Vehicle 50965 / 53965
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
| 23/05/59 | New to | 9E (Trafford Park) | |
| Jun-59 | Transferred to | 24F (Fleetwood) | |
| 4w/e 30/01/60 | Transferred to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
| Apr-60 | Transferred to | 24F (Fleetwood) | |
| w/e 03/06/61 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| w/e 07/01/67 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 2w/e 11/05/68 | Transferred to | 10E (Accrington) | |
| w/e 07/02/70 | Transferred to | 12A (Carlisle Kingmoor) | |
| w/e 07/11/70 | Transferred to | 10E (Accrington) | |
| Oct-72 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| Jan-81 | Transferred to | KD (Carlisle Kingmoor) | |
| 24/05/83 | On loan to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| 08/07/83 | Ex-loan back to | KD (Carlisle Kingmoor) | |
| 15/05/88 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 14/05/89 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) PTSX | |
| 01/10/89 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) PNLX | |
| 12/12/90 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50965 - original number
53965 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
circa early 1975 - AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50965 | 56248 | As delivered to 9E - 23rd May 1959 | |||||||
| 50965 | 56248 | Noted 20/12/66 - at Manchester1 | |||||||
| 50965 | 56250 | Noted 25/11/67 - at Guide Bridge1 | |||||||
| 50965 | 56248 | Transfer to 12A - w/e 07/02/70 | |||||||
| AC339 | 50965 | Noted circa Apr-70 - plus unknown trailer | |||||||
| 50965 | 56248 | Noted 04/19732 | |||||||
| 50965 | 56248 | Noted 23/10/1976 - on BLS Northwestern Railtour No.2 with 50950 + 56233 | |||||||
| 50965 | 56248 | Noted 31/07/78 - at Windermere between 50956 + 56238 and 50968 + 56251 | |||||||
| 50965 | 56248 | Listed at KD - circa Aug-80 | |||||||
| 50965 | 56248 | Noted 09/01/82 - at Newcastle | |||||||
| 53965 | 54248 | Noted 26/03/1984 - at Preston3 | |||||||
| 53965 | 54248 | Listed at KD - 01/01/85 | |||||||
| 53965 | 54248 | Noted 30/07/85 | |||||||
| 53965 | 54248 | Listed at Carlisle Kingmoor - Summer 1986 | |||||||
| 53965 | 54248 | Noted circa 03/19873 | |||||||
| 53965 | 54248 | Noted 28/03/1987 - Barrow connection for BR (Loco Hauled) Carlisle-Bournemouth excursion | |||||||
| 53965 | 54248 | Listed at KD - circa Jan-88 | |||||||
| CH275 | 53965 | 54248 | Listed at CH - May 1988 | ||||||
| CH275 | 53965 | 54248 | Noted circa Jul-88 | ||||||
| 53965 | 54248 | Noted 14/07/88 - on 08:21 Sheffield - Manchester Piccadilly | |||||||
| CH275 | 53965 | 54248 | Noted 15th October 1988 | ||||||
| CH275 | 53965 | 54248 | Noted circa 11/19883 | ||||||
| T212 | 53965 | 54248 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | ||||||
| 212 | 53965 | 54248 | Noted circa 12/19893 | ||||||
| 212 | 53965 | 54248 | Noted 28/12/89 - at Leeds City4 | ||||||
| 53965 | 54503 | Noted 07/05/90 - on 14:22 Morecambe - Leeds5 | |||||||
| 53965 | 54503 | Noted 24/10/90 - on 15:25 Doncaster - Skegness6 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Gerald Brown
5: David Bellamy
6: Graeme Phillips
Images:
9th January 1982
M50965 + M56248 at Newcastle on January 9, 1982. John Carter.
10th July 1987
Class 108 DMU 53965 and 54248 departing from Carlisle station on 10 July 1987. Keith Miller.
14th July 1990
Set number: 218
53965 + 54503 leaves Leeds for Sheffield, 14-7-90. The Class 108 carries what was (T)212 from its time at Tyseley, an attempt has been made to turn the latter two into an eight. The vehicles were now allocated to Neville Hill. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 31st July 1978
M50956 at the head of M56238, M50965, M56248, M50968 and M56251 at Windermere on the 31st July 1978. Robert Frise.
Date: June 1983
Set number: 359
Haymarket set 359 - formed SC55011 + 56248 + 50965 (a class 108 from on-loan from Carlisle) - rolling into Larbert station in June 1983. Andrew McConnell.
Date: 11th June 1983
Set number: 359
A Gloucester RC&W Class 122 “Bubble Car” leads a Derby Class 108 twin (M56248 + M50965 on loan from Carlisle) into Inverkeithing with the 14:38 Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley service on Saturday 11th June 1983. Brian McDevitt.
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.
Date: 7th August 1988
Set number: 212
Class 108 set 212 (54248 + 53965) at Tamworth with Coventry on the destination blind. The negative sleeve recorded this as 7 August 1988, but the set number and location suggests it may be post May-1989 when it was a Tyseley set? Stuart Mackay Collection.