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Vehicle 50942 / 53942

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: 30465
Diagram: 543

Allocations

17/01/59	New to	2D (Coventry)	- pending allocation
Apr-59	Transferred to	3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-59	Transferred to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
Oct-59	Transferred to	1E (Bletchley)
2w/e 13/03/65	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
w/e 07/01/67	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
May 1973	Depot code change	LO
12/05/85	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
20/09/87	Transferred to	LE (Swansea Landore)
p/e 02/03/91	Sector Change to	LE (Swansea Landore) PXXZ
09/03/92	Withdrawn from	LE (Swansea Landore) PLEX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50942 - original number
53942 - from Feb-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Sep-87 - Headlamp fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 05/06/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50942	56225		As delivered to 2D - 17th January 1959
	50942	56225		Noted 12th February 1959
	50942	56225		Transfer to 3C - Apr-59
	50942	56225		Transfer to 1E - Oct-59
	50942	56225		Noted 22/12/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly¹
LT318	50942	56225		Listed at 9A - circa Jul-70
	50942	56225		Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester²
	50942	56225		Noted 28/08/75 - on Longsight depot³
LO301	50942	56225		Noted circa 05/1982⁴
LO301	50942	56225		Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc⁴
	53942	54225		Noted circa 04/1983⁴
	53942	54225		Noted 15/05/83 - at Manchester Piccadilly
	53942	54225		Noted 15/09/84 - on 11:28 Chester - Manchester Oxford Road
	53942	54225		Listed at LO - 01/01/85
	53942	52045		Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
	53942	51567		Listed at NH - 10/05/87
S947	53942	51567		Formed at LE circa 10/87
S947	53942	51567		Listed at LE - Oct-87 - Headlight fitted
S947	53942	59039	51567	Formation change - LE - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 59039 added (ex-S950)
S947	53942	59050	51567	Listed at LE - 15/05/89
S947	53942	59050	51567	Noted circa 07/1989⁴
S947	53942	59050	51567	Noted circa 09/1989⁴
	53942	53633		Noted circa 12/1990⁴
S947	53942	51567		Noted 27/12/90 - at Crewe³

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

1st March 1986

The tail-end of Class 108 DMBS M53942 clears the B5259 Lytham Road as it was departing from the rural station at Moss Side with a Blackpool South to Kirkham service on March 1st 1986. Located on the single track coast line, the original station here closed in 1961 (when the route was still double track), and the station was reopened in November 1983. Although in a rural location with some houses along the B5259, there was a caravan park alongside the station and the now-closed Moss Side Isolation Hospital was within walking distance. First in the line of vehicles waiting at the crossing is a 1978 Rover SD1 (NBV 574T), no doubt now long-departed this world. Martyn Hilbert.

1st March 1986

A Class 108 two-car DMU formed of cars M53942 + M54225 about to pass over the B5259 Lytham to Wrea Green Road, arriving at Moss Side with a Kirkham to Blackpool South service on March 1st 1986. Martyn Hilbert.

2nd January 1988

Set number: S947

Seen at Swansea on 2 January 1988 are Class 108s S947 (53942 + 51567) on the 15:22 to Llandeilo and S941 (51562 + 51922) on the 14:05 to Milford Haven. Stuart Mackay Collection.

1989

Set number: S947

Set S947 arrives at Gowerton in 1989. The first two vehicles are presumably 53942 and Met-Camm trailer brake 59050, 51567 should be on the rear. John Law.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 15th May 1983

Class 108 vehicles 54225 and 53942 are seen at Manchester Piccadilly on 15/05/83. Jerry Glover.

Date: circa 1988

Set number: S947

Class 108 S947 (presumably 53942 + 51567) is seen at Knighton, with Crewe on the blinds. Circa 1988. Tom Clift.

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