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Vehicle 51901 / 977810

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: 30601
Diagram: 634

Allocations

26/03/60	New to	Reddish
Apr-60	Transferred to	9E (Trafford Park)
4w/e 28/05/60	Stored	9E (Trafford Park)
Jun-60	Reinstated	9E (Trafford Park)
4w/e 01/06/63	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
May 1973	Depot code change	LO
4w/e 10/07/76	Transferred to	AN (Allerton)
May-78	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
10/05/87	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
14/05/90	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) PLOX
30/09/92	To departmental stock	HT (Heaton)
Feb-94	Withdrawn

Notes

3rd September 1989 - In 7-car set M51901 + M54231 - M51902 + M54485 - M53925 + M59155 + M52039 that formed 1T40 08:15 Dales Rail special from Stockport to Carlisle and return

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51901 - original number
977810 - from Oct-92 (departmental stock)

Department Use as ADB977810

Sandite / Route Learner From 10/92 to 2/94. Carried set number LO907

Refurbished

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

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51901	56484		As delivered to Reddish - 26th March 1960
	51901	56249		Noted 01/01/68 - in Manchester Piccadilly¹
	51901	56240		Noted 04/11/68 - at Manchester Piccadilly¹
	51901	56486		Noted 22/08/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly¹
	51901	56484		Noted 18/08/70 - in Manchester Oxford Road²
LT326	51901	56484		Listed at Longsight - circa Jan-71
	51901	56484		Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight¹
	51901	56484		Noted 09/09/73 - in Manchester Oxford Road²
	51901	56484		Noted 02/08/1975 - at Birmingham New Street ³
	51901	56484		Transfer to AN - 4w/e 10/07/76
	51901	56279		Noted 11/06/1977 - 13.15 Lime Street to Newton-le-Willows⁴
	51901	56279		Noted 20/08/1977⁴
	51901	56279		Noted 26/08/1977 - at Mossley Hill working 07.11 Warrington Central to Lime Street.⁴
	51901	56279		Noted 16/09/1977⁴
	51901	56279		Noted 22/09/1977 - 07.40 Wigan NW to Lime Street with 51913-56493⁴
	51901	52055		Noted 24/05/80
	51901	54276		Noted 23/05/82 - on Leeds-Morecambe service with 51247 + 54387
	51901	52055		Noted circa 12/1982⁴
	51901	59386	52055	Noted circa 03/1983⁴
	51901	52061		Noted circa 02/1984⁴
	51901	52059		Noted circa 06/1985⁴
	51901	59153	52059	Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
CH256	51901	54231		Noted Apr-88
CH256	51901	54231		Listed at CH - May 1988
CH256	51901	54231		Noted circa May-88
CH256	51901	54231		Noted circa Jul-88
CH256	51901	54231		Noted 3rd September 1989
CH256	51901	54231		Listed at CH - 14/10/89
LO256	51901	54496		Listed at LO - Jul-91
LO256	51901	54496		Listed at LO - Aug-91
LO256	51901	54276		Listed at LO - Dec-91
LO256	51901	54276		Listed at LO - 02/07/92
LO256	51901	54276		Listed at LO - 24/09/92
907	977810	977811		Listed at HT - 08/11/93 - sandite

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Unknown date

A Class 108 DMU with DMBS M51901 closest in Manchester Victoria station, date unknown. Wigan Wallgate is on the destination blind. Paul Redmond.

Unknown date

A two-car Class 108 seen at Manchester Victoria with M51901 closest. Paul Redmond.

23rd July 1983

The "Warcop Wanderer" railtour at Barrow-in-Furness on 23 July 1983. The tour ran from Manchester Victoria, Six Bells lists the formation as 51901 + 59386 + 52055 / 51943 + 59388 + 52058. Chris Lings.

23rd July 1983

51901 at the head of the "Warcop Wanderer" railtour at Warcop on the 23rd July 1983. Six Bells lists the formation as 51901 + 59386 + 52055 / 51943 + 59388 + 52058. Chris Lings.

