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
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09/01/92 | Withdrawn from | BR (Bristol Bath Road) PBRX |
50612 - original number
53612 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell
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
A two-car refurbished Class 108 DMU arrives into Leed in March 1976. The DMBS appears to be E50612. Hugh Llewelyn.
Class 108 53612 is seen stabled at Tyseley carriage sidings on 07.02.1988. Andy Cole.
Class 108 set no. B962 formed DMBS 53612 and DTCL 54492 at Bristol Parson Street heading for Taunton on 8/Apr/1989. Robert Chilton.
B962 at Cheltenham in July 1989, with 53612 closest. Mike Cooper.
B962 leaving Cheltenham in July 1989, with 53612 closest. Mike Cooper.
53612 and 53296 at Snailwell on 7th March 1992. Nicholas Youngman.
Class 108 DMBS 53612 at Snailwell on 14th March 1992. Nicholas Youngman.
Recently refurbished Class 108 set E56205 + E50612 seen in York station circa late 1975. Stuart Mackay Collection.
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.
Class 108 set B962 (54492 + 53612) at Bristol Temple Meads on 4/3/89. Sparegang.
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.
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.
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.