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Set 956

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Class 108 DMU at Falmouth

circa 1988

Class 108 DMU set 956 (presumably 52063 + 51939) arriving into Falmouth station with driver Peter Boor at the controls. Circa late 1987 / early 1988. Peter Boor.

Class 108 DMU at Llanelli

1989

A Class 108 set with 52063 closest at Llanelli in late spring 1989. Michael Mensing.

Class 108 DMU at Plymouth

11th January 1989

Class 108 DMU set 956 (52063 + 51939) passes Laira depot on 11 January 1989. Keith Miller.

Class 108 DMU at Paignton

10th February 1989

Class 108 DMU set P956 (51939 closest) in Paignton station with an Exmouth service on 10 February 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Bristol Temple Meads

14th February 1989

Class 108 DMU set 956 (51939 + 52063) at Bristol Temple Meads on 14 February 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Devonport Dockyard Halt

26th May 1989

Class 108 DMU set 956 (52063 + 51939) at Devonport Dockyard Halt on 26 May 1989. Keith Miller.

Class 108 DMU at Dawlish

2nd June 1989

Once a resident of Newton Heath Depot, A Class 108 two-car DMU formed of cars W51939 & W52063 had found a new home in the West Country, as Plymouth Laira set 956. The unit was getting underway from Dawlish with a well patronised Exmouth to Paignton service on June 2nd 1989. The unit along with other first generation sets had been transferred to the West Country for use in Devon & Cornwall following the banishment of the Class 142 'Skipper' fleet to the North. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 108 DMU at Starcross

30th May 1990

With the blue waters of the Exe Estuary as a backdrop, a two-car Derby Lightweight DMU formed of cars 52063 & 51939, was departing from Starcross with the 15.45 Exmouth to Paignton service on May 30th 1990. The unit was one of several first generation DMU's cobbled together and sent to Plymouth Laira Depot in 1987/88 following various issues and the eventual migration of the Class 142 'Skippers' to the North. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 108 DMU at Snailwell

2nd March 1991

52063 waits for 03 020 to push it into the Firing tunnel. Mayer Parrys, Snailwell 2-3-91. Kevin Dowd.

Class 108 DMU at Snailwell

2nd March 1991

03020 + 52063 Mayer Parrys, Snailwell 2-3-91. Kevin Dowd.

Class 108 DMU at Snailwell

2nd March 1991

03020 + 52063 in front of the firing tunnel, Mayer Parrys, Snailwell 2-3-91. Kevin Dowd.


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