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Vehicle 51920

Class 108

BR Diagram 634

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

02/07/60 New to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
w/e 01/10/60 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
4w/e 31/12/60 Transferred to 8H (Allerton)
Sep-63Depot code change8J
4w/e 05/04/69 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
12/05/85 Transferred to KD (Carlisle Kingmoor)
09/06/85 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
10/05/87 Transferred to CH (Chester)
14/05/90 Transferred to LO (Longsight) PLOX
29/10/91 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road) PBRX
09/06/92 Withdrawn from BR (Bristol Bath Road) REBR

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51920 56503 As delivered to 6G - 2nd July 1960
51920 56503 Noted 19/09/71 - in Chester station1
51920 52040 Noted circa 04/1973 - at Wigan North Western2
51920 56503 Noted 18/04/73 - on Chester depot3
51920 56503 Noted 11/05/73 - in Liverpool Lime Street1
51920 56503 Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester4
51920 56503 Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
51920 56503 Noted 25/02/1977 - 2F75 16.30 Chester to Rock Ferry5
51920 56503 Noted 12/09/77 - at Aberystwyth3
51920 56504 Noted 23/10/1980 - At Aberystwyth 07156
51920 56504 Noted circa 03/19815
51920 56504 Noted circa 05/19825
51920 56504 Noted circa 10/19825
51920 54504 Noted circa 05/19835
51920 54504 Noted circa 03/19845
51920 59065 52053 Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
CH267 51920 54276 Listed at CH - May 1988
CH267 51920 54276 Noted circa May-88
CH267 51920 54276 Noted circa Jul-88
51920 54276 Noted 05/07/88 - on 22:30 Sheffield-Retford
51920 54276 Noted 30/08/897
CH267 51920 54277 Listed at CH - 14/10/89
LO267 51920 54276 Listed at LO - mid May-90
LO267 51920 54276 Noted circa 07/19905
LO267 51920 54488 Noted 16/03/1991 - At Crewe. 8
LO267 51920 54488 Listed at LO - Jul-91
LO267 51920 54488 Listed at LO - Aug-91
B961 51920 54488 Listed at BR - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Shayne Lewis
7: Graeme Phillips
8: Dave Warby

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Crewe

9th May 1990

Set number: CH267

51920 + 54276 + 53634 + 51947 waiting to leave Crewe for Holyhead on 9/5/90. Sparegang.

Class 108 DMU at Holyhead

4th May 1991

Set number: LO267

Class 108 DMBS 51920 at Holyhead on the rear of 15.08 the to Crewe on 4 May 1991. Dave Warby.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa late 1980s

Set number: CH267

2-car Class 108 CH267 (presumably 54276 + 51920) awaits departure from Crewe. Undated, circa late 1980s. Andrew McConnell.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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