23rd July 1983

The participants of the "Warcop Wanderer" tour head out for a photograph during the stop at Warcop on 23 July 1983. Six Bells lists the formation as 51901 + 59386 + 52055 / 51943 + 59388 + 52058. Chris Lings.

23rd July 1985

Getting ready to collect the single line token, a Class 108 'Derby Lightweight' two-car DMU formed of cars M51901 & M52059 was approaching Midge Hall with a Preston to Ormskirk service on July 23rd 1985. The unit is passing through the abandoned Down platform of Midge Hall station that closed in October 1961. To the right of the 108 is the disused former Up line that was kept in-situ from Farington Curve Junction on the WCML until August 1983, when renewal was necessary and the cost of replacement could not be justified on this former main line. Until the 1980's, Midge Hall and its level crossing was in a rural location, but the expansion of the town Leyland at its Western extremity is seeing new housing being built nearby, and would be a perfect opportunity to reopen Midge Hall station again. An image recorded from the level crossing. Martyn Hilbert.

25th July 1985

Having handed over the single-line token the signalman returns to the box at Midge Hall, as Class 108 M51901 accelerates onwards with the 13.09 Preston to Ormskirk service on July 25th 1985. To the right is the severed former up line, taken out of use between Midge Hall and Farington Curve Junction in 1983. Martyn Hilbert.

31st August 1989

Set number: CH256

108 Set CH256 (presumably 51901 + 54231) with a Chester - Helsby (Via Hooton) service approaches Helsby (at 1057) Thursday 31st August 1989. Colin Brooks.

September 1989

Set number: CH256

Class 108 2-car DMU set CH256 (and presumably 51901) in the bay at Manchester Oxford Road, September 1989. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

circa June 1991

Set number: LO256

Class 108 DMU set LO256 (presumably led by 51901) arrives into Rose Hill station. Date unknown, the slide has a process date of June 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

23rd May 1992

Class 108 51901 + 54276 and Class 101 51247 + 54387 leaves Hellifield on what may be a Leeds-Morecambe service on 23 May 1992. Lewis Bevan.

13th June 1992

Set number: LO256

Class 108 DMU set LO256 (51901 + 54276) arriving into Manchester Victoria with the 12:00 Rochdale - Wigan Wallgate service on 13 June 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.

1996

Set number: LO907

Vehicle no. 977810 formerly DMBS 51901 at C.F. Booths scrapyard in mid-1996. The damage to the cab was caused by the bucket arm of a large excavator being used to move the vehicle. On the far right is it's latter-day partner in Sandite set LO907, 977811. Robert Chilton.

11th May 1996

Set number: LO907

Sandite / Route Learner 977810 (ex-51901) at Booths scrap yard, Rotherham on 11th May 1996. S Gaskell.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 31st January 1988

Set number: T212

Class 108 M54231+M51901 T212 at Greenbank on the 31st January 1988 with a Chester - Manchester Piccadilly service. Kevin Law.

Date: 13th May 1989

Set number: CH256

Class 108 Derby 2-car DMU set CH256, presumably 54231 + 51901, and a sister arrived at Keighley with 'The Bronte Flyer' charter from Chester 13-5-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Date: 11th June 1989

Set number: CH256

CH256 (presumably 54231 + 51901) was a Chester-based 2-car Class 108 dmu photographed at Bagworth and Ellistown on 11 June 1989 forming a shuttle service to Leicester to ferry punters to and from the Open Day at Coalville. Lewis Bevan.

Date: 3rd September 1989

Set number: CH371

CH371 M52039 + M59155 + M53925 and CH257 M54485 + M51902 and CH256 M54231 + M51901 on 1T40, the 08:15 Stockport to Carlisle special charter at Stockport on 3-9-89. Kevin Dowd.

Date: 21st May 1991

Set number: LO256

LO256 M54496 + M51901 + LO255 M51424 + M54232 2E24 18:30 Piccadilly to Sheffield at New Mills South Junction 21-5-91. Kevin Dowd.

Date: August 1992

Set number: LO256

A two-car Class 108 (set LO256 54276 and 51901) and two-car Class 101 (53202 + 54050) heading for Carlisle at Garsdale in August 1992. George Woods.

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