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Vehicle 51119


Class 100

Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30444
Diagram: 536

Allocations

3w/e 18/01/58 New to 64A (St Margarets)
c. summer-58 Transferred to Leith Central
Aug-59 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
4w/e 21/11/59 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
w/e 02/09/67 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
2w/e 30/04/72 Transferred to 64B (Haymarket) - 64H closed
May-73Depot code changeHA
Jun-74 Stored S.
w/e 06/07/74 Reinstated HN (Hamilton)
w/e 24/05/75 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
w/e 07/06/75 Transferred to DY (Derby Etches Park)
3w/e 27/09/75 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
08/08/82 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51119 56311 As delivered to 64A - January 1958
51119 56315 Transfer to Hamilton - Aug-59 - from Leith Central
51119 56305 Transfer to 64H - 4w/e 21/11/59
51119 56311 Transfer to 66C - 4w/e 07/05/66
51119 56311 Noted 03/08/1972 - at Edinburgh Waverley1
51248 56408 51119 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Edinburgh Waverley2
10 51110 56482 51119 Noted 27/08/74 - in Glasgow Central (10 on 51110, 17 on 51119)3
TS413 51119 56411 50786 Noted 18/12/1975 - at Birmingham New Street 1
TS413 51119 56411 50786 Noted 08/09/76 - in Birmingham New Street3
50389 56456 51119 Noted 11/04/1977 - 2D66, 07.52 Wolverhampton to Chester, extended to Rhyl4
51119 59117 50323 Noted 13/09/1977 - at Nuneaton1
51119 59117 50323 Noted 24/09/77 - at Nottingham3
TS413 51119 59129 50312 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS414 51110 59129 51119 Noted 26/11/80 - at Norwich3
TS414 51110 59192 51119 Noted 29/08/81 - at Norwich3
TS414 51110 59543 51119 Noted circa 10/19814
TS414 51110 59543 51119 Noted circa 05/19824

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 100 DMU at Dunblane

circa 1962

Sc51119 leads a two car GRC&W set into Dunblane. Believed to date from around 1962, this service was probably a “shuttle” between Callander and Stirling. Picture uploaded by kind permission of Graham Maxtone. Unknown.

Class 100 DMU at Edinburgh Waverley

Unknown date

A Class 101 DMS has been attached to Class 100 DMBS 51119 in this view at Edinburgh Waverley. Undated. Peter Heppenstall.

Class 100 DMU at Syston South Junction

circa summer 1975

The unusual sight of a Class 100 GRC&W DMBS standing in for a Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 power car. From June to September 1975 Derby Etches Park had two of these Gloucesters from Tyseley - 51112 and 51119 and this is thought to be the latter. Seen at Syston South Junction. Phillip Malin.

Class 100 DMU at Tyseley

9th November 1976

Class 100 DMBS M51119 is part of a three-car hybrid DMU with a Class 101 DTSL and Class 105 DMSL (50786), working with a Class 116, at the entrance to Tyseley depot on November 9th 1976. Michael Mensing.

Class 100 DMU at Birmingham New Street

30th June 1982

Set number: TS524

Tyseley set TS524 comprising Gloucester Class 100, M51119, Class 116 TCL M59009 and Cl 116 DMS, probably M50103, arrive in platform 1 at Birmingham New St, 30th June 1982. Paul James.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: summer 1975

Set number: EP579

A Class 120 DMU with a Class 100 DMBS standing in for its DMBC, taken at Nuneaton Midland Junction circa summer 1975. The set number appears to be EP579. Derby Etches Park had two of these Gloucesters from Tyseley From June to September 1975 - 51112 and 51119. See also images 28251 + 28546 for views from the other end. Phillip Malin.

DMU

Date: summer 1975

This seems to be a Class 100 vehicle with two Class 120 vehicles, seen at Hinckley circa summer 1975. From June to September 1975 Derby Etches Park had two of these Gloucesters from Tyseley - 51112 and 51119. Phillip Malin.