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Vehicle 51922

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

09/07/60 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
Nov-60 Transferred to 8H (Allerton)
Sep-63Depot code change8J
06/05/73Depot code changeAN
14/07/83 Transferred to LO (Longsight)
12/05/85 Transferred to CH (Chester)
29/09/85 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
02/03/86 Transferred to CH (Chester)
04/05/86 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
19/11/86 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
04/10/87 Transferred to LE (Swansea Landore)
15/03/92 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
29/05/92 Withdrawn from CF (Cardiff Canton) RFXX

Modifications

Sep-87 - Headlamp fitted

Disposal

Preserved - moved to NRM under own power with 51562 - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51922 52037 As delivered to 26A - 9th July 1960
51922 52043 Noted 20/12/66 - at Liverpool Lime Street1
51922 52039 Noted 09/11/69 - at Doncaster with 51416 / 56278 + 51419 / 562741
51922 52048 Noted 01/09/74 - at Wigan North West2
51922 56492 Noted 05/01/77 - in Liverpool Lime Street1
51922 52044 Noted 22/06/1977 - ECS towards Liverpool with 51914-562733
51922 52044 Noted 26/08/1977 - 16.45 Lime Street - Wigan NW3
51922 52044 Noted 12/09/1977 - 18.50 Lime Street to Wigan NW3
51922 52037 Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc3
51922 52042 Noted circa 11/19823
51922 54493 Noted circa 01/19843
51922 54493 Listed at LO - 01/01/85
53627 51922 Noted 03/05/85 - at Prescot4
51922 54493 Formation change - CH - circa Mar-86
51922 54493 Noted circa 03/19863
TS203 51922 54493 Formation change - TS - 2w/e 14/05/86
TS203 51922 54493 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS203 51922 54493 Noted circa 06/19863
TS203 51922 54493 Noted 30/07/1986 - at Derby - as 8 car set with TS204, TS200 and TS2075
C901 51922 59130 53625 Formed at CF circa Nov-86
C901 51922 59130 53625 Noted 08/05/87 - in Cardiff Central
C941 51922 59381 51562 Listed at CF - Jun-87
C941 51922 59694 51562 Listed at CF - Aug-87
C941 51922 59694 51562 Noted 15/08/1987 - 1634 Severn Beach to Bristol TM
C941 51922 59130 51562 Formation change - CF - Sep-87 - 59130 replaced 59694
S941 51922 51562 Formed at LE circa 10/87
S941 51922 51562 Listed at LE - Oct-87 - Headlight fitted
S941 51922 51562 Listed at LE - 15/05/89
51922 51562 Noted 08/03/90 - on 10:21 Swansea - Portsmouth Harbour6
S941 51922 51561 Listed at LE - Jul-91
S941 51922 51561 Listed at LE - Aug-91
51922 51562 Noted 23/10/1991 - 1705 Swansea Crewe, travelled throughout. 7
S941 51922 51562 Listed at LE - Dec-91
941 51922 51562 Noted 28/03/92 - on 06:53 Gloucester - Penzance

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Martin Baumann
5: Robert Chilton
6: David Bellamy
7: MidlandDeltic

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Crewe

Unknown date

A Class 108 DMU with DMBS M51922 closest seen at the south end of Crewe station, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Class 108 DMU at Preston

23rd July 1983

Class 108 M51922 Preston 23 July 1983. Alistair Ness.

Class 108 DMU at Cardiff

8th May 1987

Set number: C901

Class 108 DMBS W51922 is seen in Cardiff when it was part of set C901. It is ready to work the 17:05 to Gloucester on 8 May 1987. Shayne Lewis.

Class 108 DMU at Newport

1st July 1989

Set number: S941

Class 108 set S941 at Newport on 1st July 1989. The vehicle closest is DMBS 51922, the DMS is presumably 51562. John Carter.

Class 108 DMU at Llanelli

August 1989

Set number: S941

Carrying a Heart of Wales Rambler headboard Class 108 DMU set S941 - 51922 + 51562 - is seen at Llanelli with the 09:43 Swansea - Shrewsbury service one day in August 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: November 1986

Set number: C901

Cardiff Class 108/101 hybrid DMU set, C901, with DMBS W53625 leading (presumably with 59130 and 51922), sits on the DMU shed at Cardiff Canton. Not sure of the date, but between 23rd and 27th November 1986. Paul James.

DMU

Date: 1987

Set number: C941

Class 108/101 hybrid set C941 (possibly 51562 + 59130 + 51922) leaving Pontypridd in 1987. John Law.

DMU

Date: 2nd January 1988

Set number: S947

Seen at Swansea on 2 January 1988 are Class 108s S947 (53942 + 51567) on the 15:22 to Llandeilo and S941 (51562 + 51922) on the 14:05 to Milford Haven. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 5th July 1988

Set number: S941

Class 108 (presumably 51562 + 51922) at Swansea on 5 July 1988. Nigel Menzies.

DMU

Date: 16th August 1989

Set number: S941

Class 108 set S941 (presumably 51562 + 51922) with the 12:04 Shrewsbury - Swansea (via Central Wales line & reversal at Llanelli) approaches Morlais Junction, just north of Llangennech. Taken from Class 108 set S946 on the 2M39 1528 Swansea - Crewe waiting for road to clear. Colin Brooks.

DMU

Date: 16th August 1989

Set number: S941

Class 108 Set S941 (presumably 51562 + 51922) with the 12:04 Shrewsbury - Swansea (via Central Wales line) taken from Class 108 set S946 on 2M39 1528 Swansea - Crewe (via Central Wales) at Morlais Junction, just north of Llangennech at 16:03 on Wednesday 16th August 1989. Colin Brooks.

DMU

Date: 15th May 1990

Set number: S941

Class 108 set S941 (51562 + 51922) at Longford with the 06:27 (SX) Chepstow-Carmarthen service on 15 May 1990. Robert Thomas.

DMU

Date: 28th March 1992

Set number: 941

51562 and 51922 are seen in Bristol Temple Meads station on 28/3/92 with the 06:53 Gloucester - Penzance service. Stuart Mackay Collection.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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