Vehicle 51904
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) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | On loan to | 8J (Allerton) | |
| 2w/e 09/07/66 | Ex-loan back to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| May 1973 | Depot code change | LO | |
| 12/05/85 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 30/09/90 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) PLOX | |
| 29/07/91 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) PLOX |
Modifications
June-74 - AWS fitted
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 31/12/1976 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51904 | 56487 | As delivered to Reddish - 26th March 1960 | |||||||
| 51904 | 56487 | Noted 16/08/70 - at Chester1 | |||||||
| LT329 | 51904 | 56487 | Listed at Longsight - circa Jan-71 | ||||||
| 51904 | 56487 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight2 | |||||||
| 51904 | 56487 | Noted 19/09/71 - at Crewe with 51906 + 56489 / 51917 + 56274 / 51913 + 56493 possibly subbing for a Class 304 if the current was switched off between Liverpool and Crewe2 | |||||||
| 51904 | 56487 | Noted 19/04/73 - in Manchester Oxford Road1 | |||||||
| LT329 | 51904 | 56487 | Noted 09/09/73 - on Chester depot1 | ||||||
| 51904 | 56487 | May-74 - AWS fitted together | |||||||
| 51904 | 56487 | Noted 12/06/1976 - Part of RCTS Greater Manchester Railtour, the other 2 car set has not been identified | |||||||
| 51904 | 56487 | Noted 30/03/1977 - CH Depot3 | |||||||
| LO315 | 51904 | 56487 | Noted 31/05/19823 | ||||||
| LO315 | 51904 | 56487 | Noted circa 08/19823 | ||||||
| 51904 | 54487 | Noted 20/07/84 - on 18:28 Stalybridge - Stockport | |||||||
| 51904 | 54487 | Listed at LO - 01/01/85 | |||||||
| 51904 | 54487 | Noted 18/07/85 - on Crewe - Stafford shuttle with 51175 + 54350 | |||||||
| 51904 | 54487 | Noted circa 09/19853 | |||||||
| 51904 | 54487 | Noted 26/04/86 - on 12:15 Chester - Shrewsbury with 55993 attached4 | |||||||
| 51904 | 54487 | Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 | |||||||
| CH259 | 51904 | 54487 | Listed at CH - May 1988 | ||||||
| CH259 | 51904 | 54487 | Noted circa May-88 | ||||||
| CH259 | 51904 | 54487 | Noted circa Jul-88 | ||||||
| 51904 | 54487 | Noted 30/08/895 | |||||||
| CH259 | 51904 | 54487 | Listed at CH - 14/10/89 | ||||||
| 51904 | 54487 | Noted 26/03/90 - on 13:10 Sheffield - Manchester Piccadilly | |||||||
| CH259 | 51904 | 54487 | Listed at CH - mid May-90 | ||||||
| CH259 | 51904 | 54487 | Noted circa 07/19903 | ||||||
| LO259 | 51904 | 54487 | Listed at LO - Jul-91 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Martin Baumann
5: Graeme Phillips
Images:
20th July 1984
Class 108 Derby 2-car DMU 51904 + 54487 stand at Stalybridge with the 18-28 to Stockport on 20-7-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 5th April 1979
A Longsight Class 108 DMU set consisting of M56487 and M51904 at Delamere Forest on 5 April 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 18th July 1985
During the Crewe Engineering Blockade in the summer of 1985 the only way for passengers to reach Crewe was via a DMU shuttle service from Stafford. This is the shuttle train, photo taken at 05.20 hrs on 18 July 1985. The unit consists of cars 54487 + 51904 / 51175 + 54350. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 6th December 1986
A two-car Class 108 DMU runs into Crewe station on 6 December 1986. The Chester allocated vehicles 54487 + 51904 is an original pairing that seemed to stick together until withdrawal. Keith Miller.
Date: 18th April 1988
Set number: 259
54487 + 51904 approaching Bamford on April 18, 1988. It carries a smaller than usual set number '259' under the drivers window. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 20th May 1989
Set number: CH259
Chester Class 108 set CH259 (51904 + 54487) in Rose Hill station on 20/5/89. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 23rd June 1989
Set number: CH259
Class 108 DMU set CH259 (54487 and presumably 51904) stands at Preston before working the 10:45 service to Barrow-in-Furness on 23 June 1989. Brian Creasey.
Date: 28th June 1990
Set number: CH259
Class 108 DMU set CH259 (54487 + 51904) departing from Chester station on 28 June 1990. Keith Miller.