Vehicle 50984
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) | |
| 2w/e 26/03/60 | On loan to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| Oct-60 | Transferred to | 14E (Bedford) | |
| 4w/e 30/12/61 | Transferred to | 18A (Toton) | |
| 4w/e 02/06/62 | Transferred to | 24F (Fleetwood) | |
| 5w/e 06/10/62 | Transferred to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9D | |
| Apr-66 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| 4w/e 04/02/67 | Transferred to | 10E (Accrington) | |
| 02/11/69 | Withdrawn from | 10E (Accrington) |
50984 was involved in the following incident:
circa late 1969 - Unknown, LMR
Collision involving Class 108
A Class 108 twin (50984 + 56255) was withdrawn in November 1969, images taken later suggest the DMBS sustained collision damage to the cab, but details of the incident are unknown. The two vehicles sat as grounded bodies on Accrington depot until cut up on site in August 1970.
Disposal
Scrapped by R Taylor, on location at Accrington depot
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50984 | 56267 | As delivered to 26A - October 1959 | |||||||
| 50984 | 56267 | Transfer to 64H - 2w/e 09/04/60 - on loan | |||||||
| 50984 | 56267 | Transfer to 14E - Oct-60 - ex-loan |
Images:
mid-September 1961
A two-car (blue square) Derby lightweight DMU (M50984 leading) with a Bedford - Northampton service in mid-September 1961 at Bedford. Note all the Bed-Pan sets in the sidings. Michael Mensing.
18th September 1961
A Bedford - Northampton service is seen at Oakley on 18 September 1961. Formed of a (blue square) Derby Lightweight DMU, the DMBS is Bletchley allocated M50984. Michael Mensing.
18th September 1961
A two-car blue square Derby Lightweight DMU led by M50984 is seen leaving Bedford Midland Road with the 10.03am to Northampton service on 18 September 1961. Michael Mensing.
23rd August 1970
The grounded bodies of 56255 and 50984 on Accrington MPD on 23 August 1970. The two vehicles were withdrawn on 2/11/69, the DMBS had collision damage to the cab but the cause is unknown. Harvey Scowcroft / Nigel Valentine Collection.
23rd August 1970
The grounded bodies of 50984 and 56255 on Accrington MPD on 23 August 1970. The two vehicles were withdrawn on 2/11/69, the DMBS had collision damage to the cab but the cause is unknown. The details on the end of the DMBS shows its last overhaul was at Derby dated 20 June 1969. Harvey Scowcroft / Nigel Valentine Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 19th August 1967
A (blue square) Derby Lightweight DMU at Grange-over-Sands on 19 August 1967. The vehicles - M56267 and M50984 - were allocated to Accrington at the time. My late father, Stanley Smith, rarely took pictures with trains in them, this was a rare exception. It is from a 1 5/8 x 2 1/4 slide taken on a pre-war Zeiss Bellows camera. That's me with my back to the photographer on the wall. Nicholas T Smith Collection.
Date: 23rd August 1970
The grounded bodies of 56255 and 50984 on Accrington MPD on 23 August 1970. The two vehicles were withdrawn on 2/11/69, the DMBS had collision damage to the cab but the cause is unknown. Harvey Scowcroft / Nigel Valentine Collection.
Date: 23rd August 1970
A view of Accrington depot on 23 August 1970. In the foreground are the grounded bodies of withdrawn 56255 + 50984, on the left is a Cravens twin and a loose Class 108 composite. The locos are 5286 (diesel) and 44806 (steam). Harvey Scowcroft / Nigel Valentine Collection.