Class 108 DMU images identified by Vehicle No.
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51566
17th July 1992
Set: T072
51566 with 53933 as Tyseley's set T072 stands at a busy Derby station on 17/Jul/1992. The set number is somewhat cobbled together with numerals of differing colours and 51566 still retains it's Welsh Dragon and headlight from it's time on the Central Wales Line. This set is one of several class 108s which entered preservation as a complete set, initially in this case at Peak Rail. Robert Chilton.
51567
7th June 1983
Set: 358
M51567, Sc59060 & M53926 at Dunfermline, Tuesday 7th June 1983, about to depart with the 19:47 Edinburgh Waverley – Cowdenbeath service. I considered this unusual during a visit to Scotland in June 1983, a 3 car DMU comprising two Class 108 motor cars (on loan from Chester) sandwiching a Metro Cammell trailer. What made it unusual was the centrally mounted headlamp on both motor cars which indicated that they had come from those sets so equipped to work the Central Wales Line. At this time the station nameboards simply read “Dunfermline” but the platform lamps confusingly still showed the station’s former name of “Dunfermline Lower”. Nowadays the station is known as “Dunfermline Town”. The local council, having devoted considerable energy in changing every road sign from “Town Centre” to “City Centre”, requested that the station be renamed “Dunfermline City”, which was abandoned as the cost pr Brian McDevitt.
20th October 1990
Set: S947
I have very few photographs taken at Crewe and this is certainly my only after-dark shot from there. It shows class 108 set S947 (51567 + 53621) leading another unrecorded Class 101 set in platform 7 waiting to leave with an evening train to Shrewsbury on 20 October 1990. My notes say that it was a 15 second exposure on medium format 400asa TRI-X film at an aperture of f5.6 with the camera resting on my camera box. I had been out and about on the Network North-West day and hadn't want to lumber myself with the additional weight of my heavy tripod. Peter Tandy.
2nd January 1992
Set: S947
Class 108 set S947 (51567 + 53621) waiting at Crewe to form a Crewe-Swansea service on 2nd January 1992. Standing next to Class 158, 158758. David Slack.
29th July 1992
Set: S947
A two-car Class 108 DMU at Severn Beach on 29 July 1992. Carrying set S947 the vehicle closest is presumably 51567, transferred from Swansea to Cardiff in March of that year, in September it would move to its final allocation of Longsight. Alan Grange.
24th January 1993
Set: LO615
Class 108 DMU set LO615 on Chester depot on 24 January 1993. Closest is DMSL 51567, behind is DMBS 53627, both would be transferred to departmental stock as a route learning unit two weeks later. John Law.
51568
April 1983
A 2-car Class 108 leaves platform 3 at Wigan North Western with a stopping service to Liverpool Lime Street in April 1983, led by Allerton allocated DMCL no. M51568. This vehicle was preserved following withdrawal from main line service in 1993. S Gaskell.
20th April 1988
Set: BX374
A line up of Buxton allocated Derby built class 108's at Buxton on the 20th April 1988, with the one on the left making a smokey departure from platform 2, the destination blind unusually showing Oxford Road, all services at this time apart - from an early morning sevice to Irlam - terminated at Manchester Piccadilly. On the right is set BX374 (presumably 51568 + 59183 + 51935) and in the middle BX373 (presumably 53932 visible), the set on the left carries no set number. Andrew J Crowther.
7th May 1988
Set: BX374
A nine-car DMU formation pass Church Fenton on 7th May 1988 with a service via Leeds. Formed of three 108/104/108 sets, leading is BX374 presumably 51568 + 59183 + 51935. Paul Braybrook.
28th August 1989
Set: CH374
Wearing a Buxton Spa Line insignia, CH 374, a 3 Car Class 108 DMU formed of M51568 + M59388 + presumably 51935 gets away from Llandudno with the 1610 departure for Blaenau Ffestiniog on 28th August 1989. Nigel Mack.
30th August 1990
Set: CH620
Class 108 set CH620 (presumably 51568 closest with 51943) at Llandudno Junction on August 30, 1990. Colin Brooks.
January 1991
Set: T066
The morning of an unrecorded date in January 1991 (I can't read the scrawl in my notebook!) saw bright sunshine and a sharp frost at Cosford. I do recall that the wooden platform was quite slippery as Class 108 T066 (51568 + 51943) left the station with a train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton, the driver having forgotten to change the destination blind. The attractive wooden buildings have now been replaced with prosaic bus shelters and the platform surface brought up to modern standards. The station is also unmanned although that is arguably better than when an especially grumpy individual was on duty who clearly didn't much like enthusiasts invading his territory. He didn't seem keen on passengers either! Peter Tandy.
11th June 1992
Set: T066
Class 108 DMU set T066 (51568 and presumably 51943) at Barkston on 11 June 1992. Nottingham is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.
51569
11th March 1978
A two-car Class 108 DMU led by M51569 comes off the Conway Valley line at Llandudno Junction on 11 March 1978. Michael Mensing.
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.
10th October 1985
Set: BX489
BX489 (M51569, M59207, M53932) part of the Buxton allocation is a 1960 built Derby Lightweight dmu, with its class 104 TBSL center car, has just passed over Norbury Level crossing heading down the gradiant between Middlewood and Hazel Grove, with the 14.08 Buxton-Manchester Piccadilly service. 10th October 1985. Andrew J Crowther.
29th March 1986
Set: BX489
With "Excursion" on the blinds, set BX489 (51569, 59207 & 53932) is seen at Dewsbury on 29/3/86. Malcolm Clements.
1987
Set: BX489
Dating from some time in 1987 is this shot of class 108 BX 489 (51569 + 59207 + 53932) forming the rear half of a six car excursion train at Leamington Spa. I have no idea why I didn't photograph the whole thing and can only assume that the white roof of the trailing set was of more interest at the time. It as unusual for an excursion from the North-West to be in the platform road here and I imagine that some non-stop class 1 special was about to overtake it . Peter Tandy.
6th September 1987
Set: BX489
M51569 (BX489) part of the Buxton allocation is a 1960 built Derby Lightweight Class 108 DMCL, calls at Cheedale Halt with the Summer Sundays only Edale - Buxton ramber service on 6th September 1987, in this view heading towards Buxton rather inappropriately displaying Piccadilly on the destination blind. Cheedale Halt was on the Buxton - Great Rocks freight only line and was opened on the 5th July 1987, it was used by Peak Rail's Rambler's service from Edale-Buxton service, about 3 return trips a day, and closed after the last train had left on the 13th September 1987, so a week after I took this, the freight line is still open. Andrew J Crowther.
18th February 1988
Set: BX373
Class 108 3-car DMU 51569+59207+53932 in Manchester Piccadilly on 18-2-88. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.