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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-73Depot code changeHN
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31/05/91 Withdrawn from ED (Eastfield) PXXZ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 livery

Disposal

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:

Class 107 DMU at Ardrossan Harbour

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.

Class 107 DMU at Hawkhead

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.

Class 107 DMU at Lochside

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.

Class 107 DMU at Troon

17th July 1983

Set number: 107429

107 429 arrives into Troon station on 17/7/83, presumably with 51989 at the front. David Christie.

Class 107 DMU at Prestwick

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.

Class 107 DMU at Glasgow Central

1986

Set number: 107429

107429 in Glasgow Central station in 1986, presumably 51989 at the front. John Law.

Class 107 DMU at Glasgow Central

circa 1987

Set number: 107429

107429 heads out of Glasgow Central circa 1987, the DMBS closest is presumably 51989. Andrew McConnell.

Class 107 DMU at Dundee (Tay Bridge)

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.

Class 107 DMU at Wester Hailes

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.

Class 107 DMU at Dunfermline

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.

Class 107 DMU at Dunfermline

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.

Class 107 DMU at Dunfermline

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.

Class 107 DMU at Monifieth

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.

Class 107 DMU at Corkerhill depot

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.

Class 107 DMU at Edinburgh Waverley

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.

Class 107 DMU at Cumbernauld

1989

Set number: 107729

107729 (presumably 51989 + 59795 + 52023) heads out of Cumbernauld station circa late 1989. Brian Ward.

Class 107 DMU at Inverurie

May 1989

Set number: 107729

107729 (presumably 51989 + 59795 + 52023) waits in Inverurie station in May 1989. Norman Smart.

Class 107 DMU at Glasgow Queen Street

circa 1990

Set number: 107029

Class 107 DMU set 107029 presumably with 51989 closest in Glasgow Queen Street station circa 1990/1. Bob Belcher.

Class 107 DMU at Falkirk Grahamston

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.

Class 107 DMU at Edinburgh Waverley

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:

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

Date: 17th November 1989

Set number: 107729

107729 Sc51989+Sc59795+Sc52023 call at Stirling with the 12.45 Dunblane - Glasgow Queen St. terry eyres.

DMU

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.