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Vehicle 51919

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

11/06/60	New to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 31/12/60	Transferred to	8H (Allerton)
Sep-63	Depot code change	8J
3w/e 27/05/72	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CH
12/05/85	Transferred to	KD (Carlisle Kingmoor)
09/06/85	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
02/03/86	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
04/05/86	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
10/11/86	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton)
p/e 11/10/87	Transferred to	LE (Swansea Landore)
15/05/88	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
30/10/88	Transferred to	LE (Swansea Landore)
15/03/92	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
28/09/92	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) RDTS
01/02/93	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
04/02/93	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

Notes

16/11/86 - 51919 + 59543 + 53945, newly arrived at CF were published as transferred CF -> TS but move then cancelled, they remain at Canton as set C900.

Modifications

Jan-72 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51919	56502		As delivered to 6G - 11th June 1960
	51919	56498		Noted 04/08/68 - in Manchester Victoria¹
	51919	56275		Noted 15/08/1971 - at Leeds²
	51919	56502		Transfer to 6A - 3w/e 27/05/72
	51919	56502		Noted 18/04/73 - at Chester³
	51919	56502		Noted 04/09/74 - at Chester³
	51919	56502		Noted 31/07/76 - at Aberystwyth³
	51919	56502		Noted 10/09/76 - in Chester station³
	51919	56502		Noted Sep-76 - at Crewe¹
	51919	56503		Noted 17/04/78 - on 09:29 Manchester Victoria - Llandudno
	51919	56502		Noted 22/10/1980 - Working the 1430 Llandudno Junction to Llandudno⁴
	51919	56502		Noted circa 04/1981⁵
	51919	56334		Noted circa 05/1982⁵
	51919	56334		Noted circa 10/1982⁵
	51919	54334		Noted circa 06/1983⁵
	51919	54334		Noted 08/08/1983 - on Conwy Valley with 51947-52062⁵
	51919	54334		Noted circa 01/1984⁵
	51919	54503		Noted circa 10/1984 - allocated to Chester but on loan to Bletchley.⁵
	51919	54257		Noted 20/11/85 - on 12:55 Blackpool North - Manchester Victoria service⁶
	51919	54257		Formation change - CH - circa Mar-86
	51919	54257		Noted circa 03/1986⁵
TS202	51919	54257		Formation change - TS - 2w/e 14/05/86
TS202	51919	54257		Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS202	51919	54257		Noted circa 06/1986⁵
C900	51919	59543	53945	Formed at CF circa Dec-86
C900	51919	59123	53945	Noted 31/01/1987⁵
C900	51919	59709	52048	Listed at CF - Jun-87
C900	51919	59709	52048	Listed at CF - Aug-87
C900	51919	59709	52048	Noted 01/08/1987⁵
S940	51919	52044		Formed at LE circa 10/87
S940	51919	52048		Formation change - LE - w/e 07/02/88 - 52048 added
S940	51919	52048		Listed at CH - May-88
S940	51919	52048		Listed at LE - 15/05/89
S940	51919	52048		Noted circa 12/1990⁵
S940	51919	52048		Listed at LE - Jul-91
S940	51919	52048		Listed at LE - Aug-91
S940	51919	52048		Listed at LE - Dec-91
C940	51919	52048		Listed at CF - 02/07/92
C940	51919	52048		Listed at CF - 24/09/92
T940	51919	52048		Listed at TS - November 1992
spare	51919			Listed at TS - 10/12/92
	51919	52048		Noted 21/01/93 - on 11:32 Peterborough - Doncaster⁷

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann
7: David Bellamy

Images:

26th October 1985

On a misty Autumn morning, a Derby Class 108 two-car DMU formed of cars M51919 & M54257 was departing from Croston with a Preston to Ormskirk service (with the wrong destination displayed) on October 26th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 108 DMU at Cardiff Central station

18th July 1987

Set number: C900

C900 at Cardiff on 18/7/87, the power cars being 51919 and 52048, the centre car is presumably Class 110 59709. PJ Evans.

19th August 1987

Set number: C900

Class 108/110 hybrid set C900 (presumably 51919 + 59709 + 52048) at Cardiff on August 19, 1987. Colin Brooks.

