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<- 59793 | 59794 | 59795 ->

Vehicle 59794


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

04/02/61 New to 66C (Hamilton)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 67A (Corkerhill)
4w/e 31/05/69 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
May-73Depot code changeHN
Jan-81 Transferred to CH (Chester)
circa Sep-82 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
circa mid-84 Transferred to BX (Buxton)
20/09/87 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
20/11/87 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
11/07/88 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
14/05/89 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill) PNLX - paper move, remained on ScR
p/e 10/11/90 Sector Change to NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ - (stored)
21/11/91 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ

Notes

17th October 1987 - Seen at Red Bank parcels sidings

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51997 59794 52023 As delivered to 66C - 4th February 1961
51997 59794 52026 Noted 15/08/70 - at Corkerhill1
129 51997 59794 52023 Listed at 66C - 1972
51997 59794 52023 Noted 06/04/72 - passing Polmadie1
51997 59794 52023 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2
143 51997 59794 52019 Noted 25/08/75 - on Corkerhill depot3
51997 59794 52019 Noted 01/09/1975 - at Glasgow Central2
51997 59794 52021 Noted 31/12/75 - in Edinburgh Waverley1
51997 59794 52023 Noted 05/09/76 - on Corkerhill depot3
51997 59794 52023 Noted 12/03/1977 - at Glasgow Central 4
143 51997 59794 52023 Listed at HN - mid-May-78
52002 59794 52027 Noted 7th January 1981
50681 59794 50701 Noted circa 02/19835
50384 59794 51251 Noted 24th February 1983
53480 59794 53701 Noted circa 05/19835
53701 59794 53681 Noted circa 06/19835
BX494 51936 59794 52051 Noted circa 11/19845
BX493 51936 59794 52051 Listed at BX - circa Jul-85 - with white roof domes and black window surrounds
BX493 51936 59794 52051 Noted 01/12/85
BX493 51936 59794 52051 Listed at BX - circa Dec-85
BX493 51936 59794 52051 Listed at Buxton - Summer 1986
51936 59794 52051 Noted 30th November 1986
51936 59794 52051 Noted 10/02/19875
51938 59794 52038 Noted 30/05/87 - at Norwich strengthening 53842 + 59609 + 53895 on a Birmingham NS – Norwich service3
51938 59794 52039 Listed at BX - Jun-87
101394 53294 59794 53644 Formation change - ED - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 59794 added (ex-101393)
108391 53291 59794 53641 Formation change - circa Mar-88
391 53291 59794 53641 Noted circa 05/19885
101394 53294 59794 53642 Listed at HA - circa August 1988

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

Images:

Class 107 DMU at Longsight TMD

30th November 1986

The data panel on the toilet end of Class 107 centre car 59794. At the time the vehicle was based on the LMR, the image taken at Longsight TMD on 30 November 1986. S Gaskell.

Class 107 DMU at Longisght TMD

30th November 1986

Class 107 TS M59794 in-between two Class 108 power cars at Longsight TMD on 30 November 1986. S Gaskell.

Class 107 DMU at Longsight TMD

30th November 1986

The toilet end of Class 107 centre car M59794 seen at Longsight TMD on 30 November 1986. S Gaskell.

Class 107 DMU at Thornton Junction

8th December 1990

Class 107 centre car at Thornton Junction on o8 December 1990. On paper it was allocated to Neville Hill and not withdrawn until November 1991. It would be cut at MC Metals in July 1991. Stuart Mackay.

Class 107 DMU at Thornton

27th January 1991

Out of use vehicles at Thornton in Fife on January 27, 1991. Closest is 59794, which wouldn't be officially withdrawn until the end of the year. It had been transferred on paper to Neville Hill but never moved there. At the far end of the line are 53187, 53179, 51453, 59113, 53424, TDB977223 and 59073. Hamish Stevenson.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 15th July 1984

Set number: BX494

Hybrid Class 108 set BX494 (centre car is Class 107 59794, closest power car is possibly 52039), departs Buxton station. 15th July 1984. John Crooks.

DMU

Date: 15th March 1986

Set number: BX493

Class 108 set BX 493 seen at Manchester Piccadilly, with 51936 leading. It has a non-108 centre car, presumably Class 107 59794, and the DMS at the far end should be 52051. 15/3/86. Malcolm Clements.