Vehicle 51996
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
| 21/01/61 | New to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 3w/e 30/06/62 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
| 4w/e 31/05/69 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HN | |
| 02/08/82 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | - HN closing |
| 29/06/86 | Stored U. | AY (Ayr) | |
| Dec-86 | Reinstated | AY (Ayr) | |
| 11/07/88 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 29/03/90 | Withdrawn from | ED (Eastfield) PEDX |
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 20/03/1980 released in blue/grey livery51996 was involved in the following incident:
March or April 1987 - Shields Junction, ScR
Collision involving Class 107 / Class 86
Info from John Reddyhoff and Eddie Knorn
A side-swipe incident. More Details.
Disposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51996 | 59793 | 52022 | As delivered to 66C - 21st January 1961 | ||||||
| 51996 | 59793 | 52022 | Transfer to 67A - 3w/e 30/06/62 | ||||||
| 51996 | 59793 | 52022 | Noted 15/08/70 - in Kyle St sidings1 | ||||||
| 128 | 51996 | 59793 | 52022 | Listed at 66C - 1972 | |||||
| 51996 | 59793 | 52022 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2 | ||||||
| 142 | 51996 | 59793 | 52022 | Noted 05/09/73 - in Glasgow Central3 | |||||
| 51996 | 59793 | 52022 | Noted 27/08/74 - in Glasgow Central3 | ||||||
| 51996 | 59787 | 52020 | Noted 31/12/75 - in Edinburgh Waverley1 | ||||||
| 142 | 51996 | Noted 05/09/76 - on Hamilton depot, loose vehicle3 | |||||||
| 142 | 51996 | 59793 | 52022 | Listed at HN - mid-May-78 | |||||
| 435 | 51996 | 59798 | 52019 | Listed at HN - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 107435 | 51996 | 59798 | 52019 | Listed at HN - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 51996 | 59788 | 52011 | Noted 17th September 1982 | ||||||
| 51996 | 59807 | 52032 | Noted circa 11/19834 | ||||||
| 107435 | 51996 | 59798 | 52019 | Listed at AY - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 107435 | 51996 | 59798 | 52019 | Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 - Strathclyde livery | |||||
| 107435 | 51996 | 59798 | 52019 | Noted 11/10/1986 - at Falkland Yard4 | |||||
| 107435 | 51996 | 59798 | 52019 | Noted 23/03/19874 | |||||
| 107435 | 51996 | 59798 | 52019 | Listed at AY - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 107435 | 51996 | 59798 | 52019 | Listed at AY - Jan-88 | |||||
| 107435 | 51996 | 59802 | 51803 | Formation change - circa Mar-88 | |||||
| 107435 | 51996 | 59798 | 52019 | Listed at ED - circa August 1988 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
17th May 1961
At 6.25pm on May 17, 1961, a well laden eight-car formation (107, 2-car 101, 107) is seen approaching Killin Junction. They are working the return leg of a Six Lochs Land Cruise to Coatbridge / Motherwell district. Michael Mensing.
circa October 1980
A Class 107 DMU with SC51996 closest in Kilmacolm station. The slide process date was October 1980. Stuart Mackay Collection.
1982
Set number: 107435
107 435 near Bridge of Weir on the Kilmacolm branch. Probably in the last months of operation on the branch, dating this to circa 1982. The leading vehicle in the set (far end) is a 101 DMS. Andrew McConnell.
Unknown date
Set number: 107435
Class 107 DMU set 107 435 (presumably 51996 + 59798 + 52019) seen in Edinburgh Waverley, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
30th March 1982
Set number: 107435
Heading out of Glasgow Central on the 30th March 1982 is set 107 435, led by 51996. Chris Lings.
circa late 1982
Set number: 107435
107435 arrives into Crookston station with a Glasgow Central - Kilmacolm service circa late 1982. John Horne.
January 1983
Set number: 107435
A 107/107/101 hybrid DMU (thought to be 107435 with 51996 closest) is seen at Ferguslie Park in January 1983 on the last days of the Kilmacolm service. Alistair Ness.
January 1983
Set number: 107435
"It's a sair fecht". A sea of mud welcomes this tenacious lady to Houston in January 1983. Behind 107 435 (presumably 51996) is working a service on the last days of the Kilmacolm line. Alistair Ness.
January 1983
Set number: 107435
A Class 107 (appearing to be 51996) seen near Bridge of Weir with a Kilmacolm service on the last days of these services in January 1983. Alistair Ness.
8th January 1983
Set number: 107435
DMU set 107 435 with the 10:07 Glasgow - Kilmacolm service near Bridge of Weir on January 8, 1983. The DMBS closest is presumably 51996. Hamish Stevenson.
8th January 1983
Set number: 107435
DMU set 107 435 (with a Class 101 DMS) on the 11:01 Kilmacolm - Glasgow Central service near Kilmacolm on January 8, 1983. The DMBS closest is presumably 51996. Hamish Stevenson.
8th January 1983
Set number: 107435
The 12:07 Glasgow Central - Kilmacolm service heads away from the camera into Kilmacolm on January 8, 1983, presumably with 51996 closest. Hamish Stevenson.
8th January 1983
Set number: 107435
13:01 Kilmacolm - Glasgow Central service heads away from Kilmacolm on January 8, 1983, presumably led by 51996. Hamish Stevenson.
8th January 1983
Set number: 107435
On the last day of Kilmacolm services - 8 January 1983 - hybrid DMU set 107435 (presumably with 51996 closest) is seen at Houston with a mid-morning service. This line, the last closure in Scotland which would never happen today, fell because of squabbling between District Council, Regional Authority and PTE funding. Alistair Ness.
1987
51996 and 59798 after a side-swipe incident with a Class 86 at Shields Junction in April or May 1987. John Reddyhoff.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: unknown
Set number: 107435
107 435 (presumably 52019 + 59798 + 51996) is seen at Dundee. Undated. Andrew McConnell.
Date: unknown
Set number: 107435
Class 107 DMU 107435 (52019 presumably with 59798 + 51996) at Girvan. Date unknown. Stuart Pearce.