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Vehicle 50618 / 53618

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)
3w/e 19/03/60	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
3w/e 02/07/60	Transferred to	55F (Manningham)
05/03/67	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)	- Manningham closed
May-73	Depot code change	NL
2w/e 25/09/76	Transferred to	GF (South Gosforth)
2w/e 22/04/79	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
20/05/84	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
31/05/87	Transferred to	BR (Bristol Bath Road)
28/02/92	Withdrawn from	BR (Bristol Bath Road) PBRX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50618 - original number
53618 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Oct-74 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 08/06/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50618	56209		As delivered to 56G - 14th August 1958
	50618	56190		Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
	50618	56190		Transfer to 55F - 3w/e 02/07/60
	50618	56209		Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 25/03/67
	50618	56207		Noted 04/09/67 - at Leeds City¹
	50618	56194		Noted 12/07/68 - in Leeds City¹
	50618	56192		Noted 27/05/70 - at Skipton¹
	50618	56189		Noted 19/08/70 - at Keighley¹
	50618	56194		Noted 16/03/1974 - at York²
	50618	56194		Noted 13/01/76 - at Brough¹
	50618	56208		Noted 22/05/76 - at Neville Hill¹
	50618	56194		Noted 17/07/76 - at Leeds¹
	50618	56403		Noted 15/04/1978 - at Newcastle ²
	50618	56403		Noted 07/08/1978 - at Middlesbrough ²
	50618	59384	51509	Noted circa 12/1978 - On loan from GF Depot to Chester³
	50618	56190		Noted circa 1979³
	50618	56190		Noted 02/07/82
	50618	56190		Noted circa 10/1982³
	53618	54190		Noted circa 10/1983³
	53618	54190		Noted 18/05/84
	53618	54201		Noted circa 01/1986³
	53618	54201		Noted 06/01/86 - at Norwich⁴
	53618	54201		Noted 03/05/1986³
	53618	54201		Noted 25/10/1986³
B966	53618	54202		Listed at BR - Aug-87
B966	53618	54202		Listed at BR - Oct-87
B966	53618	54202		Listed at BR - 29/02/88
B966	53618	54202		Noted circa 04/1988³
B966	53618	54202		Listed at BR - 15/05/89
B966	53618	54191		Listed at BR - Jul-91
B966	53618	54191		Listed at BR - Aug-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Gerald Brown

Images:

July 1972

BR (Derby) Class 108 2-car Local Passenger dmu Nos.E50618 (Class 108/2) & E56194 (Class 142) in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front stabled at York, 07/72. Hugh Llewelyn.

2nd September 1981

E56467, E50007 and E50618 at Doncaster on September 2, 1981. John Carter.

5th June 1988

Set number: B966

Inside the Doncaster Works Carriage & Wagon Department on the 5th June 1988 Bristol Bath Road based Class 108 DMBS No.53618 from Set B966 is supported on jacks undergoing an overhaul. Withdrawn diring February 1992 she was subsequently scrapped at Gwent Demolition, Margam, South Wales. Bob Woolnough.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 2nd July 1982

Set number: 54

This pair of recently repainted dmus make a pleasant scene standing at the south end of York station on my visit of July 2nd 1982. Norwich based twin sets could turn up just about anywhere it seemed and here Cravens Class 105 set 54 formed of E56440 + E51279 is on the left having arrived as the 10.37 from Sheffield. Derby built set E50618 + E56190 has come in from Doncaster. Gerard Fletcher.

Date: 18th May 1984

E54190 + E53618 at Bradford Forster Sq on the 18th May 1984. Hamish Stevenson.

Date: April 1991

Set number: B966

Class 108 DMU set B966 (54191 + 53618) at Westbury with the 12:15 Southampton - Bristol Temple Meads one day in April 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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