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Vehicle 52043

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

08/10/60	New to	26A (Newton Heath)
3w/e 29/10/60	Transferred to	8H (Allerton)
Sep-63	Depot code change	8J
06/05/73	Depot code change	AN
11/05/86	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
10/05/87	Transferred to	BX (Buxton)
15/11/87	Transferred to	ED (Eastfield)
11/07/88	Transferred to	HA (Haymarket)
16/03/90	Withdrawn from	HA (Haymarket) PZQZ

Modifications

May-71 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 23/12/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

52043 was involved in the following incident:

12/03/79 - Sheffield

Collision involving Class 108 / Class 123

8:17 Chesterfield to Sheffield formed E52102/E59826/E52093 ran away at Heeley, entered Sheffield station at speed and collided with empty DMU M52043/M51923. The brakes on the 8:17 failed due to inadequate maintenance of brake cylinders at Hull Dairycoates.

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51928	52043		As delivered to 26A - 8th October 1960
	51928	52043		Transfer to 8H - 3w/e 29/10/60
	51922	52043		Noted 20/12/66 - at Liverpool Lime Street¹
	51933	52043		Noted 12/09/71 - at Wigan Wallgate¹
	51909	52043		Noted 19/04/74 - in Liverpool Lime Street¹
	51931	52043		Noted 09/09/76 - at Wigan NW²
	51923	52043		Noted 01/04/1977 - at Wigan North Western³
	51923	52043		Noted 01/06/1977 - 17.46 Lime Street - Wigan NW with 50935-51572⁴
	51923	52043		Noted 18/06/1977 - 21.50 Lime Street to Wigan NW with 51928-52045⁴
	51923	52043		Noted 24/09/1977 - 13.06 Garswood to Lime Street with 51930-52049⁴
	51923	52043		12th March 1979 - Unit hit by 3-car 123 at Sheffield station.
	50924	52043		Noted circa 06/1982⁴
	51932	52043		Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc⁴
	51924	52043		Noted circa 11/1982⁴
	50943	52043		Noted circa 01/1983⁴
	51926	52043		Noted circa 02/1983⁴
	51928	52043		Noted circa 04/1983⁴
	53934	52043		Noted 05/01/1984 - on Manchester Picc to Liverpool service⁴
	53934	52043		Noted 29/03/1984 - on Blackpool to Liverpool service with 51926-52042⁴
	53943	52043		Noted circa 07/1984⁴
	51928	52043		Formation change - NH - 11/05/86
	51925	59107	52043	Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
	51925	59107	52043	Listed at BX - Jun-87
	51925	59107	52043	Noted 10/07/1987⁴
	51925	59107	52043	Listed at BX - mid Nov-87
108381	52043	59248	53630	Listed at ED - Jan-88
108381	52043	59245	53630	Listed at HA - circa August 1988

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

15th October 1986

A Derby Class 108 Driving Car M52043 was stood at Leyland at the rear of a six-car Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North service on October 15th 1986. The car was running as part of a three-car set, coupled with Class 108 DMBS M51925 and Metro-Cammell Class 111 Trailer Car M59107. Martyn Hilbert.

24th October 1987

Class 108 DMS 52043 sits next to former ScR EMU 303 049 at Manchester Piccadilly on Saturday 24 October 1987. Mel Holley.

13th March 1993

52043 C.F.Booths, Rotherham 13-3-93. Kevin Dowd.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 23rd May 1986

With evening commuters heading for home, a four-car Class 108 DMU was stood on the Up Fast at Leyland station with a Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on May 23rd 1986. The rear set (closest) was formed of cars M51928 & M52043. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 11th January 1987

On a bright Winter afternoon, a Class 108/111 hybrid four-car DMU was arriving at Leyland with a Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on January 11th 1987. The leading car was Class 108 Derby Lightweight M51925, with Met-Cam Class 111 Trailer Open Second Lavatory (TSL) M59107 following, the third car was a Class 108 Centre Trailer, with Class 108 Driving Trailer M52043 bringing-up the rear. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 30th May 1987

A Class 108/101 hybrid DMU (51925 + 59107 + 52043) at Sheffield on 30/5/87. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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