Vehicle 52008
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
| 15/04/61 | New to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 3w/e 02/07/66 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
| Mar-72 | Transferred to | 67C (Ayr) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | AY | |
| 3w/e 30/04/78 | Transferred to | HN (Hamilton) | |
| 02/08/82 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | - HN closing |
| 29/06/86 | Stored U. | AY (Ayr) | |
| Aug-86 | Reinstated | AY (Ayr) | |
| 11/07/88 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 07/07/91 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) PHAX | |
| 18/08/92 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | - (stored) |
| 05/10/92 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
Notes
19th September 1986 - Seen in Strathclyde orange & black livery
5th July 1990 - Seen with aluminium window mountings
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 16/08/1980 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Preserved - more details.
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 52008 | 59805 | 52034 | As delivered to 66C - 15th April 1961 | ||||||
| 140 | 52008 | 59799 | 52026 | Noted circa Sep-69 | |||||
| 140 | 52008 | 59795 | 52033 | Listed at 67A - Aug-70 | |||||
| 52008 | 59795 | 52024 | Noted 15/08/70 - in Kyle St sidings1 | ||||||
| 52008 | 59806 | 52036 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2 | ||||||
| 154 | 52008 | 59805 | 52034 | Listed at HN - mid-May-78 | |||||
| 447 | 52008 | 59788 | 52029 | Listed at HN - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 107447 | 52008 | 59788 | 52029 | Listed at HN - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 107447 | 52008 | 59798 | 52024 | Noted circa 11/19833 | |||||
| 52008 | 59793 | 52027 | Noted 19th April 1984 | ||||||
| 107447 | 52008 | 59793 | 52027 | Listed at AY - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 107447 | 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Listed at AY - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 107447 | 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 - Strathclyde livery | |||||
| 107447 | 52008 | 59802 | 51803 | Formed at AY p/e 17/09/86 | |||||
| 52008 | 59802 | 51803 | Noted 19th September 1986 | ||||||
| 107447 | 52008 | 59802 | 51803 | Formation change - AY - circa Oct-86 | |||||
| 52008 | 59802 | 51803 | Noted 12/10/1986 - at Haymarket Depot3 | ||||||
| 52008 | 59802 | 51803 | Noted 07/11/19863 | ||||||
| 107447 | 52008 | 59802 | 51803 | Noted 16/11/86 | |||||
| 52008 | 59804 | 52031 | Noted circa 03/19873 | ||||||
| 107447 | 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Listed at AY - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 107447 | 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Noted 28/03/19873 | |||||
| 107447 | 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Noted 04/05/19873 | |||||
| 107447 | 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Listed at AY - Jan-88 | |||||
| 107447 | 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Noted circa 05/19883 | |||||
| 107447 | 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Listed at ED - circa August 1988 | |||||
| 107747 | 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Noted circa 12/19893 | |||||
| 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Noted 06/01/904 | ||||||
| 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Noted 5th July 1990 | ||||||
| 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Noted 10/08/904 | ||||||
| 107047 | 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Listed at ED - 08/10/90 | |||||
| 107047 | 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Listed at HA - Jul-91 | |||||
| 107047 | 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Listed at HA - Aug-91 | |||||
| 52008 | 52020 | Noted 04/11/91 - on 06:05 Edinburgh - Fife Circle5 | |||||||
| 107047 | 52008 | 59792 | 52029 | Listed at HA - Dec-91 | |||||
| 52008 | 59792 | 51994 | Noted 13/06/1992 - Black Cat Railtours Classic 107 DMU Railtour re-run | ||||||
| 107047 | 52008 | 59792 | 52011 | Listed at HA - 02/07/92 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Graeme Phillips
5: David Bellamy
Images:
1979
Set number: 154
Class 107 set 154 (with 52008 closest) awaits departure at Largs station in 1979, the pre-electrification era. John Law.
12th August 1979
Set number: 154
SC52008 was part of set 154 when seen at Haymarket depot on the 12th August 1979. Jerry Glover.
Unknown date
Set number: 107447
Sc52008 leads 107 447 out of GLasgow Central in the early 1980s. Spannerman37025.
7th August 1985
Set number: 107447
Two Class 107 DMBSs on Ayr depot on 7th August 1985. The one on the left is from 107447, presumably 52008. John Crooks.
29th April 1986
Set number: 107447
Ex-works 107 447 seen at Ayr TMD on 29 April 1986, presumably 52008 + 59792 + 52029. Neil Cannon.
June 1986
Set number: 107447
107447 arriving into Glasgow Central station during 1986. The DMBS closest to the camera is presumably 52008. Andrew McConnell.
16th November 1986
Set number: 107447
Set 107447 is a 107/101 hybrid formed 52008 + 59802 + 51803 when seen at Portobello with the 12:38 Edinburgh - Dunbar shuttle on November 1986. Hamish Stevenson.
6th February 1987
Set number: 107447
A Class 107 heads out of Glasgow Central in the fading light on the 6th February 1987. This seems to be set 107447, presumably with 52008 closest. Stuart Mackay Collection.
May 1988
Set number: 107447
107447 (presumably 52008 + 59792 + 52029) near Eglington Street, to the south of Glasgow Central, in May 1988. Andrew McConnell.
July 1988
Set number: 107447
107447 (presumably 52008 + 59792 + 52029) in July 1988, thought to be between Lugton and Barrhead. Andrew McConnell.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 23rd March 1986
Set number: 101430
Adrossan Town station on 23 March 1986 just before electrification of the route was expected to commence. At the head of the line of Class 101/107 units is Metro-Cammell hybrid unit 101430 (comprising 51803 + 59802 + 52008) in Strathclyde PTE livery. A full electrified service commenced from 19th January 1987. Gordon Edgar.
Date: 24th September 1986
Set number: 101430
101430 has 51803 closest and two Class 107 vehicles (presumably 59802 + 52008), and is working with a Class 120 set on an Ayr service arriving into Barassie on September 24, 1986. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 16th November 1986
Set number: 101430
A hybrid 101/107 set 51803 + 59802 + 52008 seen at Portobello with the 12:38 Edinburgh - Dunbar shuttle on the 16th November 1986. The 101 end is labeled set 101430, the 107 end set 107447. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 1987
Set number: 107447
Derby Heavyweight set 107447 (presumably 52029 + 59792 + 52008) in Haymarket station in 1987. S Saunders.
Date: 4th April 1987
Set number: 107447
107447 (52029 and presumably 59792 + 52008) in Glasgow Central station on 4 April 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 25th October 1987
Set number: 107447
107447 (presumably 52029 + 59792 + 52008) passes through Newton-on-Ayr on 25-10-1987. The class 107 d.m.u.s were based in Scotland for all their working lives, and, together with the Metro-Cammell class 101s, formed most Ayrshire passenger services form the demise of the Swindon built class 126 in 1981 until electrification in September 1986. Gordon Thomson.
Date: July 1988
Set number: 107447
107 447 (presumably 52029 + 59792 + 52008), believed to be between Lugton and Barrhead in July 1988. Andrew McConnell.