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Vehicle 51568

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

19/12/59	New to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
w/e 02/01/60	Transferred to	6D (Chester Northgate)
Jan-60	Transferred to	6A (Chester)	- Northgate closed
06/05/73	Depot code change	CH
4w/e 17/02/79	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
4w/e 28/07/79	Transferred to	AN (Allerton)
29/03/87	Transferred to	BX (Buxton)
19/03/89	Transferred to	CH (Chester) PMSX
30/09/90	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) PTSX
01/02/93	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
04/02/93	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

Notes

May-87 - 51568 + 51924 published as transferred to ED, moves cancelled and vehicles remained on LMR.

Modifications

circa Jul-72 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 23/02/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50931	51568		As delivered to 6G - 19th December 1959
	50931	51568		Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot¹
	50928	51568		Noted 19/05/72 - at Chester¹
	50927	51568		Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester²
	50927	51568		Noted 04/09/74 - at Birkenhead North³
	50928	51568		Noted Sep-76 - at Crewe¹
	50928	51568		Transfer to NH - 4w/e 17/02/79
	50928	51568		Noted circa 05/1982⁴
	50943	51568		Noted circa 04/1983⁴
	51931	51568		Noted circa 07/1983⁴
	51931	51568		Noted 27/09/1983 - Manchester Picc⁴
	51908	51568		Noted circa 01/1984⁴
	51858	59721	51568	Noted circa 07/1984⁴
	53934	51568		Noted 8th January 1987
	51935	59183	51568	Listed at BX - mid Nov-87
BX374	51935	59183	51568	Noted 12/12/1987⁴
BX374	51935	59183	51568	Noted 16/01/1988⁴
	51935	59183	51568	Noted 05/04/1988⁴
BX374	51935	59183	51568	Listed at BX - May 1988
BX374	51935	59183	51568	Noted circa Jul-88
	51935	59183	51568	Noted 03/07/88 - on 11:00 Manchester Piccadilly-Macclesfield
	51935	59183	51568	Noted 03/07/88 - on 14:03 Macclesfield-Manchester Piccadilly
	51935	59183	51568	Noted 31/07/88 - on 11:41 Alderley-Manchester Piccadilly
	51935	59183	51568	Noted 31/07/88 - on 15:41 Alderley-Manchester Piccadilly
BX374	51935	59183	51568	Noted circa 11/1988⁴
CH620	51418	51568		Listed at CH - 14/10/89
	51943	51568		Noted 08/03/90 - on 14:30 Birmingham New Street - Chester⁵
CH620	51943	51568		Listed at CH - mid May-90
T066	51943	51568		Noted circa 12/1990⁴
T066	51943	51568		Listed at TS - Jul-91
T066	51943	51568		Listed at TS - Aug-91
T066	51943	51568		Listed at TS - Dec-91
	51943	51568		Noted 05/02/92 - on 10:07 Nottingham - Skegness⁵
	51943	51568		Noted 23/05/92 - on 07:30 Stafford - Coventry⁵
T066	51943	51568		Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T066	51943	51568		Noted circa 09/1992⁴
T066	51943	51568		Listed at TS - 24/09/92
	51943	51568		Noted 14/10/92 - on 13:45 Sheffield - Worksop and 14:24 Worksop - Sheffield⁵
T066	51943	51568		Listed at TS - November 1992
	51943	51568		Noted 13/11/92 - on 14:20 Nottingham - Crewe⁵
T066	51943	51568		Listed at TS - 10/12/92

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: David Bellamy

Images:

April 1983

A 2-car Class 108 leaves platform 3 at Wigan North Western with a stopping service to Liverpool Lime Street in April 1983, led by Allerton allocated DMCL no. M51568. This vehicle was preserved following withdrawal from main line service in 1993. S Gaskell.

20th April 1988

Set number: BX374

A line up of Buxton allocated Derby built class 108's at Buxton on the 20th April 1988, with the one on the left making a smokey departure from platform 2, the destination blind unusually showing Oxford Road, all services at this time apart - from an early morning sevice to Irlam - terminated at Manchester Piccadilly. On the right is set BX374 (presumably 51568 + 59183 + 51935) and in the middle BX373 (presumably 53932 visible), the set on the left carries no set number. Andrew J Crowther.

7th May 1988

Set number: BX374

A nine-car DMU formation pass Church Fenton on 7th May 1988 with a service via Leeds. Formed of three 108/104/108 sets, leading is BX374 presumably 51568 + 59183 + 51935. Paul Braybrook.

28th August 1989

Set number: CH374

Wearing a Buxton Spa Line insignia, CH 374, a 3 Car Class 108 DMU formed of M51568 + M59388 + presumably 51935 gets away from Llandudno with the 1610 departure for Blaenau Ffestiniog on 28th August 1989. Nigel Mack.

30th August 1990

Set number: CH620

Class 108 set CH620 (presumably 51568 closest with 51943) at Llandudno Junction on August 30, 1990. Colin Brooks.

January 1991

Set number: T066

The morning of an unrecorded date in January 1991 (I can't read the scrawl in my notebook!) saw bright sunshine and a sharp frost at Cosford. I do recall that the wooden platform was quite slippery as Class 108 T066 (51568 + 51943) left the station with a train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton, the driver having forgotten to change the destination blind. The attractive wooden buildings have now been replaced with prosaic bus shelters and the platform surface brought up to modern standards. The station is also unmanned although that is arguably better than when an especially grumpy individual was on duty who clearly didn't much like enthusiasts invading his territory. He didn't seem keen on passengers either! Peter Tandy.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 18th June 1977

M50928 and M51568 form the 15.28 to Wrexham at Birkenhead North on 18 June 1977. Tom Burnham.

Date: 28th September 1986

Class 108 DMBS M53935 with DMCL M51568 behind in Liverpool Lime Street on 28 September 1986. The locos are 31454 And 87010. Dave Warby.

Date: 5th July 1990

Set number: L418

A regular Thursday afteroon working through Chesterfield for ex-works units making their way back to their home depot was a Doncaster Works-Derby Etches Park ecs. On the 5th July 1990 the consist was vehicles from L418 51355 and 59507 and also 51568 + 51938. Kevin Law.

Date: 8th July 1990

Set number: CH620

CH620 seen at Chester on 8/7/90, presumably formed of 51943 + 51568. Ian McDonald.

Date: 15th December 1990

Set number: T066

Class 108 set T066 (51943 and presumably 51568) arrives into Birmingham New Street with what is thought to be the 09:59 from Great Malvern on 15 December 1990. Robert Thomas.

Date: summer 1991

Set number: T066

Class 108 unit T066 (cars 51943 and 51568) seen arriving at Leamington Spa one evening in summer 1991. Bob Belcher.

Date: 22nd November 1991

Set number: T066

An ECS working at Bescot on 22 November 1991 as Class 108 T066 (51568 + 51943) heads towards the station at Bescot Junction. The elevated portion of the M6 is in the background with the line to Walsall and Sutton Park passing underneath it. Peter Tandy.

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