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Vehicle 52072


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

13/01/62 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63Depot code change9D
2w/e 06/05/67 On loan to 56G (Hammerton Street)
2w/e 03/06/67 Transferred to 56G (Hammerton Street)
Dec-67Depot code change55F
May-73Depot code changeHS
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23/02/90 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ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 08/04/1983 released in blue/grey livery

52072 was involved in the following incident:


8/12/87 - Near Methley Junction, ER

Accident involving Class 110

Info from Bill Read

Collision of Class 110 twin-unit with Permanent Way Gang. E52072 (trailing car not identified). 4 persons killed. Incident blamed on an irregular system of working by PW Gang.


Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


52072 59814 52082 As delivered to 26A - 13th January 1962
52072 59103 52082 Noted 04/09/67 - at Leeds City1
52072 59811 51842 Noted 04/06/71 - at Manchester Piccadilly1
52072 59699 51842 Noted 06/08/19742
51842 59600 52072 Noted 24/08/74 - at Sheffield Midland3
51835 59694 52072 Noted 05/01/75 - on Botanic Gardens depot3
52072 59699 51842 Noted 12/02/76 - at Brough1
51842 59699 52072 Noted 10/04/76 - at Leeds1
52072 59699 51842 Noted Jun-76 - at Doncaster1
51842 59699 52072 Noted 05/01/77 - in Manchester Victoria with 51822/59707/518471
52072 59702 52083 Noted circa 10/19824
52072 59814 51839 Noted circa 06/19834
52072 59814 51839 Noted 19/06/83
52072 51839 Noted 27/03/1984 - on Manchester Vic to Wigan service4
52072 51835 Noted circa 07/19854
52072 52076 Noted 21/03/87 - on 15:48 Hull - Leeds with unknown centre car5
52072 51834 Noted 25/07/1987 - on 06:08 from Chesterfield - Sheffield4
52072 51834 Noted 03/10/87 - on 11:42 Sheffield - Cleethorpes via Rotherham Central5
52072 51834 Noted 22/11/87
52072 51834 Listed at NL - early Apr-88
52072 51834 Noted 02/08/88 - on 13:55 Lincoln-Sheffield
52072 51834 Noted 18/08/88 - on 22:30 Sheffield-Retford
52072 51834 Noted 22/10/88
52072 59250 53607 Noted 04/01/89 - on 16:51 York - Leeds via Harrogate6
510 53607 59250 52072 Listed at NL - Feb-89
52072 52077 Noted circa 04/19894
NL409 52072 51843 Listed at NL - 05/09/89

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

Images:

Class 110 DMU at Holgate

17th May 1980

08525 rescues failed E52083 + E59711 + E52072 seen at Holgate, York on 17/05/1980. John Carter.

Class 110 DMU at Manchester Victoria

August 1982

Birmingham RC&W Co. 3-car Local Passenger "Calder Valley" dmu (Class 110) Nos.E52072 (Class 110/2), E59810 (Class 163), E51839 (110/1) in mixed Rail Blue and Rail Blue & Grey livery with all yellow front ends approaching Manchester (Victoria) on a service from Bradford (Exchange) via Todmorden service, 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 110 DMU at Manchester Victoria

August 1982

Birmingham RC&W Co. 3-car Local Passenger "Calder Valley" dmu (Class 110) Nos.E52072 + E59810 + E51839 with the DMBC in BR Rail Blue livery and the other two cars in Rail Blue & Grey livery descending Miles Platting Bank into Manchester (Victoria) on a Leeds (City)- Bradford (Exchange) - Southport service, 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 110 DMU at Lincoln

Unknown date

52072 is at the head of this 2x2-car Class 110 formation at Lincoln. Tom Clift.

Class 110 DMU at Cambridge

June 1987

The unusual sight of a Class 110 stabled alongside Cambridge station in June 1987. The DMBS is 52072 and alongside is SYPTE liveried Class 114 with the DMBS 53045 just getting into the picture. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Class 110 DMU at Huddersfield

4th January 1988

52072 (Class 110) standing at platform 4, Huddersfield on the 4th Jan 1988. Lee Senior.

Class 110 DMU at Sheffield

22nd October 1988

BRCW class 110 'Calder Valley' set formed DMBC 52072 and DMCL 51834 stabled at Sheffield with 52072 nearest, 22/Oct/1988. Robert Chilton.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 8th September 1975

Waiting to form the 1516 to Sheffield on September 8, 1975, a three-car class 110 formation comprising E51842/59699/52072 stands at Leeds Platform 9B. Jeremy Chapter.

DMU

Date: 19th June 1983

Class 110 Birmingham R C & W Co. unit E51839, E59814 and E52072 at Blackpool North Carriage Sidings, 19-06-83. Vincent Haworth.

DMU

Date: 5th June 1985

By the mid-1980s, York station was looking rather tired and desperately in need of some tender loving care, but it is evident that the matter was in hand in this 5th June 1985 scene of 'Calder Valley' Class 110 DMU 52082-52072 departing for Harrogate and Leeds. Gordon Edgar.