Class 108 DMU images
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1st May 1975
This is noted as the 13:10 to Alston, seen in Carlisle station on Saturday 1st May 1975 which was the last day of services on the Alston branch. It's formed of a three-car Class 108, 2-car 101 and another set of at least vehicles with a Met-Camm closest. Stuart Mackay Collection.
May 1975
A Class 108 DTC seen in Chester General station in May 1975. 54A South Dock.
May 1975
BR (Derby) Class 108 2-car local passenger dmu Nos.E56228 (Class 142) and E50944 (Class 108/2) of the 1958 batch, near Lancaster, on a Lancaster - Morecambe service, 05/75. Hugh Llewelyn.
June 1975
A Pwllheli-bound Class 108 dmu arrives at Penhelig, a halt which serves the eastern part of Aberdovey/Aberdyfi, in June 1975. Tony Watson.
13th June 1975
Class 108 cars E50614 E56209 at Leeds, 13/06/1975. Note the miniature headcode display, as this was prior to their abolition in 1976. The photographer's notes suggest this pair of cars was a demonstrator for the DMU refurbishment programme, and it generally operated between Leeds and Sheffield, although the original demonstrator was a 3-car Class 101. Graeme Phillips Collection.
16th June 1975
An Easter Region publicity image (negative Y756.1337) showing a newly refurbished Class 108 with a Class 101 on 16 June 1975. It is seen near the former Calverley & Rodley station on the Leeds to Shipley line with Leeds is displayed on the destination blind. By this date only five Class 108s had been refurbished, all allocated to Neville Hill, no more would be treated till April the following year. British Rail.
23rd June 1975
A two-car Class 108 DMU is seen south of Skipton on 23 June 1975. Michael Mensing.
23rd June 1975
One of the early Class 108 refurbishments with the small headcode indicator in the cab window (displaying 1G45) forms the 17:12 Leeds-Morecambe service seen approaching Skipton on 23 June 1975. Only five Class 108 pairs had been refurbished by this date, all allocated to Neville Hill, and it would be almost a year before any more of the Class were treated. Michael Mensing.
4th July 1975
A Class 108 DMU at Llanrwst with a Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno service on July 4, 1975. A P.H. Wells photo. Nigel Walls.
12th July 1975
Class 108 cars E56209 E50614 exhibit the then new DMU Refurbished livery of white with rail blue band at Leeds on 12/07/1975. Graeme Phillips Collection.
19th July 1975
A two-car Class 108 DMU heading for Leeds seen at Skipton in July 1975. Michael Mensing.
19th July 1975
A two-car Class 108 DMU departs from Skipton with the 17:15 to Leeds on 19 July 1975. Michael Mensing.
22nd July 1975
A two-car Class 108 DMU forms the 12:30 Lancaster - Carlisle service seen near Kents Bank (Grange-over-Sands) on 22 July 1975. Stuart Mackay Collection.
August 1975
BR (Derby) Class 108 2-car Local Passenger dmu Nos.M51947 (Class 108/2) & M52062 (Class 108/1) of the 1960 batch, descending Miles Platting Bank towards Manchester (Victoria) station, 08/75. Hugh Llewelyn.
summer 1975
A Class 108 DMU with Longsight-allocated M50945 closest - presumably with long-time partner M56228 - in Plumley station in early summer 1975. Michael Mensing.
2nd August 1975
E56192 leads a two-car Class 108 with a two-car Met-Camm on the rear working the 16:45 Morecambe - Leeds service seen leaving Skipton on 2 August 1975. Michael Mensing.
16th August 1975
A plain blue liveried two-car Class 108 set is seen at Skipton on August 16, 1975. E56207 appears to be leading. Michael Mensing.
28th August 1975
A proper 4-car Class 108 formation waits to leave Sunderland with 0926 Sunderland-Newcastle (all stations), while the passengers await the 0910 Newcastle-Whitby (departed 0929 from Sunderland - a through service to Whitby during the Summer only, otherwise travelled as far as Middlesbrough only). Note the manual signs suspended from the roof canopy, stating the next destination - written in chalk for the Middlesbrough service on platform 1. Graeme Phillips Collection.
31st August 1975
A Darlington - Shildon "Cavalcade 150" Special at Heighington on 31 August 1975. Leading is a Class 108 four-car formed 50633 + 59245 + 59388 + 50644, followed by a four-car Class 101 with 50141 + 59577 visible, and a three-car Class 101 on the rear. Hugh Llewelyn.
31st August 1975
An eleven-car DMU formation at Heighington on a Darlington - Shildon "Cavalcade 150" Special, 31 August 1975. The 108/108/101 composition of the closest set matches a formation listed in the November 1975 edition of The Railway Observer (p351) as 50645 + 59386 + 50232 / 50641 + 59389 + 50624 / 50224 + 56067 / 51509 + 59062 + 51441. Hugh Llewelyn.