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Vehicle 51910

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

30/04/60	New to	18A (Toton)
4w/e 31/12/60	Transferred to	8H (Allerton)
Sep-63	Depot code change	8J
3w/e 31/10/65	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
3w/e 30/04/66	Transferred to	8J (Allerton)
06/05/73	Depot code change	AN
circa 1984	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
19/01/86	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
04/05/86	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
23/11/86	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton)	- also noted as 21/01/87
20/09/87	Transferred to	LE (Swansea Landore)
01/12/87	Withdrawn from	LE (Swansea Landore)	- Llandelio flood

Modifications

Sep-87 - Headlamp fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 25/02/1983 released in blue/grey livery

51910 was involved in the following incident:

19/10/87 - Glanrhyd Bridge, WR

Collision involving Class 108 / Bridge

Info from Bill Read

Class 108 ran onto a bridge which had previously collapsed. M51910 + M52037, 4 persons drowned. Severe flooding had caused an already-weakened support pier to collapse.

Disposal

Scrapped by Goldpawn Limited, on location at Pantyffinon

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51910	56493			As delivered to 18A - 30th April 1960
	51910	56212			Noted 28/08/75 - in Liverpool Lime Street¹
	51910	56212			Noted 20/09/1975 - at Crewe²
	51910	56277			Noted 10/09/76 - in Liverpool Lime Street¹
	51910	56495			Noted 12/09/1977 - 18.25 Wigan NW to Lime Street.³
	51910	56213			Noted 30/09/1977 - 07.11 Warrington Central - Lime Street with 51937-52064³
	51910	56492			Noted 24/05/80
	51910	54494			Noted circa 04/1983³
	51884	59720	51910	54222	Noted circa 09/1983³
	51910	54222			Noted circa 01/1984³
	51910	54222			Noted 26/03/1984³
	51910	54052			Formation change - NH - Aug-85
	51910	54052			Transfer to CH - 19/01/86 - from NH
	51910	54052			Noted circa 03/1986³
TS201	51910	54495			Formation change - TS - 2w/e 14/05/86
TS201	51910	54361			Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS201	51910	54361			Noted circa 06/1986³
C902	51910	59570	53941		Formed at CF circa Dec-86
C902	51910	59570	53941		Noted 28/04/87 - at Barry Docks on down service at 19:34⁴
C902	51910	59570	53941		Noted 30/04/87 - on 11:28 Barry Island to Treherbert⁴
C902	51910	59570	53941		Noted 05/05/87 - at Cardiff Central on 13:10 to Portsmouth Harbour
C902	51910	59570	53941		Listed at CF - Jun-87
C902	51910	59570	53941		Noted circa 08/1987³
C902	51910	59570	53941		Listed at CF - Aug-87
S953	51910	52037			Listed at LE - Oct-87 - Headlight fitted

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Shayne Lewis

Images:

3rd May 1986

Set number: TS201

Class 108 DMBS 51910, set number TS201, is seen stabled at Tyseley on 03.05.1986 with Class 101 DTS 54361. Note the Greater Manchester symbol on the side. Andy Cole.

28th June 1986

Set number: TS201

In Longbridge station on 28 June 1986 is Class 108/101 set TS201 (presumably 51910 + 54361) with 55002 attached in the down platform with a service from Four Oaks to Redditch. A 6 coach class 116 led by T624 heads towards Birmingham New Street at high(ish!) speed on the up through road. I don't know the working but assume that it was one of the infrequent Cheltenham to Birmingham trains or possibly a service from Hereford to Birmingham New Street via Bromsgrove. Peter Tandy.

16th August 1986

Set number: TS201

Three twin sets (TS201, presumably 51910 + 54361) are seen in platform 3 at Stratford after a proving run from Birmingham on 16 August 1986. They were about to return as ECS to Tyseley before entering normal service. Peter Tandy.

Unknown date

Set number: C902

C902 contains two Class 108 DMBSs and a Met-Camm centre car (presumably 51910 + 59570 + 53941) 0when seen at Cilmery. Undated. Tom Clift.

30th July 1987

Set number: C902

Class 108 DMBS 51910 seen in the fading light at Swindon station on the 30th July 1987. Malcolm Clements.

30th July 1987

Set number: C902

A good illustration of the Welsh markings that began to be applied in 1985. This is 51910 seen at Swindon station on the 30th July 1987. Malcolm Clements.

30th July 1987

Set number: C902

W51910 at Swindon station on the 30th July 1987. Malcolm Clements.

17th October 1987

Set number: S953

Class 108 unit S953 taken at Swansea Landore on the afternoon of Sunday 17th October 1987, with DMBS 51910 closest, 52037 behind. Nigel Curtis.

24th April 1988

Set number: S953

After being involved in an Incident near Llandeilo on the 18th October 1987, in which, whilst working the 0525 Swansea - Shrewsbury it became derailed on a damaged bridge and dropped into the river below. Landore allocated W51910 a DMBS from set S953 awaits cutting up at Pantyfynnon Sdgs. A fate that has already befell Its partner W52037. 24th April 1988. Nigel Mack.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 28th September 1985

A Class 101/108 Hybrid Two-Car DMU formed of cars M54052 & M51910 was departing from Croston with a Preston to Ormskirk service on September 28th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 29th September 1985

A two-car Class 101/108 DMU with Driving Trailer Second Lavatory (DTSL) M54052 leading, presumably with 51910, was accelerating away from the single line token exchange at Midge Hall, whilst working a Preston to Ormskirk service on September 29th 1985. The home signal on the Down Line, controlled from the 'box at Midge Hall, is the only semaphore still extant in the Preston area. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 3rd May 1986

Set number: TS201

Set TS201 (54361 + 51910) at Tyseley on May 3, 1986. Class 116 DMBS M53078 is on the right. Andy Cole.

Date: 28th June 1986

Set number: TS201

Given the number of trains on the Birmingham Cross City Line and the reliability problems being suffered by Tyseley depot it is hardly surprising that quite a few mixed-up sets were around. In 28 June 1986 T201 formed of classes 101 and 108 (presumably 54361 + 51910) along with class 121 55002 was about to stop at Longbridge with a service from Four Oaks to Redditch. Peter Tandy.

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