Vehicle 50969 / 53969

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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

13/06/59	New to	24F (Fleetwood)
w/e 03/06/61	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
4w/e 30/12/61	Transferred to	18A (Toton)
Feb-62	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
w/e 07/01/67	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
2w/e 11/05/68	Transferred to	10E (Accrington)
Oct-72	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
May-73	Depot code change	NH
Jan-81	Transferred 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
07/07/91	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) PLOX
p/e 09/11/91	Sector Change to	LO (Longsight) PXXZ
26/11/91	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) PXXZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50969 - original number
53969 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Nov-72 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 15/08/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50969	56252							As delivered to 24F - 13th June 1959
	50969	56251							Noted 04/11/68 - at Crewe1
	50969	56250							Noted 03/09/73 - at Preston2
	50969	56252							Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
	53969	54252							Noted 30/11/1983 - at Carlisle3
	53969	54252							Listed at KD - 01/01/85
	53969	54252							Listed at Carlisle Kingmoor - Summer 1986
	53969	54252							Noted circa 09/19863
	53969	54252							Listed at KD - circa Jan-88
CH279	53969	54252							Listed at CH - May 1988
CH279	53969	54252							Noted 15/09/88 - at from Manchester Piccadilly
CH279	53969	54252							Noted 15th October 1988
T215	53969	54252							Listed at TS - 01/09/89
	53969	54061							Noted circa 12/19893
	53969	54091							Noted 23/07/904
	53969	54091							Noted circa 09/19903
	53969	54244							Noted 22/09/90 - at Carlisle
	53969	54091							Noted 22/10/90 - on 15:25 Doncaster - Skegness4
	53969	54091							Noted 24/10/90 - on 13:32 Sheffield - Retford4
	53969	54249							Listed at NL - Jun-91
LO285	53969	54236							Listed at LO - Aug-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Graeme Phillips

Images:

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29th June 1990

Set number: T215

A Neville Hill allocated Class 108/111 hybrid is seen stabled at Huddersfield as a Class 156 departs on 29 June 1990. Closest is DMBS 53969 carrying set number T215 from a previous allocation to Tyseley. Its partner is 54091 had been reinstated a few weeks before after having been withdrawn in September 1989. It would spend another decade in traffic, becoming part of 101658 the following year. Keith Miller.

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22nd September 1990

Derby built class 108 53969 and 54244, at Carlisle on the 22nd September 1990. Paul Bettany.

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18th October 1991

31146 drags 53969 + 54236 + 54489 + 54231 as 5Z41 1011 Longsight to C.F Booths past New Mills, 18/10/91. Kevin Dowd.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 6th October 1986

With two alighted passengers visible, a Carlisle Kingmoor allocated Class 108 DMU formed of cars M54252 & M53969 was departing from Dent with a Leeds to Carlisle service on a very murky October 6th 1986. Dent station was originally closed in May 1970, but reopened on July 14th 1986. Martyn Hilbert.

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Date: 15th September 1988

Set number: CH279

Class 108 set CH279 (54252 + 53969) departs from Manchester Piccadilly station on September 15th, 1988. Rex Holt.

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Date: 1991

Set number: LO285

Class 108 sets LO257 (presumably 53970) and LO285 (presumably 54236 + 53969) are seen at Manchester Piccadilly in late 1991. Simon Barnes.

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Date: 16th September 1991

Set number: LO285

Set LO285 approaching Cuddington on the 11.43 Chester to Manchester Piccadilly on 16/9/91. 54236 was the rear car. Presumably 53969 was leading. David Miller.