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Vehicle 52057

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

21/01/61	New to	26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63	Depot code change	9D
2w/e 11/10/69	Transferred to	8J (Allerton)
4w/e 31/12/72	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
May-73	Depot code change	NH
10/05/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
04/10/87	Transferred to	LA (Laira)
13/04/92	Withdrawn from	LA (Laira) RELA

Modifications

circa early 1975 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 20/05/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51942	52057		As delivered to 26A - 21st January 1961
	51942	52057		Noted 19/12/67 - at Manchester Victoria¹
	51942	52057		Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Victoria¹
	51938	52057		Noted 22/02/1971 - at Crewe²
	51942	52057		Noted 08/09/73 - in Manchester Victoria³
	51942	52057		Noted 26/06/76 - on 16.37 Rochdale – Manchester Victoria⁴
	51942	52057		Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria¹
	50342	52057		Noted 19/02/1978 - at Ormskirk⁵
	50462	59146	52057	Noted 12/03/78 - at Newton Heath⁵
	50462	59146	52057	Noted 28/10/78 - at Newton Heath⁵
	50462	59146	52057	Noted 11/03/79 - at Newton Heath⁵
	50462	59146	52057	Noted 19/08/79 - at Newton Heath⁵
	50462	59146	52057	Noted 23/09/79 - at Newton Heath⁵
	51940	52057		Noted 08/05/1981 - at Oxenholme on 10:29 to Windermere²
NH163	51940	52057		Noted circa 05/1982⁶
	51940	52057		Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 08.20 Manchester Victoria to Kirkby via Bolton⁶
	51940	52057		Noted 22/01/1983 - on Newton Heath depot⁵
	51940	52057		Noted 29/03/1983 - passing Leamington Spa, going from Tyseley to Swindon Works⁵
	51940	52057		Noted circa 06/1983⁶
	51940	52057		Noted 02/03/1985 - at Manchester Victoria ⁵
	51940	52057		Noted circa 06/1985⁶
	51940	52057		Noted circa 10/1985⁶
	51940	52057		Noted 06/11/85 - on 14:15 Southport - Manchester Victoria via Walkden service⁷
	51940	52057		Noted 11/01/1986 - at Manchester Victoria ⁵
	51940	52057		Noted 23/05/1986 - at Manchester Victoria ⁵
	51940	52057		Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
TS201	51940	52057		Noted 30/05/87 - at Norwich³
T201	51940	52057		Listed at TS - Jul-87
P957	51940	52057		Formed at LA circa 10/87
T201	51932	52057		Noted 03/10/87 - at Norwich³
P957	51940	52057		Listed at LA - Oct-87
P957	51940	52057		Listed at LA - Nov-87
spare	52057			Listed at LA - 08/08/88
P957	51940	52057		Listed at LA - 15/05/89
P957	51940	52057		Listed at LA - Jul-91
P957	51940	52057		Listed at LA - Aug-91
P957	51940	52057		Listed at LA - Dec-91
P957	51940	52057		Noted 15/03/1992 - on Laira depot⁵

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Phil Shatford
5: Martin Lumley
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Martin Baumann

Images:

16th June 1985

The Class 108 in this formation at Colne on 16 June 1985 contains M52057 + M51940. John Carter.

16th May 1987

Class 108 52057 is seen stabled at Tyseley on 16.05.1987. It carries the Greater Manchester symbol on the side. Andy Cole.

8th October 1987

52057 + 51940 at Exeter St. Davids, 8/10/87. Sparegang.

Unknown date

Set number: 957

52057 is the leading vehicle in Laira Class 108 set 957 at Bath. Undated. Tom Clift.

1989

Set number: 957

Class 108 DMU set 957 (52057 + 51940) seen at Barnstaple in 1989. Bob Belcher.

1989

Set number: 957

Class 108 DMU set 957 (52057 + 51940) seen waiting to depart from Barnstaple in 1989. Bob Belcher.

1989

Set number: 957

Class 108 DMU set 957 (52057 + 51940) seen departing from Barnstaple in 1989. Bob Belcher.

25th August 1990

A Class 108 (52057) and Class 101 (51234) Hyrbrid DMU by the River Teign near Teignmouth on 25 August 1990. Keith Miller.

18th September 1991

Set number: 957

Two DMU sets, 957 (52057 + 51940) and 829 (51500 + 51246) in Exeter St Davids station on Wednesday 18 September 1991. Paignton is on the destination blind. David Russon.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 4th June 1961

M51725 and M52057 at Manchester Victoria 4th June 1961. 51725 is a DMCL of Class 112/1 built by Cravens and delivered in October 1959 fitted with a Rolls-Royce 238 bhp engine and a standard mechanical transmittion it was withdrawn in November 1968 and scrapped at G.Cohen Kettering in April 1970. 52057 is a DMCL of Class 108/1 built by Derby Works and delivered in January 1961 fitted with two BUT 150 bhp engines and a standard mechanical transmission it was withdrawn in April 1992 and scrapped at Gwent Demolition Margam in May of the same year. Keith Long.

Date: 3rd October 1987

Set number: T201

T201 M51932 + M52057 is at the front of the 14.52 Norwich to Birmingham seen on Ely west curve, October 3, 1987. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: circa late 1980s

Set number: P957

Class 108 DMU set P957 (51940 + presumably 52057) in Exmouth station. Date unknown, circa late 1980s. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.

Date: 11th June 1988

Set number: 69

A hybrid Class 101-108 2-car DMU with Metro Cammell DMBS 51179 leading, seen along the sea wall at Teignmouth with the 10:22 Exeter Central - Paignton service on 11-6-88. The Derby car was labelled TS201 and so could be 52057. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Date: 1989

Set number: 957

Class 108 DMU set 957 (51940 + 52057) seen departing from Barnstaple in 1989. Bob Belcher.

Date: 13th May 1989

Set number: 957

Class 108 DMU set 957 (51940 + 52057) departs from Plymouth station on 13 May 1989. Keith Miller.

Date: 8th June 1989

Set number: 957

Class 108 DMU set 957 (presumably 51940 + 52057) at Teignmouth on Thursday 8 August 1989. David Russon.

Date: 10th June 1989

A Class 108 DMU formed of 51940 and 52057 near Dawlish on 10 June 1989. Keith Miller.

Date: 24th August 1989

Set number: 957

51940 + 52057 at Plymouth on 24/8/89. Sparegang.

Date: 2nd December 1989

Set number: 957

Class 108 DMU set P957 (presumably 51940 + 52057) departs from Newton Abbot station working the 09:45 Paignton - Plymouth service on 2 December 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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