Vehicle 51838 / 977612

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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: 30593
Diagram: 563

Allocations

11/09/61	New to	56G (Hammerton Street)
31/12/61	On loan to	26A (Newton Heath)
w/e 03/02/62	Ex-loan back to	56G (Hammerton Street)
Dec-67	Depot code change	55F
May-73	Depot code change	HS
13/05/84	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)	- Hammerton Street closed
p/e 03/12/88	To departmental stock	NL (Neville Hill)
Sep-90	Withdrawn

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51838 - original number
977612 - from Nov-88 (departmental stock)

Department Use as ADB977612

Sandite From 11/88 to 9/90.

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 31/03/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51818	59702	51838						As delivered to 56G - 11th September 1961
	51818	59702	51838						Transfer to 26A - 31/12/61 - on loan
	51818	59702	51838						Transfer to 56G - w/e 03/02/62 - ex-loan
	51818	59700	51838						Noted 04/09/67 - at Leeds City1
	51818	59701	51838						Noted 09/05/1969 - Leeds2
	51818	51838							Noted 21/02/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.3
	52067	59809	51838						Noted Jul-70 - at Sheffield Midland4
	51817	59809	51838						Noted 15/08/1970 - at Sheffield Midland5
	51818	59809	51838						Noted 06/11/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.3
	51813	59702	51838						Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria5
	51813	59707	51838						Noted 01/09/74 - at Preston6
	51813	59812	51838						Noted 11/1974 - at York 5
	51813	59812	51838						Noted 03/01/75 - in Bradford Exchange6
	51813	59704	51838						Noted 05/12/75 - at Bury St Edmunds6
	51813	59704	51838						Noted 29/03/1976 - on 21:14 Leeds to Manchester Vic via Calder Valley5
	51813	59704	51838						Noted 22/05/76 - at Leeds1
	51813	59704	51838						Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
	51813	59704	51838						Noted 09/09/76 - at Preston6
	51817	59697	51838						Noted 14/07/79 - at Doncaster4
	51838	59700	52069						Noted circa 10/19823
	51838	59711	52068						Noted circa 03/19833
	52068	51838							Noted 07/10/1983 - Manchester Vic3
	51815	59709	51838						Noted 03/01/1984 - at Manchester Vic on Bolton line service3
	51816	51838							Noted 20/06/1984 - at Manchester Victoria 4
	51819	59809	51838						Noted 20/04/1985 - at Manchester Victoria 4
	51819	59809	51838						Noted 07/10/85
	51819	51838							Noted circa 10/19863
	51819	51838							Noted 03/11/19863
	51826	59250	51838						Noted circa Oct-87
	51826	59250	51838						Noted 22/11/87
	51809	51838							Noted 09/01/88
spare	51838								Listed at NL - 2w/e 13/03/88
	51204	51838							Listed at NL - early Apr-88
spare	51838								Listed at NL - May-88
	52075	51838							Noted 12/07/88 - on 13:55 Lincoln-Sheffield
907	977611	977612							Listed at NL - Feb-89 - sector DMEX, sandite

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Martin Lumley
5: Peter Wallwork
6: Gerald Brown

Images:

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30th September 1970

51838 approaching Bolton Trinity Street on 30/Sep/1970. Robert Chilton Collection.

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circa September 1986

A two-car Class 110 at York, E51838 closest with Selby on the destination blind. The slide process date was September 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 7th October 1985

E51819 + 59809 + 51838 are seen at Ravensthorpe, 7/10/85. Malcolm Clements.

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Date: 9th January 1988

A Class 110 DMU at Lincoln Central on 09/01/1988, formed of 51809 + 51838. Graeme Phillips Collection.