Unknown date

Set number: 944

51919 is part of set 944 when seen at Bristol Temple Meads. Undated. John Stewart.

15th July 1989

Set number: S940

Class 108 DMU set S940 (51919 presumably with 52048) in Swansea station with the 08:12 (SO) Cardiff Central-Milford Haven service on 15 July 1989. Alongside is station pilot 08 941. Robert Thomas.

16th August 1989

Set number: S940

The 0739 Cardiff Central - Pembroke Dock contrasts with 108 Set S940 (presumably 51919 + 52048) with the 0915 Pembroke Dock - Swansea at Whitland (at 1012) on Wednesday 16th August 1989. Colin Brooks.

3rd March 1990

Set number: S940

Class 108 DMU set S940 (51919 and presumably 52048) heads out of Ferryside station with the 08:52 Swansea-Pembroke Dock service on 3 March 1990. Robert Thomas.

10th November 1990

Set number: S940

51919 + 52048 at Swansea on 10/11/90 with the 12:25 to Milford Haven. Sparegang.

29th March 1991

Set number: S940

The 06:27 Chepstow-Llanelli service is seen at Skewen East on 29 March 1991 formed of Class 108 set S940 (presumably 51919 + 52048). Robert Thomas.

11th April 1992

A Class 108 set on Loughor Viaduct on April 11, 1992, with 51919 closest. John Carter.

June 1992

Set number: S940

BR (Derby) Class 108 2-car local passenger dmu No.S940 (presumably 51919 + 52048) with blanked out headcode panel in BR blue & grey livery, with yellow front end but black window surrounds, at Bristol Temple Meads, 06/92. Scanned print. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 108 DMU at Enfield Road Sidings, Blackpool North

3rd April 1993

Set number: S940

Surplus to requirements but in warm storage, a rake of Derby class 108 DMU cars was stabled in the sidings at Blackpool North, seen here on April 3rd 1993. The nearest car in this view is well-travelled Driving Motor Brake Second 51919 which despite its destination appears to have been a South Wales allocated set at some point in its long career. Keeping company alongside are surplus class 305 EMU centre trailer coaches in Network South East livery. A view taken in more enlightened times when access was granted with permission of local BR staff in attendance. Martyn Hilbert.

4th April 1993

Set number: S940

Redundant stock in storage at Enfield Road Carriage Sidings at Blackpool North on April 4th 1993. Alongside a row of redundant Network South East Class 305 EMU cars was a lengthy row of various stored DMU cars/sets. The nearest set was a two-car Class 108 formed of cars 51919 & 52048 (S940) that had been withdrawn from service in February 1993. S940 was eventually preserved on the Swanage Railway, then passed to the Barry Island Railway and is currently based on the Garw Valley Railway in South Wales. Martyn Hilbert.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: unknown

S946 (presumably 53939 + 52046) and S944 (presumably 52055 + 51919) departing Port Talbot Parkway with the 11:41 Cardiff - Swansea on 29 April 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 1989

Set number: S944

52055 with 51919 as Swansea Landore's set S944 at Crewe. Robert Chilton Collection.

Date: 10th August 1989

Set number: S940

Class 108 set S940 (presumably 52048 + 51919) enters Pantyffynon station on August 10th, 1989. Michael Mensing.

Date: 15th August 1989

Set number: S940

Class 108 Set S940 (presumably 51919 + 52048) with the 16:19 Swansea - Milford Haven awaiting departure from Swansea (at 16:10) on Tuesday 15th August 1989. Colin Brooks.

Date: 16th August 1989

Set number: S940

The 09:15 Pembroke Dock - Swansea service approaches Whitland on Wednesday 16th August 1989 formed of Class 108 set S940 (presumably 52048 + 51919). Colin Brooks.

Date: 16th August 1989

Set number: S940

The 09:15 Pembroke Dock - Swansea service approaches Whitland at 10:05 on Wednesday 16th August 1989 formed of Class 108 set S940 (presumably 52048 + 51919). Colin Brooks.

Date: June 1992

Set number: S940

BR (Derby) Class 108 2-car Local Passenger dmu No.S940 (52048 and presumably 51919) with blanked out headcode panel in BR blue & grey livery, with yellow front end but black window surrounds, at Bristol Temple Meads, 06/92. Hugh Llewelyn.

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