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Vehicle 51419

Class 108

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30498
Diagram: 634

Allocations

27/02/60	New to	3E (Monument Lane)
w/e 02/04/60	Transferred to	3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60	Depot code change	21F
4w/e 03/06/61	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
3w/e 02/07/66	Transferred to	8J (Allerton)
06/05/73	Depot code change	AN
29/03/87	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
01/10/89	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
p/e 22/06/91	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) PLOX
28/02/92	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) PLOX

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51419	56274	As delivered to 3E - 27th February 1960
	51419	56274	Noted 09/11/69 - at Doncaster inbetween 51416 / 56278 + 52039 / 51922¹
	51419	56492	Noted 04/06/71 - at Allerton¹
	51419	56498	Noted 01/09/72 - in Liverpool Lime Street¹
	51419	56212	Noted 10/06/1977²
	51419	56277	Noted 24/05/80
	51419	56500	Noted circa 05/1982²
	51419	56500	Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria²
	51419	56500	Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.30 Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Victoria²
	51419	56276	Noted circa 12/1982²
	51419	56276	Noted circa 07/1983²
	51419	54276	Noted 03/01/1984 - at Manchester Picc²
	51419	54277	Noted circa 03/1986²
	51419	54494	Noted 8th January 1987
	51419	54494	Noted 18/07/1987²
CH252	51419	54494	Listed at CH - May 1988
CH252	51419	54494	Noted circa Jul-88
	51419	54494	Noted 09/08/89 - on 13:02 Warrington Central - Chester³
C977	51419	54273	Noted circa 03/1991²
977	51419	54273	Noted 22/05/91 - at Cardiff⁴
LO281	51419	54273	Listed at LO - Jul-91
LO281	51419	54273	Listed at LO - Aug-91
LO281	51419	54273	Noted circa 09/1991²
LO281	51419	54273	Listed at LO - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Graeme Phillips
4: Aaron Calder

Images:

10th October 1982

51419 and other DMU vehicles in Allerton depot on the 10th October 1982. Chris Lings.

23rd August 1988

Set number: CH252

CH252 (presumably 51419 leading with 54494) at Buxworth on 23/8/88. Walter Burt.

10th June 1989

Set number: CH252

Substituting for a Class 142, a Derby Class 108 two-car DMU formed of cars M51419 & M54494 was stood in platform 5 at Preston station with a service to Liverpool Lime Street on June 10th 1989. Martyn Hilbert.

23rd September 1989

Set number: CH252

A six-car Class 108 formation, with Driving Motor Brake Second M51419 leading (presumably paired with 54494), was passing Lostock Hall Junction with the Carlisle bound Sunday 'Dalesrail' service on September 23rd 1989. Martyn Hilbert.

23rd September 1989

Set number: CH252

Three 2-Car Class 108 DMU sets were stood on the Down Fast at Leyland station with a Manchester Victoria to Carlisle 'Dalesrail' service (via Preston, Blackburn & Hellifield) on Sunday September 23rd 1989. The rear set was CH252 formed of cars M51419 & M54494. Martyn Hilbert.

20th February 1990

Set number: C977

Class 108 DMU set C977 (51419 + 54273) in Newport station on 20 February 1990. Keith Miller.

11th June 1991

Set number: LO281

Class 108 DMU set LO281 departing from Manchester Victoria on 11 June 1991. Keith Miller.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 10th February 1990

Set number: C977

Two-car Class 108 DMU set C977 (54273 and presumably 51419) is seen working the 11:55 Cardiff Central-Chepstow service at Newport on 10 February 1990. Robert Thomas.

Date: 21st April 1990

Set number: C977

A DMU service from the valleys arrives into Cardiff Central on 21 April 1990 formed of two-car Class 108 set C977. DTSL 54273 leads, it had been allocated to Cardiff for six months but still had an M prefix to the vehicle number, and carries an old set number beneath. The DMBS is presumably 51419. Robert Thomas.

Date: 2nd August 1991

Set number: LO281

LO281 at Heysham Port (then called Heysham Sea Terminal) on the 12.40 to Stockport on 2/8/91. From photographs on this site of 51419 and 54273, the front car is neither of them. David Miller.

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