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: 30465
Diagram: 543
03/01/59 | New to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
Oct-59 | Transferred to | 1E (Bletchley) | |
3w/e 31/01/65 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
w/e 07/01/67 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
May 1973 | Depot code change | LO | |
4w/e 05/08/78 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
circa 1984 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
19/01/86 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
14/05/89 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) PNLX | |
07/07/91 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) PLOX | |
09/06/92 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) RCLO |
50940 - original number
53940 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam
50940 | 56223 | As delivered to 6G - 3rd January 1959 | |||||||
50940 | 56223 | Transfer to 1E - Oct-59 | |||||||
LT316 | 50940 | 56223 | Listed at Longsight - circa Dec-69 | ||||||
LT316 | 50940 | 56223 | Listed at 9A - circa Jul-70 | ||||||
50940 | 56223 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight1 | |||||||
50940 | 56223 | Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot1 | |||||||
50940 | 56223 | Noted 19/08/1973 - at Birmingham New Street 2 | |||||||
50940 | 56223 | Noted 09/1974 - at Crewe2 | |||||||
50940 | 56273 | Noted circa 08/19803 | |||||||
50940 | 56273 | Noted 24/10/1980 - At Crewe Station4 | |||||||
50940 | 56273 | Noted circa 03/19813 | |||||||
50940 | 56273 | Noted circa 10/19823 | |||||||
53940 | 54273 | Noted circa 04/19833 | |||||||
53940 | 54273 | Noted 28/12/1985 - 53940-54273 + 54271-51909 LCGB Moorsider Railtour failure replacement (see 53812) | |||||||
53940 | 54273 | Transfer to CH - 19/01/86 | |||||||
53940 | 54273 | Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 | |||||||
53940 | 54273 | Noted circa 12/19863 | |||||||
53940 | 54273 | Noted 13/06/1987 - Chester-Crewe ECS (6-car)5 | |||||||
53940 | 54273 | Noted circa 12/19873 | |||||||
273 | 53940 | 54273 | Listed at CH - March 1988 | ||||||
CH273 | 53940 | 54273 | Noted Apr-88 | ||||||
CH273 | 53940 | 54273 | Listed at CH - May 1988 | ||||||
CH273 | 53940 | 54273 | Noted circa May-88 | ||||||
CH273 | 53940 | 54273 | Noted circa Jul-88 | ||||||
CH273 | 53940 | 54273 | Noted 14th August 1988 | ||||||
CH273 | 53940 | 54273 | Noted 14/01/89 - on 12.28 Chester-Manchester Oxford Road with M54221 + M53986 | ||||||
NL251 | 53940 | 54091 | Listed at NL - 05/09/89 | ||||||
53940 | 54221 | Noted 22/10/906 | |||||||
N616 | 53940 | 54085 | Noted 04/06/91 - at Peterborough7 | ||||||
spare | 53940 | Listed at NL - Jul-91 | |||||||
LO283 | 53940 | 54503 | Listed at LO - Aug-91 | ||||||
LO283 | 53940 | 54503 | Noted circa 09/19913 | ||||||
LO283 | 53940 | 54503 | Listed at LO - Dec-91 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Chris Moxon
6: Graeme Phillips
7: Aaron Calder
A (blue square) Derby Lightweight at Bolton station on 29 April 1968. The DMBS closest looks like it could be M50940. George Woods.
A Class 108 DMU with DMBS M50940 seen in Manchester Victoria station, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
Derby Class 108 DMU with DMBS 53940 leading, Chester TMD, 22-6-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
A two-car Class 108 formed of Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) M53940 & Driving Trailer Second Lavatory (DTSL) M54273, was passing the former LMS platelayers brick hut, whilst approaching Croston with a Preston to Ormskirk service on August 17th 1985. The small hut was one of the few pieces of lineside infrastructure that survived the rationalisation of the Preston to Ormskirk route when it was reduced to mainly single track status in 1970. Martyn Hilbert.
A Blue Square Derby Lightweight DMU departs Bedford St Johns with a Cambridge service in mid-September 1961. The vehicles are M56223 and M50940 which were allocated to Bletchley depot. Michael Mensing.
Class 117 DMU set C453 (51390 and presumably 53940 + 51348) at Treherbert after arriving from Barry Island on 15 May 1979. Robert Thomas.
With Globe Mill at Midge Hall dominating the background, A two-car Derby built Class 108 DMU formed of cars 54273 & 53940 had returned to its old stamping ground as it approached Narrow Lane occupation crossing (Midge Hall), whilst working a Preston to Ormskirk service on November 26th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.
Chester, 13/6/87. The ECS to Crewe is formed of 54497, 51913, 51188, 54348, 54273 & 53940. The 150's are on the 15.36 Crewe-Llandudno. Anthony Griffiths.
M54273 + M53940 at Stalybridge on May 11, 1988. Note the very small set number. John Carter.
Class 108 twin sets with CH273 leading formed M54273 + M53940 + M54221 + M53986 at Lostock Gralam on the 14th January 1989 with the 12.28 Chester-Manchester Oxford Road. Kevin Law.