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Vehicle 59812

Class 110

Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30693
Diagram: 648

Allocations

30/12/61	New to	26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63	Depot code change	9D
4w/e 20/05/67	On loan to	56G (Hammerton Street)
4w/e 17/06/67	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	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton)
16/05/88	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
18/06/88	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
Oct-88	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
Nov-88	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
10/11/88	Stored S.	CP PSPX
17/05/89	Withdrawn from	CP PXXZ

Notes

January 1989 - Seen stored in Crewe carriage sidings

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 03/09/1982 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	52070	59812	52080	As delivered to 26A - 30th December 1961
	52070	59812	52080	Noted 01/06/67 - at Leeds City¹
	52073	59812	52083	Noted 12/12/1969 - Leeds²
	51812	59812	51839	Noted 07/02/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.³
	51819	59812	51839	Noted 11/05/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.³
	52066	59812	51835	Noted 07/07/74 - at Sheffield¹
	51813	59812	51838	Noted 11/1974 - at York ⁴
	51813	59812	51838	Noted 03/01/75 - in Bradford Exchange⁵
	52069	59812	51836	Noted 09/09/1975 - at Sheffield ⁴
	52069	59812	52077	Noted 17/07/76 - at Leeds¹
	52069	59812	52077	Noted 06/02/77 - in Liverpool Lime Street⁶
	52066	59812	51834	Noted 19/08/78 - at Hammerton Street⁶
	52066	59812	51834	Noted 28/04/79 - working off Hammerton Street⁶
	51828	59812	52080	Noted 21/07/79 - at Allerton⁶
	52067	59812	52081	Noted 26/04/80 - at York⁵
	52073	59812	51846	Noted 29/09/1980 - on Botanic Gardens depot⁶
	51813	59812	51842	Noted circa 06/1983³
	52075	59812	51841	Noted circa 10/1983³
	51812	59812	51844	Noted 31/03/1984 - on Hammerton Street depot⁶
	51820	59812	52079	Noted 06/09/1985 - at Preston ⁶
	52067	59812	51840	Noted 22/02/1986 - at Leeds City ⁶
	52067	59812	51840	Noted 27/09/1986³
C903	51077	59812	51416	Noted 28/04/87 - in Cardiff Central at 19:57⁷
C903	51077	59812	51416	Noted 30/04/87 - on 0950 Penarth to Treherbert⁷
C903	51416	59812	51565	Listed at CF - Jun-87
C852	51463	59812	51533	Listed at CF - Aug-87
C852	51463	59812	51533	Noted circa 08/1987³
C852	51463	59812	51533	Listed at CF - Oct-87 - Headlight fitted
C852	51463	59812	51533	Noted 04/06/88 - at Norwich⁵

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Gerald Brown
6: Martin Lumley
7: Shayne Lewis

Images:

15th June 1991

Class 110 TS W59812 at Snailwell on 15th June 1991. It had spent a year based at Cardiff. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: August 1975

Birmingham RC&W Co. 3-car Local Passenger "Calder Valley" dmu (Class 110) Nos.E52070 (Class 110/2), E59812 (Class 163), E52080 (110/1) in BR Rail Blue livery with all yellow front end at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a service to Sheffield (Midland) via the Hope Valley line, 08/75. Hugh Llewelyn.

Date: April 1976

Birmingham RC&W Co. 3-car Local Passenger "Calder Valley" dmu (Class 110) Nos.E52077 (Class 110/1), E59812 (Class 163), E52069 (110/2) in BR Rail Blue livery with all yellow front end at Accrington on a Preston - Hebden Bridge - Leeds service, 04/76. Hugh Llewelyn.

Date: April 1976

A Birmingham RC&W Co. 3-car Local Passenger "Calder Valley" dmu arrives at Accrington on a Preston - Leeds (City) service in April 1976. The vehicle numbers are thought to be 52069 + 59812 + 52077. Hugh Llewelyn.

Date: 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.

Date: circa summer 1987

Set number: C903

Hybrid DMU set C903 stabled at Rhymney in summer 1987. Closest is Class 119 51077, the centre car is probably Class 110 59812, the Class 108 at the far end is 51416. Brian Ward.

Date: circa summer 1987

Set number: C903

Hybrid DMU set C903 in Rhymney station circa summer 1987. Closest is Class 119 51077, the centre car is probably Class 110 59812, the Class 108 at the far end is 51416. Brian Ward.

Date: 17th August 1987

Set number: C852

Cardiff based Set C852 (presumably 51533 + 59812 + 51463) leaves Treforest Station at 1417 hours on 17/08/1987 bound for Cardiff. The centre car 59812 is from a Class 110 Calder Valley set, the driving cars are Class 101 vehicles. Robert Hope.

Date: 15th October 1988

Set number: C852

Set C852, recorded as 51533 + 59812 + 51463, a 101/110/101 set, is seen in platform 14 of Manchester Victoria station on 15 October 1988. On the right 150 243 was on the 10:50 to Blackpool North. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 17th October 1988

Set number: C852

Class 101 DMU ex-Canton set C852 (51533+59812 (class 110)+51463) Manchester Victoria 17-10-88. The set had recently been transferred from Canton. The Class 110 TSL had been part of the set down there as well - long way from home! TSL 59812 was withdrawn the following month. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Date: 17th October 1988

Set number: N656

Two hybrid DMU formations at Manchester Victoria on 17-10-88, a Class 116/101 2-car (N656 53843 and possibly 54219) and a Class 101/110 3-car (51533 + 59812 + 51463). The unusual location of the BR logo on the 116 is due to the removal of Valleys branding. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Date: 17th October 1988

Set number: C852

A Class 101 DMU, still showing evidence of being in ex-Canton set C852. Formation is 51463 + 59812 (class 110) + 51533, Manchester Victoria on 17-10-88. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

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