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Vehicle 59524

Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30502
Diagram: 624

Allocations

13/02/59	New to	53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)
Jan-60	Depot code change	50C
3w/e 19/03/60	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
May-73	Depot code change	NL
31/05/81	Transferred to	DN (Darlington)
21/03/82	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
09/01/83	Transferred to	DY (Derby Etches Park)
02/02/86	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
09/03/86	Transferred to	AY (Ayr)
4w/e 23/11/86	Transferred to	ED (Eastfield)
20/11/87	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
21/01/88	Withdrawn from	NH (Newton Heath)

Notes

22nd March 1988 - Condemned cars 51308, 51324, 51309, 59171, 53123, 53819, 53108, 59119, 54177, 53456, 59541, 59568, 59374, 59560, 59552 & 59524 hauled from Newton Heath to Vic Berry's yard by Class 31

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated circa 12/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51435	59523	59524	51505	As delivered to 53B - 13th February 1959
	51435	59523	59524	51505	Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
	50154	59524	51560		Noted 23/03/1969 - Leeds¹
	51545	59524	50275		Noted 19/05/1969 - Leeds¹
	51547	59524	51552		Noted 28/06/1969 - Leeds¹
	51542	59524	51555		Noted 17/10/1969 - Leeds¹
	51549	59524	51844		Noted 10/12/1969 - Leeds¹
	51557	59524	51828		Noted 07/02/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.²
	50546	59387	59524	50287	Noted 21/02/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.²
	50287	59524	50546		Noted 14/03/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.²
	51548	59524	51558		Noted 29/04/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.²
	51548	59524	50275		Noted 06/11/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.²
	51545	59524	51558		Noted 11/12/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.²
	51543	59524	51557		Noted 31/08/72 - in Manchester Victoria³
	51543	59524	51557		Noted 02/11/1974 - at Sheffield ⁴
	51543	59524	51560		Noted 27/11/75 - at Cambridge⁵
	51550	59524	51557		Noted 20/02/76 - at Cambridge⁵
	51543	59524	51557		Noted 30/04/76 - at Lincoln⁵
	51543	59524	51560		Noted circa 01/1977²
	50288	59062	59524	50273	Noted 10/03/77 - on Cambridge depot⁵
	50288	59062	59524	50273	Noted 19/08/1978 - Leeds⁶
	50288	59062	59524	50273	Noted 19/05/1979 - Leeds on 11.18 to York⁷
	50288	59062	59524	50273	Noted 22/03/1980 - at Doncaster⁶
	50273	59524	59062	50288	Noted 26/04/80 - at York⁵
	50288	59062	59524	50273	Noted 04/09/1980 - at Leeds City⁶
	51557	59054	59524	50270	Noted 04/07/1981 - at Leeds City⁶
	51557	59054	59524	50270	Noted 19/09/1982 - on Botanic Gardens depot⁶
	50270	59524	59054	51557	Noted circa 10/1982²
	53713	59524	53667		Noted circa 03/1983²
	53713	59524	53667		Noted 15/03/83
510	53713	59524	53667		Noted circa 02/1984²
EP515	53744	59524	53670		Noted circa 05/1984²
EP515	53744	59524	53670		Noted circa 09/1984²
EP515	53744	59524	53670		Noted circa 08/1985²
	53744	59524	53659		Formation change - DY - circa Sep-85
	53744	59524	53659		Noted 28/09/85 - at Norwich⁵
	53744	59524	53659		Noted circa 10/1985²
	53744	59524	53659		Noted 09/11/85 - on 21:20 Crewe - Grantham service⁸
	53744	59524	53659		Noted 27/11/85 - on 06:25 Derby - Crewe service⁸
	53744	59524	53659		Noted 27/11/85 - on 18:25 Crewe - Lincoln Central service⁸
TS407	53744	59524	53659		New set number at TS - Jan-86 - number never carried.
	53744	59524	53659		Noted 09/01/86 - on 21:20 Crewe - Grantham service⁸
TS407	53744	59524	53659		Noted 12/02/1986²
	53744	59524	53659		Noted 1st April 1986
522	53744	59524	53659		Noted 1st May 1986
522	53744	59524	53659		Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986
	53744	59524	53659		Noted 6th June 1986
522	53744	59524	53649		Noted 4th August 1986
	53153	59524	51236		Noted 12/10/1986 - at Eastfield Depot²
101353	51236	59524	53183		Formation change - circa Dec-86 - 59524 replaced 59104
101348	53153	59524	51529		Noted circa 12/1986²
101348	53153	59524	51529		Noted 17/01/1987²
	53153	59524	51529		Noted 28th February 1987
101353	51236	59524	53183		Listed at ED - 23/03/87
101348	53153	59524	51529		Noted 26/03/1987²
101343	51795	59524	51529		Noted circa 04/1987²
101348	53153	59524	51529		Noted 04/04/1987²
353	51236	59524	53183		Noted 21/05/1987²

Formation Sources
1: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Gerald Brown
6: Martin Lumley
7: Alan N Walker
8: Martin Baumann

Images:

Unknown date

59524 seen in Glasgow Queen Street on an unknown date. Andrew McConnell.

circa March 1988

TC 59524 at Vic Berry's, Leicester, circa March 1988. Ian Francis.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 31st July 1983

Set number: 510

Between 1982 and 1984 I spent many happy hours with my friends chasing around the North of England after the remaining Class 40s. In between times, we did of course go bashing other quality classes, and the pairs of Class 20s that used to be employed on Summer Saturday workings from the Midlands to Skegness were always a riot! Seen here, on Platform 3 at Nottingham Midland station on Sunday 31st July 1983, is a vintage Swindon built Class 120 3-car DMU [Derby Etches Park based set EP510] - as we awaited our first Class 20 move of the day. DMSL 53667 is closest, the Met-Camm centre car and 120 DMBC on the rear are presumably 59524 + 53713. Chris McKee.

Date: circa 1984

Set number: EP515

A Swindon Cross-Country set with a Met-Camm centre car (EP515, 53744 + presumably 59524 + 53670) departs from Birmingham New Street, circa 1983/4. Graham Clark.

Date: 30th January 1988

A depot full of DMUs - Newton Heath on January 30, 1988. In the foreground is a row of recently ex-ScR centre cars, 59560 in SPTE livery, then leftwards is 59524 + 59374 + 59541. Hamish Stevenson.

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