Vehicle 51423
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
| 12/03/60 | New to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Apr-60 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 24/09/60 | Transferred to | 18A (Toton) | |
| Jan-61 | Transferred to | 8H (Allerton) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 8J | |
| 04/07/71 | Withdrawn from | 8J (Allerton) |
51423 was involved in the following incident:
This image is possibly a stripped down 51423.
09/05/71 - Meols Cop depot, Southport
Fire involving Class 108
Class 108 DMBS 51423 is thought to have suffered fire damage while at Meols cop depot.
Disposal
Scrapped by BR, Derby C&W Works
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51423 | 56278 | As delivered to 26A - 12th March 1960 | |||||||
| 51423 | 56278 | Transfer to 8H - Jan-61 | |||||||
| 51423 | 56278 | Noted 05/01/66 - in Warrington Bank Key station1 | |||||||
| 51423 | 56278 | Noted 19/12/67 - at Wigan NW1 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
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