Class 108 DMU images
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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
A refurbished two-car Class 108 (E56192 at the far end and presumably 50601 closest) with a two-car Met-Camm on the rear (E56382 partly visible) departs from Skipton with the 16:45 Morecambe - Leeds service on 2 August 1975. Michael Mensing.
2nd August 1975
E56192 leads a two-car Class 108 (presumably paired with E50601) with a two-car Met-Camm on the rear (E56382 leading) 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.
31st August 1975
One of the DMU shuttles that ran from Darlington to Shildon for the Rail 150 Cavalcade on 31 August 1975. Helpfully, the November 1975 Railway Observer listed the formations of these shuttles and this one can be identified as, left to right, 59388 + 50644, 50141 + 59577 + 59081 + 50189 and 51439 + 59538 + 50143. Stuart Mackay Collection.
September 1975
Two two-car Class 108 DMUs arrive into Plumley station in September 1975. Michael Mensing.
September 1975
Two power-twins - one a Class 108 and one a Class 105 - seen south of Colne in September 1975. Michael Mensing.
September 1975
A Class 108 power-twin seen heading away from the camera (with a Class 105 on the rear out of sight) south of Colne at the site of Nelson Mineral Yard SB in September 1975. Michael Mensing.