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Vehicle 52051

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: 30660
Diagram: 638

Allocations

05/11/60	New 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
circa 1984	Transferred to	BX (Buxton)
29/03/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
25/10/87	Transferred to	ED (Eastfield)
11/07/88	Transferred to	HA (Haymarket)
14/05/89	Transferred to	LA (Laira) PLAX
p/e 02/03/91	Sector Change to	LA (Laira) PXXZ
13/06/91	Withdrawn from	LA (Laira) PXXZ	- Fire damage

Modifications

circa Mar-71 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 29/09/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

52051 was involved in the following incident:

18/02/91 - Rattery Bank

Fire involving Class 108

W52051 caught fire travelling down Rattery Bank near Totnes, destroying the vehicle.

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam at Totnes

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51936	52051		As delivered to 26A - 5th November 1960
	51936	52051		Noted 20/12/66 - at Manchester Victoria¹
	51936	52051		Noted 20/07/68 - at Preston¹
	51936	52051		Noted 19/10/69
	51923	52051		Noted 01/09/72 - in Liverpool Exchange¹
	51936	52051		Noted 01/09/74 - at Preston²
	51936	52051		Noted 03/01/1981 - At Preston Station³
NH160	51936	52051		Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria⁴
	51936	52051		Noted circa 12/1982⁴
	51936	52051		Noted circa 04/1983⁴
	51936	52051		Noted circa 10/1983⁴
	51936	59153	52051	Noted circa 11/1983⁴
BX494	51936	59794	52051	Noted circa 11/1984⁴
BX493	51936	59794	52051	Listed at BX - circa Jul-85 - with white roof domes and black window surrounds
BX493	51936	59794	52051	Noted 01/12/85
BX493	51936	59794	52051	Listed at BX - circa Dec-85
BX493	51936	59794	52051	Listed at Buxton - Summer 1986
	51936	59794	52051	Noted 30th November 1986
	51936	59794	52051	Noted 10/02/1987⁴
T901	51936	59386	52051	Noted circa 07/1987⁴
T901	51936	59386	52051	Listed at TS - Jul-87
T901	51936	59386	52051	Noted 11/07/87 - at Norwich²
901	51936	59386	52051	Noted 12/09/87 - at Norwich²
	51936	59386	52051	Transfer to ED - 25/10/87 - from TS
108384	51936	59386	52051	Listed at ED - Jan-88
108384	51936	59386	52051	Listed at HA - circa August 1988
	51936	59386	52051	Noted 3rd January 1989
384	51936	59386	52051	Noted 21st January 1989
P828	51936	59386	52051	Listed at LA - 15/05/89

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

11th September 1982

A joint BR/Steamport Museum open day at Southport on the 11th September 1982, featured a shuttle service between Southport Station and the Museum premises, hauled by Birkenhead allocated Class 03, 03189 with a 2-car Class 108 dmu. The ensemble is seen from the Windsor Road Footbridge heading from BR metals into the Steamport premises. Martyn Hilbert.

11th September 1982

A joint BR/Steamport Open Day at Southport on September 11th 1982, saw a connecting service between Southport Station and the former Engine Shed in Derby Road, operated by Birkenhead based 03189 with Class 108 DMU M52051/M51936 providing the passenger accomodation. With former West Lancashire Railway land as a backdrop, 03189 propels one of the frequent shuttles away from the Steamport Museum and was about to pass under Windsor Road Footbridge. The Museum closed in 1999 and the site is now a retail park. The land above the 03 was the former route to the original West Lancashire Railway terminus station at Derby Road, used by services of the independent company when the line opened in 1883 from Preston until it was absorbed by the L&Y in 1897, the station being closed to passenger trains in 1901 following remodelling at Chapel Street. The WLR station was then used for goods traffic until 1973. Martyn Hilbert.

11th September 1982

Birkenhead allocated 03189 was having a weekend at Southport during a joint BR/Steamport open day on September 11/12th 1982, when the 03 and a Class 108 DMU (M52051/M51936) formed a shuttle service between the Museum in Derby Road and Southport Station. In this view the exhibits on display are visible in platforms 5 & 6. The tracks in the foreground were once electrified and used by the services to Meols Cop and Crossens. Martyn Hilbert.

9th April 1983

In rural West Lancashire, A Class 108 2-Car DMU formed of M52051 & M51936 arrives at Bescar Lane whilst working a Southport to Manchester Victoria service on April 9th 1983. The station here was in a time warp, with an ex LYR Signalbox, timber level crossing gates, semaphore signals and station buildings that had British Rail posters from 1971 announcing the change to decimal currency, and on one board the tattered remains of an LMS poster! Martyn Hilbert.

11th February 1989

Set number: 384

Class 108 set 384 (presumably 52051 + 59386 + 51936) is seen in Prestonpans station on February 11th, 1989, with the 13:10 Haymarket - Dunbar service. Hamish Stevenson.

circa 1990

Set number: 828

A Class 101 about to pass a three-car Class 108 (which appears to be set 828, presumably 52051 + 59386 + 51936) at Cockwood Harbour, South Devon. 52051 was transferred to Plymouth in May 1989 and the image would be taken between then and February 1991 when it was involved in a serious fire. Stuart Mackay Collection.

