Vehicle 51989
Class 107
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30611
Diagram: 639
Allocations
| 17/12/60 | New to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 3w/e 30/06/62 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
| 4w/e 30/06/67 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| w/e 02/09/67 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
| 4w/e 31/05/69 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HN | |
| 10/01/82 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| 29/06/86 | Stored U. | AY (Ayr) | |
| Nov-86 | Reinstated | AY (Ayr) | |
| 11/07/88 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 31/05/91 | Withdrawn from | ED (Eastfield) PXXZ |
Notes
12th July 1985 - Seen in Strathclyde orange & black livery
1st November 1989 - Seen in Strathclyde orange & black livery
1st November 1989 - Seen with aluminium window mountings
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 02/06/1979 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51989 | 59786 | 52015 | As delivered to 66C - 17th December 1960 | ||||||
| 51989 | 59786 | 52015 | Transfer to 67A - 3w/e 30/06/62 | ||||||
| 121 | 51989 | 59786 | 52015 | Listed at 66C - 1972 | |||||
| 51989 | 59786 | 52015 | Noted 26/07/1973 - at Hamilton depot1 | ||||||
| 51989 | 52024 | Noted 25/08/75 - on Corkerhill depot2 | |||||||
| 51989 | 59786 | 52015 | Noted 24/07/76 - in Glasgow Central3 | ||||||
| 135 | 51989 | 59786 | 52015 | Listed at HN - mid-May-78 | |||||
| 429 | 51989 | 59795 | 52023 | Listed at HN - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 429 | 51989 | 59795 | 52023 | Noted 10/04/1982 - Hertfordshire RailTours The Ayr Restorer | |||||
| 107429 | 51989 | 59795 | 52023 | Listed at AY - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 51989 | 59782 | 52021 | Noted 1st December 1982 | ||||||
| 107429 | 51989 | 59783 | 52033 | Listed at AY - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 107429 | 51989 | 59795 | 52023 | Listed at AY - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 51989 | 59785 | 52023 | Noted 12th July 1985 | ||||||
| 107429 | 51989 | 59795 | 52023 | Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 - Strathclyde livery | |||||
| 107429 | 51989 | 59795 | 52023 | Noted 11/10/1986 - at Falkland Yard4 | |||||
| 107429 | 51989 | 59795 | 52023 | Noted circa 01/19874 | |||||
| 107429 | 51989 | 59795 | 52023 | Listed at AY - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 107429 | 51989 | 59795 | 52023 | Noted 24/03/19874 | |||||
| 107429 | 51989 | 59795 | 52023 | Listed at AY - Jan-88 | |||||
| 107429 | 51989 | 59795 | 52023 | Listed at ED - circa August 1988 | |||||
| 51989 | 59795 | 52023 | Noted 1st November 1989 | ||||||
| 107729 | 51989 | 59795 | 52023 | Noted circa 12/19894 | |||||
| 107729 | 51989 | 52023 | Noted 23/01/90 | ||||||
| 107029 | 51989 | 59795 | 52023 | Listed at ED - 08/10/90 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
16th September 1981
Set number: 107429
Three-car car Class 107 Derby DMU with 51989 leading waits to return to Glasgow at Ardrossan Harbour on 16th September 1981. David Scott.
28th February 1983
Set number: 107429
107429 (51989 presumably leading) with the 14:00 Glasgow Ayr service at Hawkhead, diverted via the Paisley Canal line due to an accident at Elderslie. Hamish Stevenson.
17th June 1983
Set number: 107429
107429 (51989 presumably leading) and another (with a Met-Camm vehicle on the rear) passes Lochside with the 17:25 Glasgow Central to Stranraer service on Friday 17th June 1983. My visit that day took some planning. Only five northbound and six southbound trains stopped there in each direction, the traffic being heavily biased towards Glasgow commuters. The last of the first four northbound trains departed at 10:21 leaving only one further departure at 13:21. In the southbound direction the first train to call was not until 16:00 in the afternoon. This was followed by three further trains taking us up to 18:25 and two more at 21:00 and 23:00 respectively. Fortunately, there were plenty of non-stop trains whizzing through for me to photograph. On 13th May 1985, Lochside reverted to its original name of Lochwinnoch. Since electrification things have improved dramatically and Lochwinnoch now has a basic half hourly service all day with additional trains during the peak hours. Brian McDevitt.
17th July 1983
Set number: 107429
107 429 arrives into Troon station on 17/7/83, presumably with 51989 at the front. David Christie.
circa June 1984
Set number: 107429
Derby triple set 107429 arrives into Prestwick station with a Glasgow Central - Ayr service, presumably led by SC51989. The slide process date was June 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.
