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Vehicle 59809


Class 110

Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30693
Diagram: 648

Allocations

02/12/61 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63Depot code change9D
4w/e 20/05/67 On loan to 56G (Hammerton Street)
4w/e 17/06/67 Transferred to 56G (Hammerton Street)
Dec-67Depot code change55F
May-73Depot code changeHS
13/05/84 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill) - Hammerton Street closed
03/05/87 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
Dec-87 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
11/07/88 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
12/12/90 Withdrawn from HA (Haymarket) PHAX

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 29/05/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


52067 59809 52077 As delivered to 26A - 2nd December 1961
51817 59809 51838 Noted 15/08/1970 - at Sheffield Midland1
51823 59809 52082 Noted 26/10/71 - in Manchester Victoria2
52070 59809 52079 Noted 31/08/72 - in Leeds City3
51814 59809 51832 Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50013 + 560023
51814 59809 51832 Noted 08/09/73 - in Leeds City2
52066 59809 51840 Noted 12/09/1975 - at Manchester Piccadilly1
52066 59809 51840 Noted 29/03/1976 - at Leeds1
51840 59809 52066 Noted 10/09/76 - on Newton Heath depot2
51434 59809 51840 Noted 13/08/77 - at Carnforth
51809 59809 51840 Noted 15/05/79
51827 59809 51831 Noted circa 04/19824
51814 59809 52085 Noted circa 10/19824
51814 59809 52085 Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 06.45 Southport to Manchester Victoria and 08.10 return service.4
52080 59809 51828 Noted circa 01/19834
51824 59809 51845 Noted circa 10/19834
51814 59809 51833 Noted 03/01/1984 - at Manchester Vic, on Bolton line service4
51819 59809 51838 Noted 07/10/85
51810 59809 52078 Noted 21/03/86 - at York2
51810 59809 52078 Noted 20/11/19864
101358 51426 59809 53171 Listed at ED - Jan-88
358 51426 59809 53171 Noted circa 05/19884
51246 59809 53171 Noted 23rd July 1988
101358 51426 59809 53171 Listed at HA - circa August 1988
535 53733 59809 53933 Listed at HA - 08/05/89
53164 59809 53733 Noted 27th May 1989

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

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 13th August 1977

On the 13th August 1977 this Hybrid set formed of Class 101 E51434 and Class 110s E59809 + E51840 is seen leaving Carnforth. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 15th May 1979

51809 / 59809 / 51840 enter Wakefield Westgate working a Huddersfield shuttle, 15th May 1979. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: 6th October 1979

Class 110s at Sheffield on 6 October 1979. Platform 4b contains 52081 + 59809 + 52070 and 3b has 52085 + 59810 + 52075. Just seen on the right is a Class 114. Rob Paterson.

DMU

Date: 19th June 1982

E51815 + E59809 + E51831 at Sowerby Bridge on June 19, 1982. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 7th October 1985

E51819 + 59809 + 51838 are seen at Ravensthorpe, 7/10/85. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: 13th December 1987

Set number: 358

E51426 on Haymarket depot on December 13, 1987. Behind is probably Class 110 centre car 59809, and in the next siding is 107426. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 13th May 1989

An Edinburgh - Cardenden service passes through Princes Street Gardens on 13 May 1989. The leading car is 53164 - it kept its damaged front end for at least a year after this. The centre car will likely be Class 110 59809, and the Class 120 at the far end should be 53733. Neil Smith.

DMU

Date: 18th July 1989

A trio of assorted DMU trailers lie out of use in the depot yard at Haymarket on 18/7/89. From left to right they are 59107(cl.101), 59809(cl.110) and 59153(cl.104). Leonard Rogers.

DMU

Date: 17th August 1989

Set number: 535

The 17:05 Kirkcaldy - Edinburgh Waverley arriving at Inverkeithing (at 17:26) on Thursday 17th August 1989. The centre and rear cars are believed to be 59809 (110) and 53733 (120), the leading Class 101 DMBS is possibly 53164. Colin Brooks.