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Vehicle 50642 / 53642 / 977839


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: 30408
Diagram: 544

Allocations

28/10/58 New to 53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58 Transferred to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) - (53C closed)
w/e 03/01/59 Transferred to 56G (Hammerton Street)
4w/e 31/10/59 On loan to 41A (Darnall)
4w/e 28/11/59 Ex-loan back to 56G (Hammerton Street)
3w/e 19/03/60 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
Oct-61 On loan to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
3w/e 30/12/61 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
Nov-63 On loan to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
w/e 07/12/63 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 04/01/64 Transferred to South Gosforth
Feb-64Depot code change52J
2w/e 21/03/64 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
w/e 21/03/64 On loan to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
w/e 28/03/64 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
2w/e 12/03/66 Transferred to 67A (Corkerhill)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
3w/e 17/06/67 On loan to South Gosforth
4w/e 15/07/67 Transferred to South Gosforth
May-73Depot code changeGF
w/e 08/05/77 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
13/05/84 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
04/10/87 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
Dec-88 Transferred to HA (Haymarket) PSEX
10/06/89 Transferred to CH (Chester) PCHX
01/10/89 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
14/05/90 Transferred to LA (Laira) PLAX
09/06/92 Withdrawn from LA (Laira) RELA
17/07/92 Reinstated LA (Laira) RELA
14/09/92 Transferred to LO (Longsight) RCLO
01/10/92 To departmental stock HT (Heaton)
Sep-93 Withdrawn

Notes

20/12/87 - 50632 + 50642 published as transferred to Eastfield but remained at Neville Hill.
11/07/88 - published as moving ED to HA but still at Neville Hill.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50642 - original number
53642 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
977839 - from Oct-92 (departmental stock)

Department Use as ADB977839

Sandite / Route Learner From 10/92 to 8/93. Carried set number LO901

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 29/07/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

50642 was involved in the following incident:


27/09/73 - Naworth

Collision involving Class 108 / Tree

Info from Railway Observer p434 December 1973

E50642 was badly damaged when it hit a fallen tree at Naworth.


Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50620 59386 50642 As delivered to 53C - 28th October 1958
50620 59386 50642 Noted 06/09/59 - working the 'Talyllyn Scenic Diesel' railtour.
50620 59386 50642 Noted 06/09/1959 - RTCS (West Riding Branch) Talyllyn Scenic Railtour 50644-59388-50622 + 50616-56207 + 50620-59386-50642
50620 59386 50642 Transfer to 41A - 4w/e 31/10/59 - on loan
50620 59386 50642 Transfer to 56G - 4w/e 28/11/59 - ex-loan ER
50184 59084 59386 50642 Noted 26/06/60 - at Darlington
50623 59387 50642 Transfer to 51A - w/e 07/12/63 - ex-loan
50620 59386 50642 Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 04/01/64
50291 59303 50642 Transfer to 16C - w/e 21/03/64 - on loan
50291 59303 50642 Transfer to 51A - w/e 28/03/64
50623 59387 50642 Noted 11/09/65 - at Darlington1
50631 59250 59382 50642 Noted 20/04/1974 - at Newcastle2
50631 59250 59382 50642 Noted 28/08/74 - in Newcastle Central3
N420 50631 59250 59382 50642 Noted 07/01/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 59382 + 506423
N420 50631 59250 59382 50642 Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number on all vehicles3
50631 59250 59382 50642 Noted 03/04/76 - in Newcastle Central3
50631 59250 59382 50642 Transfer to NL - w/e 08/05/77
50642 59250 59382 50631 Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 06.25 Leeds to Manchester Victoria via Huddersfield.4
53631 59250 53642 Noted circa 09/19864
53642 59250 53631 Noted circa 12/19864
53599 59384 53642 Noted 24/04/1987 - at Leeds5
53211 59383 53642 Noted 22/11/87
108392 53211 59817 53642 Listed at ED - Jan-88 - however published 12/87 move of 53642 from NL to ED had been cancelled
53632 59113 53642 Noted 02/03/88 - on an additional York - Peterborough service
569 53632 59113 53642 Formed at NL circa Apr-88 - power cars officially allocated to ED
101394 53294 59794 53642 Listed at HA - circa August 1988
53632 59113 53642 Noted 07/09/88 - on 10:36 Cleethorpes-Sheffield
53632 59113 53642 Noted 24/10/88 - on diverted 17:08 York - Doncaster via Selby service6
381 53632 59113 53642 Noted 3rd January 1989
53632 59245 53642 Noted 19th April 1989
P832 51184 59384 53642 Listed at LA - Jul-91
P832 51184 59384 53642 Listed at LA - Aug-91
P832 51184 59384 53642 Listed at LA - Dec-91
LO605 51435 53642 Listed at LO - 24/09/92
901 977744 977839 Listed at LO - 08/11/93 - sandite

