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Vehicle 52065

Class 108

BR Diagram 638

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

24/06/61 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63Depot code change9D
3w/e 27/05/72 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
13/05/85 Transferred to BX (Buxton)
19/03/89 Transferred to CH (Chester) PMSX
30/09/90 Transferred to TS (Tyseley) PTSX
27/03/92 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley) PTSX

Modifications

Oct-72 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51950 52065 As delivered to 26A - 24th June 1961
51950 52065 Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Victoria1
51950 52065 Noted 12/09/71 - at Manchester Victoria1
51950 52065 Transfer to 6A - 3w/e 27/05/72
51950 52065 Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester2
51950 52065 Noted 30/05/1975 - at Wolverhampton 3
51950 52065 Noted 31/07/76 - at Machynlleth4
50930 52065 Noted 27/10/1980 - At Wrexham General Station working to Shrewsbury5
50930 52065 Noted circa 07/19816
51950 52065 Noted circa 07/19836
51950 52065 Noted 18/07/1983 - Chester6
51950 52065 Noted 31/03/1984 - on Chester Depot6
BX497 51950 59149 52065 Listed at BX - circa Jul-85
BX497 51950 59149 52065 Listed at BX - circa Dec-85
51947 59230 52065 Listed at Buxton - Summer 1986
53925 59144 52065 Formation change - BX - circa Nov-86
53925 59144 52065 Noted 30th November 1986
53925 59144 52065 Noted circa 02/19876
53925 59144 52065 Listed at BX - Jun-87
51938 59144 52065 Noted circa 07/19876
51938 59152 52065 Listed at BX - mid Nov-87
BX375 51938 59137 52065 Noted circa 12/19876
51938 52065 Noted 03/04/88 - on 09:00 Buxton-Manchester Piccadilly
BX375 51938 59137 52065 Noted 09/04/19886
BX375 51938 59137 52065 Listed at BX - May 1988
BX375 51938 59137 52065 Noted circa Jul-88
51938 59137 52065 Noted 03/07/88 - on 22:04 Manchester Piccadilly-Buxton with 53932+59207+51569 / 53925+52039
BX375 51938 59137 52065 Noted circa 11/19886
CH375 51938 59183 52065 Listed at CH - 14/10/89
CH625 51903 52065 Listed at CH - mid May-90
CH625 51927 52065 Noted circa 10/1990 - operating from Tyseley6
T065 51927 52065 Noted circa 01/19916
T065 51927 52065 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T065 51927 52065 Listed at TS - Aug-91
T065 51927 52065 Listed at TS - Dec-91
51927 52065 Noted 11/02/92 - on 12:20 Rugby - Stoke and 15:01 Stoke - Coventry7

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 108 DMU at New Mills Central

26th August 1985

Set number: BX497

A Class 108 DMU (BX497, presumably 52065 + 59149 + 51950) at New Mills Central, having arrived on a Peak Rail Rambler service from Buxton over the normally freight-only line. 26th August 1985. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 108 DMU at Buxton

26th August 1985

Set number: BX497

A Class 108 DMU (BX497, presumably 52065 + 59149 visible) at Buxton on a Peak Rail Rambler service to New Mills Central. Also shown - class 31 no. 31127. Taken on 26th August 1985. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 108 DMU at Scarborough

30th August 1987

Set number: BX497

Set BX497 at Scarborough on August 30, 1987. Between the two Class 108 power cars (M52065 closest, the other is probably 53925) is a Class 104 centre car, probably 59144. John Carter.

Class 108 DMU at New Mills Central

18th February 1988

Set number: BX375

A Class 108 Derby 3-car DMU arriving New Mills Central with Down service for Buxton on 18-2-88. This is very probably 52065+59137+51938, a Class 108 set with a Class 104 centre car. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Class 108 DMU at Combs

14th May 1988

Set number: BX375

BX375 is a 3-car Buxton allocated Derby built Class 108 DMU with a Class 104 center car, comprising of M52065, M59137 and M51938, skirts round Combs with a Manchester Piccadilly - Buxton working on the 14th May 1988. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 108 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

16th July 1988

Set number: BX375

Class 108/104 hybrid set BX375 (52065 + presumably 59137 + 51938) in Manchester Piccadilly on 16 July 1988. Waddo Rail Archive.

Class 108 DMU at Llandudno Junction

29th June 1989

Set number: CH375

Hybrid 108/104 set CH375 (52065 leads, presumably with 59183 and 51938) at Llandudno Junction on June 29, 1989. John Carter.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 26th August 1985

Set number: BX497

M51950 at the front of a Peak Rail Rambler special at Buxton on 26th August 1985. The other vehicles in set BX497 should be 59149 + 52065, the Class 104 to the right includes M59195. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 19th June 1987

With Class 142 142045 stood at Leyland with a Liverpool Lime Street to Preston service, a Class 108/104 three-car hybrid DMU was passing on the Up Fast with a Heysham Harbour to Stockport 'limited stop' service on June 19th 1987. The Buxton allocated DMU had been a long way from its home depot and was formed of cars M53925, M59144 & M52065. Following withdrawal by Northern in 2019, 142045 eventually found a new home at Kirk Merrington Primary School in County Durham in 2020. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 7th April 1988

Set number: BX375

Hybrid Class 108/104 set BX375 (51938 + 59137 + presumably 52065) at Clay Cross on April 7, 1988. Walter Burt.

DMU

Date: 20th November 1988

Set number: BX375

Stabled at Buxton station on a very cold Sunday evening in November are BR Derby Works built Class 108 numbers 51938 59137 and 52065. 20 November 1988. Keith Long.

DMU

Date: 12th May 1989

Set number: CH375

CH375 (M51938 + M59137 + M52065) arrives at Whaley Bridge on the 10:07 Buxton to Piccadilly, 12-5-89. Kevin Dowd.

DMU

Date: 13th May 1989

Set number: CH375

CH375 (M51938 + M59137 + W52065) on the 07:52 Buxton to Manchester Piccadilly at New Mills Newtown, 13-5-89. Kevin Dowd.

DMU

Date: 23rd July 1989

Set number: CH375

CH375 M51938 + M59137 + W52065 arrive at Tal-Y-Cafn on 14:45 Llandudno to Betws-Y-Coed, 23-7-89. Kevin Dowd.

DMU

Date: 13th October 1989

Set number: CH375

CH375 M51938 + M59137 + W52065 depart Manchester Piccadilly on 2H54, the 11:30 to Rose Hill, 13-10-89. Kevin Dowd.

DMU

Date: 1990

Set number: CH625

Set CH625 at Llandudno in 1990, 51903 is closest presumably with 52065. John Law.

DMU

Date: 31st August 1990

Set number: CH625

Class 108 set CH625 (presumably 51903 + 52065) approaches Chester at 4.42pm on August 31st 1990. Colin Brooks.

DMU

Date: 4th June 1991

Set number: T065

Class 108 set T065 (presumably 51927 + 52065) at Llandudno Jct on June 4th, 1991. Hamish Stevenson.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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