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Vehicle 56248 / 54248

Class 108

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30466
Diagram: 640

Allocations

The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 50965 during the unknown period are:

23/05/59	New to	9E (Trafford Park)
Jun-59	Transferred to	24F (Fleetwood)
4w/e 30/01/60	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)
Apr-60	Transferred to	24F (Fleetwood)
w/e 03/06/61	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
w/e 07/01/67	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
2w/e 11/05/68	Transferred to	10E (Accrington)

Then the allocations for 56248 are:

w/e 07/02/70	Transferred to	12A (Carlisle Kingmoor)
Nov-70	Transferred to	10E (Accrington)
Oct-72	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
May-73	Depot code change	NH
p/e 31/08/80	Transferred to	KD (Carlisle Kingmoor)
24/05/83	On loan to	HA (Haymarket)
08/07/83	Ex-loan back to	KD (Carlisle Kingmoor)
15/05/88	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
14/05/89	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) PTSX
01/10/89	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
29/07/91	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill) PNLX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56248 - original number
54248 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50965	56248	As delivered to 9E - 23rd May 1959
	50965	56248	Noted 20/12/66 - at Manchester¹
	50965	56248	Transfer to 12A - w/e 07/02/70
	50961	56248	Noted 01/04/70 - at Newcastle¹
	50951	56248	Noted 16/08/70 - at Kingmoor¹
	50976	56248	Noted 26/10/71 - at Preston²
	50965	56248	Noted 04/1973³
	50965	56248	Noted 23/10/1976 - on BLS Northwestern Railtour No.2 with 50950 + 56233
	50965	56248	Noted 31/07/78 - at Windermere between 50956 + 56238 and 50968 + 56251
	50965	56248	Listed at KD - circa Aug-80
	50965	56248	Noted 09/01/82 - at Newcastle
	53965	54248	Noted 26/03/1984 - at Preston⁴
	53965	54248	Listed at KD - 01/01/85
	53965	54248	Noted 30/07/85
	53965	54248	Listed at Carlisle Kingmoor - Summer 1986
	53965	54248	Noted circa 03/1987⁴
	53965	54248	Noted 28/03/1987 - Barrow connection for BR (Loco Hauled) Carlisle-Bournemouth excursion
	53965	54248	Listed at KD - circa Jan-88
CH275	53965	54248	Listed at CH - May 1988
CH275	53965	54248	Noted circa Jul-88
	53965	54248	Noted 14/07/88 - on 08:21 Sheffield - Manchester Piccadilly
CH275	53965	54248	Noted 15th October 1988
CH275	53965	54248	Noted circa 11/1988⁴
T212	53965	54248	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
212	53965	54248	Noted circa 12/1989⁴
212	53965	54248	Noted 28/12/89 - at Leeds City²
	53974	54248	Noted 07/08/90 - at Melton Ross
NL237	51420	54248	Listed at NL - Jul-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

1st September 1982

A six-car Class 108 DMU formation departs from Carlisle for Barrow on September 1, 1982. Graeme Phillips Collection.

7th August 1990

A Class 108 DMU formed of 54248 + 53974 pass at Melton Ross on August 7th, 1990. Rex Holt.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 21st January 1968

The 16:05 Lancaster - Barrow-in-Furness service arrives into Kents Bank station on 21 June 1968. Formed of a two-car Class 108, the closest vehicle appears to be M56248 at the time allocated to Accrington. Michael Mensing.

Date: 21st June 1968

The 16:05 Lancaster - Barrow-in-Furness service departs from Kents Bank station on 21 June 1968. Formed of a two-car Class 108, the furthest vehicle is thought to be M56248. Michael Mensing.

Date: 31st July 1978

M50956 at the head of M56238, M50965, M56248, M50968 and M56251 at Windermere on the 31st July 1978. Robert Frise.

Date: 9th January 1982

M50965 + M56248 at Newcastle on January 9, 1982. John Carter.

Date: June 1983

Set number: 359

Haymarket set 359 - formed SC55011 + 56248 + 50965 (a class 108 from on-loan from Carlisle) - rolling into Larbert station in June 1983. Andrew McConnell.

Date: 11th June 1983

Set number: 359

A Gloucester RC&W Class 122 “Bubble Car” leads a Derby Class 108 twin (M56248 + M50965 on loan from Carlisle) into Inverkeithing with the 14:38 Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley service on Saturday 11th June 1983. Brian McDevitt.

Date: 10th July 1987

Class 108 DMU 53965 and 54248 departing from Carlisle station on 10 July 1987. Keith Miller.

Date: 3rd May 1988

A Carlisle to Barrow service formed of three Class 108 twins - 54247 + 53964 / 54241 + 53960 / 53965 + 54248 - departs from Ravenglass on 3 May 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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