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Vehicle 51917

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: 30601
Diagram: 634

Allocations

11/06/60	New to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
w/e 01/10/60	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
4w/e 31/12/60	Transferred to	8H (Allerton)
Sep-63	Depot code change	8J
06/05/73	Depot code change	AN
p/e 04/09/82	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
Feb-84	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
11/05/86	Transferred to	AN (Allerton)
29/03/87	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
14/05/90	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) PLOX
09/06/92	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) RCLO

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 30/03/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51917	56500	As delivered to 6G - 11th June 1960
	51917	56502	Noted 19/12/67 - at Manchester Exchange¹
	51917	56499	Noted 14/08/70 - in Manchester Oxford Road²
	51917	56273	Noted 04/06/71 - at Manchester Victoria then later on Longsight depot¹
	51917	56274	Noted 19/09/71 - at Crewe with 51904 + 56487 / 51906 + 56489 / 51913 + 56493 possibly subbing for a Class 304 if the current was switched off between Liverpool and Crewe¹
	51917	56271	Noted 27/08/73 - at Liverpool Lime Street¹
	51917	56273	Noted 05/01/77 - in Liverpool Lime Street¹
	51917	56497	Noted 06/01/1978 - at Byrn with a device to Wigan³
	51917	56278	Noted 25/07/79 - on 11.08 Liverpool LS – Warrington Central and 12.10 Warrington Central – Liverpool LS⁴
AN272	51917	56496	Noted 31/05/1982⁵
	51917	54496	Noted circa 06/1983⁵
	51917	54502	Noted circa 10/1983⁵
	51917	54502	Transfer to NH - Feb-84 - from CH
	51917	54212	Formation change - NH - Aug-85
	51917	54212	Noted circa 10/1985⁵
	51917	54212	Noted circa 06/1987⁵
	51917	54212	Noted 20/06/87 - at Norwich, strengthening Birmingham NS – Norwich service²
CH266	51917	54272	Listed at CH - May 1988
CH266	51917	54272	Noted circa Jul-88
CH266	51917	54272	Listed at CH - 14/10/89
CH266	51917	54272	Noted circa 12/1989⁵
CH266	51917	54272	Noted circa 05/1990⁵
LO266	51917	54272	Listed at LO - mid May-90
LO266	51917	54272	Noted circa 07/1990⁵
LO266	51917	54272	Listed at LO - Jul-91
LO266	51917	54272	Listed at LO - Aug-91
	51917	54272	Noted 07/08/91⁶
LO266	51917	54272	Noted circa 09/1991⁵
LO266	51917	54272	Listed at LO - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Phil Shatford
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Graeme Phillips

Images:

27th August 1983

On 27 August 1983 Class 47 no 47342 is seen at Llandudno having dragged a Class 101/108 dmu formation. I had this down as a Blythe Bridge-Llandudno "additional" service, but the "Class 47 list" website says that the train was an 09.22 Stoke-Llandudno relief. I travelled on this train from Llandudno Junction, but I have no idea where the 47 was attached. Lewis Bevan.

25th July 1985

A two-car Class 108 DMU with Driving Motor Brake Second M51917 leading, was departing from Rufford with a Preston to Ormskirk service on July 25th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.

20th August 1989

Set number: CH266

The 10:19 (SuO) to Helsby is seen at Chester on 20 August 1989 formed of Class 108 DMU set CH266 (51917 and presumably 54272). Robert Thomas.

17th October 1989

Set number: CH266

Class 108 Derby 2-car DMU CH266 (51917+54272) Platform 1 Manchester Piccadilly; possibly 17-10-89. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

27th July 1991

Set number: LO266

Passengers have just alighted from Longsight's class 108 set no. LO266 formed 51917 - 54272 on a bright sunny day at Manchester Victoria, 27/Jul/1991. Robert Chilton.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 27th August 1983

Class 47 no 47342 hauls DMU cars 51917/54496/54058/53206 through Llandudno Junction on 27 August 1983. This was a return ecs working from an incoming additional service from Blythe Bridge to Llandudno, which I had travelled in from Llandudno Junction. I'm not sure whether 47342 had hauled the dmus from Blythe Bridge, or (as seems more likely) it had come on following a failure of one or both of the 2-car units. Lewis Bevan.

Date: 3rd July 1989

Set number: CH266

A well-filled Derby Lightweight Class 108 DMU formed of cars M54272 & M51917, was stood on the Up Slow at Leyland station with a tea-time Blackpool North to Buxton service on July 3rd 1989. Martyn Hilbert.

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