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Vehicle 59798


Class 107

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30613
Diagram: 647

Allocations

11/02/61 New to 66C (Hamilton)
w/e 04/03/61 On loan to 64H (Leith Central)
2w/e 12/05/62 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 67A (Corkerhill)
Mar-72 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
May-73Depot code changeHN
02/08/82 Transferred to AY (Ayr) - HN closing
29/06/86 Stored S. AY (Ayr)
Dec-86 Reinstated AY (Ayr)
11/07/88 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
08/12/89 Withdrawn from ED (Eastfield) PXXZ

Refurbished

At Glasgow Works dated 16/08/1980 released in blue/grey livery

59798 was involved in the following incident:


Sideswipe damage

March or April 1987 - Shields Junction, ScR

Collision involving Class 107 / Class 86

Info from John Reddyhoff and Eddie Knorn

A side-swipe incident. More Details.


Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


52001 59798 52027 As delivered to 66C - 11th February 1961
52001 59798 52027 Transfer to 64H - w/e 04/03/61
52001 59798 52027 Transfer to 66C - 2w/e 12/05/62
139 52007 59798 52036 Noted circa Sep-69
138 52006 59798 52031 Listed at 67A - Aug-70
52001 59798 52027 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central1
147 52001 59798 52027 Listed at HN - mid-May-78
435 51996 59798 52019 Listed at HN - 01/02/81
107435 51996 59798 52019 Listed at HN - 13/06/82
107447 52008 59798 52024 Noted circa 11/19832
104453 53461 59798 53245 Listed at AY - 17/06/84
107435 51996 59798 52019 Listed at AY - 25/03/85
107435 51996 59798 52019 Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 - Strathclyde livery
107435 51996 59798 52019 Noted 11/10/1986 - at Falkland Yard2
107435 51996 59798 52019 Noted 23/03/19872
107435 51996 59798 52019 Listed at AY - 23/03/87
107440 52001 59798 52025 Noted 08/08/19872
51987 59798 52025 Noted 07/11/19872
107435 51996 59798 52019 Listed at AY - Jan-88
107435 51996 59798 52019 Listed at ED - circa August 1988

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 107 DMU at MC Metals

Unknown date

Set number: 435

The centre car from Class 107 set 435 - thought to be 59798 - at MC Metals. Undated, it had been withdrawn from Eastfield in December 1989. Andrew McConnell.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: 107435

Class 107 DMU set 107 435 (presumably 51996 + 59798 + 52019) seen in Edinburgh Waverley, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: 107435

107 435 (presumably 52019 + 59798 + 51996) is seen at Dundee. Undated. Andrew McConnell.

DMU

Date: 1987

51996 and 59798 after a side-swipe incident with a Class 86 at Shields Junction in April or May 1987. John Reddyhoff.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: 107435

Class 107 DMU 107435 (52019 presumably with 59798 + 51996) at Girvan. Date unknown. Stuart Pearce.

DMU

Date: 4th August 1988

Set number: 107436

107436 (51997 nearest + 59798 + 52025) 107440 + 350 (51182 + 59124 + 53239) arrives at Cardenden on 4th August 1988. S Gaskell.