52012 Class 107 Driving Motor Composite Lavatory

Home Railway	Private Site: Nemesis Rail	Location History	Mid Norfolk Railway Dec 96-Jul 97
Current Location	Private Site: Nemesis Rail		Caledonian Railway Jul 97-Oct 03
Current Status	Stored		Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway Oct 03-Feb 10
Current Livery	BR Green		Tanat Valley Railway Feb 10-Jun 22
TRA Designation	5		Private Site: Nemesis Rail Jun 22-Present
Partner Vehicle(s)	51993
Owner	Nemesis Rail
Website	nemesisrail.com
Record Last Updated	16 November 2024
Preservation Modifications None
Preservation Information 52012 & 51993 were purchased in 1996 by members of the Brechin Railway following the collapse of the National Diesel Railcar Museum who had originally earmarked the set. The pair had been Haymarket's 'Sandite Set No. 3' (S 003 / 960 003) and had been sitting at Millerhill for some time, along with Sandite sets No.1 & 2, which were also bought for preservation. They were delivered to Brechin in 1997, still in dilapidated SPTE orange and black. As usual with Sandite units the seats had been removed. Whilst at the Caledonian Railway the interior was secured and broken windows replaced. An initial survey indicated that the vehicle was restorable and some bodywork has been completed. However by the end of 2000 the owners felt they could not spare the time to restore 52012 and offered the vehicle for sale, if there was no takers it would be broken up for spares. Class 107 Ltd purchased 52012 & 51993 in 2001, and they were expected to remain stored at Bridge of Dun on the Brechin line for a year until they finished restoring the Swindon & Cricklade set, which was due to go on hire to the Brechin Railway, subject to sponsorship from Angus Council. As part of the centralisation of Class 107 Ltd's vehicle fleet, 52012 & 51993 moved to their new base at Embsay in 2003 where the restoration was slowly continued. In 2010, following the removal of all DMU vehicles from Embsay, 52012 relocated to the growing Tanat Valley Railway where the restoration could continue. In 2021 Class 107 Ltd decided to sell up offering all five of its Tanat Valley based 107 vehicles for sale, including 52012. By the end of the year, Nemesis Rail had purchased the collection, and moved 52012 to their main base the following summer. 52012 remains in storage.
Future Plans Unknown. The incomplete nature of 52012 and the fact that it has never run in preservation casts some doubt as to whether its restoration will be attempted again.

	Sc52012 stored at Nantmawr, its restoration stalled and the vehicle now for sale, 19/9/21. Stephen Meredith

	52012 on the left under restoration (alongside operational 52005) at Nantmawr, 19/9/19. Jacob Johnston

	A corridor end view of 52012, 15/9/19. Mike Froud

	52012 under restoration at Nantmawr, 5/5/19. Anthony Christie

	52012 under restoration at Bolton Abbey, 6/6/09. David Beardmore

	52012 at Bolton Abbey, 19/7/08. Brian Robertson

	52012 stored at Bridge of Dun, Caledonian Railway, 25/5/02 . Stuart Mackay

Interior

The stripped out interior of 52012's under restoration interior, 14/10/18. Mike Froud