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Vehicle 50612 / 53612

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

14/08/58	New 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
25/03/84	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
28/09/86	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
10/05/87	Transferred to	BR (Bristol Bath Road)
09/01/92	Withdrawn from	BR (Bristol Bath Road) PBRX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50612 - original number
53612 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 06/06/1975 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50612	56203	As delivered to 56G - 14th August 1958
	50612	56203	Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60
	50612	56203	Noted 05/08/66 - at Leeds City¹
	50612	56203	Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 25/03/67
	50612	56209	Noted 20/07/68 - in Leeds City¹
	50612	56209	Noted 06/10/68 - at York¹
	50612	56209	Noted 20/08/69 - at Leeds¹
	50612	56200	Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds¹
	50612	56200	Noted 29/08/74 - at York²
	50612	56205	Noted 12/09/75 - at Brough¹
	50612	56191	Noted 22/05/76 - at Leeds¹
	50612	56205	Noted 17/07/76 - at Leeds¹
	50612	56205	Noted 23/11/76 - at York¹
	50612	56205	Noted circa 01/1977³
	50612	56205	Noted 30/09/79 - on 16:15 Skipton - Leeds⁴
	50612	56205	Noted circa 06/1981³
	50612	56197	Noted circa 02/1983³
	50612	56205	Noted circa 03/1983³
	53612	54205	Noted circa 07/1983³
	53612	54205	Transfer to BG - 25/03/84
	53612	54205	Noted 24/04/1987 - at Leeds⁵
B971	53612	54194	Listed at BR - 29/02/88
B962	53612	54492	Listed at BR - 15/05/89
B962	53612	54492	Noted 22/03/90 - on 2B87 1724 Bristol TM-Cardiff running vice loco
B962	53612	54492	Noted 23/03/90 - on 2B87 1724 Bristol TM-Cardiff running vice loco
B962	53612	54492	Noted circa 04/1990³
B962	53612	54230	Listed at BR - Jul-91
B967	53612	54230	Listed at BR - Aug-91
B967	53612	54230	Listed at BR - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Phil Shatford
5: Robert Chilton

Images:

March 1976

A two-car refurbished Class 108 DMU arrives into Leed in March 1976. The DMBS appears to be E50612. Hugh Llewelyn.

7th February 1988

Class 108 53612 is seen stabled at Tyseley carriage sidings on 07.02.1988. Andy Cole.

8th April 1989

Set number: B962

Class 108 set no. B962 formed DMBS 53612 and DTCL 54492 at Bristol Parson Street heading for Taunton on 8/Apr/1989. Robert Chilton.

July 1989

Set number: B962

B962 at Cheltenham in July 1989, with 53612 closest. Mike Cooper.

July 1989

Set number: B962

B962 leaving Cheltenham in July 1989, with 53612 closest. Mike Cooper.

7th March 1992

Set number: B967

53612 and 53296 at Snailwell on 7th March 1992. Nicholas Youngman.

14th March 1992

Set number: B967

Class 108 DMBS 53612 at Snailwell on 14th March 1992. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 1975

Recently refurbished Class 108 set E56205 + E50612 seen in York station circa late 1975. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: mid-1988

A two-car Class 108 DMU in Bristol Temple Meads station in mid-1988. DTSL E54194 is closest, its partner appears to be E53612. Michael Mensing.

Date: 4th March 1989

Set number: B962

Class 108 set B962 (54492 + 53612) at Bristol Temple Meads on 4/3/89. Sparegang.

Date: May 1989

Set number: B962

BR (Derby) Class 108 2-car Local Passenger dmu Set No.B962 consisting of cars No.E54492 (Class 142) & No.53612 (Class 108/2), refurbished, 1960 batch, with blanked-off 4-character headcode panel in Rail Blue & Grey livery with all yellow front ends and black window surrounds and a red bufferbeams at Nailsea & Backwell on a Bristol (Temple Meads) - Taunton service, 05/89. Hugh Llewelyn.

Date: May 1991

Set number: B962

BR (Derby) Class 108 2-car Local Passenger dmu Set No.B962 (54492 and presumably 53612) at Bristol (Temple Meads) on a Taunton - Cardiff service, 05/91. Hugh Llewelyn.

Date: 23rd May 1991

Set number: B967

Bristol Class 108 set number B967 (presumed to be cars 53612, nearest the camera, and 54230) at Freshford working a Bristol Temple Meads to Yeovil Pen Mill evening commuter service on 23 May, 1991. Glen Batten.

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