BR 52029 Class 107 DMU: Driving Motor Composite Lavatory built 1961

BR 52029 Class 107 DMU: Driving Motor Composite Lavatory built 1961

BR 52029 Class 107 DMU: Driving Motor Composite Lavatory built 1961
BR 52029 Class 107 DMU: Driving Motor Composite Lavatory built 1961

 

Present Location Leven
County Location Fife
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built by BR
Diagram number 649
Lot number 30612
Type DMCL
First Number 52029
Later Numbers SC52029
Present Number SC52029
Current Livery Strathclyde PTE orange and black
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Class 107. P 1993 Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. By 05/04: at Pullman Design & Fabrication, Cathays Depot, Cardiff. Then in storage at Llangennoch 12/04. To Cynheidre (6 miles N of Llanelli) 11/07: Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway. 08/15: to Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway in ownership of Cotswold Diesel Railcar Ltd. Intention is to restore. 09/16: at Winchcombe. 10/17: mechanical and bodywork assessments under way. By 07/19: early stages of bodywork preparation in progress. 05/22: sold by Cotswold Diesel Railcar Ltd and moved to Fife Heritage Railway.
Owner Kingdom of Fife Railway
External Structural Condition Fair
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Finish Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Finish Fair
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Few
Historical Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 17/09/1999
Surveyor David Wigley
Photo Date 31/05/2022
Photo by Robert Davidson
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 25/09/2022

Robert Davidson 31/05/2022: view from other end
Robert Davidson 31/05/2022: view from other end

Robert Davidson 31/05/2022: other side
Robert Davidson 31/05/2022: other side

Robert Davidson 31/05/2022: view from other end
Robert Davidson 31/05/2022: view from other end


 

 

















 

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