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Vehicle 51844


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

20/10/61 New to 56G (Hammerton Street)
w/e 30/04/67 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
May-73Depot code changeNL
21/03/82 Transferred to HS (Hammerton Street)
13/05/84 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill) - Hammerton Street closed
15/02/87 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 13/11/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51824 59708 51844 As delivered to 56G - 20th October 1961
51824 59708 51844 Noted 06/04/67 - at York1
51824 59712 51844 Noted 31/12/69 - in Leeds City2
51826 59708 59190 51844 Noted 06/08/1974 - at Leeds3
L263 51826 59708 59190 51844 Noted 29/08/74 - at Doncaster, set number on solebar of all cars2
51826 59190 59708 51844 Noted 03/01/75 - on Neville Hill depot2
51826 59708 59190 51844 Noted 27/02/76 - at Leeds1
51826 59708 59190 51844 Noted 24/04/1976 - at Preston3
51826 59708 51844 Noted 28/04/1979 - R.C.T.S. North Eastern No.4 Railtour 51826-59708-51844+51551-59535-51541
51826 59708 51844 Noted 14/08/81 - on a Morecambe-Leeds service with 51230 + 56369
51826 59708 51844 Transfer to HS - 21/03/82 - from NL
51844 59054 51557 Noted circa 04/19824
51812 51844 Noted 19/10/83
52068 51844 Noted 07/10/85
52068 51844 Noted 19th August 1986
52068 51844 Noted 16/10/19864

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

Images:

Class 110 DMU at Mirfield

7th October 1985

E51844 and E52068 at Mirfield on 7/10/85. Malcolm Clements.

Class 110 DMU at Hebden Bridge

16th October 1985

51844 leads this set into Hedben Bridge, working the 12:32 to York on 16/10/85. Malcolm Clements.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 28th April 1979

The RCTS "North Eastern No 4" railtour from Leeds is seen at Saltburn on 28 April 1979 before continuing to Skinningrove. The train was formed of a 3-car class 110 and a 3-car class 111 set. Six Bells lists the vehicles as 51826 + 59708 + 51844 / 51551 + 59535 + 51541. Jeremy Chapter.

DMU

Date: 14th August 1981

Class 110 set E51826 + E59708 + E51844 and Class 101 set E56369 + E51230 at Morecambe with a Leeds service on the 14th August 1981. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 1987

Two-car Class 110 DMU 52068 + 51844 in York station with Harrogate on the destination blind. Undated, the slide has a process date of 4/87 although the vehicles were withdrawn on 15/2/87. Stuart Mackay Collection.