Vehicle 51944
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: 30601
Diagram: 634
Allocations
| 17/12/60 | New to | 9E (Trafford Park) | |
| w/e 04/03/61 | Transferred to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9D | |
| 14/11/64 | Withdrawn |
51944 was involved in the following incident:
03/06/64 - Bradford (Exchange) Station, NER
Collision involving Class 108 / Steam
Info from Bill Read, Malcolm Paul Peter Mullen, p600 July 1964 Railway Magazine
The 4.25pm Manchester-Leeds DMU descended the steep gradient into the station and collided with the stationary parcels train at about 50 mph. The leading car M51944 was destroyed. Damage to the steam locomotive (class 5 4-6-0 44695) and M52059 was minimal. More Details.
Disposal
Scrapped by BR, Derby C&W Works
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51944 | 52059 | As delivered to 9E - 17th December 1960 | |||||||
| 51944 | 52059 | Transfer to 26A - w/e 04/03/61 |
Images:
3rd June 1964
Class 108 DMBS M51944 after colliding with a parcels train at Bradford Exchange, 3rd June 1964. It provides a view of the rear end of a Class 108 with the original style exhaust. Malcolm Paul Collection.