British Rail Class 108 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 108
Class 108 DMU, nos. 50980 and 52054, at Bodmin on 28 August 2003. This unit is preserved on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway in Cornwall.
In service	1958-1993
Manufacturer	British Rail
Built at	Derby Works
Family name	Derby Lightweight
Constructed	1958-1961
Refurbishment	1976
Scrapped	1990 onwards
Number in service	0
Number preserved	55
Number scrapped	78
Formation	DMBS-DTC DMBS-TS-DMC DMC-TBS-TS-DMC DMBS-DMC
Capacity	117
Operator(s)	British Rail
Depot(s)	Darlington, Hammerton Street, South Gosforth, Leicester, Allerton, Bletchley, Longsight, Chester, Wrexham (Central), Newton Heath, Bristol, Cardiff, Plymouth, Swansea, Carlisle, Newcastle, Buxton, Tyseley

The British Rail Class 108 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby from 1958 to 1961, with a final production quantity of 333 vehicles.

These units stayed in were used till the 1990s after which they were withdrawn from traffic.

Class 108 DMU, nos. 56208 and 51935, at Bewdley on 15 October 2004. This unit is preserved on the Severn Valley Railway.

Images for kids

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  Driver's cab, with the signal token in the middle

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  5 Class 108 vehicles at Bewdley on the SVR.