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Vehicle 51417

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: 30498
Diagram: 634

Allocations

20/02/60	New to	3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60	Depot code change	21F
4w/e 03/06/61	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
3w/e 02/07/66	Transferred to	8J (Allerton)
06/05/73	Depot code change	AN
29/03/87	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
01/10/89	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
07/07/91	Transferred to	LA (Laira) PLAX
09/03/92	Withdrawn from	LA (Laira) PLAX

Modifications

Apr-71 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 06/08/1982 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51417	56272		As delivered to 3C - 20th February 1960
	51417	56275		Noted 14/08/70 - in Manchester Oxford Road¹
	51417	56265		Noted 04/06/71 - at Liverpool Lime Street²
	51417	56213		Noted 15/08/1971 - at Leeds³
	51417	56494		Noted 27/08/73 - at Liverpool Lime Street²
	51417	56492		Noted 04/06/1977 - 1818 Manchester Victoria - Lime Street with 51911-56276⁴
	51417	56492		Noted 13/08/1977 - 08.25 Lime Street to Bangor with 51913-56493 and 51918-56496⁴
	51417	56492		Noted 22/08/1977 - 08.07 Lime Street to Warrington Central⁴
	51417	56492		Noted 27/08/1977 - 09.58 Lime Street - Llandudno with 51909-56484 and 51937-52064⁴
	51417	56492		Noted 13/09/1977 - 12.07 Lime Street to Warrington Central with 50968-56251⁴
	51417	56492		Noted 24/09/1977 - 12.50 Lime Street to Wigan NW with 50943-51570⁴
AN276	51417	56495		Noted 31/05/1982⁴
	51417	56222		Noted circa 08/1982⁴
	51417	56494		Noted circa 10/1982⁴
	51417	56494		Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.38 Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street⁴
	51417	56271		Noted circa 01/1983⁴
	51417	56212		Noted circa 04/1983⁴
	51417	54212		Noted circa 08/1983⁴
	51417	54212		Noted 29/03/1984 - at Liverpool Lime Street⁴
	51417	54272		Noted 05/07/1987 - at Manchester Piccadilly - as 4 car set with 51911-54496⁵
	51417	54272		Noted 18/07/1987⁴
250	51417	54212		Noted circa 04/1988⁴
CH250	51417	54212		Listed at CH - May 1988
CH250	51417	54212		Noted circa Jul-88
CH250	51417	54212		Noted 14/01/89 - on 13.00 Manchester Oxford Road - Chester
	51417	54212		Noted 30/08/89⁶
C976	51417	54212		Noted circa 03/1991⁴
C999	51417	53627	53941	Listed at CF - Jul-91
P825	51417	59118	53165	Listed at LA - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
6: Graeme Phillips

Images:

February 1960

M51417 was a BR Derby works built Class 108, this unit, which is obviously brand new, went to Walsall (3C Rycroft depot) 20/02/1960, delivered with M56272. It was withdrawn from Longsight 09/06/1992 and scrapped at Gwent Demolition, Margam. The picture was taken on the LNWR side of New Street, the Midland side still had the overall roof but this on side the roof was considered too badly damaged in the war and was demolished. Just behind the unit is the connecting foot bridge which ran from the Stephenson Street, through the Queens Hotel building (right) over Queens Drive, which divided the Midland and LNWR sides, and exited onto Station Street. The bridge had been open when both sides had their roofs but clearly this side had to have roof and BR provided the minimum they could get away with, the rather nasty corrugated asbestos roof seen here. Peter Shoesmith February 1960. Copyright Geoff Dowling & John Whitehouse; all rights reserved. Geoff Dowling and John Whitehouse Collection.

1990

Set number: CH250

Class 108 Derby 2-car DMU CH250 (51417 + 54212) Hooton with a Chester-Helsby service - early 1990. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

11th November 1991

Set number: 825

Hybrid Class 108/101 set at Exeter St Davids on a wet 11 November, 1991. The leading vehicle is 51417. Glen Batten.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 14th January 1989

Set number: CH250

Class 108 set CH250 formed M54212 + M51417 at Plumley on the 14th January 1989 on the 13.00 Manchester Oxford Road-Chester. Note the set number is also displayed on the side below the car number. Kevin Law.

Date: 10th May 1989

Set number: CH250

CH250 54212 + M51417 on 2E34, the 08:50 Piccadilly to Sheffield at New Mills, 10-5-89. Kevin Dowd.

Date: 12th January 1991

Set number: C976

Class 108 set C976 (54212 and presumably 51417) departing from Newport on 12 December 1991 with the 14:39 Chepstow-Cardiff Central service. Robert Thomas.

Date: 20th July 1991

Set number: 825

Hybrid Class 101/108 DMU set 825 (53165 + 59118 + 51417) approaching Exeter St Davids station on 20 July 1991. Keith Miller.

Date: 20th July 1991

Set number: 825

DMU set 825 (53165 + 59118 + 51417) arriving at Exeter St Davids station on 20 July 1991. Keith Miller.

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