Vehicle 52079
Class 110
Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Rolls Royce 180hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30692
Diagram: 563
Allocations
| 30/12/61 | New to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9D | |
| 2w/e 06/05/67 | On loan to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
| 2w/e 03/06/67 | Transferred to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
| Dec-67 | Depot code change | 55F | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HS | |
| 13/05/84 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | - Hammerton Street closed |
| 15/03/87 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) |
Notes
30/04/76 - 50630, 51816, 51979, 56187, 52079 noted on Doncaster Works
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 20/06/1980 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 52069 | 59811 | 52079 | As delivered to 26A - 30th December 1961 | ||||||
| 52069 | 59818 | 52079 | Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 52069 | 59815 | 52079 | Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 52069 | 59699 | 52079 | Noted 16/05/1969 - Leeds2 | ||||||
| 51430 | 59699 | 52079 | Noted 14/06/1969 - York2 | ||||||
| 52069 | 59704 | 52079 | Noted 29/09/1969 - Leeds2 | ||||||
| 52069 | 59809 | 52079 | Noted 12/12/1969 - Leeds on Manchester Victoria service with 51827-59707-59189-518472 | ||||||
| 52069 | 59702 | 52079 | Noted 29/04/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.3 | ||||||
| 52071 | 59702 | 59700 | 52079 | Noted 27/06/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.3 | |||||
| 52074 | 59705 | 52079 | Noted 14/08/70 - in Manchester Victoria4 | ||||||
| 52069 | 59698 | 52079 | Noted 11/12/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.3 | ||||||
| 52069 | 59709 | 52079 | Noted 19/04/71 - in Leeds City4 | ||||||
| 52070 | 59809 | 52079 | Noted 31/08/72 - in Leeds City1 | ||||||
| 52070 | 59808 | 52079 | Noted 28/03/76 - in Doncaster Works5 | ||||||
| 52070 | 59808 | 52079 | Noted 04/09/77 - at Newton Heath5 | ||||||
| 52070 | 59808 | 52079 | Noted 10/12/77 - at Hammerton Street5 | ||||||
| 52070 | 59808 | 52079 | Noted 04/01/78 | ||||||
| 51828 | 59817 | 52079 | Noted 28/04/79 - working off Hammerton Street5 | ||||||
| 51819 | 59810 | 52079 | Noted circa 02/19833 | ||||||
| 51828 | 59700 | 52079 | Noted circa 06/19833 | ||||||
| 51820 | 59812 | 52079 | Noted 06/09/1985 - at Preston 5 | ||||||
| 51820 | 52079 | Noted 22/02/1986 - at Leeds City 5 | |||||||
| 51820 | 52079 | Noted circa 09/19863 | |||||||
| 51820 | 52079 | Noted 09/10/19863 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Gerald Brown
5: Martin Lumley
Images:
Unknown date
Class 110 DMC E52079 at Manchester Victoria, date unknown. Walter Burt.
Unknown date
Class 110 DMCL E52079 at York, circa early 1970s. Graham Clark.
21st March 1977
A Class 110 "Calder Valley" DMU arrives into Morley station with a Huddersfield service on 21 March 1977. The closest car appears to be E52079. Michael Mensing.
20th November 1978
E52079 heads this Class 110 set at Mirfield on the 20th November 1978. Malcolm Clements.
16th May 1982
A two-car Class 110 DMU (E52079 closest) with Met-Camm vehicles behind in Bradford Hammerton Street depot on 16 May 1982. Brian Daniels.
25th September 1985
Its 17:03 and 52079+59812+51820 are awaiting departure time from Liverpool Lime Street presumably with a service to Leeds on Wednesday 25th September 1985. Photo by the late Rob Simpson Ian Hazlehurst.
25th July 1986
E52079 stands in what was then platform 8 of York station with a service for Huddersfield, Friday 25/07/86. Graeme Phillips Collection.
24th February 1989
A Class 110 DMU formed of 52079 + 52085 at Worksop on 24 February 1989. Photo by Mark Harrington. John Carter Collection.