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Vehicle 50960 / 53960

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

18/04/59	New to	Chaddesden	- stabled pending allocation
Jun-59	Transferred to	9E (Trafford Park)
4w/e 01/06/63	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
w/e 06/11/65	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
w/e 06/05/67	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
4w/e 05/04/69	Transferred to	12A (Carlisle Kingmoor)
06/05/73	Depot code change	KM
Jan-75	Depot code change	KD
15/05/88	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
09/03/92	Withdrawn from	HT (Heaton) PHTX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50960 - original number
53960 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Dec-73 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50960	56243	As delivered to - 18th April 1959 - stabled at Chaddesden sidings pending allocation
	50960	56243	Noted 10/08/68 - at Bangor¹
	50960	56238	Noted 14/08/70 - at Carlisle²
	50960	56241	Noted 04/1973³
	50960	56239	Noted 24/08/75 - on Carlisle Kingmoor depot²
	50960	56245	Noted 28/03/1977 - at Carlisle³
	50960	56245	Noted 21/08/1979 - on 09:45 Carlisle to Lancaster, coupled to 50987 & 56270 at Barrow³
	50960	56241	Noted 29/06/80 - on 16:23 Lancaster to Carnforth with 50974 + 56227⁴
	50960	56241	Noted 29/06/80 - at Morecambe⁴
	50960	56241	Listed at KD - circa Aug-80
	50960	56241	Noted circa 08/1981⁵
	50960	56241	Noted 16/01/1982⁵
	53960	54241	Noted circa 06/1983⁵
	53960	54241	Noted 30/11/1983⁵
	53960	54241	Noted 03/03/84 - at Carlisle
	53960	54241	Listed at KD - 01/01/85
	53960	54241	Listed at Carlisle Kingmoor - Summer 1986
	53960	54241	Noted circa 07/1987⁵
	53960	54241	Listed at KD - circa Jan-88
	53960	54241	Noted 16/07/88 - on 15:17 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁶
	53960	54241	Noted 03/09/88 - on 15:30 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service⁶
	53960	54241	Noted 01/10/1988 - Barrow connection into BR Carlisle to Weston-super-Mare excursion
	53960	54241	Noted 29/12/88 - on 11:30 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁶
	53960	54241	Listed at HT - Feb-89
	53960	54241	Noted 18/03/89 - on 17:10 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service⁶
	53960	54241	Noted 11/05/89 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle⁶
	53960	54241	Noted 27/05/89 - on 15:14 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁶
	53960	54241	Noted 15/07/89 - on 16:47 Hexham - Sunderland service⁶
	53960	54241	Noted 31/07/89 - on 18:23 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁶
	53960	54241	Noted 31/07/89 - on 08:07 Newcastle - Sunderland - service⁶
	53960	54241	Noted 31/07/89 - on 06:30 Newcastle - Seaham service⁶
	53960	54244	Noted 07/08/89 - on 11:30 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁶
	53960	54244	Noted 21/08/89 - on 10:15 Barrow-in-Furness - Carlisle⁶
	53960	54244	Noted 21/08/89 - on 14:46 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness⁶
	53960	54244	Noted 28/09/89 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle⁶
	53960	54244	Noted 07/10/89 - on 09:02 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁶
	53960	54244	Noted 07/10/89 - on 11:05 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness⁶
	53960	54244	Noted 24/10/89 - on 10:15 Barrow-in-Furness - Carlisle⁶
	53960	54244	Noted 24/10/89 - on 14:15 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness with 53950 + 54265⁶
	53960	54244	Noted 11/11/89 - on 14:46 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness⁶
	53960	54244	Noted 07/12/89 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle⁶
	53960	54244	Noted 28/12/89 - on 14:15 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness with 53955 + 54262⁶
	53960	54240	Noted 23/03/90 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle⁶
	53960	54240	Noted 18/06/90 - on 09:10 Newcastle - Barrow-in-Furness⁶
	53960	54240	Noted 22/09/90 - at Carlisle
HT60	53960	54240	Listed at HT - Jul-91
HT60	53960	54240	Listed at HT - Aug-91

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

Images:

16th April 1988

Class 108 two-car set 53960 + 54241 pauses at Bingley on its way to Carlisle on August 16th, 1988. Rex Holt.

22nd September 1990

BR class 108 DMU 53960 + 54240 waits to form a service for Barrow, as 85011 passes Carlisle with postal vans, on Saturday 22nd September 1990. Paul Bettany.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 3rd March 1984

Class 108 M54241+M53960 stand at Carlisle on 3rd March 1984. Kevin Law.

Date: 3rd May 1988

A Carlisle to Barrow service formed of three Class 108 twins - 54247 + 53964 / 54241 + 53960 / 53965 + 54248 - departs from Ravenglass on 3 May 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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