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Vehicle 52079


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: 30692
Diagram: 563

Allocations

30/12/61 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
15/03/87 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill)

Notes

30/04/76 - 50630, 51816, 51979, 56187, 52079 noted on Doncaster Works

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 20/06/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


52069 59811 52079 As delivered to 26A - 30th December 1961
52069 59818 52079 Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Victoria1
52069 59815 52079 Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Victoria1
52074 59705 52079 Noted 14/08/70 - in Manchester Victoria2
52069 59709 52079 Noted 19/04/71 - in Leeds City2
52070 59809 52079 Noted 31/08/72 - in Leeds City1
52070 59808 52079 Noted 04/01/78
51819 59810 52079 Noted circa 02/19833
51828 59700 52079 Noted circa 06/19833
51820 52079 Noted circa 09/19863
51820 52079 Noted 09/10/19863

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 110 DMU at Manchester Victoria

Unknown date

Class 110 DMC E52079 at Manchester Victoria, date unknown. Walter Burt.

Class 110 DMU at York

Unknown date

Class 110 DMCL E52079 at York, circa early 1970s. Graham Clark.

Class 110 DMU at Morley

21st March 1977

A Class 110 "Calder Valley" DMU arrives into Morley station with a Huddersfield service on 21 March 1977. The closest car appears to be E52079. Michael Mensing.

Class 110 DMU at Mirfiled

20th November 1978

E52079 heads this Class 110 set at Mirfield on the 20th November 1978. Malcolm Clements.

Class 110 DMU at Hammerton Street depot

16th May 1982

A two-car Class 110 DMU (E52079 closest) with Met-Camm vehicles behind in Bradford Hammerton Street depot on 16 May 1982. Brian Daniels.

Class 110 DMU at York

25th July 1986

E52079 stands in what was then platform 8 of York station with a service for Huddersfield, Friday 25/07/86. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 110 DMU at Worksop

24th February 1989

A Class 110 DMU formed of 52079 + 52085 at Worksop on 24 February 1989. Photo by Mark Harrington. John Carter Collection.