Vehicle 59785

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Class 107

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30613
Diagram: 647

Allocations

17/12/60	New to	66C (Hamilton)
2w/e 09/06/62	Transferred to	67A (Corkerhill)
4w/e 30/06/67	Transferred to	64H (Leith Central)
w/e 02/09/67	Transferred to	67A (Corkerhill)
May-68	Transferred to	66C (Hamilton)
May-73	Depot code change	HN
17/05/82	Transferred to	AY (Ayr)
Sep-86	Stored U.	AY (Ayr)
Nov-86	Reinstated	AY (Ayr)
11/07/88	Transferred to	HA (Haymarket)
14/05/90	Transferred to	ED (Eastfield) PEDX
29/07/91	Withdrawn from	ED (Eastfield) PEDX

Notes

12th July 1985 - Seen in Strathclyde orange & black livery
26th September 1986 - Seen in ex-works blue & grey livery
24th July 1989 - Seen with aluminium window mountings

Refurbished

At Glasgow Works dated 07/03/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51988	59785	52014						As delivered to 66C - 17th December 1960
	51988	59785	52014						Transfer to 67A - 2w/e 09/06/62
	51988	59785	52014						Transfer to 66C - 5w/e 01/06/68
120	51988	59785	52014						Listed at 66C - 1972
	51988	59785	52014						Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central1
	51988	59785	52014						Noted 27/08/74 - on Hamilton depot2
134	51988	59785	52014						Noted 05/09/76 - on Hamilton depot, set number only on 520142
	51988	59785	52014						Noted 03/04/1977 - at Glasgow Central 3
134	51988	59785	52014						Listed at HN - mid-May-78
439	52000	59785	52036						Listed at HN - 01/02/81
107439	52000	59785	52036						Noted 21st May 1981
107439	52000	59785	52036						Listed at AY - 13/06/82
107439	52000	59785	52015						Listed at AY - 17/06/84
107439	52000	59785	52036						Listed at AY - 25/03/85
	51989	59785	52023						Noted 12th July 1985
	52000	59785	52028						Noted circa 10/19854
107439	52000	59785	52036						Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986
454	51268	59785	51584						Listed at Ayr - August 1986
	52000	59785	52036						Noted 26th September 1986
107439	52000	59785	52036						Noted 11/10/1986 - at Falkland Yard4
	52000	59785	52036						Noted 13th December 1986
107439	52000	59785	52036						Listed at AY - 23/03/87
107439	52000	59785	52036						Noted circa 04/19874
	52000	59785	52036						Noted 31st December 1987
107439	52000	59785	52036						Listed at AY - Jan-88
107439	52000	59785	52036						Noted circa 05/19884
107439	52000	59785	52036						Listed at HA - circa August 1988
	52000	59785	52036						Noted 24th July 1989
107739	52000	59785	52036						Noted circa 12/19894
107039	52000	59785	52036						Listed at ED - 08/10/90
107039	52000	59785	52036						Noted circa 02/19914

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

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circa December 1960

Derby Heavyweight triple (later Class 107) centre car Sc59785. This is a close up of the vehicle taken from a Derby Works publicity photo (60/837) of a full three-car set taken on the Wirksworth branch circa December 1960. British Railways.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: circa December 1960

An official image (Derby Works negative 60/837) showing a new Class 107 DMU (Sc52014 + Sc59785 + Sc51988) posed for a publicity shot on the Wirksworth branch circa December 1960. British Railways.

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Date: 15th January 1988

Set number: 107439

107 439 (presumably 52036 + 59785 + 52000) calls at Nitshill with the 11.50 Barrhead - Glasgow Central train on 15 January 1988. Gordon Thomson.

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Date: unknown

Set number: 107739

107 739 (presumably 52036 59785 52000) caught after arrival at Glasgow Central. Undated. Malcolm Clements.