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Vehicle 51943

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

10/12/60	New to	26A (Newton Heath)
3w/e 31/12/60	Transferred to	24F (Fleetwood)
Jan-61	Transferred to	26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63	Depot code change	9D
2w/e 11/10/69	Transferred to	8J (Allerton)
4w/e 31/12/72	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
May-73	Depot code change	NH
by Jul-84	Transferred to	BX (Buxton)
19/03/89	Transferred to	CH (Chester) PMSX
30/09/90	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) PTSX
01/02/93	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
04/02/93	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

Modifications

May-73 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 27/08/1982 released in blue/grey livery

51943 was involved in the following incidents:

27/12/73 - Lower Darwen, LMR

Derailment involving Class 108

Info from Peter Mullen

A DMU was wrongly diverted through catch points. More Details.

12/03/79 - Sheffield

Collision involving Class 108 / Class 123

8:17 Chesterfield to Sheffield formed E52102/E59826/E52093 ran away at Heeley, entered Sheffield station at speed and collided with empty DMU M52043/M51923. The brakes on the 8:17 failed due to inadequate maintenance of brake cylinders at Hull Dairycoates.

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51943	52058		As delivered to 26A - 10th December 1960
	51943	52058		Transfer to 24F - 3w/e 31/12/60
	51943	52058		Transfer to 26A - Jan-61
	51943	52052		Noted 20/12/66 - at Manchester Victoria¹
	51943	52058		Noted 19/12/67 - at Manchester Exchange¹
	51943	52058		Noted 04/07/1975 - Ex Derby Works accompanied by 56488²
	51943	52056		Noted 23/06/1977 - 19.22 Wigan NW to Lime Street with 51916-56277 and 51929-52042³
	51943	52053		Noted circa 04/1980³
	51943	52058		Noted circa 08/1981³
	51943	52058		Noted 08/05/82 - on Newton Heath depot
	51943	50518		Noted circa 10/1982³
	51943	50518		Noted 04/12/1982³
	51943	59388	52058	Noted circa 02/1983³
	51943	59388	52058	Noted circa 10/1984³
	51943	59388	52058	Noted circa 11/1984 - listed at BX³
BX495	51943	59388	52058	Noted circa 06/1985³
BX495	51943	59388	52058	Listed at BX - circa Jul-85 - with white roof domes and black window surrounds
BX495	51943	59388	52058	Noted 11/1985 - Manchester to Buxton service
BX495	51943	59388	52058	Listed at BX - circa Dec-85
BX495	51943	59388	52058	Listed at Buxton - Summer 1986
BX495	51943	59388	52058	Noted 26/07/1986 - Llandudno-Man Vic (6-car)⁴
	51943	59389	52050	Noted circa 07/1987³
	51943	59389	52050	Listed at BX - mid Nov-87
BX377	51943	59390	52049	Noted circa 12/1987³
BX377	51943	52049		Noted circa 04/1988³
BX377	51943	52049		Listed at BX - May 1988
BX377	51943	59390	52049	Noted circa Jul-88
CH377	51943	59390	52049	Noted circa 04/1989³
	51943	59390	52049	Noted 06/08/1989 - Special train Blaenau Ffestiniog - Maentwrog Road (Trawsfynydd) and return 52049-59390-51943 + 53306-53263
CH377	51943	59390	52049	Listed at CH - 14/10/89
	51943	51568		Noted 08/03/90 - on 14:30 Birmingham New Street - Chester⁵
CH620	51943	51568		Listed at CH - mid May-90
T066	51943	51568		Noted circa 12/1990³
T066	51943	51568		Listed at TS - Jul-91
T066	51943	51568		Listed at TS - Aug-91
T066	51943	51568		Listed at TS - Dec-91
	51943	51568		Noted 05/02/92 - on 10:07 Nottingham - Skegness⁵
	51943	51568		Noted 23/05/92 - on 07:30 Stafford - Coventry⁵
T066	51943	51568		Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T066	51943	51568		Noted circa 09/1992³
T066	51943	51568		Listed at TS - 24/09/92
	51943	51568		Noted 14/10/92 - on 13:45 Sheffield - Worksop and 14:24 Worksop - Sheffield⁵
T066	51943	51568		Listed at TS - November 1992
	51943	51568		Noted 13/11/92 - on 14:20 Nottingham - Crewe⁵
T066	51943	51568		Listed at TS - 10/12/92

