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Vehicle 52061 / 977817


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

28/01/61 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63Depot code change9D
w/e 07/08/71 Transferred to 8J (Allerton)
4w/e 31/12/72 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
May-73Depot code changeNH
3w/e 27/09/75 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
w/e 04/10/75 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
w/e 18/06/77 Transferred to CH (Chester)
3w/e 19/05/79 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
08/11/87 Transferred to LE (Swansea Landore)
11/08/89 Withdrawn from LE (Swansea Landore) PZQX
p/e 09/09/89 Reinstated LE (Swansea Landore) PLEX
15/03/92 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
11/06/92 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXT
19/09/92 To departmental stock CF (Cardiff Canton)
Sep-93 Withdrawn

Notes

10/05/87 - Published as moving NH-CF, move then cancelled.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

52061 - original number
977817 - from Oct-92 (departmental stock)

Department Use as ADB977817

Sandite / Route Learner From 10/92 to 9/93. Carried set number C / 921

Modifications

Mar-73 - AWS fitted

52061 was involved in the following incident:


27/12/73 - Lower Darwen, LMR

Derailment involving Class 108

Info from Peter Mullen

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


Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51946 52061 As delivered to 26A - 28th January 1961
51946 52061 Noted 25/11/67 - at Manchester Victoria1
51946 52061 Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Victoria1
51946 52061 Noted 22/08/69 - at Crewe1
51946 52061 Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight and later in the day at Sheffield1
51946 52061 Transfer to 8J - w/e 07/08/71
51117 52061 Noted 27/02/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
51117 59374 52061 Noted 13/06/19762
51934 52061 Noted 29/06/80 - at Preston3
51934 52061 Noted circa 11/19824
51934 59387 52061 Noted circa 03/19834
53466 59387 52061 Noted circa 08/19834
51934 59387 52061 Noted 07/10/1983 - Manchester Vic4
51901 52061 Noted circa 02/19844
53944 52061 Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
spare 52061 Listed at NH - 10/05/87
S950 52061 Formed at LE circa 11/87
S950 53926 59039 52061 Formation change - LE - w/e 07/02/88 - 53926 (ex-S948), 59039 replaced 53928 (to S948)
S950 53928 52061 Formation change - LE - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 59039 removed (to S947)
spare 52061 Listed at LE - 15/05/89
S950 53926 52061 Listed at LE - Jul-91
spare 52061 Listed at LE - Aug-91
S945 51925 52061 Listed at LE - Aug-91
S945 51925 52061 Listed at LE - Dec-91
921 977816 977817 Listed at CF - 08/11/93 - sandite, Margan Yard, set C

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Chris Moxon
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Swansea

5th July 1990

Set number: S950

Class 108 DMU set S950 (52061 and presumably 53926) with the 18:05 (SX) to Crewe at Swansea on 5 July 1990. On the right 43140 is on the 18:32 to Paddington. Robert Thomas.

Class 108 DMU at Margam

10th September 1995

Sandite / Route Learner 977817 (ex-52061) at Margam on the 10th September 1995. S Gaskell.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 23rd April 1988

The most easily identifiable Class 110 vehicle - 51823 with its Class 104 style replacement roof dome - seen at York with 52061 on 23 April 1988. David Mant.