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Vehicle 59555

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

11/07/59	New to	Leith Central
w/e 01/08/59	Transferred to	62B (Dundee)
4w/e 09/04/60	Transferred to	64H (Leith Central)
3w/e 30/04/66	Transferred to	62B (Dundee)
May-73	Depot code change	DE
4w/e 27/05/78	Transferred to	AY (Ayr)
23/04/83	Transferred to	ED (Eastfield)
09/09/88	Withdrawn from	ED (Eastfield)

Notes

7th May 1979 - Noted as refurbished.

Refurbished

At Glasgow Works dated 13/05/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51457	59555	51527	As delivered to Leith Central - 11th July 1959
	50158	59555	50291	Noted 15/09/72 - in Edinburgh Waverley¹
	51460	59555	50749	Noted 05/04/1976 - at Edinburgh ²
	51231	59555	51537	Noted 05/09/76 - on Haymarket depot³
	51231	59555	51537	Noted 13/08/77 - on Dundee depot³
	50209	59555	51537	Noted 19/08/77 - on 17.27 Edinburgh – North Berwick + 18.10 North Berwick – Edinburgh⁴
	51456	59555	51520	Transfer to AY - 4w/e 27/05/78
173	51456	59555	51520	Listed at AY - mid-May-78 - refurbished set
330	51456	59555	51520	Listed at AY - 01/02/81
101330	51456	59555	51520	Listed at AY - 13/06/82
101330	51456	59555	51520	Noted circa 11/1983⁵
101330	51456	59555	51520	Listed at ED - 17/06/84
101330	51456	59555	51520	Listed at ED - 25/03/85
327	51453	59555	51537	Noted circa 10/1985⁵
101330	51456	59555	51520	Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986
101327	51453	59555	51537	Noted 29th July 1986
327	51453	59555	51537	Listed at Eastfield - August 1986
337	51465	59555	51537	Formation change - p/e 17/09/86
101337	51465	59555	51537	Noted 11/10/1986 - working from Kilwinning to Glasgow Central⁵
101330	51456	59555	51520	Listed at ED - 23/03/87
101337	51465	59555	51537	Noted 28/03/1987⁵
330	51456	59555	51520	Noted circa 04/1987⁵
330	51456	59555	51520	Noted 04/05/1987⁵
	51456	59555	51520	Noted 24th July 1987
101330	51456	59555	51520	Listed at ED - Jan-88

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Phil Shatford
5: Eddie Knorn

Images:

1st July 1990

Carrying the Eastfield scotty dog in the centre of the bodyside, SC59555 is seen at Snailwell on 1st July 1990. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 15th September 1984

Set number: 101330

Met-Camm 101 unit 101330 (presumably 51520 + 59555 + 51456) waits at Springburn with the 15:27 service to Cumbernauld on 15th September 1984. Bruce Galloway.

Date: 13th February 1986

Set number: 327

Class 101 DMU set 327 (51537 + 59555 and presumably 51453) in Glasgow Queen Street with Falkirk Grahamston on the destination blind on 13 February 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 9th May 1987

Set number: 101302

Waverley station at 16.14 on 9/5/87 sees the 16.15 to Dundee, on the left, preparing to depart. Alongside is another rake just arrived e.c.s., probably from Haymarket depot. This will form the 16.42 to Cowdenbeath. The leading car on the left is 53290 (forming set 101 302 along with 59303 and 53197) - this set is coupled to 51227/59045/53264 (set 101 305). The leading car on the right is 53747 (forming set 101 317 along with 59048 and 51243) - this set is coupled to 51456/59555/51520 (set 101 330). Leonard Rogers.

Date: 1st June 1987

Seen from the top of the Jubilee Pier of the Forth Bridge 51456, 59555 and 51520, crossing the Forth Bridge with the 1406 Cowdenbeath to Edinburgh Waverley on 1 June 1987. Keith Long.

Date: 1st June 1987

Set number: 330

Seen from the top of the Jubilee Pier 51520, 59555 and 51456 crossing the Forth Bridge with the 1406 Cowdenbeath to Edinburgh Waverley 1st June 1987. Keith Long.

Date: 24th October 1987

Set number: 330

Class 101 set 330 with DMBS 51456 leads 59555 and 51520 with the 17.10 to Dunblane at Edinburgh Waverley on 24 October 1987. Dave Warby.

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