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Vehicle 50975 / 53975


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: 30465
Diagram: 543

Allocations

08/08/59 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
Aug-59 Transferred to 5D (Cockshute)
Oct-59 Transferred to 27F (Brunswick)
11/09/61 Transferred to 8H (Allerton) - Brunswick closed
Sep-63Depot code change8J
3w/e 01/07/67 Transferred to 10E (Accrington)
Oct-72 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
May-73Depot code changeNH
4w/e 05/08/78 Transferred to LO (Longsight)
12/05/85 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
14/05/89 Transferred to TS (Tyseley) PTSX
01/10/89 Transferred to CH (Chester) PCHX
14/05/90 Transferred to LO (Longsight) PLOX
05/06/91 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight) PLOX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50975 - original number
53975 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 30/09/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50975 56258 As delivered to 26A - 8th August 1959
50975 56258 Transfer to 27F - Oct-59
50975 56215 Noted 20/12/66 - at Liverpool Lime Street1
50975 56258 Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester2
50975 56258 Noted 01/09/74 - on Barrow depot3
50975 56258 Noted 03/04/76 - at York with 50950 + 56233 and 50968 + 562513
LO308 50975 56258 Noted circa 05/19824
LO308 50975 56258 Noted circa 08/19824
53975 54258 Listed at LO - 01/01/85
53975 54258 Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
53975 54258 Noted 21/11/19864
53975 54258 Listed at NH - 10/05/87
53975 54225 Noted circa 10/19874
N605 53975 54258 Listed at NH - March 1988
N605 53975 54258 Noted circa 04/19884
N605 53975 54258 Listed at NH - May 1988
N605 53975 54258 Noted circa Jul-88
T201 53975 54268 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
CH352 53975 54258 Listed at CH - 14/10/89
LO252 53975 54258 Listed at LO - mid May-90

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: September 1959

A Derby twin set led by M56258 (presumably with M50975) is seen working an ECS coming off the Aston line at Stechford in September 1959. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 7th May 1985

Class 108 pairing of DMC M54258 and DMBS M53975 head away from York with the 1634 service to Manchester Victoria on 7th May 1985. Bruce Galloway.

DMU

Date: 25th April 1989

Set number: N605

A Derby Class 108 two-car DMU formed of cars M54258 & M53975 (N605) was passing the Cocker Bar at Ulnes Walton whilst running through the West Lancashire countryside between Midge Hall and Croston with a Preston to Ormskirk service on April 25th 1989. The set lasted in service until May 1990 and was subsequently scrapped by Booth's of Rotherham. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 27th July 1991

31102 Cricklewood drags 54205 + 54210 + 54258 + 53975 past New Mills South Jct as 5Z41 10:11 Longsight to CF Booths Rotherham 27-9-91. Kevin Dowd.