e 09/09/79	Transferred to	DN (Darlington)
w/e 10/02/80	Transferred to	NR (Norwich)
Dec-83	Depot code change	NC
12/05/85	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
11/05/86	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
06/07/86	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
28/09/86	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
Jan-87	Withdrawn
29/03/87	Transferred to	HA (Haymarket)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 13/04/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50244	59091	59097	50245					As delivered to South Gosforth - 22nd October 1957
	50149	59091	59097	50244					Noted 4th April 1958
	50244	59091	59097	50245					Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 11/06/60
	50235	59086	59097	50750					Noted 12/08/1971 - at York1
	50235	59086	59097	50750					Noted 30/10/1971 - at York1
	50235	59097	50750						Transfer to 32A - Jul-72
	50235	59097	50750						Noted 12/08/72 - at Ely2
81	50172	59097	50750						Noted circa late 1972 - at Ipswich3
81	50172	59097	50750						Noted 17/02/73 - at Ipswich3
81	50172	59097	50750						Noted circa 1973 - at Bury St Edmunds2
	50235	59086	59097	50279					Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds4
	50235	59097	50750						Noted 02/05/73 - at Cambridge2
81	50235	59097	50750						Noted 28/07/73 - at Thetford2
	50235	59097	50750						Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50268 + 59075 + 501854
	50235	59097	50750						Noted 16/08/1973 - at Birmingham New Street 5
81	50235	59097	50750						Noted 27/10/73 - at Bury St Edmunds2
81	50235	59097	50750						Noted 30/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2
81	50235	59097	50750						Noted 01/08/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2
86	50160	59097	50172						Noted 09/06/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2
88	50260	59097	50268						Noted 22/06/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2
88	50218	59097	50268						Noted 11/07/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2
88	50218	59097	50268						Listed at NR - 19/07/75
88	50185	59097	50258						Noted 09/08/1975 - at Birmingham New Street 5
	50260	59097	50750						Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly with 51236/563964
	50237	59097	50241						Noted Mar-77 - at Hull4
	50163	59097	50235						Noted 24/09/77 - in Sheffield Midland2
94	50179	59097	50195						Noted circa Aug-80
94	50191	59097	50750						Noted 13/01/81 - at Ely
98	53191	59097	53240						Noted circa 03/19846
98	53240	59097	53142						Noted circa 04/19856
	53188	59097	53151						Noted circa 02/19866
	53195	59097	53235						Noted 11/09/19866
	53195	59097	53235						Noted 25/10/19866
	53195	59097	53235						Noted 27/11/19866
	53195	59097	53235						Noted 25th February 1987
459	53472	59097	52042						Noted April 1988
459	53472	59097	52042						Listed at ED - 16th July 1988
459	53472	59097	52042						Noted 01/10/88 - at Perth
759	53472	59097	52042						Noted 29th November 1988

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Ipswich Transport Society
4: Leonard Rogers
5: Peter Wallwork
6: Eddie Knorn

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Date: 24th March 1982

50178 + 59097 + 50240 at Ely. Phil Bidwell.

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Date: 1st October 1988

Set number: 459

Class 104/101/108 hybrid set 459 at Perth on October 1, 1988. It is formed of 53472 + 59097 + 52042. John Carter.

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Date: 3rd March 1989

BR Derby built Class 108 numbers 52042 59097 and 51496 waiting departure from Dundee with the 1215hrs to Abroath on 3 March 1989. Keith Long.

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Date: 3rd March 1989

52042 59097 and 51496 arriving at Arbroath on 3 March 1989. Keith Long.

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Date: 3rd March 1989

51496 59097 52042 stand at Arbroath station on 3 March 1989. Keith Long.