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Vehicle 52056

Class 108

BR Diagram 638

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

26/11/60 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
4w/e 31/12/60 Transferred to 8H (Allerton)
Feb-61 Transferred to 26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63Depot code change9D
2w/e 11/10/69 Transferred to 8J (Allerton)
4w/e 31/12/72 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
May-73Depot code changeNH
27/04/86 Transferred to BX (Buxton)
19/03/89 Transferred to CH (Chester) PMSX
30/09/90 Transferred to TS (Tyseley) PTSX
12/05/91 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
20/02/92 Sector Change to NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ
09/03/92 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 11/06/1982 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51941 52056 As delivered to 26A - 26th November 1960
51941 52056 Transfer to 8H - 4w/e 31/12/60
51941 52056 Transfer to 26A - 4w/e 04/03/61
51941 52056 Noted 20/12/66 - at Leeds City1
51941 52056 Noted 14/04/69 - in Derby1
51949 52056 Noted 17/09/71 - at Manchester Victoria1
51941 52056 Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
51942 52056 Noted 10/09/76 - on Newton Heath depot2
51943 52056 Noted 23/06/1977 - 19.22 Wigan NW to Lime Street with 51916-56277 and 51929-520423
51941 52056 Noted 29/06/80 - between Morecombe Carnforth Lancaster area4
51941 52056 Noted circa 08/19813
51941 52056 Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria3
51941 52056 Noted circa 10/19823
51941 52056 Noted circa 12/19823
51941 59187 52056 Formation change - BX - 2w/e 14/05/86
51941 59187 52056 Noted 25/05/86 - on 08:48 Stoke - Llandudno with 53316 + 59306 + 53334 / 51938 + 59386 + 520395
51941 59187 52056 Listed at Buxton - Summer 1986
51941 59230 52056 Formation change - BX - circa Dec-86
51941 59230 52056 Noted circa 02/19873
53930 59148 52056 Listed at BX - Jun-87
53930 59148 52056 Noted circa 07/19873
53930 59148 52056 Listed at BX - mid Nov-87
53930 59148 52056 Noted 16th November 1987
BX372 53930 59148 52056 Listed at BX - May 1988
BX372 53930 59148 52056 Noted circa Jul-88
53930 59148 52056 Noted 17/07/88 - on 15:41 Alderley-Manchester Piccadilly
CH372 53930 59148 52056 Noted 13/05/89 - on 07:45 Manchester Piccadilly - Buxton
53930 59148 52056 Noted 13/07/89 - at Penyffordd6
CH632 53930 52056 Listed at CH - 14/10/89
CH632 53930 52056 Listed at CH - mid May-90
CH632 53930 52056 Noted circa 07/19903
T071 53930 52056 Noted circa 12/19903
T071 53930 52056 Noted 08/05/91 - at Derby6
T071 50930 52056 Noted 12/06/91 - at Peterborough2
NL471 53930 52056 Listed at NL - Jul-91
NL471 53930 52056 Listed at NL - Aug-91
NL471 53930 52056 Listed at NL - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Martin Baumann
6: Aaron Calder

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Bamford

19th April 1988

Set number: BX372

On 19 April 1988 hybrid (108/104/108) DMU set BX372 (52056 + 59148 + 53930) heads towards Manchester at Bamford. Dave Warby.

Class 108 DMU at Morecambe

2nd June 1988

Set number: BX372

Buxton allocated DMU set BX372 (52056 + 59148 + 53930), a class 108/104 hybrid, stands at the old Morecambe station on the promenade with train 1H51 the 14.55 to Stockport on 02/06/88. This station closed on 07/02/94 when a smaller two platform station opened closer to the town centre but in doing so reduced the length of the branch by 17ch (nearly ΒΌ mile). Adrian Nicholls.

Class 108 DMU at Manchester Victoria

20th August 1990

Set number: CH632

Class 108 DMCL no. 52056 with DMBS no. 53930 (set CH632) at Manchester Victoria on 20/Aug/1990. Robert Chilton.

Class 108 DMU at Snailwell

21st February 1992

Set number: T071

Class 108 DMS M52056 at Snailwell on 21 February 1992. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 2nd June 1988

Set number: BX372

This must have been the furthest north a Buxton allocated DMU set worked at the time being synonymous generally with services South of Manchester. 3-car set BX 372 (53930+59148+52056) formed with two class 108 motor coaches and a class 104 intermediate trailer is seen shortly after arrival at Heysham Harbour on 2 June 1988. Set BX 372 having worked "Boat Train" 1P13 the 12.05 Stockport to Heysham Harbour with connection to Douglas on the Isle of Man by way of the IOM Steam Packet Co. Ferry. Adrian Nicholls.

DMU

Date: 15th September 1988

Set number: BX372

Class 108/104 hybrid set BX372 (presumably M53930 + M59148 + M52056) departs from Manchester Piccadilly on September 15, 1988. Rex Holt.

DMU

Date: 13th May 1989

Set number: CH372

CH372 (M53930 + M59148 + M52056) arrives at New Mills Newtown on the 07:45 Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton on 13-5-89. Kevin Dowd.

DMU

Date: 14th May 1989

Set number: CH376

CH376 (M52064 + M59183 + M51941) with CH372 (M52056 + M59148 + M53930) at Buxton on 14-5-89, the day before Sprinterisation of The Spa Line. 37 411 is on the TMD. Kevin Dowd.

DMU

Date: July 1989

Set number: CH372

A five-car DMU formation is seen in Llandudno Junction station in July 1989. Closest is set CH372 formed a Class 108 DMBS (53930), a Class 104 TSL (59148) and a Class 108 DMSL (52056). On the rear is a Class 101 DMSL / Class 108 DMBS (51420) hybrid. George Woods.

DMU

Date: July 1989

Set number: N616

A five-car DMU formation in Llandudno Junction station in July 1989. On the rear, closest, is a Class 108 DMBS (51420) / Class 101 DMSL hybrid, the far set is also a hybrid with a Class 104 centre car (59148) between two Class 108 power cars (52056 + 53930). George Woods.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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