BR 51572 Class 108 DMU: Driving Motor Composite Lavatory built 1959

BR 51572 Class 108 DMU: Driving Motor Composite Lavatory built 1959

BR 51572 Class 108 DMU: Driving Motor Composite Lavatory built 1959
BR 51572 Class 108 DMU: Driving Motor Composite Lavatory built 1959

 

Present Location Weardale Railway
County Location Durham
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built by BR
Diagram number 609
Lot number 30461
Type DMCL
First Number 51572
Present Number 51572
Current Livery BR multiple unit green livery
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Class 108. P 1993, at East Kent until 1997. Privately owned and at North Norfolk till early 2004 when to Class 107 Ltd as a spare unit. To Wensleydale Bar by 06/04, and to Kirkby Stephen by 06/09. By 09/14: back at Wensleydale Railway. By 04/23: moved from Wensleydale Railway to Barrow Hill - reportedly to be stripped for parts by Rampart Engineering Ltd. 11/23: moved from Barrow Hill to Weardale Railway.
Owner Class 107 Ltd
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Satisfactory
Internal Finish Satisfactory
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Several
Historical Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 13/06/2009
Surveyor David Wigley
Photo Date 13/06/2009
Photo by David Wigley
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 13/12/2023


 

 














 

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