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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-73Depot code changeHN
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circa Mar-84 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)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circa Jan-86 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters)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 livery

59787 was involved in the following incident:


Distorted DMU at Ayr depot

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:

Class 107 DMU at Ayr depot

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.