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Vehicle 52039

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: 30660
Diagram: 638

Allocations

30/07/60	New to	26A (Newton Heath)
4w/e 27/08/60	Transferred to	6D (Chester Northgate)
4w/e 24/09/60	Transferred to	26A (Newton Heath)
4w/e 29/10/60	Transferred to	8H (Allerton)
Sep-63	Depot code change	8J
06/05/73	Depot code change	AN
4w/e 28/07/79	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
1983	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
4w/e 24/12/83	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
circa Aug-84	Transferred to	BX (Buxton)
19/03/89	Transferred to	CH (Chester) PMSX
20/09/90	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) PTSX
11/06/92	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) RDTS

Notes

20th August 1989 - Part of 7-car 1T16 Chester - Trawsfynydd excursion and return consisting of M53516 + M53442 + M53531 + M53447 + M53925 + M59155 + M52039
3rd September 1989 - In 7-car set M51901 + M54231 - M51902 + M54485 - M53925 + M59155 + M52039 that formed 1T40 08:15 Dales Rail special from Stockport to Carlisle and return

Modifications

Jul-71 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 16/09/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51924	52039		As delivered to 26A - 30th July 1960
	51924	52039		Transfer to 6D - 4w/e 27/08/60
	51924	52039		Transfer to 26A - 4w/e 24/09/60
	51924	52039		Transfer to 8H - 4w/e 29/10/60
	51924	52039		Noted 20/12/66 - at Liverpool Lime Street¹
	51922	52039		Noted 09/11/69 - at Doncaster with 51416 / 56278 + 51419 / 56274¹
	51942	52039		Noted 12/09/71 - at Wigan North Western¹
	51929	52039		Noted 07/06/72 - at Hall Road on a Liverpool Lime Street - Southport via Edge Hill working¹
	50943	52039		Noted 19/04/74 - in Liverpool Lime Street¹
	50943	52039		Noted 23/02/76 - in Liverpool Lime Street¹
	51933	52039		Noted 23/06/1977 - 19.50 Lime Street to Wigan NW²
	51933	52039		Noted 29/06/1977 - 21.50 Lime Street to Wigan NW²
	51938	52039		Noted circa 08/1981²
NH161	51938	59169	52039	Noted circa 05/1982²
	51938	52039		Noted circa 04/1983²
	51938	59386	52039	Noted circa 12/1983²
BX498	51938	59386	52039	Noted 08/09/1984 - at Skegness having worked from Manchester area with 53457-59149-50509
BX498	51938	59386	52039	Noted circa 11/1984²
	51938	59386	52039	Noted circa 06/1985²
BX494	51938	59386	52039	Listed at BX - circa Jul-85
BX494	51938	59386	52039	Listed at BX - circa Dec-85
	51938	59386	52039	Noted 25/05/86 - on 08:48 Stoke - Llandudno with 53316 + 59306 + 53334 / 51941 + 59187 + 52056³
BX494	51938	59386	52039	Listed at Buxton - Summer 1986
BX494	51938	59386	52039	Noted 23/11/1986²
	51938	59794	52039	Listed at BX - Jun-87
	53925	52039		Listed at BX - mid Nov-87
BX371	53925	52039		Noted 12/12/1987²
BX371	53925	52039		Listed at BX - May 1988
BX371	53925	59152	52039	Formation change - BX - p/e 17/06/88 - 59152 added (ex-spare)
BX371	53925	59152	52039	Noted circa Jul-88
	53925	52039		Noted 03/07/88 - on 22:04 Manchester Piccadilly-Buxton with 53932+59207+51569 / 51938+59137+52065
BX371	53925	59155	52039	Noted circa 11/1988²
CH371	53925	59155	52039	Noted 13/05/89 - on 08:22 Piccadlliy to Buxton
CH371	53925	59155	52039	Noted 20th August 1989
CH371	53925	59155	52039	Noted 20/08/1989 - Chester to Trawsfynydd and return section of Hertfordshire Railtours The Trawsfynydd Flyer CH608+CH610+CH371
	53925	59155	52039	Noted 30/08/89 - on 11:09 Stockport - Heysham Sea Terminal⁴
CH371	53925	59155	52039	Noted 3rd September 1989
CH371	53925	59155	52039	Listed at CH - 14/10/89
CH624	51948	52039		Listed at CH - mid May-90
T062	51948	52039		Listed at TS - Jul-91
T062	51948	52039		Listed at TS - Aug-91
T063	53925	52039		Listed at TS - Dec-91
T063	53925	52039		Noted circa 01/1992²

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Martin Baumann
4: Graeme Phillips

Images:

15th July 1984

Set number: BX494

Hybrid Class 108 set BX494 (centre car is Class 107 59794, closest power car is possibly 52039), departs Buxton station. 15th July 1984. John Crooks.

