Vehicle 59070
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
| 29/03/57 | New to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DN | |
| 2w/e 25/07/76 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 31/05/81 | Transferred to | DN (Darlington) | |
| 03/10/82 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 13/05/85 | Transferred to | DY (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 09/03/86 | Withdrawn from | DY (Derby Etches Park) |
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 13/08/1976 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50192 | 59070 | 59083 | 50193 | As delivered to 51A - 29th March 1957 | |||||
| 50224 | 59070 | 50262 | Noted 05/04/72 - at Darlington1 | ||||||
| 50224 | 59070 | 50261 | Noted 03/09/73 - at Darlington1 | ||||||
| 50223 | 59070 | 50170 | Noted 07/01/75 - at York2 | ||||||
| 50212 | 59070 | 50184 | Noted 24/08/75 - in Newcastle Central2 | ||||||
| 50270 | 59070 | 59054 | 51557 | Noted circa 01/19773 | |||||
| 51557 | 59054 | 59070 | 50270 | Noted 29/06/80 - on 15:58 Morecambe to Lancaster4 | |||||
| 50270 | 59070 | 59054 | 51557 | Noted 02/01/1981 - Hull - Manchester service3 | |||||
| 50293 | 59070 | 50139 | Noted 16/07/81 - at Thornaby | ||||||
| 50293 | 59070 | 50139 | Noted 03/08/81 - on 11.58 Middlesbrough - Whitby | ||||||
| 50293 | 59070 | 50570 | Noted 08/10/81 - at Middlesbrough | ||||||
| 53729 | 59070 | 53660 | Noted circa 04/19833 | ||||||
| 53729 | 59070 | 53660 | Noted circa 09/19843 | ||||||
| 53729 | 59070 | 53660 | Noted 01/08/85 - at Norwich, 53657 carried set number 5092 | ||||||
| 53729 | 59070 | 53660 | Noted 01/08/85 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Shayne Lewis
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: unknown
E51557 is on the front of a four-car refurbished Class 111 set (presumably with 59054 + 59070 + 50270) seen at York, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 16th July 1981
Left: E50293 + E59070 + E50139, right: E50210 + E56410; at Thornaby on July 16, 1981. Thornaby was refuelling and stabling DMUs at this time and the nearest set is doing the shunt moves necessary to get on the depot. Thornaby station buildings were demolished soon after, becoming a windswept platform with only a bus shelter for passenger accommodation. Although now much improved with a ticket office and waiting room it is a shame the original buildings hadn't been renovated. John Carter.
Date: 3rd August 1981
Whitby station, photographed on 3 August 1981. The Class 101 MetroCamm set (50139/59070/50293) has just arrived as the 11.58 from Middlesbrough. On the left is a Class 104 set, the DMS seems to be 50576. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 12th August 1981
The 10:00 Whitby-Middlesbrough is seen departing Castleton Moor on 12 August 1981. The three-car Met-Camm DMU has E50293 closest, the other two cars are presumably E59070 and (still in all-blue) E50139. Robert Thomas.
Date: 8th October 1981
A Class 101/104 hybrid at Middlesbrough on 08/10/1981. Nearest the camera are Class 101 DMBS E50293, TS(L) E59070, whilst the furthest car is Class 104 DMS(L) E50570. This formation was allocated to Darlington (DN) depot at the time. Graeme Phillips Collection.