Vehicle 50983 / 53983
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
| 03/10/59 | New to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Dec-59 | Transferred to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| 4w/e 30/12/61 | Transferred to | 18A (Toton) | |
| Feb-62 | Transferred to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| 4w/e 02/06/62 | Transferred to | 5C (Stafford) | |
| 4w/e 30/06/62 | Transferred to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| 08/08/64 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| 4w/e 04/02/67 | Transferred to | 10E (Accrington) | |
| w/e 07/11/70 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| w/e 01/01/72 | Transferred to | 10E (Accrington) | |
| Oct-72 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| Nov-72 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| May 1973 | Depot code change | LO | |
| 4w/e 02/10/76 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| w/e 01/05/77 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 05/08/78 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 22/01/89 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 01/10/89 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) PCHX | |
| 14/05/90 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) PLOX | |
| 29/07/91 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) PLOX |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50983 - original number
53983 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 26/05/1978 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50983 | 56266 | As delivered to 26A - 3rd October 1959 | |||||||
| 50983 | 56267 | Noted 20/03/70 - at Preston station | |||||||
| 50983 | 56358 | Noted 18/09/1971 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
| 50983 | 56266 | Transfer to 10E - w/e 01/01/72 | |||||||
| 50983 | 56267 | Transfer to 9A - Nov-72 | |||||||
| 50983 | 56266 | Noted 28/08/75 - on Longsight depot2 | |||||||
| 50983 | 56266 | Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria3 | |||||||
| 50983 | 56266 | Noted 10/09/76 - in Chester station2 | |||||||
| 50983 | 56266 | Transfer to NH - 4w/e 02/10/76 | |||||||
| 50983 | 56266 | Transfer to LO - w/e 01/05/77 | |||||||
| NH348 | 50983 | 56266 | Noted circa 10/19824 | ||||||
| 53983 | 54266 | Noted circa 10/19834 | |||||||
| 53983 | 54266 | Noted circa 02/19864 | |||||||
| 53983 | 54266 | Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986 | |||||||
| 53983 | 54266 | Listed at NH - 10/05/87 | |||||||
| 53983 | 54266 | Noted circa 12/19874 | |||||||
| N612 | 53983 | 54266 | Listed at NH - May-88 | ||||||
| N612 | 53983 | 54266 | Noted circa Jul-88 | ||||||
| T208 | 53983 | 54266 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | ||||||
| CH278 | 53983 | 54266 | Listed at CH - 14/10/89 | ||||||
| LO278 | 53983 | 54266 | Listed at LO - mid May-90 | ||||||
| 53983 | 54266 | Noted 22/04/91 - at Chester2 | |||||||
| LO278 | 53983 | 54266 | Noted circa 05/19914 | ||||||
| LO278 | 53983 | 54266 | Listed at LO - Jul-91 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
September 1984
53983 + 54266 seen at Manchester Victoria in September 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.
September 1984
Two two-car Class 108s arriving into Southport station in September 1984. DMBS M53983 is closest, M51911 is at the far end. Stuart Mackay Collection.
24th August 1985
Running along what was once the double track main line from Preston to Liverpool Exchange, a two-car Class 108 DMU formed of cars M53983 & M54266, was approaching the village of Croston with the 09.00 Preston to Ormskirk service on August 24th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.
15th March 1989
Set number: T208
Class 108 2-car DMU set T208, presumably 53983 + 54266 (DMBS + DTCL),after shunting over to the Down side at Stratford upon Avon on 15-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
6th January 1990
Set number: CH278
Having arrived at Preston at the rear of a four-car service from Barrow-in-Furness, Class 108 set CH278 formed of cars M53983 & M54266 were stood at the North end of platform 5 on the late afternoon of January 6th 1990. The set was withdrawn from Longsight Depot in July 1991 and subsequently scrapped by Mayer Newman at Snailwell. Martyn Hilbert.
28th June 1991
Set number: LO278
LO278 M53983 + M54266 wait to depart platform 11 Manchester Victoria on the 2F87 17:37 to Southport 28/6/91. Kevin Dowd.
18th August 1991
Set number: L0278
Set LO278 M53983 at Snailwell on 18th August 1991. Nicholas Youngman.
7th September 1991
Set number: L0278
View at Snailwell showing 53983 in the background on 7th September 1991. Nicholas Youngman.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: September 1984
Class 108 54266 + 53983 at Manchester Victoria in September 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: September 1984
M51911 is at the front of these two two-car Class 108 sets (M53983 is on the rear) seen at Southport (Chapel Street) in September 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 15th March 1989
Set number: T208
Class 108 Derby 2-car DMU set T208, presumably 54266 + 53983 (DTCL + DMBS), arriving at Stratford upon Avon on 15-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
Date: 1st April 1991
Set number: LO278
Class 108 dmu comprising 53983 and 54266 (closest), seen at Skegness in April 1991. Robert28194.