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
24/09/60 | New to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
4w/e 29/10/60 | Transferred to | 8H (Allerton) | |
Sep-63 | Depot code change | 8J | |
3w/e 31/10/65 | Transferred to | 9L (Buxton) | |
4w/e 01/01/66 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
2w/e 11/10/69 | Transferred to | 8J (Allerton) | |
06/05/73 | Depot code change | AN | |
11/05/86 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
10/05/87 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
26/07/87 | Transferred to | LE (Swansea Landore) | |
28/10/87 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
30/10/88 | Transferred to | LE (Swansea Landore) | |
15/03/92 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX | |
18/08/92 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFZQ | |
05/10/92 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
circa Jul-72 - AWS fitted
Sep-87 - Headlamp fitted
Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam
51931 | 52046 | As delivered to 26A - 24th September 1960 | |||||||
51931 | 52046 | Transfer to 8H - 4w/e 29/10/60 | |||||||
51931 | 52045 | Noted 04/08/68 - in Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
51931 | 59172 | 50516 | Noted 03/05/69 - Manchester Terminals Farewell railtour with 50778 + 520621 | ||||||
AN141 | 51931 | 52046 | Noted 19/10/69 | ||||||
51931 | 52048 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
51931 | 52055 | Noted 07/11/71 - at Sheffield1 | |||||||
51931 | 51572 | Noted 01/09/72 - in Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
51931 | 52040 | Noted 07/07/74 - at Sheffield1 | |||||||
51931 | 51570 | Noted 04/09/74 - on Allerton depot2 | |||||||
51931 | 52038 | Noted 28/08/75 - in Liverpool Exchange2 | |||||||
51931 | 52043 | Noted 09/09/76 - at Wigan NW2 | |||||||
51931 | 52049 | Noted 11/06/1977 - 12.22 Wigan NW to Lime Street with 51925-520443 | |||||||
51931 | 52049 | Noted 13/06/19773 | |||||||
51931 | 52037 | Noted circa 12/19823 | |||||||
51931 | 52038 | Noted circa 02/19833 | |||||||
51931 | 51568 | Noted circa 07/19833 | |||||||
51931 | 51568 | Noted 27/09/1983 - Manchester Picc3 | |||||||
51931 | 52042 | Noted circa 01/19843 | |||||||
51931 | 52048 | Noted circa 07/19843 | |||||||
51931 | 52044 | Formation change - NH - 11/05/86 | |||||||
51931 | 59526 | 52037 | Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986 | ||||||
51931 | 59526 | 52037 | Noted 06/02/19873 | ||||||
S944 | 51931 | 52055 | Listed at LE - Aug-87 | ||||||
S944 | 51931 | 52055 | Listed at LE - Oct-87 - Headlight fitted | ||||||
CH268 | 51931 | 54278 | Listed at CH - May 1988 | ||||||
S944 | 51931 | 52055 | Listed at LE - 15/05/89 | ||||||
S944 | 51931 | 52055 | Noted 16/03/1991 - At Crewe, arriving from Shrewsbury direction.4 | ||||||
S944 | 51931 | 52055 | Listed at LE - Jul-91 | ||||||
S944 | 51931 | 52055 | Listed at LE - Aug-91 | ||||||
S944 | 51931 | 52055 | Listed at LE - Dec-91 | ||||||
C944 | 51931 | 52055 | Listed at CF - 02/07/92 | ||||||
C944 | 51931 | 52055 | Listed at CF - 24/09/92 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Dave Warby
Class 108 set S944 at Llandrindod in the '80s. David Rowe.
A Class 108 Derby Lightweight DMU waits under the bay canopies at Crewe on 10th March 1988. M51931 is the leading car. Syd Young.
Class 108 set (presumably 51931 + 52055) approaching Llandrindod on 5th July 1988. Nigel Menzies.
Class 108 DMU set 944 (51931 and presumably 52055) at Neath with the 06:27 (SX) Chepstow-Carmarthen service on 29 May 1990. Robert Thomas.
Class 108 set 944 (51931 and presumably 52055) departs from Neath with the 06:27 Chepstow-Llanelli on 3 November 1990. Robert Thomas.
52062 + 50778 / 50516 + 59172 + 51931 at the Stalybridge stop of the LCGB Manchester Terminals Farewell railtour on May 3, 1969. Leonard Rogers.
Landore allocated class 108 set no. S944 formed DMCL 52055 (leading) and DMBS 51931, at Swansea with 150 265 in the background on 18/May/1990. Robert Chilton.