Set Numbers / Formations

CHESTER SET FORMATIONS

Robert Chilton provided a list of Chester DMU Depot formations dated 14/10/1989.

TS211       51937      54081                     (108/101)
CH253      51421      54275                     (108)
CH254      51422      54276                     (108)
CH255      51424      54232                     (108)
CH256      51901      54231                     (108)
CH258      51903      54486                     (108)
CH259      51904      54487                     (108)
CH260      51905      54488                     (108)
CH261      51906      54489                     (108)
CH262      51907      54490                     (108)
CH263      51908      54501                     (108)
CH264      51911      54496                     (108)
CH265      51913      54497                     (108)
CH266      51917      54272                     (108)
CH267      51920      54277                     (108)
CH268      53924      54278                     (108)
CH269      53927      54214                     (108)
CH270      53929      54269                     (108)
CH271      53931      54260                     (108)
CH272      53938      54484                     (108)
CH273      53976      54225                     (108)
CH274      53978      54261                     (108)
CH275      53980      54256                     (108)
CH276      53981      54253                     (108)
CH277      53982      54246                     (108)
CH278      53983      54266                     (108)
CH334      53054      59596      53850      (116/127/116)
CH336      53849      59721      51130      (116/115/116)
CH338      53050      59722      53058      (116/115/116)
CH340      53826      59719      53837      (116/115/116)
CH341      53061      59753      53079      (116/115/116)
CH348      53253      59696      51210      (101/110/101)
CH350      51935      59388      51927      (108)
CH352      53975      54258                     (108)
CH370      51496      59082      53645      (101/101/108)
CH371      53925      59155      52039      (108/104/108)
CH375      51938      59183      52065      (108/104/108)
CH377      51943      59390      52049      (108)
CH378      51948      59389      52050      (108)
CH460      51450      51804                     (101)
CH467      51197      53195                     (101)
CH605      53977      53529                     (108/104)
CH606      53431      53512                     (104)
CH607      53439      53499                     (104)
CH608      53442      53516                     (104)
CH610      53447      53531                     (104)
CH611      53451      53517                     (104)
CH612      53466      53504                     (104)
CH613      53536      53494                     (104)
CH614      53476      53425                     (104)
CH615      53534      51505                     (104/101)
CH616      53541      53522                     (104)
CH618      51206      53264                     (101)
CH620      51418      51568                     (108)
CH621      51902      52049                     (108)
CH626      51941      52064                     (108)
CH627      51945      52060                     (108)
CH628      51947      53634                     (108)
CH629      51950      52062                     (108)
CH632      53930      52056                     (108)
CH633      53932      51569                     (108)
CH634      53933      51566                     (108)
CH635      53934      54220                     (108/101)
CH636      53970      54264                     (108)
CH640      51222      51513                     (101)
CH641      51245      53269                     (101)
CH642      51426      53171                     (101)
CH643      51511      51462                     (101)
CH645      51509      53224                     (101)
CH646      53198      53244                     (101)
CH647      53216      59553      53294      (101)

Set TS211 was re-allocated from Tyseley on 1 October 1989, but had not yet had a new set number allocated.

It’s interesting to note that there are a few pairings which made it into preservation still paired together: CH262 (Llangollen), CH626 (SVR), CH629 (GWR), CH634 (Peak Rail)