Vehicle 50644 / 53644
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
| 11/11/58 | 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) | |
| Oct-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) | |
| 3w/e 24/11/62 | On loan to | 18A (Toton) | |
| 3w/e 29/12/62 | Ex-loan back to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 4w/e 04/01/64 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
| Feb-64 | Depot code change | 52J | |
| 3w/e 29/02/64 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 4w/e 02/01/65 | Transferred to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
| w/e 05/03/66 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| 3w/e 17/06/67 | On loan to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
| 4w/e 15/07/67 | Transferred to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | GF | |
| 2w/e 12/12/76 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 13/05/84 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 04/10/87 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 31/01/88 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 11/07/88 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| 14/05/89 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) PNLX | |
| 30/09/90 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) PTSX | |
| 09/01/92 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) PTSX |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50644 - original number
53644 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
Nov-74 - AWS fitted
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 04/02/1977 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50622 | 59388 | 50644 | As delivered to 53C - 11th November 1958 | ||||||
| 50622 | 59388 | 50644 | Noted 06/09/1959 - RTCS (West Riding Branch)Talyllyn Scenic Railtour 50644-59388-50622+50616-56207+50620-59386-50642 | ||||||
| 50622 | 59388 | 50644 | Transfer to 56G - 4w/e 28/11/59 - ex-loan ER | ||||||
| 50620 | 59386 | 50644 | Transfer to 18A - 3w/e 24/11/62 - on loan | ||||||
| 50620 | 59386 | 50644 | Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 29/12/62 - ex-loan LMR | ||||||
| 50622 | 59388 | 50644 | Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 04/01/64 | ||||||
| 50622 | 59388 | 50644 | Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 29/02/64 | ||||||
| 50622 | 59388 | 50644 | Transfer to 52J - 4w/e 02/01/65 | ||||||
| 50633 | 59245 | 59388 | 50644 | Noted 26/08/74 - at Newcastle Central1 | |||||
| N425 | 50633 | 59245 | 59388 | 50644 | Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number three vehicles not 506331 | ||||
| 50633 | 59245 | 59388 | 50644 | Noted 01/05/1976 - S.L.S. (Newcastle Centre) Alston Farewell Railtour part of tour was combined with service train set 51436-59086-59066-51513 | |||||
| 50644 | 59247 | 59381 | 50645 | Transfer to NL - 2w/e 12/12/76 | |||||
| 50644 | 59381 | 56247 | 50645 | Noted 12/02/77 - at York2 | |||||
| 50645 | 59247 | 59381 | 50644 | Noted circa 19783 | |||||
| 50644 | 59381 | 59247 | 50645 | Noted 15/06/1978 - at Sheffield 4 | |||||
| 50644 | 59247 | 59381 | 50645 | Noted 29/06/80 - at Preston5 | |||||
| 50644 | 59247 | 59381 | 50645 | Noted November 1980 | |||||
| 50644 | 59381 | 59247 | 50645 | Noted circa 10/19823 | |||||
| 53644 | 59113 | 53645 | Noted 07/10/19863 | ||||||
| 53644 | 59113 | 53645 | Noted 25/10/86 - on 15:47 Leeds - Blackpool N 19 late6 | ||||||
| 53644 | 59113 | 53645 | Noted 22/11/19863 | ||||||
| 53624 | 53644 | Noted circa 07/19873 | |||||||
| 101394 | 53294 | 53644 | Listed at ED - Feb-88 | ||||||
| 101394 | 53294 | 59794 | 53644 | Formation change - ED - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 59794 added (ex-101393) | |||||
| 101390 | 53250 | 59810 | 53644 | Formation change - circa Mar-88 | |||||
| 390 | 53250 | 59810 | 53644 | Noted circa 05/19883 | |||||
| 101390 | 53250 | 59810 | 53644 | Listed at HA - circa August 1988 | |||||
| 390 | 53250 | 59810 | 53644 | Noted 29th November 1988 | |||||
| NL466 | 53250 | 53644 | Listed at NL - 05/09/89 | ||||||
| 53203 | 59694 | 53644 | Noted 23/07/907 | ||||||
| T031 | 53827 | 53644 | Noted circa 10/19903 | ||||||
| T031 | 53058 | 53644 | Noted circa 03/19913 | ||||||
| T031 | 53058 | 53644 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | ||||||
| T031 | 53058 | 53644 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | ||||||
| T031 | 53644 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Martin Baumann
7: Graeme Phillips
Images:
1st October 1988
Set number: 390
Set 390 - 53644 (Class 108) + 59810 (Class 110) + 53250 (Class 101) with the 13:07 to Falkirk Grahamston waiting to leave Glasgow Queen Street on 01/10/88. Walter Burt.
27th April 1989
Set number: 390
Hybrid set 390 is formed 53644 (Class 108) + 59810 (Class 110) + 53250 (Class 101) when seen at North Queensferry on April 27th, 1989. Stuart Mackay.
circa 1992
Set number: T031
A Class 108 power car 53644 labeled set T031 is seen on its side at CF Booths scrapyard in Rotherham, circa 1992. Class 108 M51902 is on the left. Robert Frise Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 31st August 1975
A Darlington - Shildon "Cavalcade 150" Special at Heighington on 31 August 1975. Leading is a Class 108 four-car formed 50633 + 59245 + 59388 + 50644, followed by a four-car Class 101 with 50141 + 59577 visible, and a three-car Class 101 on the rear. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: 31st August 1975
One of the DMU shuttles that ran from Darlington to Shildon for the Rail 150 Cavalcade on 31 August 1975. Helpfully, the November 1975 Railway Observer listed the formations of these shuttles and this one can be identified as, left to right, 59388 + 50644, 50141 + 59577 + 59081 + 50189 and 51439 + 59538 + 50143. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 27th April 1989
Set number: 390
Hybrid set 390 (53250 (Class 101) + 59810 (Class 110) + 53644 (Class 108)) heads north out of North Queensferry on April 27th, 1989. Stuart Mackay.
Date: 6th May 1989
Set number: 390
Class 101 Driving Motor Brake Second E53250 was bringing up the rear of a six-car Leeds to Morecambe service at Skipton on May 6th 1989. E53250 was coupled to Class 108 Driving Car E53644. The middle set being a Class 108 with the retro BR green liveried Class 108 53964/54247 at the front of the train. On the extreme left, Class 144 144003 was awaiting departure with a service to Leeds. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 6th May 1989
With the houses on Broughton Road as a backdrop, a Class 101/108 hybrid was leading a four-car Morecambe to Leeds service on the approach to Skipton on May 6th 1989. Metro-Cammell Class 101 Driving Motor Brake Second E53250 was leading, presumably paired with 53644, with the other two cars also being Derby Class 108's. Behind the units is the Tilcon siding where the wagons used on the Rylstone quarry workings were repaired/maintained. The siding included a wheel drop facility. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 2nd August 1989
Set number: 390
A six-car DMU formation heading south on the Settle and Carlisle line at Baron Wood, north of Lazonby & Kirkoswald, on 2 August 1989. Closest is a Class 101/108 hybrid, 53250 and presumably 53644, working with two Met-Camm twins. The River Eden can be seen on the left. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 4th December 1990
Set number: T031
Class 116 / 108 hybrid T031 (53827 + 53644) in the bay at Manchester Oxford Rd, having arrived as the 14:00 ex-Warrington Central on the 4th December 1990. Gazza Prescott.