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Vehicle 59097

Class 101

BR Diagram 626

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30265
Diagram: 626

Allocations

22/10/57 New to South Gosforth
3w/e 04/06/60 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
Jul-72 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
May-73Depot code changeNO
Sep-73Depot code changeNR
w/e 24/01/76 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
w/e 06/05/79 Transferred to GF (South Gosforth)
2w/e 09/09/79 Transferred to DN (Darlington)
w/e 10/02/80 Transferred to NR (Norwich)
Dec-83Depot code changeNC
12/05/85 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
11/05/86 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
06/07/86 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
28/09/86 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
Jan-87 Withdrawn
29/03/87 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 13/04/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50244 59091 59097 50245 As delivered to South Gosforth - 22nd October 1957
50149 59091 59097 50244 Noted 4th April 1958
50244 59091 59097 50245 Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 11/06/60
51512 59069 59097 50243 Noted 12/07/1966 - York1
50150 59048 59097 50151 Noted 07/06/1969 - Leeds1
50190 59097 50195 Noted 12/12/1969 - Leeds1
50190 59097 51512 Noted 07/02/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51552 59097 50163 Noted 13/03/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
50565 59191 59097 50568 Noted 29/04/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
50240 59097 50169 Noted 11/12/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
50169 59097 50563 Noted 18/12/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
50235 59086 59097 50750 Noted 12/08/1971 - at York3
50235 59086 59097 50750 Noted 30/10/1971 - at York3
50750 59097 59086 50235 Noted 15/01/1972 - Leeds, on 09.30 Scarborough service, trailing 50185-59066-59075-50268, also hauling parcels van tail load (S1910S)1
50235 59097 50750 Transfer to 32A - Jul-72
50235 59097 50750 Noted 12/08/72 - at Ely4
81 50172 59097 50750 Noted circa late 1972 - at Ipswich5
81 50172 59097 50750 Noted 17/02/73 - at Ipswich5
81 50172 59097 50750 Noted circa 1973 - at Bury St Edmunds4
50235 59086 59097 50279 Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds6
50235 59097 50750 Noted 02/05/73 - at Cambridge4
81 50235 59097 50750 Noted 28/07/73 - at Thetford4
50235 59097 50750 Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50268 + 59075 + 501856
50235 59097 50750 Noted 16/08/1973 - at Birmingham New Street 7
81 50235 59097 50750 Noted 27/10/73 - at Bury St Edmunds4
81 50235 59097 50750 Noted 30/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds4
81 50235 59097 50750 Noted 01/08/74 - at Bury St Edmunds4
86 50160 59097 50172 Noted 09/06/75 - at Bury St Edmunds4
88 50260 59097 50268 Noted 22/06/75 - at Bury St Edmunds4
88 50218 59097 50268 Noted 11/07/75 - at Bury St Edmunds4
88 50218 59097 50268 Listed at NR - 19/07/75
88 50185 59097 50258 Noted 09/08/1975 - at Birmingham New Street 7
50260 59097 50750 Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly with 51236/563966
50237 59097 50241 Noted Mar-77 - at Hull6
50163 59097 50235 Noted 24/09/77 - in Sheffield Midland4
50235 59097 50178 Noted 22/03/1980 - in Swindon Works8
94 50179 59097 50195 Noted circa Aug-80
50179 59097 Noted 10/09/1980 - on Norwich depot, spare 8
94 50191 59097 50750 Noted 13/01/81 - at Ely
50178 59097 50240 Noted 23/05/1981 - at March8
94 50178 59097 50240 Noted 08/08/1982 - on Norwich depot8
98 50182 59097 50240 Noted 24/09/1983 - at Norwich Thorpe8
98 53191 59097 53240 Noted circa 03/19842
98 53240 59097 53142 Noted circa 04/19852
53188 59097 53151 Noted circa 02/19862
53195 59097 53235 Noted 11/09/19862
53195 59097 53235 Noted 25/10/19862
53195 59097 53235 Noted 27/11/19862
53195 59097 53235 Noted 25th February 1987
459 53472 59097 52042 Noted April 1988
459 53472 59097 52042 Listed at ED - 16th July 1988
459 53472 59097 52042 Noted 01/10/88 - at Perth
759 53472 59097 52042 Noted 29th November 1988

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

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 24th March 1982

50178 + 59097 + 50240 at Ely. Phil Bidwell.

DMU

Date: 1st October 1988

Set number: 459

Class 104/101/108 hybrid set 459 at Perth on October 1, 1988. It is formed of 53472 + 59097 + 52042. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 3rd March 1989

BR Derby built Class 108 numbers 52042 59097 and 51496 waiting departure from Dundee with the 1215hrs to Abroath on 3 March 1989. Keith Long.

DMU

Date: 3rd March 1989

52042 59097 and 51496 arriving at Arbroath on 3 March 1989. Keith Long.

DMU

Date: 3rd March 1989

51496 59097 52042 stand at Arbroath station on 3 March 1989. Keith Long.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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