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British Rail Class 108
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Derby Litchurch Lane Works· from 1958· class of two- three- and four-car diesel multiple units built by Derby
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. B962 departs Nailsea & Backwell: Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Class 108 - 30876251431: Hugh Llewellyn https://www.flickr.com/photos/camperdown· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Class 108 at Bewdley: Matthew Black from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. Class 108 at National Railway Museum York: David Ingham from Bury, Lancashire, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Class 108 National Railway Museum NRMObjectNumber 1993-7000 (1): Paul Dennis from Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. Class 108 National Railway Museum NRMObjectNumber 1993-7000: David Jones from Isle of Wight, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
- 7. 25198 25298 and class 108 M52020 M51935 at Manchester Victoria: David Ingham from Bury, Lancashire, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. British Rail Class 108 - 22 March 2026: Aethonatic· CC0
- 9. British Railways Derby Works class 108 two car diesel-mechanical multiple units: David Ingham· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. Class 108 116 hyrbid set at Sleaford in Oct 1991: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
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.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 68 years ago, in 1958.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.7 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 32 years (1958–1990).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1958
- in service from
- 1958
- retired
- 1990
- status
- retired
- number built
- 333
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Derby Litchurch Lane Works
- operators
- British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways, London Midland Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- 112 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 2, 3, or 4-car sets
- length
- 17.7 m
- weight
- 29.5 t
- capacity
- 64 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970705, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 108 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.