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Vehicle 52043


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

08/10/60 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
3w/e 29/10/60 Transferred to 8H (Allerton)
Sep-63Depot code change8J
06/05/73Depot code changeAN
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16/03/90 Withdrawn from HA (Haymarket) PZQZ

Modifications

May-71 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 23/12/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

52043 was involved in the following incident:


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.


Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


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

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Manchester PIccadilly

24th October 1987

Class 108 DMS 52043 sits next to former ScR EMU 303 049 at Manchester Piccadilly on Saturday 24 October 1987. Mel Holley.

Class 108 DMU at CF Booths

13th March 1993

52043 C.F.Booths, Rotherham 13-3-93. Kevin Dowd.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 23rd May 1986

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.

DMU

Date: 11th January 1987

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.

DMU

Date: 30th May 1987

A Class 108/101 hybrid DMU (51925 + 59107 + 52043) at Sheffield on 30/5/87. Stuart Mackay Collection.