28th April 1990

Set number: P828

Bit of a rusty rail manoeuvre here, the Cornish Railway Society's 'China Clay Rambler' railtour on 28 April 1990 formed of a 2 + 3-car class 108 DMU formation with set P828 (52051+59386+51936) leading here. The tour is seen in Gaverigan Tip Sidings, this short branch off the Newquay line was the one time Cornwall Mineral Railways Meledor Mill branch which left the Newquay line at St.Dennis Junction. By this date the sidings once used as a local ballast tip were largely out of use and are thought to have been disconnected from the Newquay branch and removed some time after 1991. Adrian Nicholls.

28th April 1990

The Cornwall Railway Society "China Clay Rambler" tour on April 28, 1990 utilizing a 2 and 3 car class 108 DMU is seen on the Par Harbour branch with tour participant free to bail off and wander round. Adrian Nicholls.

18th February 1991

Set number: 828

The still smouldering remains of Class 108 DMSL 52051 at Littlehempston near Totnes after catching fire travelling down Rattery Bank on 18 February 1991. Peter Boor.

18th February 1991

Set number: 828

With smoke still evident in the right window (or where there was once a window) firemen are still working on the remains of Class 108 DMSL 52051 at Littlehempston near Totnes after catching fire travelling down Rattery Bank Bank on 18 February 1991. Peter Boor.

18th February 1991

The burnt out interior of M52051 at Littlehempston near Totnes after catching fire travelling down Rattery Bank on 18 February 1991. Taken from the former first class end, the 2+2 seat frames being noticeably different from the second class ones. Peter Boor.

18th February 1991

Set number: 828

The burnt remains of W52051 seen at Littlehempston near Totnes on 18 February 1991 after catching fire travelling down Rattery Bank. Stuart Mackay Collection.

February 1991

Set number: 828

The sad sight of 52051 after a fire at Totnes. When I arrived on site she was still blocking the main line, to clear this for continued operations she was unceremoniously dumped clear of the line. After examination it was found No.2 Final Drive had not gone into the correct direction for travel and contra-rotated the engine. Michael Boot.

February 1991

Set number: 828

The sad sight of 52051 after a fire at Totnes. I arrived on site after she had been unceremoniously dumped out of the way to clear for cautionary running. I found that No.2 Final Drive had not gone in the correct direction for travel contra-rotating the engine. Michael Boot.

February 1991

Set number: 828

The sad sight of 52051 after a fire at Totnes in February 1991. I arrived on site after she had been unceremoniously dumped out of the way to clear for cautionary running. I found that No.2 Final Drive had not gone in the correct direction for travel contra-rotating the engine. Michael Boot.

February 1991

Set number: 828

February 1991

Set number: 828

February 1991

Set number: 828

February 1991

Set number: 828

February 1991

Set number: 828

circa spring 1991

Set number: 828

Class 108 DMSL 52051 in two parts at Totnes circa Spring 1991. It had caught fire travelling down Rattery Bank on 18 February 1991, the fire put out at Littlehempston then the vehicle dumped here where it would remain until broken up in August by staff from Gwent Demolition. Peter Boor.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 9th July 1979

A two-car refurbished Class 108 DMU in Manchester Victoria on 9 July 1979. Note the 1 on the faraway passenger door of the DMCL which appears to be M52051. Alistair Ness.

Date: 11th September 1982

Looking towards Southport from Windsor Road footbridge on September 11th 1982. During a joint BR/Steamport Museum open day, Birkenhead allocated Class 03 Diesel Shunter 03189 was hauling a Class 108 DMU formed of cars M52051 & M51936 on a shuttle service between Southport station and the platform at the far-end of the short museum running line. With the 03 and the DMU trundling back towards the station, LMS Jinty 7298 with Mark 1 RMB Buffet Car 1839 & former LMS Inspection Saloon DM45048 were operating the internal Museum shuttle. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 11th September 1982

The shuttle service between platform 6 at Southport and the Steamport Museum in the former MPD at Derby Road was being operated by a Class 108 DMU formed of cars M51936 & M52051 with 03189 providing the power on September 11th 1982. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 9th April 1983

Deep in rural West Lancashire, a 2-Car Class 108 DMU formed of cars M51936 & M52051 calls at Bescar Lane with a Southport to Manchester Victoria service on April 9th 1983. At the time the station still had a working signal box that controlled a traditional timber gated level crossing. The station still retained its building on the Southport bound platform, which in 1983 displayed a BR poster about Decimalisation (1971) and the tattered remains of an LMS poster. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 15th March 1986

Set number: BX493

Class 108 set BX 493 seen at Manchester Piccadilly, with 51936 leading. It has a non-108 centre car, presumably Class 107 59794, and the DMS at the far end should be 52051. 15/3/86. Malcolm Clements.

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