Vehicle 50975 / 53975
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
| 08/08/59 | New to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Aug-59 | Transferred to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| Oct-59 | Transferred to | 27F (Brunswick) | |
| 11/09/61 | Transferred to | 8H (Allerton) | - Brunswick closed |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 8J | |
| 3w/e 01/07/67 | Transferred to | 10E (Accrington) | |
| Oct-72 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| 4w/e 05/08/78 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) | |
| 12/05/85 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 14/05/89 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) PTSX | |
| 01/10/89 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) PCHX | |
| 14/05/90 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) PLOX | |
| 05/06/91 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) PLOX |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50975 - original number
53975 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 30/09/1977 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50975 | 56258 | As delivered to 26A - 8th August 1959 | |||||||
| 50975 | 56258 | Transfer to 27F - Oct-59 | |||||||
| 50975 | 56215 | Noted 20/12/66 - at Liverpool Lime Street1 | |||||||
| 50975 | 56258 | Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester2 | |||||||
| 50975 | 56258 | Noted 01/09/74 - on Barrow depot3 | |||||||
| 50975 | 56258 | Noted 03/04/76 - at York with 50950 + 56233 and 50968 + 562513 | |||||||
| LO308 | 50975 | 56258 | Noted circa 05/19824 | ||||||
| LO308 | 50975 | 56258 | Noted circa 08/19824 | ||||||
| 53975 | 54258 | Listed at LO - 01/01/85 | |||||||
| 53975 | 54258 | Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986 | |||||||
| 53975 | 54258 | Noted 21/11/19864 | |||||||
| 53975 | 54258 | Listed at NH - 10/05/87 | |||||||
| 53975 | 54225 | Noted circa 10/19874 | |||||||
| N605 | 53975 | 54258 | Listed at NH - March 1988 | ||||||
| N605 | 53975 | 54258 | Noted circa 04/19884 | ||||||
| N605 | 53975 | 54258 | Listed at NH - May 1988 | ||||||
| N605 | 53975 | 54258 | Noted circa Jul-88 | ||||||
| T201 | 53975 | 54268 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | ||||||
| CH252 | 53975 | 54258 | Listed at CH - 14/10/89 | ||||||
| LO252 | 53975 | 54258 | Listed at LO - mid May-90 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: September 1959
A Derby twin set led by M56258 (presumably with M50975) is seen working an ECS coming off the Aston line at Stechford in September 1959. Michael Mensing.
Date: 2nd May 1983
A Class 108 DMU with vehicles M54258 + M53975 at Crewe on Monday 2 May 1983. David Russon.
Date: 2nd May 1983
A Class 108 DMU with vehicles M54258 + M53975 at Crewe on Monday 2 May 1983. David Russon.
Date: 7th May 1985
Class 108 pairing of DMC M54258 and DMBS M53975 head away from York with the 1634 service to Manchester Victoria on 7th May 1985. Bruce Galloway.
Date: 25th April 1989
Set number: N605
A Derby Class 108 two-car DMU formed of cars M54258 & M53975 (N605) was passing the Cocker Bar at Ulnes Walton whilst running through the West Lancashire countryside between Midge Hall and Croston with a Preston to Ormskirk service on April 25th 1989. The set lasted in service until May 1990 and was subsequently scrapped by Booth's of Rotherham. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 27th July 1991
31102 Cricklewood drags 54205 + 54210 + 54258 + 53975 past New Mills South Jct as 5Z41 10:11 Longsight to CF Booths Rotherham 27-9-91. Kevin Dowd.