14th August 1986

Set number: BX494

A 3 car class 108 (52039 nearest the camera, presumably with 59386 + 51938) and a class 104 seen at Buxton on 14 August 1986. Robert28194.

February 1989

Set number: CH371

Class 108/104 DMU set CH371 (presumably 52039 + 59155 + 53925) arrives into Ruabon station with a Wrexham service, presumably from Shrewsbury, in February 1989. Note the Car 2-4 Stop sign, the font suggests it's from British Railways days. Stuart Mackay Collection.

3rd May 1989

Set number: CH371

CH371 (52039 and presumably 59155 + 53925) at Stockport on 3 May 1989. Sparegang.

20th August 1989

Set number: CH371

Class 108/104 DMU set CH371 (52039 + 59155 + 53925) stands at Bleanau Ffestiniog with the Hertfordshire Railtours 'Trawsfynydd Flyer' railtour on August 20, 1989 having just returned back down the freight only branch from Trawsfynydd. This was a photo stop on the return leg of charter 1T16 12.38 Chester-Trawsfynydd-Chester. The tour had started at Euston, loco hauled as far as Chester where passengers transferred to a 7-car DMU formation for the journey to Trawsfynydd. The change of trains was due to weight restrictions on the Conway Valley line and the freight branch to Trawsfynydd. Adrian Nicholls.

3rd September 1989

Set number: CH371

CH371 M52039 + M59155 + M53925 and CH257 M54485 + M51902 and CH256 M54231 + M51901 on 1T40, the 08:15 Stockport to Carlisle special charter at Stockport on 3-9-89. Kevin Dowd.

29th June 1991

Set number: T062

Derby Works built Class 108 DMU set T062 (51948 + 52039) departs Llandudno with the 11.00 train for Blaenau Ffestiniog on 29 June 1991. Gordon Thomson.

29th February 1992

Set number: T063

Class 108 DMU set T063 (52039 + 53925) in Crewe station on 29 February 1992. To the right is EMU 75049. Keith Miller.

11th April 1992

Set number: T063

Class 108 DMU set T063 (52039 + 53925) at Allscott with the 10:50 Wolverhampton - Chester service on 11 April 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection..

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 14th July 1985

Set number: BX494

BX494 (M51938 + M59386 + M52039) class 108 dmu, part of the Buxton allocation, passes New Mills South Junction with the Summer Sundays only Buxton-New Mills Central - Buxton Peak Rail Ramber service, in this view heading back to Buxton, whilst a pair of 20's pass by with a Tunstead - Northwich working. 14th July 1985. Andrew J Crowther.

Date: 30th December 1988

Set number: BX371

Set BX371 stands at Buxton Station on 30/12/1988. Individual vehicle numbers were not noted at the time, but the leading car of this 3-car set is believed to be 53925 from the damage above the roller blind. The other cars are believed to be 59155 (centre) and 52039 (driving) Robert Hope.

Date: 6th May 1989

Set number: CH371

A Class 108/104 three-car hybrid DMU, formed of Class 108 cars M53925 & M52039 with blue liveried Class 104 centre car (TSL) M59155 in the middle, was approaching signal PN491 at Irongate whilst running between Lostock Hall and Bamber Bridge with a Stockport to Carlisle 'Dalesrail' service on May 6th 1989. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 13th May 1989

Set number: CH371

CH371 (but with BX371 on a board in the window!) M53925 + M59155 + M52039 depart New Mills Newtown on the 08:22 Piccadlliy to Buxton, 13-5-89. Kevin Dowd.

Date: 20th June 1989

Set number: CH371

After working a morning service into Manchester Piccadilly, Chester allocated Class 108/104 hybrid unit CH 371 formed of M53925+M59155+M52039, runs ECS towards Levenshulme on its way back to Stockport, for stabling .... 20th June 1989. Nigel Mack.

Date: circa 1991

Set number: T062

Class 108 DMU set T062 (51948 + 52039), location unknown, circa 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 8th June 1991

Set number: T062

T062 (presumably 51948 + 52039) stands at Worcester Shrub Hill with an empty stock working to Tyseley Depot on Saturday 8/6/91. The leading vehicle is 51948. Mel Holley.

Date: 29th June 1991

Set number: T062

Class 108 T062 (51948 + 52039) awaits departure from Llandudno with the 11:00 train to Blaenau Ffestiniog on 29-06-1991. Gordon Thomson.

Date: 11th April 1992

Set number: T063

Tyseley Class 108 DMU set T063 at Allscott with the 12:51 Chester - Wolverhampton service on 11 April 1992. The two power cars - 53925 + 52039 - would be withdrawn two months later. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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