Sign In

<- 51907 | 51908 | 51909 ->

Vehicle 51908

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

23/04/60	New to	18A (Toton)
4w/e 24/09/60	Transferred to	9E (Trafford Park)
4w/e 01/06/63	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
3w/e 30/04/66	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
29/07/91	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) PLOX

Modifications

Feb-73 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 07/04/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51908	56491	As delivered to 18A - 23rd April 1960
	51908	56493	Noted 04/11/68 - at Manchester Exchange¹
	51908	56275	Noted 04/06/71 - at Liverpool Lime Street¹
	51908	56491	Noted 19/05/72 - at Crewe¹
	51908	56271	Noted 28/08/75 - at Edge Hill²
	51908	56491	Noted 04/09/1977 - on Allerton depot³
	51908	56491	Noted 09/07/1978 - on Allerton depot³
	51908	56491	Noted 11/02/1979 - on Allerton depot³
	51908	56499	Noted circa 12/1982⁴
	51908	54499	Noted circa 06/1983⁴
	51908	54222	Noted circa 09/1983⁴
	51908	51568	Noted circa 01/1984⁴
	51908	54492	Noted 19/02/1984 - on Allerton depot³
	51908	54492	Noted 01/04/1984 - at Manchester Piccadilly³
	51908	54277	Noted 8th January 1987
	51908	54484	Noted 18/07/1987⁴
CH263	51908	54501	Listed at CH - May 1988
CH263	51908	54501	Noted circa May-88
CH263	51908	54501	Noted circa Jul-88
	51908	54501	Noted 12/07/1988 - at Manchester Piccadilly³
CH263	51908	54501	Listed at CH - 14/10/89
LO263	51908	54501	Listed at LO - mid May-90
LO263	51908	54276	Noted circa 05/1991⁴
LO263	51908	54276	Listed at LO - Jul-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Martin Lumley
4: Eddie Knorn

No images of the vehicle available.

Do you have any you can add?

➤