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Chris Moxon
5: David Bellamy

Images:

Unknown date

A Class 108 DMU with DMBS M51943 closest is seen departing Manchester Victoria with a Rochdale service, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Unknown date

A Class 108 DMU with DMBS M51943 closest is seen arriving into Manchester Victoria, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

15th July 1984

Set number: BX495

Passengers alight from Derby class 108 set BX495 after its arrival at Buxton from Manchester. 15th July 1984. The DMBS closest is presumably 51943, Class 104 M59186 is on the left. John Crooks.

4th August 1985

Set number: BX495

51943 leads this formation arriving into a bustling New Mills Central station on the 4th August 1985, presumably as set BX495 with 59388 + 52058. Chris Lings.

26th July 1986

Set number: BX495

Unauthorised access to a Class 108 cab at Chester 26-7-86 ish. The vehicle on the right should be 51943, the two sets were on a Llandudno service. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

15th February 1988

Set number: BX377

Class 108 set BX377 with 51943 at the front (and presumably with 59390 + 52049) is seen passing Washwood Heath on it's way to New Street on 15.2.1988. Andy Cole.

6th August 1989

Set number: CH377

Derby Class 108 3-car DMU set CH377 (formerly BX377) 51943+59390+52049 at Llandudno on 'Conwy Valley Sunday Shuttle' service 6-8-89 ish. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

8th July 1990

Set number: CH620

CH620 seen at Chester on 8/7/90, presumably formed of 51943 + 51568. Ian McDonald.

15th December 1990

Set number: T066

Class 108 set T066 (51943 and presumably 51568) arrives into Birmingham New Street with what is thought to be the 09:59 from Great Malvern on 15 December 1990. Robert Thomas.

summer 1991

Set number: T066

Class 108 unit T066 (cars 51943 and 51568) seen arriving at Leamington Spa one evening in summer 1991. Bob Belcher.

22nd November 1991

Set number: T066

An ECS working at Bescot on 22 November 1991 as Class 108 T066 (51568 + 51943) heads towards the station at Bescot Junction. The elevated portion of the M6 is in the background with the line to Walsall and Sutton Park passing underneath it. Peter Tandy.

25th April 1993

Class 108 DMBS 51943 is seen condemned at Washwood Heath on 25.04.1993. A rake of withdrawn DMU's were stored here for a short time to create space at Tyseley. Andy Cole.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 8th May 1982

Class 108 DMU 52058 + 51943 Newton Heath, 8th May 1982. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Date: 23rd July 1983

The "Warcop Wanderer" railtour at Barrow-in-Furness on 23 July 1983. The tour ran from Manchester Victoria, Six Bells lists the formation as 51901 + 59386 + 52055 / 51943 + 59388 + 52058. Chris Lings.

Date: 23rd July 1983

51901 at the head of the "Warcop Wanderer" railtour at Warcop on the 23rd July 1983. Six Bells lists the formation as 51901 + 59386 + 52055 / 51943 + 59388 + 52058. Chris Lings.

Date: 23rd July 1983

The participants of the "Warcop Wanderer" tour head out for a photograph during the stop at Warcop on 23 July 1983. Six Bells lists the formation as 51901 + 59386 + 52055 / 51943 + 59388 + 52058. Chris Lings.

