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Vehicle 52066

Class 110

Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Rolls Royce 180hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30691
Diagram: 564

Allocations

25/11/61	New to	26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63	Depot code change	9D
2w/e 06/05/67	On loan to	56G (Hammerton Street)
2w/e 03/06/67	Transferred to	56G (Hammerton Street)
Dec-67	Depot code change	55F
May-73	Depot code change	HS
13/05/84	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)	- Hammerton Street closed
23/02/90	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 30/10/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	52066	59808	52076	As delivered to 26A - 25th November 1961
	52066	59808	52076	Noted Autumn 1966 - at Brough on 07:56 Hull - Manchester Exchange¹
	52066	59808	51831	Noted 04/09/67 - at Leeds City¹
	52066	59808	51831	Noted 07/10/67 - at Leeds City¹
	52066	59816	51840	Noted 10/04/73 - on 1515 Sheffield-Manchester Piccadilly
	52066	59816	51840	Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds¹
	52066	59812	51835	Noted 07/07/74 - at Sheffield¹
	52066	59809	51840	Noted 12/09/1975 - at Manchester Piccadilly²
	52066	59809	51840	Noted 29/03/1976 - at Leeds²
	51840	59809	52066	Noted 10/09/76 - on Newton Heath depot³
	52066	59711	51504	Noted circa 10/1982⁴
	52066	51836		Noted 23/12/1983 - at Manchester Victoria⁴
	52066	59817	51829	Noted 24/05/85
	52066	59817	51829	Noted circa 06/1985⁴
	52066	59817	51829	Noted 06/10/1986⁴
	52066	51829		Noted 18/05/87
	52066	51829		Noted 05/07/1987 - at Sheffield⁵
	52066	51829		Noted 22/11/87
	52066	51829		Noted 5th March 1988
	52066	51829		Listed at NL - early Apr-88
	52066	51829		Noted 15/08/88⁶
	52066	51829		Noted 15/09/88 - on 19:31 Sheffield-Cleethorpes
411	52066	51829		Listed at NL - Feb-89
	51829	52066		Noted 06/02/89 - on 13:03 Leeds - Carlisle⁶
	52066	51829		Noted 09/08/89 - on 17:08 York - Doncaster via Selby⁶
NL405	52066	51829		Listed at NL - 05/09/89

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
6: Graeme Phillips

Images:

8th March 1975

Class 110 E52066 at Scarborough Falsgrave on 8 March 1975. Alistair Ness.

13th March 1978

E52066 is the leading vehicle in this Class 110 set seen at Selby on the 13th March 1978. Ian Francis.

30th December 1980

At Skelmanthorpe on 30/12/1980 is E52066 + E59701 + E51832 with the 13:00 Clayton West - Huddersfield service. John Carter.

30th December 1980

E52066 + E59701 + E51832 wait to depart Clayton West with the 13:00 to Huddersfield on December 30, 1980. John Carter.

24th April 1985

Not disappointing the observer at Sheffield Midland station, with a typical heritage unit clag trail 'Calder Valley' BRCW units E52066 - E59817 - E51829 depart forming a service to Leeds. Inter-City 125 HST power car 43100 'Craigetinny' is on the right. 24th April 1985. Gordon Edgar.

August 1985

A Class 110 (E52066 closest) and Met-Camm DMUs at Skipton in August 1985. Ian Docwra.

9th November 1985

A Leeds Neville Hill allocated BRC&W class 110 dmu M52066 on a Rochdale service, stands next to a Newton Heath allocated Swindon Cross-Country class 120 dmu with a Blackpool North service on 9th November 1985. This view has totally changed beyond recognition, all the platforms are now straight with a 21,000 seat arena built on top of them. Andrew J Crowther.

12th June 1988

A 6 car DMU rake made up of three 2 car units, led by BRCW Class 110 pairing 52066 + 51829, traverses the 'Holmes Chord' south of Rotherham Central station, heading south. 12th June 1988. John Crooks.

15th March 1989

E52066 + E51829 at Sheffield on the 15th March 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

12th April 1989

Class 110 2-car set with 52066 closest at Castleford, 12th August 1989 with the 14:07 Leeds - Knottingley service. Lee Senior.

4th June 1989

A Class 110 DMU (52066 closest, presumably with 51829) and a Met-Camm set at Scarborough on 4-6-89. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

3rd March 1990

Class 110 DMBS no. 52066 at Sheffield paired with class 101 DMS no. 53242, which was formerly based at Eastfield and at this date still carried it's Scottish set number 101364. Robert Chilton.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 30th December 1980

A Rolls-Royce powered BRC&W set formed of E51832 + E59701 + E52066 with the 1210 ex-Huddersfield at Clayton West on 30-12-1980. John Carter.

Date: 26th July 1986

Set number: 90

A three-car Class 101 DMU is seen in Sheffield station with Scarborough on the destination blind on 26 July 1986. Formed of 53178 + 59052 + 53191 it was allocated to Neville Hill but carries an old Norwich set number. On the left is Class 110 52066. Keith Miller.

Date: 18th May 1987

Having strayed from their native Yorkshire - in practice, they had a fairly wide sphere of operation which saw them travel as far north as Darlington on occasions - Class 110 cars E51829 + E52066 are seen surrounded by Class 143 Pacer units at Newcastle on 18/05/1987 . Graeme Phillips Collection.

Date: 1st July 1988

Class 110 twin E51829+E52066 at Barnetby on the 1st July 1988 with a Sheffield-Cleethorpes service. Kevin Law.

Date: 15th March 1989

E51829 + E52066 leaving Sheffield on the 15th March 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: 29th July 1989

Set number: NL411

BRCW class 110 'Calder Valley' DMU at Dent heading north under a foreboding sky, 29/Jul/1989. DMCL 51829 is leading DMBC 52066 and the set number is NL411 - set numbers were allocated but not carried at Neville Hill. Robert Chilton.

Date: 3rd March 1990

Set number: 101364

Class 101 no. 53242, recently transferred from Eastfield and still displaying set number 101364, is seen at Sheffield on a gloomy afternoon temporarily paired with class 110 DMBS no. 52066. 53242 would shortly go on to Tyseley depot and become part of set T032 paired with class 116 DMBS no. 53090 and later DMBS no. 53844. Robert Chilton.

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