Vehicle 52003
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
| 25/02/61 | New to | 64H (Leith Central) | - on loan from 66C |
| 2w/e 12/05/62 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 3w/e 02/06/62 | Transferred to | 67C (Ayr) | |
| 3w/e 30/06/62 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
| Mar-72 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HN | |
| 02/08/82 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | - HN closing |
| Jan-84 | Stored U. | AY (Ayr) | - AY fire victim |
| circa May-84 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) |
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 20/09/1983 released in blue/grey livery52003 was involved in the following incident:
02/01/84 - Ayr depot
Fire involving Class 101 / Class 107
A fire at the depot, thought to be caused by vandalism, destroyed several DMU vehicles. More Details.
Disposal
Scrapped by WC McLuskey, on location at Ayr depot
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 52003 | 59800 | 52029 | As delivered to 66C - 25th February 1961 - on loan to 64H | ||||||
| 52003 | 59800 | 52029 | Transfer to 66C - 2w/e 12/05/62 | ||||||
| 52003 | 59800 | 52029 | Transfer to 67C - 3w/e 02/06/62 | ||||||
| 52003 | 59800 | 52029 | Transfer to 67A - 3w/e 30/06/62 | ||||||
| 135 | 52003 | 59796 | 52025 | Listed at 67A - Aug-70 | |||||
| 52003 | 59807 | 52030 | Noted 11/09/71 - at Corkerhill1 | ||||||
| 52003 | 59800 | 52029 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2 | ||||||
| 52003 | 59800 | 52029 | Noted 01/06/19743 | ||||||
| 52003 | 59800 | 52029 | Noted 31/12/75 - in Glasgow Central1 | ||||||
| 52003 | 59800 | 52029 | Noted 23/02/77 - in Glasgow Central1 | ||||||
| 149 | 52003 | 59800 | 52029 | Listed at HN - mid-May-78 | |||||
| 442 | 52003 | 59792 | 52025 | Listed at HN - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 107442 | 52003 | 59792 | 52025 | Listed at AY - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 50376 | 56469 | 52003 | Noted 18th January 1983 | ||||||
| 107442 | 52003 | 59792 | 52025 | Noted circa 12/19834 | |||||
| 107 | 52003 | 59565 | 52035 | Noted 28/12/1983 - At Glasgow Central on a Largs service |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
2nd December 1982
Set number: 107442
Set 107 442 (presumably 52003 leading) heads away from the camera between Bridge of Weir and Houston with a Glasgow Central - Kilmacolm service on the 2nd December 1982. Hamish Stevenson.
2nd December 1982
Set number: 107442
107 442 (presumably with 52003 leading) is seen near Kilmacolm with a Kilmacolm - Glasgow Central service on the 2nd December 1982, just a few weeks before the line closed. Hamish Stevenson.
2nd December 1982
Set number: 107442
A Kilmacolm - Glasgow Central service seen near Bridge of Weir on the 2nd December 1982, worked by 107 442 (presumably with 52003 leading). Hamish Stevenson.
29th October 1983
Set number: 107442
Three Class 107s line up at Ayr Station 29-10-83, including 107442 (presumably 52003) and 107437. This was the weekend of the Ayr depot open days. Spannerman37025.
30th October 1983
Set number: 107442
107442 (presumably 52003) is on display at Ayr station at the Open Days of 29th and 30th (pictured) October 1983. The Open Days were held to celebrate the announcement of the electrification of the railway to Glasgow, which was completed in September 1986. Gordon Thomson.
28th December 1983
Set number: 107442
A hybrid DMU formed SC52003 + SC59565 + SC52035 in Largs station waiting to depart to Glasgow Central on 28 December 1983. Just a few days later 52003 would be caught in a fire in Ayr depot and withdrawn. Brian Daniels.
1984
The grounded body of Class 107 DMBS 52003 on Ayr depot in 1984. It has been the victim of a fire at the depot in January and would be cut up there in September. Another vehicle is on its side to the right, and there is a battery box cut off one of the vehicles on the left. Mike Bunker.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 28th December 1983
Set number: 107
A 107/101/107 hybrid DMU formed of SC52035 + SC59565 + SC52003 ready to work a Largs service in Glasgow Central on 28 December 1983. An old set number - 155 - can just be seen next to the 107 on the cab front. Brian Daniels.
Date: 28th December 1983
Set number: 107
A 107/101/107 hybrid DMU formed of SC52035 + SC59565 + SC52003 in Largs station with a service to Glasgow Central on 28 December 1983. Brian Daniels.