Class 108 DMU images
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7th July 1985
Off loading a healthy number of passengers at New Mills Central are two unidentified Buxton "White Roofed" allocated Derby built class 108 dmu's, having formed a 6 car Summer Sunday only Peak Rail Rambler service from Buxton, this working was normally in the hands of a 3 car unit. 7th July 1985. Andrew J Crowther.
7th July 1985
Passing New Mills South Junction signal box (still open June 2016), as seen from a Buxton allocated Derby built class 108 dmu, operating the Summer Sunday only Buxton-New Mills Cental-Buxton Peak Rail Rambler service. The three chimneys in the centre of the photo mark the the spot of the world famous sweet manufacturer and New Mills based Swizzels Matlow, whose brands include, which i'm sure we've all had, "Dumsticks", "Refreshers" and "Love Hearts" to name a few. 7th July 1985. Andrew J Crowther.
7th July 1985
Set: BX497
Two Buxton allocated Derby built class 108 dmu's (BX497 on the left, probably 51950) on the blocks at Buxton station along with ADB965222 one of the two independent snow ploughs that Buxton had, always ready for use even in July! The nearest unit will shortly be working the Summer Sunday only Peak Rail Rambler service to New Mills Central, on which i would travel. 7th July 1985 Andrew J Crowther.
9th July 1985
A 2-Car Class 108 with Motor Brake Second M53925 leading, passes over Pages Crossing, a farm access road between Midge Hall and Ulnes Walton, as it works a tea-time Preston to Ormskirk service on July 9th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.
12th July 1985
Once an everyday sight across the north-west of England, a Class 108 DMU consisting of M53950 (nearest) and M54227 arrives at Lancaster with a service from Morecambe, 12/07/1985. Graeme Phillips Collection.
14th July 1985
Set: BX494
BX494 (M51938 + M59386 + M52039) class 108 dmu, part of the Buxton allocation, passes New Mills South Junction with the Summer Sundays only Buxton-New Mills Central - Buxton Peak Rail Ramber service, in this view heading back to Buxton, whilst a pair of 20's pass by with a Tunstead - Northwich working. 14th July 1985. Andrew J Crowther.
17th July 1985
The 14.05 Stafford - Crewe formed of a class 108 DMU leaves Stafford on 17 July 1985. Robert28194.
18th July 1985
During the Crewe Engineering Blockade in the summer of 1985 the only way for passengers to reach Crewe was via a DMU shuttle service from Stafford. This is the shuttle train, photo taken at 05.20 hrs on 18 July 1985. The unit consists of cars 54487 + 51904 / 51175 + 54350. Lewis Bevan.
21st July 1985
Set: BX489
BX489 (M51569 + M59207 + M53932) part of the Buxton allocation is a 1960 built Derby Lightweight dmu, with its class 104 TSL center car, passes through Buxworth cutting with the Summer Sundays only Buxton - New Mills Central-Buxton Peak Rail Ramber service, in this view heading back to Buxton. 21st July 1985. Andrew J Crowther.
22nd July 1985
At least two 2-car units are seen at Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, heading to Barrow-in-Furness, 22/07/1985. 53962 leads, presumably paired with 54245. Graeme Phillips Collection.
22nd July 1985
A Class 108 and Class 110 at Morecambe on July 22, 1985. Jonathan Hazan.
23rd July 1985
Getting ready to collect the single line token, a Class 108 'Derby Lightweight' two-car DMU formed of cars M51901 & M52059 was approaching Midge Hall with a Preston to Ormskirk service on July 23rd 1985. The unit is passing through the abandoned Down platform of Midge Hall station that closed in October 1961. To the right of the 108 is the disused former Up line that was kept in-situ from Farington Curve Junction on the WCML until August 1983, when renewal was necessary and the cost of replacement could not be justified on this former main line. Until the 1980's, Midge Hall and its level crossing was in a rural location, but the expansion of the town Leyland at its Western extremity is seeing new housing being built nearby, and would be a perfect opportunity to reopen Midge Hall station again. An image recorded from the level crossing. Martyn Hilbert.
23rd July 1985
Having just collected the single line token (the hoop & pouch visible in the cab window), Class 108 Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) M51941 was accelerating away from Midge Hall with a Preston to Ormskirk service on July 23rd 1985. The home signal that protects the level crossing in the Down direction, is the last remaining semaphore in the Preston area. Until 1983, the section between Farington Curve Junction on the WCML and Midge Hall was double track, and the pointwork where the former Up line became single track is located between the two cars of the unit. Martyn Hilbert.
23rd July 1985
A Class 108 DMU at Blackpool South on July 23, 1985. Interesting to see how the railway used to occupy all the land under the bridges. Jonathan Hazan.
24th July 1985
A Class 111 and Class 108 in Bradford Forster Square on 24th July 1985. Jonathan Hazan.
25th July 1985
Having handed over the single-line token the signalman returns to the box at Midge Hall, as Class 108 M51901 accelerates onwards with the 13.09 Preston to Ormskirk service on July 25th 1985. To the right is the severed former up line, taken out of use between Midge Hall and Farington Curve Junction in 1983. Martyn Hilbert.
25th July 1985
Derby built Class 108 Driving Trailer Second Lavatory (DTSL) M52064 was arriving at Rufford whilst leading a Preston to Ormskirk service on July 25th 1985. The car was one of the final batch of Class 108's built at Derby in 1961 and was the penultimate vehicle constructed of a total of 333 cars built to various configurations. M52064 has survived into preservation at the Severn Valley Railway. Martyn Hilbert.
25th July 1985
Two Class 108 sets at Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, on 25/07/1985. Graeme Phillips Collection.
25th July 1985
A two-car Class 108 DMU with Driving Motor Brake Second M51917 leading, was departing from Rufford with a Preston to Ormskirk service on July 25th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.
27th July 1985
A Class 108 DMU at Llandudno Junction on 27 July 1985. Jonathan Hazan.