Vehicle 51811
Class 110
Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Rolls Royce 180hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30592
Diagram: 564
Allocations
| 04/07/61 | New to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 3w/e 30/12/61 | Transferred to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
| Dec-67 | Depot code change | 55F | |
| 4w/e 25/05/68 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
| w/e 08/05/77 | Transferred to | HS (Hammerton Street) | |
| 13/05/84 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | - Hammerton Street closed |
| 16/11/86 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) |
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 03/10/1980 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51811 | 59695 | 51831 | As delivered to 51A - 4th July 1961 | ||||||
| 51811 | 59695 | 51831 | Transfer to 56G - 3w/e 30/12/61 | ||||||
| 51811 | 59709 | 51831 | Noted 19/04/71 - in Leeds City1 | ||||||
| 51811 | 59709 | 51831 | Noted 31/08/72 - in Leeds City2 | ||||||
| 51811 | 59709 | 59208 | 51831 | Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria3 | |||||
| 51811 | 59709 | 59208 | 51831 | Noted 24/08/74 - at Sheffield Midland1 | |||||
| L196 | 51811 | 59709 | 59208 | 51831 | Noted 26/08/74 - at Sheffield Midland (set number on 51811)1 | ||||
| 51811 | 59709 | 59208 | 51831 | Noted 23/02/76 - at Leeds2 | |||||
| 51811 | 59709 | 59208 | 51831 | Noted 22/05/76 - at Leeds2 | |||||
| 51811 | 59709 | 59208 | 51831 | Noted 10/09/76 - at Doncaster2 | |||||
| 51811 | 51831 | Noted 30/03/77 - at Brough2 | |||||||
| 51811 | 59698 | 51831 | Noted 16/01/19824 | ||||||
| 51811 | 59702 | 51829 | Noted 08/05/1982 - at Bradford on Manchester Victoria to Leeds service4 | ||||||
| 52084 | 59699 | 51811 | Noted circa 10/19824 | ||||||
| 51811 | 59698 | 51836 | Noted circa 02/19834 | ||||||
| 51836 | 59710 | 51811 | Noted circa 03/19834 | ||||||
| 51811 | 59696 | 51846 | Noted circa 06/19834 | ||||||
| 51811 | 59709 | 51829 | Noted circa 10/19834 | ||||||
| 51811 | 52080 | Noted 20/05/1985 - 12.02 Helsby-Hooton5 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Chris Moxon
Images:
June 1970
A mixed livery Class 110 set - the power cars are in rail blue but the centre car remains in green - at Lancaster with a Morecambe service in June 1970. The closest vehicle is DMBC 51811. Mel Smith.
June 1970
A mixed livery Class 110 set - the power cars are in rail blue but the centre car remains in green - at Lancaster with a Morecambe service in June 1970. The closest vehicle is DMBC 51811. Mel Smith.
3rd July 1977
A Class 110 set at Leeds on 3 July 1977, with DMBC 51811 to the left. Michael Mensing.
circa 1980
Class 110 DMBC in Doncaster Work - probably circa mid-1980 when it was in for refurbishment. Paul Redmond.
29th June 1981
With one car in Blue/Grey and the other two in Rail Blue, Class 110 three-car 'Calder Valley' set, with Driving Motor Brake Composite E51811 leading, was passing Bamber Bridge with the daily Blackpool North to Leeds working on June 29th 1981. At the time this service from Leeds to Blackpool and back was the only regular timetabled passenger train to use the Copy Pit route on Monday to Friday, and brought the non-too common sight of a 'Calder Valley' DMU to Preston and the Fylde Coast. Martyn Hilbert.
2nd December 1983
On December 2nd, 1983 Class 110 DMBC (or now it seems a DMBS) E51811 passes through the crossing at Goole with the 09:35 service to Leeds. Hamish Stevenson.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 20th May 1985
A very rare (possibly unique?) use of a Class 110 on Helsby to Hooton services. 52080 & 51811 are at Helsby with the 12.02 departure, 20/5/85. Anthony Griffiths.