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Set BX495

These formations have been noted:

51934 59387 53634 Noted circa 11/19841
51943 59388 52058 Noted circa 06/19851
51943 59388 52058 Listed at BX - circa Jul-85 - with white roof domes and black window surrounds
51943 59388 52058 Noted 11/1985 - Manchester to Buxton service
51943 59388 52058 Listed at BX - circa Dec-85
51943 59388 52058 Listed at Buxton - Summer 1986
51943 59388 52058 Noted 26/07/1986 - Llandudno-Man Vic (6-car)2

Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
2: Chris Moxon

Class 104 DMU at Buxton

26th April 1984

Set BX495 comprising 53515 59219 53498 approaches Buxton station on 26th April 1984. Steve Montgomery.

Class 108 DMU at Buxton

15th July 1984

Passengers alight from Derby class 108 set BX495 after its arrival at Buxton from Manchester. 15th July 1984. The DMBS closest is presumably 51943, Class 104 M59186 is on the left. John Crooks.

Class 108 DMU at New Mills Central

4th August 1985

51943 leads this formation arriving into a bustling New Mills Central station on the 4th August 1985, presumably as set BX495 with 59388 + 52058. Chris Lings.

Class 108 DMU at Stratford-upon-Avon

26th October 1985

The warmth of the signalbox at Stratford-upon-Avon was welcome on Friday 26 October 1985 and this picture was taken from the window as 6 coach 108 (52058 + 59388 + 51943) + 104 DMU (53429 + 59195 + 53507) shunted from platform 1 to the Cold Store Siding alongside platform 3 where it spent the rest of the day before returning after dark to Manchester Piccadilly. Peter Tandy.

Class 108 DMU at Chester

26th July 1986

Class 108 Derby 3-car DMU with DMCL 52058 leading a 6 car formation for Llandudno at Chester 26-7-86-ish. In the summer of 1986, BX495 also contained 59388 + 51943. The rear set has a Class 104 centre car, a number of Buxton formations were made up of Class 108-104-108 thus. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 108 DMU at Chester

26th July 1986

Unauthorised access to a Class 108 cab at Chester 26-7-86 ish. The vehicle on the right should be 51943, the two sets were on a Llandudno service. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 108 DMU at Helsby

26th July 1986

52058, 59388, 51943 and 53636, 59152, 53626 leaving Helsby at 11.31 with a Llandudno-Manchester Victoria service, 26/7/86. Anthony Griffiths.


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