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Vehicle 59043

Class 101

BR Diagram 622

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30250
Diagram: 622

Allocations

17/10/56 New to South Gosforth
Feb-64Depot code change52J
May-73Depot code changeGF
21/08/77 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
4w/e 31/05/80 Transferred to DE (Dundee)
05/10/81 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
Jan-84 Stored U. AY (Ayr) - AY fire victim
14/03/86 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)

Refurbished

At Glasgow Works dated 20/09/1980 released in blue/grey livery

59043 was involved in the following incident:

The distorted remains of Class 107 DMBS Sc52009 at Ayr depot on February 15, 1984. It was damaged during a fire there on January 2, 1984.

02/01/84 - Ayr depot

Fire involving Class 101 / Class 107

A fire at the depot, thought to be caused by vandalism, destroyed several DMU vehicles. More Details.

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50140 59043 59050 50141 As delivered to South Gosforth - 17th October 1956
50201 59043 59050 50141 Noted 20/07/62 - in Newcastle Central
50641 59043 59050 50140 Noted 28/06/1969 - Leeds, on 09.20 to Scarborough with 50751-59232-59212-505551
50140 59050 59043 50641 Noted 12/07/69 - at Brough2
51438 59388 59043 50239 Noted 11/12/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.3
51511 59043 59050 50147 Noted 05/10/1971 - Newcastle1
50147 59050 59043 51511 Noted 02/06/1973 - at Newcastle4
N408 50147 59050 59043 51511 Noted 08/09/73 - at York5
N408 50147 59050 59043 51511 Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 501475
50147 59050 59043 51511 Noted 30/12/75 - at Newcastle2
50147 59050 59043 51511 Noted 01/04/1976 - at Newcastle6
51477 59043 50194 Noted 07/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley3
51474 59043 50749 Noted 03/02/79 - in Edinburgh Waverley7
323 51251 59043 50148 Listed at DE - 01/02/81
101323 51251 59043 50148 Listed at AY - 28/11/81
101323 51251 59043 50148 Listed at AY - 13/06/82
107445 52006 59043 51529 Noted 14th September 1982
107434 51994 59043 52034 Noted 27/04/1983 - at Glasgow Central7
101323 51251 59043 53148 Noted circa 12/19833

Formation Sources
1: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Gerald Brown
6: Peter Wallwork
7: Martin Lumley

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Ayr depot

15th February 1984

Met-Camm centre car 59043 - damaged in the arson attacks at Ayr depot on January 2nd, 1984 - is seen on the depot on February 15th, 1984. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 101 DMU at Glasgow Works

1984

Met-Cammell center car, damaged in the Ayr depot fire in January 1984, seen at Glasgow Works probably later that year. Spannerman37025.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: March 1976

A four-car Class 101 DMU departs from Newcastle (Central) with a Middlesbrough service in March 1976. Closest is possibly 51511, the other vehicles would be 59043 + 59050 + 50147. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: circa August 1981

A Class 101 DMU at Arbroath. The vehicle numbers look like they could be 51251 + 59043 (with a window boarded in the middle saloon) + 50148 which was Dundee set 323. The slide process date was August 1981. Stuart Mackay Collection.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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