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Vehicle 59800


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

25/02/61 New to 66C (Hamilton)
27/03/61 On loan to 64H (Leith Central) - also noted as June
2w/e 12/05/62 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
3w/e 02/06/62 Transferred to 67C (Ayr)
3w/e 30/06/62 Transferred to 67A (Corkerhill)
Mar-72 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
May-73Depot code changeHN
02/08/82 Transferred to AY (Ayr) - HN closing
29/06/86 Stored AY (Ayr)
p/e 23/11/86 Reinstated AY (Ayr)
Oct-87 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
11/07/88 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
14/05/90 Transferred to ED (Eastfield) PEDX
16/05/91 Withdrawn from ED (Eastfield) PXXZ
p/e 22/06/91 Reinstated ED (Eastfield) PEDX
29/07/91 Withdrawn from ED (Eastfield) PEDX

Notes

16th July 1988 - Seen in blue & grey livery

Refurbished

At Glasgow Works dated 24/01/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


52003 59800 52029 As delivered to 66C - 25th February 1961 - on loan to 64H
52003 59800 52029 Transfer to 66C - 2w/e 12/05/62
52003 59800 52029 Transfer to 67C - 3w/e 02/06/62
52003 59800 52029 Transfer to 67A - 3w/e 30/06/62
134 52002 59800 52035 Noted circa Sep-69
142 52010 59800 52035 Listed at 67A - Aug-70
52003 59800 52029 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central1
52003 59800 52029 Noted 01/06/19742
52003 59800 52029 Noted 31/12/75 - in Glasgow Central3
52003 59800 52029 Noted 23/02/77 - in Glasgow Central3
149 52003 59800 52029 Listed at HN - mid-May-78
51992 59800 52026 Noted 26/01/81
432 51992 59800 52026 Listed at HN - 01/02/81
107432 51992 59800 52026 Listed at HN - 13/06/82
107432 51992 59800 53565 Listed at AY - 17/06/84
52001 59800 53565 Noted 28th August 1984
107432 51992 59800 52026 Listed at AY - 25/03/85
107432 51992 59800 52026 Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986
107432 51992 59800 52026 Noted 11/10/1986 - at Falkland Yard4
51992 59800 52026 Noted 19th February 1987
107432 51992 59800 52026 Listed at AY - 23/03/87
107432 51992 59800 52026 Listed at ED - Jan-88
456 53464 59800 52026 Noted February 1988
107432 51992 59800 52026 Noted 16th July 1988
107432 51992 59800 52026 Listed at HA - circa August 1988
51992 59800 52026 Noted 10/08/905
107032 51992 59800 52026 Listed at ED - 08/10/90
107032 51992 59800 52026 Noted circa 02/19914

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Graeme Phillips

Images:

Class 107 DMU at Haymarket depot

17th August 1989

Set number: 432

The DMU sidings at Haymarket depot at 16:55 on Thursday 17th August 1989. From left to right: a Met-Camm, a 108, two Class 107 centre cars, Met-Camm, 156. The closest Class 107 centre car has the set number 432 on the end, and is presumably 59800. Colin Brooks.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 13th June 1984

M53565 is the leading car in this 6-car set (presumably with 59800 + 51992) running into Haymarket station with the ECS for the 06:52 Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central on the 13th June 1984. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 24th July 1984

A Class 104 DMS takes the place of a power car in a Class 107 set at Glasgow Central on 24/7/84. Probably 53565 (note the boarded up rear window) with 59800 + 51992. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 23rd March 1986

Largs railway station on 23rd March 1986, before work on electrification began. On the left was Class 120 Cross Country DMU 53705 + 59264 + 53687 and on the right Class 101/107 hybrid unit 101320 (51248 + 59800 + 52011). Gordon Edgar.

DMU

Date: 5th July 1989

An unusual view of the west end of Waverley station, Edinburgh, on the morning of 5/7/89. No trains were moving this day - it was the day of one of the weekly strikes staged by the NUR that summer. Almost every platform is filled with stabled stock. From left to right there are : an HST in plat.19, 52053 coupled to 59248 and 52059 (108 380) in plat.18, a Mk.2 DVT (9709) in plat.17, 53260 coupled to 59042 and 51241 (101 315) in plat.16, nothing visible in plat.15, 150 244 in plat.14, 53933 (coupled to 51566) in plat.13, 53164(cl.101) coupled to 59800(cl.107) and 53733, forming 120 535, in plat.12 and another HST in plat.11. Leonard Rogers.

DMU

Date: 6th May 1990

Set number: 107732

107732 (51992 59800 52026) on Haymarket depot, 6th May 1990. Ian Charles.

DMU

Date: 14th November 1990

Set number: 107032

107032 (presumably 51992 + 59800 + 52026) at Wallyford on 14/11/90 with 2Y10 the 10:35 Haymarket - North Berwick service. Roddy MacPhee.