Vehicle 51457
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: 30500
Diagram: 523
Allocations
| 11/07/59 | New to | Leith Central | |
| w/e 01/08/59 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 4w/e 09/04/60 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DE | |
| 5w/e 12/05/79 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 08/05/88 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 19/06/88 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) |
Notes
3rd May 1985 - Seen displaying GLASGOW BUCHANAN STREET destination
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 30/10/1976 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51457 | 59555 | 51527 | As delivered to Leith Central - 11th July 1959 | ||||||
| 51457 | 56411 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Edinburgh Waverley1 | |||||||
| 51457 | 59557 | 50748 | Noted 04/09/73 - at Haymarket2 | ||||||
| 51457 | 56392 | Noted 01/06/74 - Angus Railway Group 'Buchan Belle' railtour | |||||||
| 51457 | 59689 | 51802 | Noted 28/03/1977 - at Dunfermline 3 | ||||||
| 51457 | 59689 | 51802 | Noted 07/07/77 - on 1716 North Berwick-Edinburgh | ||||||
| 193 | 51457 | 59689 | 51802 | Noted 13/08/77 - at Haymarket2 | |||||
| 193 | 51457 | 59689 | 51802 | Noted 08/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley4 | |||||
| 51457 | 59689 | 51802 | Noted 07/04/79 - on Eastfield depot5 | ||||||
| 51457 | 59689 | 51802 | Transfer to ED - 5w/e 12/05/79 | ||||||
| 331 | 51457 | 59689 | 51802 | Listed at ED - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 101331 | 51457 | 59689 | 51802 | Listed at ED - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 101331 | 51457 | 59689 | 51804 | Listed at ED - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 101331 | 51457 | 59689 | 51802 | Listed at ED - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 101331 | 51457 | 59564 | 51516 | Noted circa 02/19864 | |||||
| 101331 | 51457 | 59689 | 51802 | Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 101331 | 51457 | 59568 | 51534 | Noted 7th July 1986 | |||||
| 331 | 51457 | 59690 | 51534 | Listed at Eastfield - August 1986 | |||||
| 331 | 51457 | 59690 | 53179 | Formation change - p/e 17/09/86 | |||||
| 101331 | 51457 | 59689 | 51526 | Noted circa 11/19864 | |||||
| 101331 | 51457 | 59689 | 51526 | Noted 17/01/19874 | |||||
| 101331 | 51457 | 59689 | 51802 | Listed at ED - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 101331 | 51457 | 59689 | 51526 | Noted 25/03/19874 | |||||
| 101331 | 51457 | 59689 | 51526 | Noted 27/04/19874 | |||||
| 101331 | 51457 | 59689 | 51802 | Noted circa 05/19874 | |||||
| 101331 | 51457 | 59689 | 51802 | Listed at ED - Jan-88 | |||||
| 101331 | 51457 | 59689 | 51802 | Noted circa 05/1988 - transferred to Tyseley4 | |||||
| TS204 | 51457 | 51802 | Noted circa 05/1988 - both cabs retained 101331 set number.4 | ||||||
| T204 | 51457 | 51802 | Formed at TS circa May-88 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Leonard Rogers
Images:
1st June 1974
The 'Buchan Belle' railtour on 1/6/74 at Fraserburgh goods yard formed of 51457 + 56392. The tracks into the station had been lifted by this time. John McIntyre.
1st June 1974
The 'Buchan Belle' awaiting departure from Fraserburgh back to Aberdeen and Perth, 01-06-1974. It was formed of 51457 + 56392. Gordon Thomson.
1st June 1974
The Buchan Belle railtour at Maud Junction on 01-06-1974 - seen from the Peterhead platforms. The tour was formed of 51457 + 56392. Gordon Thomson.
1st June 1974
A Metro Cammell dmu (51457 + 56392) standing at Udny during a photo stop. This was the 'Buchan Belle' railtour on 01-06-1974. Gordon Thomson.
1st June 1974
A Metro Cammell dmu on the 'Buchan Belle' railtour at Ellon, 01-06-1974. It was formed of 51457 + 56392. Gordon Thomson.
26th March 1977
Class 101 SC51457 North Berwick 26 March 1977. Alistair Ness.
3rd August 1979
Three Met-Camm cars, three liveries. A two-car with no brake van has a DMBS (possibly 51457) attached to it when seen passing through Princes Street Gardens on 3 August 1979. Nigel Menzies.
2nd April 1985
Set number: 101331
101331 in Stirling station on 2 April 1985 with DMBS 51457 closest. Robert28194.
February 1987
Set number: 101331
101331 rolls away from Edinburgh Waverley through Princes Street Gardens in February 1987. DMBS Sc51457 is closest. Andrew McConnell.
14th May 1988
Set number: TS204
Class 101 DMBS 51457, set number T204, is seen beside the factory at Tyseley on 14.05.1988. Note it had just been transferred down from Scotland and still retained it's Scottish set number, 101 331. Andy Cole.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 1st June 1974
Set number: 62
The 'Buchan Belle' railtour stops at platform 8 of Aberdeen station on the return journey from Fraserburgh to Perth. It carries a set number (62) in the cab window, and was formed 51457 + 56392. John McIntyre.
Date: 1st June 1974
A Metro Cammell dmu at a goods platform - from the former Fraserburgh passenger station. The railtour, organised by the Angus Railway Group, that ran from Perth to Fraserbugh, via Dundee & Aberdeen on 01-06-1974, also covered the Brechin and Aberdeen Waterloo Quay braches. I joined the train at Aberdeen, where I was a 1st year student at the time. The train was a class 101 power-trailer diesel multiple unit (56392 + 51457). Gordon Thomson.
Date: 1st June 1974
The 'Buchan Belle' railtour at Maud Junction, 01-06-1974. It was formed of 56392 + 51457. Gordon Thomson.
Date: 1st June 1974
The 'Buchan Belle' railtour at Strichen station and signal box, beside milepost 36 3/4, on 01-06-1974. It was formed of 51457 + 56392. Gordon Thomson.
Date: 1st June 1974
A view from the signal box at Strichen, with Metro Cammell dmu on the 'Buchan Belle' railtour. It ran on 01-06-1974 formed of 51457 + 56392. Gordon Thomson.
Date: 1st June 1974
The 'Buchan Belle' railtour at Udny on 01-06-1974, formed of 56392 + 51457. Gordon Thomson.
Date: 15th June 1981
Set number: 331
Class 101 3-car set 331 (presumably 51802 + 59689 + 51457) leaves Edinburgh Waverley with the 18.49 to Glasgow Queen Street (via Falkirk Grahamston) on June 15th, 1981. Bruce Galloway.
Date: May 1987
Set number: 101331
Glasgow Queen Street in May 1987. 101331 sits in platform 3, closest seems to be 51802 and the other power car is presumably 51457. Another two Class 101s form the 16:38 to Dunblane in platform 4. Alan Grange.