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
08/10/60 | New to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
3w/e 29/10/60 | Transferred to | 8H (Allerton) | |
Sep-63 | Depot code change | 8J | |
06/05/73 | Depot code change | AN | |
11/05/86 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
10/05/87 | Transferred to | BX (Buxton) | |
15/11/87 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
11/07/88 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
16/03/90 | Withdrawn from | HA (Haymarket) PZQZ |
May-71 - AWS fitted
12/03/79 - Sheffield
Collision involving Class 108 / Class 123
8:17 Chesterfield to Sheffield formed E52102/E59826/E52093 ran away at Heeley, entered Sheffield station at speed and collided with empty DMU M52043/M51923. The brakes on the 8:17 failed due to inadequate maintenance of brake cylinders at Hull Dairycoates.
Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham
51928 | 52043 | As delivered to 26A - 8th October 1960 | |||||||
51928 | 52043 | Transfer to 8H - 3w/e 29/10/60 | |||||||
51922 | 52043 | Noted 20/12/66 - at Liverpool Lime Street1 | |||||||
51933 | 52043 | Noted 12/09/71 - at Wigan Wallgate1 | |||||||
51909 | 52043 | Noted 19/04/74 - in Liverpool Lime Street1 | |||||||
51931 | 52043 | Noted 09/09/76 - at Wigan NW2 | |||||||
51923 | 52043 | Noted 01/04/1977 - at Wigan North Western3 | |||||||
51923 | 52043 | Noted 01/06/1977 - 17.46 Lime Street - Wigan NW with 50935-515724 | |||||||
51923 | 52043 | Noted 18/06/1977 - 21.50 Lime Street to Wigan NW with 51928-520454 | |||||||
51923 | 52043 | Noted 24/09/1977 - 13.06 Garswood to Lime Street with 51930-520494 | |||||||
51923 | 52043 | 12th March 1979 - Unit hit by 3-car 123 at Sheffield station. | |||||||
50924 | 52043 | Noted circa 06/19824 | |||||||
51932 | 52043 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc4 | |||||||
51924 | 52043 | Noted circa 11/19824 | |||||||
50943 | 52043 | Noted circa 01/19834 | |||||||
51926 | 52043 | Noted circa 02/19834 | |||||||
51928 | 52043 | Noted circa 04/19834 | |||||||
53934 | 52043 | Noted 05/01/1984 - on Manchester Picc to Liverpool service4 | |||||||
53934 | 52043 | Noted 29/03/1984 - on Blackpool to Liverpool service with 51926-520424 | |||||||
53943 | 52043 | Noted circa 07/19844 | |||||||
51928 | 52043 | Formation change - NH - 11/05/86 | |||||||
51925 | 59107 | 52043 | Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986 | ||||||
51925 | 59107 | 52043 | Listed at BX - Jun-87 | ||||||
51925 | 59107 | 52043 | Noted 10/07/19874 | ||||||
51925 | 59107 | 52043 | Listed at BX - mid Nov-87 | ||||||
108381 | 52043 | 59248 | 53630 | Listed at ED - Jan-88 | |||||
108381 | 52043 | 59245 | 53630 | Listed at HA - circa August 1988 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
Class 108 DMS 52043 sits next to former ScR EMU 303 049 at Manchester Piccadilly on Saturday 24 October 1987. Mel Holley.
52043 C.F.Booths, Rotherham 13-3-93. Kevin Dowd.
With evening commuters heading for home, a four-car Class 108 DMU was stood on the Up Fast at Leyland station with a Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on May 23rd 1986. The rear set (closest) was formed of cars M51928 & M52043. Martyn Hilbert.
On a bright Winter afternoon, a Class 108/111 hybrid four-car DMU was arriving at Leyland with a Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on January 11th 1987. The leading car was Class 108 Derby Lightweight M51925, with Met-Cam Class 111 Trailer Open Second Lavatory (TSL) M59107 following, the third car was a Class 108 Centre Trailer, with Class 108 Driving Trailer M52043 bringing-up the rear. Martyn Hilbert.
A Class 108/101 hybrid DMU (51925 + 59107 + 52043) at Sheffield on 30/5/87. Stuart Mackay Collection.