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Set B965

These formations have been noted:

53616 54209 New set number at BR - May-87
53616 54209 Listed at BR - Aug-87
53616 54209 Listed at BR - Oct-87
53616 54203 Listed at BR - 29/02/88
53616 54209 Listed at BR - 15/05/89
Class 108 DMU at Bridgwater

1987

Class 108 set B965 consisting of 54209 and 53616 at Bridgwater in 1987. Robert Chilton.

Class 108 DMU at Fairwood Junction

July 1987

Class 108 DMU, set B965 (presumably 53616 + 54209), heads for Westbury at Fairwood Junction. July 1987. John Crooks.

Class 108 DMU at Templecombe

Unknown date

Two-car Class 108 set B965 is seen at Templecombe. Undated, 53616 presumably leads. Tom Clift.

Class 108 DMU at Bristol Parkway

1988

Class 108 DMU set B965 (53616 closest) arriving into Bristol Parkway in early 1988. Michael Mensing.

Class 108 DMU at Weston-super-Mare

29th March 1988

The new order at Weston-super-Mare. It’s Tuesday March 29 1988 and Leyland 155325 has just arrived on a press demonstration run from Westbury. Meanwhile, B965 (54203 + 53620) arrives on a Taunton train. Just visible in the ‘six-foot’ are tubs of daffodils, the station staff’s attempt to brighten the surroundings. Mel Holley.

Class 108 DMU at Taunton

11th May 1988

Two Class 108 DMUs - closest being B965 (53616 and presumably 54209) - at Taunton on 11 May 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Bishton Crossing

6th June 1988

B965 (presumably 53616 + 54209) on the South Wales main line at Bishton Crossing on 6 June 1988. Bristol is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Hallen Marsh Jct

1st July 1988

Class 108 set B965 (53616 + 54209) seen at Hallen Marsh Jct working the 07:55 Weston-Super-Mare - Severn Beach on July 1, 1988. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 108 DMU at near Sea Mills

1988

Two-car Class 108 DMU set B965 (presumably 53616 closest) with Taunton displayed on the destination blind seen near Sea Mills on the Severn Beach line in late 1988. Michael Mensing.

Class 108 DMU at near Sea Mills

1988

With the Avon Gorge in the background, Class 108 DMU set B965 (presumably 54209 + 53616) is seen near Sea Mills on the Severn Beach line in late 1988. Michael Mensing.

Class 108 DMU at Templecombe

January 1989

Set B965 54209 presumably with 53616 at Templecombe. January 1989. Nicholas Youngman Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Nailsea and Backwell

May 1989

BR (Derby) Class 108 2-car Local Passenger dmu Set No.B965 consisting of cars No.53616 (Class 108/2) No.E54209 (Class 142) & , refurbished, in Rail Blue & Grey livery with all yellow front ends at Nailsea & Backwell on a Bristol (Temple Meads) - Weston-super-Mare service, 05/89. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 108 DMU at Bristol East Junction

14th October 1989

Grabbed from a passing train Class 108 DMU set B965 (54209 and presumably 53616) is seen at Bristol East Junction on 14 October 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Bristol Temple Meads

18th November 1989

Class 108 DMU set B965 (54209 and presumably 53616) in Bristol Temple Meads station on 18 November 1989. The adjacent platform contains 155 334. Nicholas T Smith.

Class 108 DMU at Bristol Temple Meads

17th November 1990

Class 108 DMU set number B965 (presumably cars 54209 & 53616) under the roof at Bristol Temple Meads on 17 November, 1990. Glen Batten.

Class 108 DMU at Salisbury

December 1990

Class 108 set B965 (believed to consist of cars 53616 + 54209) departs Salisbury in December 1990 with a Bristol service. On the right is Class 50 no. 50 044, named Exeter, and is among the many members of the class that were preserved. Graeme Phillips Collection.


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