Vehicle 52061 / 977817
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: 30660
Diagram: 638
Allocations
| 28/01/61 | New to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9D | |
| w/e 07/08/71 | Transferred to | 8J (Allerton) | |
| 4w/e 31/12/72 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| 3w/e 27/09/75 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| w/e 04/10/75 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| w/e 18/06/77 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 3w/e 19/05/79 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 08/11/87 | Transferred to | LE (Swansea Landore) | |
| 11/08/89 | Withdrawn from | LE (Swansea Landore) PZQX | |
| p/e 09/09/89 | Reinstated | LE (Swansea Landore) PLEX | |
| 15/03/92 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX | |
| 11/06/92 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXT | |
| 19/09/92 | To departmental stock | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Sep-93 | Withdrawn |
Notes
10/05/87 - Published as moving NH-CF, move then cancelled.
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
52061 - original number
977817 - from Oct-92 (departmental stock)
Department Use as ADB977817
Sandite / Route Learner From 10/92 to 9/93. Carried set number C / 921
Modifications
Mar-73 - AWS fitted
52061 was involved in the following incident:
27/12/73 - Lower Darwen, LMR
Derailment involving Class 108
Info from Peter Mullen
A DMU was wrongly diverted through catch points. More Details.
Disposal
Preserved - more details.
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51946 | 52061 | As delivered to 26A - 28th January 1961 | |||||||
| 51946 | 52061 | Noted 25/11/67 - at Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
| 51946 | 52061 | Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
| 51946 | 52061 | Noted 22/08/69 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
| 51946 | 52061 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight and later in the day at Sheffield1 | |||||||
| 51946 | 52061 | Transfer to 8J - w/e 07/08/71 | |||||||
| 51117 | 52061 | Noted 27/02/76 - in Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
| 51117 | 59374 | 52061 | Noted 13/06/19762 | ||||||
| 51934 | 52061 | Noted 09/07/1978 - on Chester depot3 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52061 | Noted 09/12/1978 - on Chester depot3 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52061 | Noted 11/02/1979 - on Chester depot3 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52061 | Noted 19/08/1979 - in Cheetham Hill CS3 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52061 | Noted 17/02/1980 - on Allerton depot3 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52061 | Noted 24/05/1980 - leaving Derby Litchurch Lane Works, with 520583 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52061 | Noted 29/06/80 - at Preston4 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52061 | Noted circa 11/19825 | |||||||
| 51934 | 52061 | Noted 22/01/1983 - on Newton Heath depot3 | |||||||
| 51934 | 59387 | 52061 | Noted circa 03/19835 | ||||||
| 53466 | 59387 | 52061 | Noted circa 08/19835 | ||||||
| 51934 | 59387 | 52061 | Noted 07/10/1983 - Manchester Vic5 | ||||||
| 51901 | 52061 | Noted circa 02/19845 | |||||||
| 53944 | 52061 | Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986 | |||||||
| 53944 | 52061 | Noted 22/06/1986 - at Stockport 3 | |||||||
| spare | 52061 | Listed at NH - 10/05/87 | |||||||
| S950 | 52061 | Formed at LE circa 11/87 | |||||||
| S950 | 53926 | 59039 | 52061 | Formation change - LE - w/e 07/02/88 - 53926 (ex-S948), 59039 replaced 53928 (to S948) | |||||
| S950 | 53928 | 52061 | Formation change - LE - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 59039 removed (to S947) | ||||||
| spare | 52061 | Listed at LE - 15/05/89 | |||||||
| S950 | 53926 | 52061 | Listed at LE - 21/06/90 | ||||||
| 950 | 53926 | 52061 | Listed at LE - 10/11/90 | ||||||
| S950 | 53926 | 52061 | Listed at LE - Jul-91 | ||||||
| spare | 52061 | Listed at LE - Aug-91 | |||||||
| S945 | 51925 | 52061 | Listed at LE - Aug-91 | ||||||
| S945 | 51925 | 52061 | Listed at LE - Dec-91 | ||||||
| 921 | 977816 | 977817 | Listed at CF - 08/11/93 - sandite, Margan Yard, set C | ||||||
| 977816 | 977817 | Noted 14/05/1994 - on Margam SP 3 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Chris Moxon
3: Martin Lumley
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
5th July 1990
Set number: S950
Class 108 DMU set S950 (52061 and presumably 53926) with the 18:05 (SX) to Crewe at Swansea on 5 July 1990. On the right 43140 is on the 18:32 to Paddington. Robert Thomas.
10th September 1995
Sandite / Route Learner 977817 (ex-52061) at Margam on the 10th September 1995. S Gaskell.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 23rd April 1988
The most easily identifiable Class 110 vehicle - 51823 with its Class 104 style replacement roof dome - seen at York with 52061 on 23 April 1988. David Mant.
Date: 1st March 1990
Set number: S950
Class 108 DMU set S950 (presumably 53926 + 52061) leaves Craven Arms Station about 13.15 on the 1st March 1990 working the 09.48 Swansea to Crewe. In the distance S939 is arriving with the 12.52 Shrewsbury to Swansea, both via the Central Wales route. Notice the massive former shed on the left. I am informed during the Second World War many freights to and from South Wales used the Marshes route to avoid the heavily bombed Birmingham. Probably the depot was often well stocked with the locos during this period! Dave Gommersall.
Date: 8th April 1995
Class 108 DMU and 977816 (ex 53982) and 977817 (ex 52061) stored at Margam depot on 8 April 1995. Keith Miller.