Vehicle 50948 / 53948

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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

21/02/59	New		- stored at Warwick pending allocation
Apr-59	Transferred to	6K (Rhyl)	- stored pending allocation
Jun-59	Transferred to	9E (Trafford Park)
4w/e 30/01/60	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)
4w/e 27/02/60	Transferred to	9E (Trafford Park)
4w/e 01/06/63	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
w/e 04/12/65	Transferred to	5D (Cockshute)
3w/e 30/04/66	On loan to	9D (Newton Heath)
3w/e 02/07/66	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
4w/e 04/02/67	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
May 1973	Depot code change	LO
12/05/85	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
14/05/89	Transferred to	BR (Bristol Bath Road) PBRX
28/02/92	Withdrawn from	BR (Bristol Bath Road) PBRX

Notes

19/04/59 - The six 2-car sets stored at Warwick shed (50947-52) were noted passing through Coventry on 19/04/59 hauled by 43005 in the Nuneaton direction, heading for Stoke. They were to have travelled under their own power, but had flat batteries after months of storage.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50948 - original number
53948 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Oct-72 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 01/12/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50948	56231							As delivered to - 21st February 1959 - stabled at Warwick, pending allocation
	50948	56180							Noted 04/11/68 - at Manchester Piccadilly1
	50948	56224							Noted 22/08/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly1
	50948	56490							Noted 15/08/70 - at Chester2
	50948	56231							Noted 19/09/71 - in Chester station1
	50948	56231							Noted 19/04/73 - at Manchester Deansgate2
LT323	50948	56231							Noted 09/09/73 - at Chester, 56231 displayed LT2992
	50948	56231							Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester3
	50948	56231							Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester3
	50948	56231							Noted 08/04/1976 - at Chester4
	50948	56231							Noted 25/10/1980 - At Holyhead5
	50948	56231							Noted circa 05/19826
	50948	56231							Noted 15/06/82 - on Chester depot
	53948	54231							Noted circa 06/19836
	53948	54231							Noted 05/01/1984 - on 17.10 Liverpool Lime Street to Leeds with 51816-518436
	53948	54231							Listed at LO - 01/01/85
	53948	54231							Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
	53948	54231							Noted circa 11/19866
	53948	54231							Noted 06/02/19876
spare	53948								Listed at NH - 10/05/87
N601	53948	54220							Noted circa 11/19886
B963	53948	54268							Listed at BR - Jul-91
B963	53948	54268							Listed at BR - Aug-91
B963	53948	54268							Noted circa 08/19916
B963	53948	54268							Listed at BR - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn

Images:

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13th September 1986

In the days when the Up Starter at Parbold was a semaphore, a two-car Class 108 DMU formed of cars M53948 & M56231 was getting underway from Parbold with a Southport to Manchester Victoria service on September 13th 1986. Martyn Hilbert.

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Unknown date

In a snowy scene, 53948 is at Lawrence Hill. Undated. John Stewart.

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31st December 1990

Set number: B963

Class 108 DMU set B963 sits in Abergavenny station whilst working the 11:16 SX from Newport on 31 December 1990. DMBS 53948 is closest. Robert Thomas.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 15th June 1982

Class 108 Derby DMU 56231 + 50948 on Chester depot, 15-6-82. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

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Date: 13th July 1983

A Class 108 DMU formed of 54231 + 53948 at Chester on 13 July 1983. They were allocated to Longsight at the time. Taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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Date: 7th August 1988

Set number: N600

At 8.28pm towards the end of a fine Summer evening with the sun setting in the West, an eight-car DMU forming a Carlisle to Preston 'Dalesrail' service was stood at Bamber Bridge on August 7th 1988. With the rear of the train standing on the level crossing, the driver was looking back along the train. The formation was M54268 & M53934, M53334 & M51206, M53492 & M53439, M53948 & M53944. Martyn Hilbert.

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Date: 4th August 1989

Set number: B963

Class 108 DMU set B963 (presumably 54268 + 53948) departs from Chippenham on 4th August 1989. Nicholas T Smith.