Vehicle 52000
Class 107
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30611
Diagram: 639
Allocations
| 11/02/61 | New to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| w/e 04/03/61 | On loan to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| w/e 18/03/61 | Ex-loan back to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 4w/e 24/06/61 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 4w/e 05/12/64 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 3w/e 02/07/66 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
| Mar-72 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HN | |
| 17/05/82 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| 29/06/86 | 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| 29/07/91 | Withdrawn from | ED (Eastfield) PEDX |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
26th September 1986 - Seen in ex-works blue & grey livery
26th September 1986 - Seen with black cab window surround
24th July 1989 - Seen with aluminium window mountings
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 07/03/1981 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 52000 | 59797 | 52026 | As delivered to 66C - 11th February 1961 | ||||||
| 52000 | 59797 | 52026 | Transfer to 64H - w/e 04/03/61 | ||||||
| 52000 | 59797 | 52026 | Transfer to 66C - 4w/e 05/12/64 | ||||||
| 132 | 52000 | 59805 | 52026 | Listed at 67A - Aug-70 | |||||
| 52000 | 59797 | 52026 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central1 | ||||||
| 146 | 52000 | Noted 25/08/75 - on Hamilton depot, partners not recorded2 | |||||||
| 52000 | 59796 | 52025 | Noted 28/03/1976 - at Glasgow Central 3 | ||||||
| 52000 | 59787 | 52016 | Noted 24/07/76 - in Glasgow Central4 | ||||||
| 146 | 52000 | 59797 | 52026 | Noted 05/09/76 - on Hamilton depot, set number only on 520002 | |||||
| 52000 | 59797 | 52026 | Noted 21/08/77 - on 12.45 Ayr – Glasgow Central5 | ||||||
| 146 | 52000 | 59797 | 52026 | Listed at HN - mid-May-78 | |||||
| 52000 | 59807 | 52036 | Noted 01/06/1980 - Seen at Carlisle6 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 52000 | 59785 | 52028 | Noted circa 10/19856 | ||||||
| 107439 | 52000 | 59785 | 52036 | Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 52000 | 59785 | 52036 | Noted 26th September 1986 | ||||||
| 107439 | 52000 | 59785 | 52036 | Noted 11/10/1986 - at Falkland Yard6 | |||||
| 52000 | 59785 | 52036 | Noted 13th December 1986 | ||||||
| 107439 | 52000 | 59048 | 52036 | Noted 17/01/19876 | |||||
| 52000 | 59048 | 52036 | Noted 25th January 1987 | ||||||
| 107439 | 52000 | 59785 | 52036 | Listed at AY - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 107439 | 52000 | 59069 | 52036 | Noted 25/03/19876 | |||||
| 107439 | 52000 | 59785 | 52036 | Noted circa 04/19876 | |||||
| 52000 | 59785 | 52036 | Noted 31st December 1987 | ||||||
| 107439 | 52000 | 59785 | 52036 | Listed at AY - Jan-88 | |||||
| 107439 | 52000 | 59785 | 52036 | Noted circa 05/19886 | |||||
| 107439 | 52000 | 59785 | 52036 | Listed at HA - circa August 1988 | |||||
| 52000 | 59785 | 52036 | Noted 24th July 1989 | ||||||
| 107739 | 52000 | 59785 | 52036 | Noted circa 12/19896 | |||||
| 107039 | 52000 | 59785 | 52036 | Listed at ED - 08/10/90 | |||||
| 107039 | 52000 | 59785 | 52036 | Noted circa 02/19916 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Leonard Rogers
5: Phil Shatford
6: Eddie Knorn
Images:
circa 1980
Set number: 146
DMBS 52000 was one of the last Class 107 vehicles in plain blue, seen leading set 146 out of Glasgow Central station. Circa 1980. Andrew McConnell.
June 1982
Set number: 107439
107439 - presumably with 52000 leading - is seen at Lochside with a Class 101 on the rear in June 1982. Andrew McConnell.
7th April 1984
Set number: 107439
Derby class 107 3 car unit 107439 is the leading unit forming the 11.15 service to Glasgow Central waiting to leave the rather grand station at Ayr on 7th April 1984. The leading vehicle, sporting an Ayr depot sticker, is DMBS Sc52000. A second class 107 unit completes the rake whilst Metro Cammell unit 101341 (presumably 51536 + 59557 + 51469) has recently arrived. Bruce Galloway.
circa 1984
Set number: 107439
107 439 (presumably 52000 closest) departs Kilwinning on its way to Ayr, circa mid-1984. Spannerman37025.
4th September 1984
Set number: 107439
SC52000 at Ayr on 04-09-84. The far car is a 101, the Class 107 DMC from 107 439 was running in a different set (see image 6548). Image by MD Williams. Vincent Haworth.
Unknown date
Set number: 107439
107 439 (52000 presumably closest 52036 furthest and includes a 101 centre car) and (101) 348 in Glasgow Queen Street station. Andrew McConnell.
Unknown date
Set number: 107439
With black cab window surrounds and Trans-Clyde branding, 107439 (presumably 52000 closest, 52036 is furthest) sits in-between duties at Glasgow Queen Street station. Undated. Andrew McConnell.
5th July 1989
Set number: 107739
Comparison in front ends at Waverley station, Edinburgh, on the morning of 5/7/89. Derby 'lightweight' class 108 52059 is on the left and class 107 (Derby 'heavyweight') 52000 is on the right, with the photographer's sons looking on. Leonard Rogers.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 27th August 1977
Set number: 162
Largs station on 27 August 1977 contains a Class 116 (right - set 162, SC50899) and a Class 107 (left, set 146, SC52000). Tom Burnham.
Date: 25th September 1984
Set number: 366
Class 104 DMS 53577 in Glasgow Central station on September 25 1984 as part of a hybrid set with a Class 107 centre car and Class 101 DMBS. Alongside is 107 439, probably 52000. Mike McDonald.
Date: unknown
Set number: 107439
107 439 (52036 closest, 52000 presumably furthest) sits at the stops at Glasgow Queen Street. Date unknown. Andrew McConnell.
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.
Date: unknown
Set number: 107739
107 739 (presumably 52036 59785 52000) caught after arrival at Glasgow Central. Undated. Malcolm Clements.
Date: May 1990
Set number: 107739
107 739 enters Inverkeithing station with an Edinburgh bound train in May 1990. It appears to be 52000 at the front. Colin Brooks.