Set 879

These formations have been noted:

Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn

circa summer 1990

Class 108 set 879 cars 52059 leading BR blue & grey livery at Plymouth. Date unknown, the headlamp and dragon likely dates it to soon after transfer from Cardiff to Laira in May 1990. Its Class 101 DMBS should be 51435. Doug Pritchard Collection.

13th August 1990

Set 879 after arrival in Exmouth station on August 13, 1990. Closest is Class 101 DMBS 51435, partnered with a Class 108 vehicle (presumably 52059). John Carter.

1991

A Class 37 hauls failed hybrid 108/101 Laira DMU set 879 (presumably DMSL 52059 and DMBS 51435) at Barnstaple in 1991 in atrocious lighting and weather. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.

1991

A Class 37 comes to the rescue of failed hybrid 108/101 Laira DMU set 879 (presumably DMSL 52059 and DMBS 51435) at Barnstaple sometime in 1991. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.

20th July 1991

51435 + 52059 and 53629 + 52053 departing from Exeter St Davids station on 20 July 1991. Keith Miller.

9th August 1991

Class 108/101 hybrid set 879 (52059 + 51435) at Crediton, 9 August 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

9th August 1991

Class 101/108 hybrid set 879 (51435 + 52059) at Crediton on 9 August 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

21st March 1992

51435 at Exeter St Davids 21/03/92 on a service to Exmouth. The Class 108 vehicle it is paired with is presumably 52059. David Bellamy.

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