1986
Set number: 107429
107429 in Glasgow Central station in 1986, presumably 51989 at the front. John Law.
circa 1987
Set number: 107429
107429 heads out of Glasgow Central circa 1987, the DMBS closest is presumably 51989. Andrew McConnell.
7th March 1987
Set number: 107429
107 429 at Dundee (Tay Bridge) station in Strathclyde livery on 7/3/87. It is about to depart as the 14.30 to Edinburgh. Kenneth Leiper.
11th May 1987
Set number: 107429
The 17:22 Glasgow Central - Edinburgh arrives into Wester Hailes on the day of the station's opening, 11th May 1987. Worked by 107429, Sc51989 is at the front. Hamish Stevenson.
August 1987
Set number: 107429
Dunfermline Derby. A Strathclyde "jaffa cake" liveried Derby class 107 set 107429 (presumably 51989 + 59795 + 52023) stops to drop off some passengers at Dunfermline (Lower) in August 1987. Murray Liston.
August 1987
Set number: 107429
Class 107 (set 429, presumably 51989 + 59795 + 52023) Dunfermline August 1987. By this time it was a case of "anything goes". This class was never common on Fife Circle workings and definitely not in SPT orange livery but by then the corporate identity manual had more or less been abandoned. Alistair Ness.
August 1987
Set number: 107429
Strathclyde red liveried class 107 set 429 (51989 + 59795 + 52023) heads over the viaduct on the approach to Dunfermline Lower station in August 1987. Murray Liston.
29th August 1987
Set number: 107429
107 429 in Strathclyde livery departing from Monifieth station on a service to Arbroath on 29/8/87. Kenneth Leiper.
1988
Set number: 107429
Three Class 107 DMUs on Corkerhill depot circa Spring 1988. On the left is set 107429, with two wipers the car in view should be 51989 as the other power car only had one at this time. In the centre is 107445 with DMBS 52006 closest which unusually has a flash in the centre cab window. Brian Ward.
March 1988
Set number: 107429
An orange stopper. Strathclyde orange liveried Derby class 107 429 has arrived at Waverley platform 12 in March 1988 with a stopping service from Glasgow Central via Shotts and will soon retrace its steps. This set formed of SC51989 + SC 59795 + SC52023 was withdrawn 3 years later like most of its classmates. Murray Liston.
1989
Set number: 107729
107729 (presumably 51989 + 59795 + 52023) heads out of Cumbernauld station circa late 1989. Brian Ward.
May 1989
Set number: 107729
107729 (presumably 51989 + 59795 + 52023) waits in Inverurie station in May 1989. Norman Smart.
circa 1990
Set number: 107029
Class 107 DMU set 107029 presumably with 51989 closest in Glasgow Queen Street station circa 1990/1. Bob Belcher.
23rd January 1990
Set number: 107729
Set 107729 is a 2-car formed of 51989 / 52023 when seen entering Falkirk Grahamston on the 12:29 to Glasgow Queen Street, 23/1/90. Hamish Stevenson.
May 1991
Set number: 107029
107029 (51989 and presumably 52023) arriving into Bishopbriggs with a Glasgow Queen Street service in May 1991. Roger Geach.
20th May 1991
Set number: 107029
51989 is displaying Ardeer on its destination blind when seen at Edinburgh Waverley on the evening of May 20, 1991. Mike Cooper.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 23rd January 1985
Set number: 107429
Derby-built Class 107 DMU set 107429 (presumably 52029 + 59795 + 51989) in Kilmarnock station on 23 January 1985. A Class 101 is on the left. Brian Daniels.
Date: 8th July 1987
Set number: 107429
Looking along the magnificent cantilever railway bridge which spans the Firth of Forth, between North Queensferry and South Queensferry, as a Strathclyde liveried Derby Heavyweight class 107 dmu 107429 (52023 + 59795 + 51989) passes us by with a north bound working on 8th July 1987. Known as the Forth Bridge the bridge is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a symbol of Scotland. Andrew J Crowther.
Date: August 1987
Set number: 107429
Class 107 (set 429, presumably 52023 + 59795 + 51989) Dunfermline Aug 1987. By this time it was a case of "anything goes". This class was never common on Fife Circle workings and definitely not in SPT orange livery but by then the corporate identity manual had more or less been abandoned. Alistair Ness.
Date: May 1989
Set number: 107729
Class 107 set 107729 (presumably 52023 + 59795 + 51989) is an unusual visitor to Inverurie in May 1989. Norman Smart.
Date: 17th November 1989
Set number: 107729
107729 Sc51989+Sc59795+Sc52023 call at Stirling with the 12.45 Dunblane - Glasgow Queen St. terry eyres.
Date: 23rd January 1990
Set number: 107729
52023 / 51989 depart Falkirk Grahamston on the 12:29 to Glasgow Queen Street, 23/1/90. Hamish Stevenson.