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
6: Graeme Phillips

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Beverley

3rd February 1984

Class 108 No E53642 waiting departure from Beverley with the 1430hrs Bridlington to Hull on 3 February 1984. Keith Long.

Class 108 DMU at Leeds

19th September 1986

M53642 displays the remains of Metrotrain branding at Leeds on 19/9/86. Malcolm Clements.

Class 108 DMU at Rotherham Central

15th May 1987

Derby Lightweight and Heavyweight sets at Rotherham Central on 15/5/87. The Class 108 is formed of 53642 + 53622, the Class 114 54044 + 53033. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Windermere

20th October 1988

A three-car Class 108 hybrid (108 DMS 53642 + 101 TBS - probably 59113 + 108 DMS 53632) at Windermere forming the 15.05 to Oxenholme on 20-10-1988. The branch had just been shortened slightly to allow a supermarket to be built in the old trainshed (behind the camera). To replace the old station, a smart new ticket office was built. However the branch was (and still is) a long siding from Oxenholme. Gordon Thomson.

Class 108 DMU at Glasgow Central

6th March 1989

Set number: 381

Class 108 Nos E53642, E59245 and E53632 departing from Glasgow Central on 6th March 1989. Keith Long.

Class 108 DMU at Laira

3rd July 1991

Set number: 832

Hybrid DMU set 832 is seen at Laira on Wednesday 03/07/1991. Class 108 53642 leads, the other two vehicles are presumably 59384 + 51184. Andrew Malloy.

Class 108 DMU at Honiton

1992

Set number: 823

Class 108/101 hybrid set 823 (53642 closest, presumably with 59384 + 51184) at Honiton in 1992. John Law.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 19th July 1981

An ex-works 4-car set at York, 19/07/1981, probably 50642 + 59382 + 59250 + 50631 was painted in this livery in June 1981. Andrew McConnell.

DMU

Date: 20th October 1988

A three-car Class 108 hybrid (108 DMS 53632 + 101 TBS - probably 59113 + 108 DMS 53642) at Windermere forming the 15.05 to Oxenholme on 20-10-1988. The branch had just been shortened slightly to allow a supermarket to be built in the old trainshed (in the background). To replace the old station, a smart new ticket office was built. However the branch was (and still is) a long siding from Oxenholme. Gordon Thomson.

DMU

Date: 10th June 1989

Complete with its Scotty Dog emblem, Class 26 26031 in Large Logo Railfreight Livery passed through Preston on June 10th 1989 whilst transferring two three-car DMU sets from Edinburgh Haymarket Depot to Chester: 51496 / 59082 / 53645 and 53632 / ? / 53642. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 8th July 1990

Set number: 878

Lipson sidings in Laira on July 8, 1990. Behind 50 041 is set 878 (51241 + 53260) still with ScotRail branding, 50 021, 51234, 53163, 53642, 51219. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 8th July 1990

Set number: 875

51219 in Lipson Sidings, Laira with 53642 behind it on the 8th July 1990. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: circa 1991

Set number: 832

Class 101/108 DMU set P832 (51184 + 59384 + presumably 53642) arrives into Dawlish Warren with Exmouth on the destination blind. Date unknown, allocations narrow it to between September 1990 and May 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.