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Vehicle 51906 / 977744


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

16/04/60 New to 9E (Trafford Park)
4w/e 28/05/60 Stored 9E (Trafford Park)
Jun-60 Reinstated 9E (Trafford Park)
4w/e 01/06/63 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
3w/e 30/04/66 On loan to 8J (Allerton)
3w/e 02/07/66 Ex-loan back to 9A (Longsight)
May 1973Depot code changeLO
12/05/85 Transferred to CH (Chester)
14/05/90 Transferred to LO (Longsight) PLOX
09/10/91 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight) PLOX
14/11/91 To departmental stock LO (Longsight)
Aug-93 Withdrawn

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51906 - original number
977744 - from Nov-91 (departmental stock)

Department Use as ADB977744

Sandite / Route Learner From 14/11/91 to 8/93. Carried set number LO901

Modifications

Dec-72 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 28/10/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51906 56489 As delivered to 9E - 16th April 1960
51906 56489 Noted 11/04/67 - at Stockport Edgeley1
51906 56489 Noted 25/11/67 - at Stockport Edgeley1
LT331 51906 56178 Listed at Longsight - circa Dec-69
LT331 51906 56489 Listed at Longsight - circa Jan-71
51906 56489 Noted 19/09/71 - at Crewe with 51904 + 56487 / 51917 + 56274 / 51913 + 56493 possibly subbing for a Class 304 if the current was switched off between Liverpool and Crewe1
51906 56489 Noted 09/07/77 - on 0727 Llandudno Jn-Llandudno with 51193 + 56336
LO317 51906 56489 Noted circa 05/19822
51906 56489 Noted circa 12/19822
51906 54489 Listed at LO - 01/01/85
51906 54499 Noted 14/07/85 - on 18:04 Blackpool North - Liverpool Lime Street
51906 54489 Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
51906 54489 Noted 30/07/1986 - at Derby3
51906 54489 Noted 02/09/86 - on 11:23 Holyhead - Llandudno
51906 54489 Noted 18/02/19872
51906 54489 Noted 05/07/1987 - at Manchester Piccadilly3
51906 54489 Noted circa 12/19872
CH261 51906 54489 Listed at CH - May 1988
CH261 51906 54489 Noted circa Jul-88
CH261 51906 54489 Listed at CH - 14/10/89
CH261 51906 54489 Noted 28/12/89 - at Doncaster4
CH261 51906 54496 Noted 28/04/90 - on 2H60 21:30 Manchester Piccadilly - New Mills Central
LO261 51906 54496 Listed at LO - mid May-90
LO261 51906 54485 Listed at LO - Jul-91
LO261 51906 54485 Listed at LO - Aug-91
901 977744 977839 Listed at LO - 08/11/93 - sandite

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Robert Chilton
4: Gerald Brown

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Chester depot

7th July 1982

Class 108 DMU with car 51906 nearest, Chester TMD 7th July 1982, On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 108 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

August 1983

A Class 506 EMU and 108 DMU (M51906) at Manchester Piccadilly in August 1983. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Crewe

21st May 1985

Yet another night without the comfort of a bed and the station clock confirms my dedication or stupidity, at 01:22 am. Longsight-allocated class 108 DMU Nos.54489-51906 on the Chester shuttle and Gateshead-allocated 47431 alongside on a parcels working at Crewe on 21st May 1985. Introduced into BR service on 1st January 1962 as D1545 and allocated to 41A Darnall. Unlike many class 47s this example only carried the two numbers, but carried three liveries, namely two-tone green, BR blue, and large logo blue with grey roof. Given the unofficial name of 'Silurian' when at Tinsley in November 1990, she was withdrawn in August 1992 and disposed of by MRJ Phillips at Old Oak Common MPD in April 1997. Gordon Edgar.

Class 108 DMU at Rhosneigr

2nd September 1986

Class 108 DMBS 51906 & DTCL 54489 with the 11:23 Holyhead - Llandudno approaching Rhosneigr on Tuesday 2nd September 1986. Colin Brooks.

Class 108 DMU at Bangor

2nd September 1986

Class 108 DMBS 51906 + DTCL 54489 on the 13:35 Holyhead - Llandudno arriving at Bangor (at 14:05) on Tuesday 2nd September 1986. Colin Brooks.

Class 108 DMU at Bangor

2nd September 1986

Class 108 51906 + 54489 at Bangor on Tuesday 2nd September 1986 after arriving with the 1123 Holyhead - Llandudno. Colin Brooks.

Class 108 DMU at New Mills South Junction

9th May 1989

Set number: CH261

A two car Chester allocated Derby Lightweight dmu CH261 (or CH251?), approaches New Mills South Junction whilst working a Sheffield - Manchester Piccadilly stopping service, over the Hope Valley line. 9th May 1989. At the front seems to be 51906. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 108 DMU at Levenshulme

31st March 1990

Set number: CH261

A two-car Class 108 DMU at Levenshulme on 31 March 1990. Part of the set number is missing, but it assumed to be CH261 with 51906 closest. Dave Warby.

Class 108 DMU at New Mills Central station

28th April 1990

Set number: CH261

CH261 M51906 + M54496 arrive at New Mills Central on 2H60 the 21:30 ex-Manchester Piccadilly, 28-4-90. Kevin Dowd.

Class 108 DMU at CF Booths

1993

977744 at CF Booths (Rotherham) sometime in 1993. Michael Kaye 55A.

Class 108 DMU at CF Booths

19th December 1993

977744 (ex-LO944T, 51906) C.F.Booths, Rotherham 19-12-93. Kevin Dowd.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 1st September 1986

Class 108 54489 + 51906 on the 17:20 Llandudno - Holyhead approaches Rhosneigr on Monday 1st September 1986. Colin Brooks.

DMU

Date: 1st September 1986

Class 108 DMBS 51906 + DTCL 54489 with the 13:50 LLandudo - Holyhead departing Rhosneigr (at 15:01) on Monday 1st September 1986. Colin Brooks.