Vehicle 59787 / 977226
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
| 23/12/60 | New to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 3w/e 30/06/62 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
| 4w/e 31/05/69 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HN | |
| 17/05/82 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| Jan-84 | Stored U. | AY (Ayr) | - AY fire victim |
| circa Mar-84 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) | |
| May-84 | To departmental stock | HQ (Headquarters) | |
| circa Jan-86 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
59787 - original number
977226 - from May-84 (departmental stock)
Department Use as RDB977226
Laboratory coach - conversion abandoned From 5/84 to 1987.
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 23/02/1980 released in blue/grey livery59787 was involved in the following incident:
02/01/84 - Ayr depot
Fire involving Class 101 / Class 107
A fire at the depot, thought to be caused by vandalism, destroyed several DMU vehicles. More Details.
Disposal
Scrapped by Bird Group, Long Marston
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51990 | 59787 | 52016 | As delivered to 66C - 23rd December 1960 | ||||||
| 51990 | 59787 | 52016 | Transfer to 67A - 3w/e 30/06/62 | ||||||
| 51990 | 59787 | 52022 | Noted 11/09/71 - on Hamilton depot (normal DMCL 52016 in Glasgow Works)1 | ||||||
| 122 | 51990 | 59787 | 52016 | Listed at 66C - 1972 | |||||
| 51990 | 59787 | 52022 | Noted 29/07/1972 - at Glasgow Central2 | ||||||
| 50754 | 59787 | Noted 16/04/73 - in Manchester Victoria3 | |||||||
| 51990 | 59787 | 52016 | Noted 25/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central4 | ||||||
| 51447 | 59787 | 52016 | Noted 25/08/75 - on Corkerhill depot3 | ||||||
| 51996 | 59787 | 52020 | Noted 31/12/75 - in Edinburgh Waverley1 | ||||||
| 52000 | 59787 | 52016 | Noted 24/07/76 - in Glasgow Central1 | ||||||
| 136 | 51990 | 59787 | 52016 | Noted 09/09/76 - at Ardrossan South Beach3 | |||||
| 136 | 51990 | 59787 | 52016 | Listed at HN - mid-May-78 | |||||
| 440 | 52001 | 59787 | 52014 | Listed at HN - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 107440 | 52001 | 59787 | 52014 | Listed at AY - 13/06/82 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Jeremy Goodyear
Images:
15th February 1984
Set number: 440
Class 107 TSL Sc59787 seemed to receive little damage to this side during the Ayr depot fire on January 2, 1984. There is paint that has been burned off above the gangway when seen at the depot on February 15, 1984. Hamish Stevenson.