Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30213
Diagram: 554
Aug-57 | New to | 84E (Tyseley) | |
01/01/63 | Boundary change | 84E | transferred from WR to LMR stock |
Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2A | |
May-73 | Depot code change | TS | |
Mar-75 | On loan to | CW (Cricklewood) | |
w/e 12/11/75 | Transferred to | CW (Cricklewood) | |
w/e 05/11/76 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
28/06/87 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
17/01/88 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
22nd March 1988 - Condemned cars 51308, 51324, 51309, 59171, 53123, 53819, 53108, 59119, 54177, 53456, 59541, 59568, 59374, 59560, 59552 & 59524 hauled from Newton Heath to Vic Berry's yard by Class 31
50108 - original number
53108 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Apr to Sep-76 - WR AWS removed
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
50066 | 59016 | 50108 | As delivered to WR - August 1957 | ||||||
TYS310 | 50075 | 59024 | 50108 | Listed at Tyseley - circa Oct-60 | |||||
TY537 | 51130 | 59440 | 50108 | Listed at 2A - 16/08/70 | |||||
50050 | 59015 | 50108 | Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
51130 | 59440 | 50108 | Noted 24/03/73 - in Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
51130 | 59440 | 50108 | Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street2 | ||||||
51130 | 59440 | 50108 | Noted 25/05/1974 - at Kidderminster2 | ||||||
TY537 | 51130 | 59440 | 50108 | Noted 05/09/74 - in Birmingham New Street3 | |||||
50891 | 50108 | 51130 | Noted 23/08/75 - at Barking3 | ||||||
TS537 | 51130 | 59440 | 50108 | Noted circa 01/19784 | |||||
TS537 | 51130 | 59440 | 50108 | Listed at TS - 12/08/79 | |||||
TS537 | 51130 | 59440 | 50108 | Noted circa 01/19814 | |||||
TS537 | 51130 | 59715 | 50108 | Noted circa 10/19814 | |||||
TS537 | 51130 | 59715 | 50108 | Noted circa 09/19824 | |||||
TS537 | 51130 | 59715 | 50108 | Listed at TS - Jan-83 | |||||
TS537 | 51130 | 59343 | 53108 | Listed at TS - 14/07/83 | |||||
TS537 | 51130 | 59343 | 53108 | Noted circa 09/19834 | |||||
TS537 | 51130 | 59343 | 53108 | Noted circa 10/19834 | |||||
TS537 | 51130 | 59627 | 53108 | Noted circa 03/19844 | |||||
TS527 | 53849 | 59632 | 53108 | Noted circa 04/19844 | |||||
TS527 | 53866 | 59632 | 53108 | Noted circa 09/19844 | |||||
TS527 | 53866 | 59632 | 53108 | Noted circa 10/19844 | |||||
TS527 | 53058 | 59632 | 53108 | Noted circa 01/19854 | |||||
TS527 | 53058 | 59632 | 53108 | Noted circa 05/19854 | |||||
TS527 | 53058 | 59632 | 53108 | Noted 14/10/19854 | |||||
TS527 | 53058 | 59632 | 53108 | Noted circa 12/19854 | |||||
TS527 | 53058 | 59632 | 53108 | Noted circa 05/19864 | |||||
TS527 | 53058 | 59632 | 53108 | Noted circa 06/19864 | |||||
TS527 | 53058 | 59632 | 53108 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | |||||
TS527 | 53058 | 59632 | 53108 | Noted 29/07/1986 - at Birmingham New Street - as 4 car set with 550005 | |||||
53819 | 53108 | Noted 10th October 1987 | |||||||
53819 | 53108 | Noted 10/10/19874 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
On an arrival that didn't fit completely into the platform at Birmingham Moor Street, passenger have to climb down from M50108 into the snow to exit. Circa 1969. Stuart Mackay Collection.
"How do we get off?" Passengers on M50108 wonder what do when it didn't stop in the platform. Birmingham Moor Street, circa 1969. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Two Class 116 DMUs are seen at Erdington in spring 1977. The DMS closest, M50108, is displaying set number TY506. Michael Mensing.
A pair of Class 116 DMUs at Birmingham Moor Street station in 1983. TS508 is on the right, 50904 presumably closest, TS537 (presumably 50108) on the left. John Law.
With Blackpool on the destination blind, Class 108 52046 is seen inside the factory at Tyseley on 20.03.1987 beside 53108. Andy Cole.