Vehicle 59066
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
| 28/02/57 | New to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| w/e 04/03/67 | Transferred to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
| 3w/e 16/10/71 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DN | |
| May-73 | Transferred to | GF (South Gosforth) | |
| 29/05/77 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| 01/03/82 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| circa Aug-82 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| Nov-86 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| Mar-87 | Withdrawn from | HA (Haymarket) |
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 05/11/1979 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50184 | 59066 | 59079 | 50185 | As delivered to 51A - 28th February 1957 | |||||
| 50165 | 59071 | 59066 | 50170 | Noted 06/04/67 - at York1 | |||||
| 51211 | 59531 | 59066 | 50234 | Noted 14/08/70 - at Carlisle2 | |||||
| 50185 | 59075 | 59066 | 50268 | Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle1 | |||||
| 50185 | 59075 | 59066 | 50268 | Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 16/10/71 | |||||
| 50157 | 59066 | 50162 | Noted 07/11/71 - at Doncaster1 | ||||||
| 51436 | 59086 | 59066 | 51513 | Noted 11/1974 - at Newcastle 3 | |||||
| N455 | 51436 | 59086 | 59066 | 51513 | Noted 07/01/75 - in Newcastle Central, set number only on 590662 | ||||
| N455 | 51436 | 59086 | 59066 | 51513 | Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 590662 | ||||
| 51436 | 59086 | 59066 | 51513 | Noted 06/09/75 - at Darlington1 | |||||
| 51436 | 59086 | 59066 | 51513 | Noted 01/05/1976 - Service train set combined with part of SLS Alston Farewell Railtour 50633-59245-59388-50644 | |||||
| 235 | 51249 | 59066 | 51801 | Noted 13/08/77 - at Perth2 | |||||
| 235 | 51249 | 59066 | 51805 | Noted 03/09/77 - at Haymarket2 | |||||
| 220 | 51240 | 59066 | 50185 | Noted 07/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley4 | |||||
| 308 | 51232 | 59066 | 50141 | Listed at DE - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 51232 | 59066 | 50141 | Noted 16th January 1982 | ||||||
| 101308 | 51232 | 59066 | 50141 | Listed at ED - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 101304 | 51224 | 59066 | 53146 | Listed at HA - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 101308 | 51232 | 59066 | 53141 | Listed at HA - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 101308 | 51232 | 59066 | 53141 | Listed at HA - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 51235 | 59066 | 53174 | Noted circa 11/19864 | ||||||
| 101311 | 51235 | 59066 | 53174 | Formation change - circa Dec-86 - 59060/6 exchanged between 101308/311 | |||||
| 51235 | 59066 | 53174 | Noted 17/01/19874 | ||||||
| 51235 | 59066 | 53174 | Noted 28th February 1987 | ||||||
| 311 | 51235 | 59066 | 53174 | Noted circa 03/19874 | |||||
| spare | 59066 | Listed at - 23/03/87 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
17th September 1988
Class 101 TSL SC59066 and Class 116 TS W59357 at Snailwell on 17 September 1988. Nicholas Youngman.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: February 1957
An image from the Derby Works series (negative 57/278) showing a brand new 4-car Met-Camm DMU posed in Sutton Park station probably on a test run. E50185 is closest, E59079 behind, the other two vehicles are presumably E59066 + E50184. The set was delivered to 51A (Darlington) at the end of February 1957. British Railways.
Date: February 1957
An image from the Derby Works series (negative 57/279) showing a brand new 4-car Met-Camm DMU at Sutton Park probably on a test run. E50185 is closest, E59079 behind, the other two vehicles are presumably E59066 + E50184. The set was delivered to 51A (Darlington) at the end of February 1957. British Railways.
Date: 1st May 1976
The SLS 'Alston Farewell' railtour is seen at Alston on 1/5/76 with 51513 nearest the camera. The set also included 59066 + 59086 + 51436. John Reddyhoff.
Date: 1st May 1976
A Class 101 DMU with E51513 closest at Alston, Cumbria, on 01/05/1976 with a 'SLS Alston Farewell' railtour. This was the last day of services on the Alston branch. The set also included 59066 + 59086 + 51436. Graeme Phillips Collection.