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Vehicle 50601 / 53601

Class 108

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30406
Diagram: 543

Allocations

23/05/58	New to	53C (Hull Springhead)
2w/e 09/08/58	Transferred to	56G (Hammerton Street)
2w/e 30/04/60	Transferred to	55F (Manningham)
05/03/67	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)	- Manningham closed
May-73	Depot code change	NL
13/05/84	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
11/05/86	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
15/02/87	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
04/10/87	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
21/09/89	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50601 - original number
53601 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 16/05/1975 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50601	56192		As delivered to 53C - 23rd May 1958
	50601	56192		Transfer to 56G - 2w/e 09/08/58
	50601	56192		Noted late-September 1958 - Manningham depot crew training runs
	50601	56192		Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60
	50601	56192		Noted 05/08/66 - at Leeds City¹
	50601	56192		Noted 03/11/66 - at Doncaster¹
	50601	56192		Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 25/03/67
	50601	56208		Noted 01/04/70 - at York¹
	50601	56192		Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds¹
	50601	56192		Noted 11/08/1974 - at Sheffield Midland²
	50601	56192		Noted 11/09/75 - at Brough¹
	50601	56192		Noted 19/11/75 - at Brough¹
	50601	56192		Noted 22/11/75 - at Hull¹
	50601	56192		Noted 03/01/76 - at Doncaster
	50601	56192		Noted 28/02/76 - at York³
	50601	56210		Noted 22/05/76 - at Leeds¹
	50601	56192		Noted Jun-76 - at Sheffield¹
	50601	56192		Noted Sep-76 - at Sheffield¹
	50601	56192		Noted circa 01/1977⁴
	50601			Noted 20/01/77 - on Cambridge depot, loose vehicle³
	50601	56192		Noted 23/07/77
	50601	56192		Noted 10/08/80 - at Morecambe
	53601	54192		Noted circa 10/1983⁴
	53601	54192		Noted circa 09/1986⁴
	53601	54192		Transfer to BG - 15/02/87 - from NL
	53601	54192		Noted 21/03/87 - on 14:20 Scarborough - Hull with 51425 / 51504⁵
spare	53601			Listed at NL - early Apr-88
564	53601	59565	53607	Formed at NL p/e 17/06/88
564	53601	59565	52077	Listed at NL - Feb-89

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

Images:

13th June 1976

E50601 at Doncaster on 13 June 1976. Nigel Menzies.

22nd June 1976

The 16:22 Ilkley - Bradford Forster Square service arrives at Burley-in-Wharfedale formed of a refurbished two-car Class 108 DMU (E50601 leading) on 22 June 1976. Michael Mensing.

22nd March 1980

E50601 at York on 22/3/80. Chris Lings.

1st February 1987

E53601 and E54192 arriving at Woodlesford with 2G06 the 1105 Sheffield to Leeds via Barnsley 1st February 1987. Keith Long.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 23rd July 1977

23/07/1977: Class 108 E50601 E56192 are seen heading out of Newcastle. Does anyone know the history of this unit operating in the north-east? Was it a demonstrator for the refurbishment programme? There are plenty of photos showing unrefurbished Class 108s in the area in blue livery up to around 1977, but this is the only example I've seen in Refurbished livery, as if they were transferred away at refurbishment. Unrefurbished Class 104s and 105s seemed to appear at around the same time as replacements - was the north-east treat like the poor relation and sent tatty units while Yorkshire got the refurbished ones? Graeme Phillips Collection.

Date: 10th August 1980

Class 104 4-car set (E50566 + E59191 + E59242 + E50545) and 2-car Class 108 (E56192 + E50601) at Morecambe on 10th August 1980. Robert Frise.

Date: 22nd March 1986

The Branch Line Society Don & Tees railtour at the Cleveland Potash Mine, Boulby, on 22 March 1986. It was formed of three twins, Class 108s sandwiching a Class 101, the vehicle closest in this image is 54192, presumably paired with 53601. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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