Date: 26th October 1985

Set number: BX482

Stratford-upon-Avon had several visitations by Buxton based DMUs in the mid-1980s and on the cold and damp 26 October 1985 there was a 1L04 from Manchester Piccadilly listed in the weekly STN. I spent a few minutes chatting to Mick, the signalman at Stratford East, only crossing to the other side when he pulled off the outer home signal. The train consisted of a six coach class 104 (plain blue) + 108 (blue & grey) combo with vehicles 53507, 59195, 53429 + 51943, 59388 & 52058 and it was pleasing that that the class 104 was leading as these were less often seen in the West Midlands than class 108. Peter Tandy.

Date: 26th October 1985

Set number: BX495

The warmth of the signalbox at Stratford-upon-Avon was welcome on Friday 26 October 1985 and this picture was taken from the window as 6 coach 108 (52058 + 59388 + 51943) + 104 DMU (53429 + 59195 + 53507) shunted from platform 1 to the Cold Store Siding alongside platform 3 where it spent the rest of the day before returning after dark to Manchester Piccadilly. Peter Tandy.

Date: 26th October 1985

Set number: BX482

A clear view of Stratford-upon-Avon station from the Alcester Road bridge on 26 October 1985. On the left BX482 (53507 + 59195 + 53429) + BX495 (51943 + 59388 + 52058) are stood in the Cold Store Siding while on the right a 6 coach class 116 formation (each set containing Met-Camm centre cars) is about to depart from platform 2 on its journey to Birmingham Moor Street. The 104/108 would later shunt into P2 before making the long journey back to Manchester Piccadilly after the passengers had spent a chilly day in Stratford in the days before all-day opening! Peter Tandy.

Date: 22nd April 1986

On 22nd April 1986 Derby C&W Class 108 M52058 M59388 and M51943 depart from Habrough with a train for Cleethorpes. Keith Long.

Date: 26th July 1986

Set number: BX495

52058, 59388, 51943 and 53636, 59152, 53626 leaving Helsby at 11.31 with a Llandudno-Manchester Victoria service, 26/7/86. Anthony Griffiths.

Date: 26th July 1986

Set number: BX495

Class 108 Derby 3-car DMU with DMCL 52058 leading a 6 car formation for Llandudno at Chester 26-7-86-ish. In the summer of 1986, BX495 also contained 59388 + 51943. The rear set has a Class 104 centre car, a number of Buxton formations were made up of Class 108-104-108 thus. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Date: 11th June 1987

Set number: BX492

With its Buxton depot set board in the offside front cab window and trademark white cab roof, a Derby Class 108 three-car DMU formed of cars M52050, M59389 & M51943 was passing signal PN57 on the Up Fast at Farington Curve Junction, whilst working a Heysham Harbour to Stockport limited stop service on July 11th 1987. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 1989

Set number: CH377

A three car Class 108 DMU (set CH377, presumably 52049 + 59390 + 51943) squeezes between Manchester's office blocks as it approaches Oxford Road station from the Piccadilly direction in 1989. Andrew Walker.

Date: 6th August 1989

Set number: CH619

Class 101 Metro Cammell 2-car DMU set CH619 53263+53306 (DMCL+DMSB) leads a Class 108 3-car into Llandudno with a 'Conwy Valley Sunday Shuttle' service 6-8-89 ish. The rear set is former BX377, now CH377, 52049+59390+51943. The Met Cam had been withdrawn by the end of the year. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Date: 30th August 1990

Set number: CH620

Class 108 set CH620 (presumably 51568 closest with 51943) at Llandudno Junction on August 30, 1990. Colin Brooks.

Date: January 1991

Set number: T066

The morning of an unrecorded date in January 1991 (I can't read the scrawl in my notebook!) saw bright sunshine and a sharp frost at Cosford. I do recall that the wooden platform was quite slippery as Class 108 T066 (51568 + 51943) left the station with a train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton, the driver having forgotten to change the destination blind. The attractive wooden buildings have now been replaced with prosaic bus shelters and the platform surface brought up to modern standards. The station is also unmanned although that is arguably better than when an especially grumpy individual was on duty who clearly didn't much like enthusiasts invading his territory. He didn't seem keen on passengers either! Peter Tandy.

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