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Vehicle 52041

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

27/08/60	New 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 05/08/78	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
4w/e 20/01/79	Transferred to	AN (Allerton)	- some sources have it back at CH soon after, so did it move?
Feb-82	Transferred to	LO (Longsight)
10/01/84	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
08/11/87	Transferred to	LE (Swansea Landore)
15/03/92	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
25/09/92	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) RCLO
07/10/92	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
10/11/92	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

Modifications

circa Jul-72 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 03/11/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51926	52041		As delivered to 26A - 27th August 1960
	51926	52041		Transfer to 8H - 4w/e 29/10/60
	51928	52041		Noted 20/12/66 - at Liverpool Lime Street¹
	51929	52041		Noted 09/08/67 - at Hull¹
	51926	52041		Noted 01/06/1974 - at Warrington Bank Quay²
	51924	52041		Noted 04/09/74 - in Liverpool Lime Street³
	51830	52041		Noted 28/08/75 - in Liverpool Lime Street³
	50933	52041		Noted 28/02/1976 - Liverpool University Public Transport Society The Mancunian Railtour
	51926	52041		Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria¹
	51926	52041		Transfer to AN - 4w/e 20/01/79
	51929	52041		Noted circa 10/1982⁴
	51929	52041		Noted circa 04/1983⁴
	53463	52041		Noted circa 02/1984⁴
	51930	59540	52041	Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
	53944	52041		Noted 03/11/1986⁴
	53944	52041		Noted 24/04/1987 - at Leeds⁵
	53944	52041		Listed at NH - 10/05/87
	53944	52041		Noted circa 10/1987⁴
S951	53935	52041		Formed at LE circa 11/87
S951	53935	52041		Noted 02/09/88 - on 10:25 Swansea - Cardiff
S951	53935	52041		Listed at LE - 15/05/89
S951	53935	52041		Noted circa 09/1989⁴
S951	53935	52041		Noted 13/02/1991 - At Crewe at 13.24, assumed working 13.19 Crewe - Shrewsbury⁶
S951	53935	52041		Listed at LE - Jul-91
S951	53935	52041		Listed at LE - Aug-91
S951	53935	52041		Listed at LE - Dec-91
C951	53935	52041		Listed at CF - 02/07/92
S951	53935	52041		Noted circa 09/1992⁴
C951	53935	52041		Listed at CF - 24/09/92
LO616	53935	52041		Listed at Unallocated - November 1992

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
6: Dave Warby

Images:

22nd October 1984

A class 108 DMU set led by car M52041 awaits departure from platform 2 at Preston with a Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on the 22nd October 1984. This car continued in service until November 1992 and was scrapped two months later. An exposure of 11 seconds at f8 was used. S Gaskell.

1st May 1986

A Class 108/101 hybrid three-car DMU with Class 108 Driving Motor Car M52041 leading was stood on the Up Fast at Leyland with a Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on May 1st 1986. The Class 101 Trailer Second car is probably 59540. Martyn Hilbert.

24th February 1990

Set number: S951

Class 108 DMU set S951 (52041 and presumably 53935) seen at Swansea with the 08:52 Swansea-Pembroke Dock on 24 February 1990. Robert Thomas.

4th July 1990

Set number: S951

Two-car Class 108 set S951 (presumably 52041 + 53935) at Carmarthen with the 12:22 Swansea - Milford Haven service on July 4th, 1990. Gordon Thomson.

20th May 1992

Set number: S951

Class 108 DMU set S951 (presumably 52041 + 53935) at Paignton with the 12:55 to Exeter Central on 20 May 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 19th August 1980

Class 108s at Wigan North Western, 19/8/80. The photographer noted that the vehicles include M51929 + M52041. Robert Frise.

Date: 19th August 1980

A Class 108 departs from Platform 3 of Wigan North Western on 19/8/80. Although unsure of what vehicle is what, the photographer notes that the vehicles there at the time included M51929 + M52041. Robert Frise.

Date: 5th June 1985

A busy scene at York on 5th June 1985, as passengers hurry along the platform to board a gurgling four-car DMU with Newton Heath-allocated hybrid Class 104 (DMBS) 53463 & Class 108 (DMCL) 52041 leading the formation. The driver is at the head of the 'convoy' of passengers, with his polystyrene cup of British Rail tea and the guard unloads parcels from the luggage area of the Class 104. Standing alongside is Hull Botanic Gardens-allocated Class 108 (DTCL) 54207. Gordon Edgar.

Date: 2nd September 1988

Set number: S951

The 10:25 Swansea - Cardiff service is formed of Class 108 DMU set S951 (W53935 + W52041) when seen in Cardiff Central on September 2, 1988. Hamish Stevenson.

Date: 25th February 1989

Set number: S951

A Class 108 DMU (53935 + 52041) arrives at Llandrindod Wells working the 11.49 Swansea-Shrewsbury on 25 February 1989. This shot was taken during a break at Llandrindod while I was a passenger on the Welsh Mountain Cobbler railtour from Northampton. Lewis Bevan.

Date: April 1989

Set number: S951

Class 108 set S951 (presumably 53935 + 52041) is seen at the west end of Whiteball tunnel in April 1989. Michael Mensing.

Date: 7th October 1989

Set number: S951

Class 108 DMU set S951 (presumably 53935 + 52041) at Church Stretton with the 07:42 (SO) Swansea-Shrewsbury on 7 October 1989. Robert Thomas.

Date: 4th July 1990

Set number: S951

At Carmarthen on 04-07-1990 is class 108 set S951 (presumably 53935 + 52041) with the 1222 Swansea - Milford Haven service. Gordon Thomson.

Date: 16th November 1991

Set number: S951

Class 108 DMU set S951 (53935 and presumably 52041) seen at Neath with the 06:27 Chepstow-Milford Haven service on 16 November 1991. Robert Thomas.

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