Vehicle 51934
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
| 15/10/60 | New to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9D | |
| 2w/e 11/10/69 | Transferred to | 8J (Allerton) | |
| 4w/e 31/12/72 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| w/e 18/06/77 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 3w/e 19/05/79 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| circa 1984 | Transferred to | BX (Buxton) | |
| 07/06/87 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 06/12/87 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) |
Modifications
circa Jul-72 - AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Maize Metals, Wednesbury
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51934 | 52049 | As delivered to 26A - 15th October 1960 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52049 | Noted 20/07/68 - in Newton Heaton depot1 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52049 | Noted 04/08/68 - in Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52042 | Noted 01/09/72 - in Liverpool Lime Street1 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52059 | Noted 08/09/73 - in Manchester Victoria2 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52059 | Noted 28/08/75 - at Southport2 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52059 | Noted 27/02/76 - in Liverpool Lime Street1 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52059 | Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52061 | Noted 29/06/80 - at Preston3 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52061 | Noted circa 11/19824 | |||||||
| 51934 | 50634 | Noted 20/12/19824 | |||||||
| 51934 | 59387 | 52061 | Noted circa 03/19834 | ||||||
| 51934 | 59387 | 52061 | Noted 07/10/1983 - Manchester Vic4 | ||||||
| 51934 | 59387 | 53974 | Noted 11/03/1984 - LCGB Staffordshire Ranger Railtour 53974-59387-51934 + 51586-59583-51577 | ||||||
| BX495 | 51934 | 59387 | 53634 | Noted circa 11/19844 | |||||
| BX491 | 51934 | 59387 | 53634 | Listed at BX - circa Jul-85 | |||||
| BX491 | 51934 | 59387 | 53634 | Listed at BX - circa Dec-85 | |||||
| BX491 | 51934 | 59387 | 53634 | Listed at Buxton - Summer 1986 | |||||
| BX491 | 51934 | 59387 | 53634 | Noted 07/06/1986 - 1L03 Macclesfield-Llandudno5 | |||||
| 51934 | 59387 | 53634 | Noted 09/08/1986 - 10.07 Llandudno-Man Vic (8-car)5 | ||||||
| 51934 | 59387 | 53634 | Noted 30th November 1986 | ||||||
| 51934 | 51565 | Noted 30/05/87 - on 07:40 Stockport - Stalybridge6 | |||||||
| T213 | 51934 | 54492 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | ||||||
| TS213 | 51934 | 54492 | Noted 05/09/87 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
| T202 | 51937 | 51934 | Noted circa 11/19874 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Chris Moxon
6: Martin Baumann
Images:
10th March 1984
The LCGB "Staffordshire Ranger" railtour on 10 March 1984 during its stop at Cheddleton. The Class 108 DMBS closest is 51934. Chris Lings.
10th March 1984
51934 at the head of The Staffordshire Ranger railtour at Helsby station, 10th March 1984. Chris Lings.
27th February 1986
Set number: BX491
A Class 108 DMU (which appears to be set BX491 lead by 51934) departs from Buxton on 27 February 1986, while M52058 is stabled on the right. An image from the Jim Freebury Railway Slide Collection. David Page.
22nd March 1986
Set number: BX491
Displaying what was then the latest livery variation, BX491 (51934 + 59387 + 53634) has just arrived at Buxton with a train from Manchester Piccadilly on Saturday March 22 1986. Mel Holley.
28th November 1987
Set number: T202
Class 108 - 51934 - set number T202, is seen at Tyseley on 28/11/87 with signs of severe fire damage. Andy Cole.
26th December 1987
Set number: T202
51934 is seen minus bogies at Tyseley depot on 26th December 1987. It had been fire damaged the previous month. Pete LG99.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 10th March 1984
On 10 March 1984, the LCGB "Staffordshire Ranger" rail tour is seen at Cheddleton station with a three-car Swindown Works "cross-country" and a Derby Works class 108 three-car. Six Bells Junction notes the vehicles as 51586 + 59583 + 51577 / 53974 + 59387 + 51934. Jeremy Chapter.
Date: January 1986
Set number: BX491
Three-car Class 108 DMU set BX491 (53634 and presumably 59387 + 51934) in platform 7a of Sheffield station in January 1987. George Woods.
Date: 27th February 1986
Set number: BX491
A three-car Class 108 DMU arriving into Stockport station on 27 February 1986. The three vehicles are noted as 53634 + 59387 + 51935, although the last could be a typo for 51934 which formed set BX491 with the other two at the time. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 9th August 1986
Set number: BX490
An 8-car formation at Helsby working the 10.07 Llandudno-Manchester Victoria. The formation (closest the camera first) was 51927, 59390, 52049, 53634, 59387, 51934, 51574 & 51580. 9/8/86. Anthony Griffiths.
Date: 22nd August 1987
Set number: TS615
On 22 August 1987 Class 116 set TS615 (presumably 53102) and Class 108 set TS213 (presumably 51934) are seen stabled on Machynlleth Shed. Jason Hall.