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Vehicle 50634 / 53634

Class 108

BR Diagram 544

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: 30408
Diagram: 544

Allocations

01/10/58 New to 53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58 Transferred to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) - 53C closed
Jan-60Depot code change50C
2w/e 10/10/70 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
May-73Depot code changeGF
w/e 13/05/79 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
14/11/82 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
circa 1984 Transferred to BX (Buxton)
19/03/89 Transferred to CH (Chester) PMSX
30/09/90 Transferred to TS (Tyseley) PTSX
01/10/92 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
10/11/92 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50634 - original number
53634 - from Feb-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Mar-74 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50634 59247 59382 50635 As delivered to 53C - 1st October 1958
50634 59247 59385 50635 Noted Summer 1964 - at Brough1
50634 59231 59226 50635 Noted 15/08/19702
50634 59247 59382 50635 Transfer to 52J - 2w/e 10/10/70
N313 50247 59385 50634 Noted circa 19713
50247 59385 50634 Noted 02/01/75 - at York4
N313 50247 59385 50634 Noted 07/01/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number not on 50247 but on other two4
N313 50247 59385 50634 Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 506344
50634 Noted 26/08/77 - on Cambridge depot, loose vehicle4
50602 50634 Noted circa 10/19823
51934 50634 Noted 20/12/19823
53974 59390 53634 Noted circa 04/19833
53733 59390 53634 Noted circa 12/19833
53733 59390 53634 Noted 05/03/1984 - at Manchester Vic3
BX495 51934 59387 53634 Noted circa 11/19843
BX491 51934 59387 53634 Listed at BX - circa Jul-85
BX491 51934 59387 53634 Listed at BX - circa Dec-85
BX491 51934 59387 53634 Listed at Buxton - Summer 1986
BX491 51934 59387 53634 Noted 07/06/1986 - 1L03 Macclesfield-Llandudno5
51934 59387 53634 Noted 09/08/1986 - 10.07 Llandudno-Man Vic (8-car)5
51934 59387 53634 Noted 30th November 1986
51948 59187 53634 Listed at BX - Jun-87
BX491 51948 59187 53634 Noted 09/07/19873
51948 59187 53634 Listed at BX - mid Nov-87
BX380 51947 59187 53634 Noted circa 04/19883
BX380 51947 59187 53634 Listed at BX - May 1988
51947 59187 53634 Noted 10/07/88 - on 11:00 Manchester Piccadilly-Macclesfield, 12:03 Macclesfield-Manchester Piccadilly and 14:03 Macclesfield-Manchester Piccadilly
CH380 51947 59187 53634 Noted 5th May 1989
CH628 51947 53634 Listed at CH - 14/10/89
CH628 51947 53634 Listed at CH - mid May-90
T064 51947 53634 Noted circa 12/19903
51947 53634 Noted 20/03/91 - at Crewe6
T064 51947 53634 Noted 06/04/1991 - Travelled on between Chester and Crewe. Assumed working 13.50 Wolverhampton - Crewe via Wrexham General. Photo here: https://flic.kr/p/dEokS87
T064 51947 53634 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T064 51947 53634 Listed at TS - Aug-91
51947 53634 Noted 02/11/91 - on 16:18 Nottingham - Grantham8
T064 51947 53634 Listed at TS - Dec-91
T064 51947 53634 Listed at TS - 02/07/92
Spare 53634 Listed at HQ - November 1992

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Gerald Brown
5: Chris Moxon
6: Aaron Calder
7: Dave Warby
8: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Sheffield

January 1986

Set number: BX491

Three-car Class 108 DMU set BX491 (53634 and presumably 59387 + 51934) in platform 7a of Sheffield station in January 1987. George Woods.

Class 108 DMU at Stockport

27th February 1986

Set number: BX491

A three-car Class 108 DMU arriving into Stockport station on 27 February 1986. The three vehicles are noted as 53634 + 59387 + 51935, although the last could be a typo for 51934 which formed set BX491 with the other two at the time. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Helsby

7th June 1986

Set number: BX491

Two Buxton sets working 1L03 Macclesfield-Llandudno passing Helsby, 7/6/86. Full formation was 53634, 59387, 51924, 52062, 59155, 51950. Anthony Griffiths.

Class 108 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

circa June 1989

Set number: CH380

Class 108 DMU set CH380 (53634 and presumably 51947) arrives into Manchester Piccadilly. The slide process date was June 1989. A recent transfer from Buxton (where it was BX380) to Chester, it still retains the Spa Line sticker and (very dirty) Buxton white roof, but the black mask it had around the cab windows is gone. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Blaenau Ffestiniog

27th June 1989

Set number: CH380

A Class 108 set CH380 at Blaenau Ffestiniog on June 27, 1989. 53634 is closest, presumably with 51947. John Carter.

Class 108 DMU at Blaenau Ffestiniog

27th June 1989

Set number: CH380

Class 108 DMU set CH380 at Blaenau Ffestiniog on 27 June 1989, 53634 visible. John Carter.

Class 108 DMU at Llandudno Junction

circa 1989/90

Set number: CH628

Carrying "Buxton Spa Line" branding, CH628 (presumably 53634 + 51947) awaits departure from Llandudno Jct. Undated. Tom Clift.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 22nd March 1986

Set number: BX491

Displaying what was then the latest livery variation, BX491 (51934 + 59387 + 53634) has just arrived at Buxton with a train from Manchester Piccadilly on Saturday March 22 1986. Mel Holley.

DMU

Date: 9th August 1986

Set number: BX490

An 8-car formation at Helsby working the 10.07 Llandudno-Manchester Victoria. The formation (closest the camera first) was 51927, 59390, 52049, 53634, 59387, 51934, 51574 & 51580. 9/8/86. Anthony Griffiths.

DMU

Date: 25th February 1989

Set number: BX375

Three of Buxton's allocation of Derby Class 108 3-car units await their next duties in the snow on the 25th February 1989. Left to right are 51938 (BX375), 51950 (BX381) and 53634 (BX380), the outer two units have the "Spa Line" branding which the Buxton line was marketed under for a while. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 17th March 1990

Set number: CH628

Class 108 set CH 628 (presumably 51947 + 53634) is outnumbered by second generation units at Nottingham on Saturday March 17th, 1990. Colin Brooks.

DMU

Date: 9th May 1990

Set number: CH267

51920 + 54276 + 53634 + 51947 waiting to leave Crewe for Holyhead on 9/5/90. Sparegang.

DMU

Date: 6th July 1991

Set number: T064

51947 leads set T064 at Grantham on July 6, 1991, presumably with 53634. John Carter.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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