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Vehicle 51562


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: 30461
Diagram: 609

Allocations

26/12/59 New to 6G (Llandudno Junction) - stored pending allocation
w/e 02/01/60 Transferred to 6D (Chester Northgate)
Jan-60 Transferred to 6A (Chester) - Northgate closed
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
10/05/87 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
04/10/87 Transferred to LE (Swansea Landore)
15/03/92 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
11/06/92 Sector Change to CF (Cardiff Canton) RFXT
19/06/92 Withdrawn from CF (Cardiff Canton) RFXT

Modifications

Sep-87 - Headlamp fitted

Disposal

Preserved - moved to NRM under own power - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50925 51562 As delivered to Llandudno Junction - 26th December 1959 - stored pending allocation
50930 51562 Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot1
50930 51562 Noted 19/05/72 - at Chester1
CR106 50930 51562 Noted 09/09/73 - on Chester depot2
50930 51562 Noted 08/04/1976 - at Llandudno Junction 3
50930 59414 51562 Noted 16/07/1978 - on 17:00 Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton with 50980 and 562633
50931 51562 Noted 28/08/1979 - on 04:15 Shrewsbury to Machynlleth with 50628, 56214, 51174 and 562733
50926 51562 Noted 24/10/1980 - At Chester Station4
50931 51562 Noted circa 03/19815
50931 51562 Noted circa 05/19825
50931 51562 Noted circa 10/19825
50931 51562 Noted 02/04/1983 - LNER Society Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog and return section of Conway Valley Express Railtour 56175-50535 + 53228-54055 + 50358-56113 + 50931-51562
53931 51562 Noted circa 06/19835
53931 51562 Noted 12/09/85 - at Machynlleth
53931 51562 Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 - Relief set
C941 51922 59381 51562 Listed at CF - Jun-87
C941 51922 59694 51562 Listed at CF - Aug-87
C941 51922 59694 51562 Noted 15/08/1987 - 1634 Severn Beach to Bristol TM
C941 51922 59130 51562 Formation change - CF - Sep-87 - 59130 replaced 59694
S941 51922 51562 Formed at LE circa 10/87
S941 51922 51562 Listed at LE - Oct-87 - Headlight fitted
S941 51922 51562 Listed at LE - 15/05/89
51922 51562 Noted 08/03/90 - on 10:21 Swansea - Portsmouth Harbour6
spare 51562 Listed at LE - Jul-91
spare 51562 Listed at LE - Aug-91
S941 51922 51562 Listed at LE - Dec-91
941 51922 51562 Noted 28/03/92 - on 06:53 Gloucester - Penzance

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
6: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Blacon

4th January 1960

Adorned as the 1,000 railcar built (by Derby), M51562 is seen here on its first day of passenger service - 4 January 1960 working a New Brighton service at Blacon on the day DMUs took over the line. David Faircloth.

Class 108 DMU at Chester Northgate

4th January 1960

M51562, the 1000th diesel railcar built by Derby Works, seen in Chester Northgate on 4 January 1960. It was an a New Brighton train, this was the first day of DMUs on the services, and unusually it sits in platform 1 at Northgate normally only used by services over the CLC to Manchester Central. David Faircloth.

Class 108 DMU at Chester Northgate

Unknown date

Class 108 DMC M51562 in Chester Northgate in the mid-1960s, still carrying the sideboard proclaiming it was the 1000th diesel railcar built at Derby. David Faircloth.

Class 108 DMU at Welshpool

17th August 1966

M51562 carried this sideboard for some time, this was taken Welshpool on the 17th August 1966. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 108 DMU at Bidston

19th July 1967

A Derby Lightweight (Blue Square) DMU at Bidston Station on 19 July 1967. The leading car - DMCL M51562 - still carries its 1000th vehicle roofboard. George Woods.

Class 108 DMU at Bidston

22nd May 1979

Having arrived from Wrexham, a class 108 2-Car DMU stands in the Liverpool bound platform at Bidston awaiting turnaround on May 22nd 1979. The guard is walking up the platform with the tail lamp. The leading car is M51562, a Driving Motor Composite Lavatory, it was the 1,000th vehicle to be constructed at Derby Works, emerging new in 1959. After withdrawal it was claimed for the National Collection by the NRM. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 108 DMU at Machynlleth

12th September 1985

In this shot at Machynlleth on 12/9/85, 51562 is paired with 53931. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 108 DMU at Pontypridd

1987

Set number: C941

Class 108/101 hybrid set C941 (possibly 51562 + 59130 + 51922) leaving Pontypridd in 1987. John Law.

Class 108 DMU at Swansea

5th July 1988

Set number: S941

Class 108 (presumably 51562 + 51922) at Swansea on 5 July 1988. Nigel Menzies.

Class 108 DMU at Morlais Junction

16th August 1989

Set number: S941

Class 108 set S941 (presumably 51562 + 51922) with the 12:04 Shrewsbury - Swansea (via Central Wales line & reversal at Llanelli) approaches Morlais Junction, just north of Llangennech. Taken from Class 108 set S946 on the 2M39 1528 Swansea - Crewe waiting for road to clear. Colin Brooks.

Class 108 DMU at Morlais Junction

16th August 1989

Set number: S941

Class 108 Set S941 (presumably 51562 + 51922) with the 12:04 Shrewsbury - Swansea (via Central Wales line) taken from Class 108 set S946 on 2M39 1528 Swansea - Crewe (via Central Wales) at Morlais Junction, just north of Llangennech at 16:03 on Wednesday 16th August 1989. Colin Brooks.

Class 108 DMU at Longford

15th May 1990

Set number: S941

Class 108 set S941 (51562 + 51922) at Longford with the 06:27 (SX) Chepstow-Carmarthen service on 15 May 1990. Robert Thomas.

Class 108 DMU at Bristol Temple Meads

28th March 1992

Set number: 941

51562 and 51922 are seen in Bristol Temple Meads station on 28/3/92 with the 06:53 Gloucester - Penzance service. Stuart Mackay Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 22nd April 1979

Two Class 108 DMUs (the closest being Chester-allocated 50931 + 51562) in Wrexham General station on 22 April 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 26th July 1982

Class 108 DMSL 51562 stabled in the bay at Shrewsbury alongside 140001 which had arrived on the 05:44 from Swansea. 26 July 1982. I had left Neath at 05.06 to catch the 05.44 to Shrewsbury in order to ride on the experimental unit. My verdict on the ride was that this experiment was a failure and nothing would come of it. Wrong again! Robert Thomas.

DMU

Date: 6th December 1986

A DMU formation containing 54355 + 51180 / 51562 + 53931 arrives into Crewe station on 6 December 1986. All were allocated to Chester depot. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 25th February 1987

This image was taken at Bescot on 25 February 1987 and shows a 2 coach class 108 comprising vehicles 53931 + 51562. I was told on the day that the unit was being used as a route learning special covering various lines in this part of the world. DMUs were not especially common here at the time as all local trains to Walsall were in the hands of EMUs so I'm glad that I used a frame of colour transparency film on it. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 1st July 1989

Set number: S941

Class 108 set S941 at Newport on 1st July 1989. The vehicle closest is DMBS 51922, the DMS is presumably 51562. John Carter.

DMU

Date: August 1989

Set number: S941

Carrying a Heart of Wales Rambler headboard Class 108 DMU set S941 - 51922 + 51562 - is seen at Llanelli with the 09:43 Swansea - Shrewsbury service one day in August 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.