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
05/03/60 | New to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
Apr-60 | Transferred to | 3C (Ryecroft) | |
Jun-60 | Depot code change | 21F | |
4w/e 31/12/60 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
4w/e 01/07/61 | 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) | |
14/05/90 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) PLOX | |
02/07/92 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) RCLO |
Sep-71 - AWS fitted
Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham
51421 | 56276 | As delivered to 14A - 5th March 1960 | |||||||
51421 | 56277 | Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
51421 | 56277 | Noted 08/08/68 - in Manchester Exchange1 | |||||||
51421 | 56276 | Noted 14/08/70 - in Manchester Oxford Road2 | |||||||
51421 | 56276 | Noted 16/08/70 - at Preston2 | |||||||
51421 | 59274 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Allerton1 | |||||||
51421 | 56499 | Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester3 | |||||||
AN286 | 51421 | 56499 | Noted 04/09/74 - in Liverpool Lime Street, set number on 564992 | ||||||
51421 | 56273 | Noted 28/08/75 - on Longsight depot2 | |||||||
51421 | 56273 | Noted 20/11/75 - at Brough1 | |||||||
51421 | 56491 | Noted Sep-76 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
51421 | 56213 | Noted 26/08/1977 - 16.50 Lime Street - Allerton4 | |||||||
51421 | 56498 | Noted 12/09/1977 - 18.42 Newton-le-Willows to Lime Street with 50626-564994 | |||||||
51421 | 56274 | Noted circa 08/19824 | |||||||
51421 | 56277 | Noted circa 12/19824 | |||||||
51421 | 54277 | Noted 05/01/1984 - at Liverpool Lime Street4 | |||||||
51421 | 54275 | Noted 18/02/19874 | |||||||
51421 | 54275 | Noted circa 07/19874 | |||||||
51421 | 54275 | Noted circa 01/19884 | |||||||
CH253 | 51421 | 54275 | Noted Apr-88 | ||||||
CH253 | 51421 | 54275 | Listed at CH - May 1988 | ||||||
CH253 | 51421 | 54275 | Noted circa May-88 | ||||||
CH253 | 51421 | 54275 | Noted circa Jul-88 | ||||||
CH253 | 51421 | 54275 | Listed at CH - 14/10/89 | ||||||
CH253 | 51421 | 54275 | Noted circa 05/19904 | ||||||
LO253 | 51421 | 54275 | Listed at LO - mid May-90 | ||||||
LO253 | 51421 | 54275 | Noted circa 05/19914 | ||||||
LO253 | 51421 | 54275 | Listed at LO - Jul-91 | ||||||
LO253 | 51421 | 54275 | Listed at LO - Aug-91 | ||||||
LO253 | 51421 | 54275 | Listed at LO - Dec-91 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Eddie Knorn
Set CH253 (51421 + 54275) arrives at Bare Lane on 30 July 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.
51421 / 54275 (set CH253) head away from Lancaster on 30 July 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Set CH253 (54275 + 51421) with 10.37 Sheffield to Lincoln with Clarborough tunnel seen behind. 01.11.88 Nicholas Youngman Collection.
508 113 (1210 Hooton - Liverpool Central) contrasts with Class 108 Set CH253 (presumably 54275 + 51421) on the 1150 Chester - Helsby (via Hooton) at Hooton (at 1205) on Tuesday 29th August 1989. Colin Brooks.
Class 108 Set CH253 (presumably 54275 + 51421) on the 1150 Chester - Helsby (via Hooton) at Hooton (at 1205) on Tuesday 29th August 1989. Colin Brooks.
In a then everyday scene, with rolling stock that now is no longer in service, this was the view from the footbridge at Manchester Piccadilly on February 28th 1992 before the station roof was given a refurbishment. Regional Railways liveried Class 305 305507 was awaiting departure with a service to Glossop and Hadfield, while in platform 1 was a two-car Class 108 formed of cars M54275 & M51421 (LO253), on a service to New Mills Central. Martyn Hilbert.
Seeing out its last days working from Longsight Depot as set LO253, and working mainly on local services from Manchester Piccadilly, Class 108 cars M54275 & M51421 were awaiting departure from platform 1 at Piccadilly with a service to New Mills Central on February 28th 1992. They (and other life-expired first generation units), were kept in service due to the then ongoing problems with the Class 142 Pacer fleet. Martyn Hilbert.
Two two-car Class 108 DMUs at Carlisle in June 1992. Closest is set LO253, presumably 54275 + 51421. George Woods.