Vehicle 51838 / 977612

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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: 30593
Diagram: 563

Allocations

11/09/61	New to	56G (Hammerton Street)
31/12/61	On loan to	26A (Newton Heath)
w/e 03/02/62	Ex-loan back 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
p/e 03/12/88	To departmental stock	NL (Neville Hill)
Sep-90	Withdrawn

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51838 - original number
977612 - from Nov-88 (departmental stock)

Department Use as ADB977612

Sandite From 11/88 to 9/90.

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 31/03/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51818	59702	51838						As delivered to 56G - 11th September 1961
	51818	59702	51838						Transfer to 26A - 31/12/61 - on loan
	51818	59702	51838						Transfer to 56G - w/e 03/02/62 - ex-loan
	51818	59700	51838						Noted 04/09/67 - at Leeds City1
	52067	59809	51838						Noted Jul-70 - at Sheffield Midland2
	51817	59809	51838						Noted 15/08/1970 - at Sheffield Midland3
	51813	59702	51838						Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria3
	51813	59707	51838						Noted 01/09/74 - at Preston4
	51813	59812	51838						Noted 11/1974 - at York 3
	51813	59812	51838						Noted 03/01/75 - in Bradford Exchange4
	51813	59704	51838						Noted 05/12/75 - at Bury St Edmunds4
	51813	59704	51838						Noted 29/03/1976 - on 21:14 Leeds to Manchester Vic via Calder Valley3
	51813	59704	51838						Noted 22/05/76 - at Leeds1
	51813	59704	51838						Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
	51813	59704	51838						Noted 09/09/76 - at Preston4
	51817	59697	51838						Noted 14/07/79 - at Doncaster2
	51838	59700	52069						Noted circa 10/19825
	51838	59711	52068						Noted circa 03/19835
	52068	51838							Noted 07/10/1983 - Manchester Vic5
	51815	59709	51838						Noted 03/01/1984 - at Manchester Vic on Bolton line service5
	51816	51838							Noted 20/06/1984 - at Manchester Victoria 2
	51819	59809	51838						Noted 20/04/1985 - at Manchester Victoria 2
	51819	59809	51838						Noted 07/10/85
	51819	51838							Noted circa 10/19865
	51819	51838							Noted 03/11/19865
	51826	59250	51838						Noted circa Oct-87
	51826	59250	51838						Noted 22/11/87
	51809	51838							Noted 09/01/88
spare	51838								Listed at NL - 2w/e 13/03/88
	51204	51838							Listed at NL - early Apr-88
spare	51838								Listed at NL - May-88
	52075	51838							Noted 12/07/88 - on 13:55 Lincoln-Sheffield
907	977611	977612							Listed at NL - Feb-89 - sector DMEX, sandite

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

Images:

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30th September 1970

51838 approaching Bolton Trinity Street on 30/Sep/1970. Robert Chilton Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 7th October 1985

E51819 + 59809 + 51838 are seen at Ravensthorpe, 7/10/85. Malcolm Clements.

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Date: 9th January 1988

A Class 110 DMU at Lincoln Central on 09/01/1988, formed of 51809 + 51838. Graeme Phillips Collection.