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Vehicle 50986 / 53986


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

10/10/59 New to 14E (Bedford) - on loan
Jan-60 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
4w/e 30/01/60 Transferred to 14E (Bedford)
4w/e 30/12/61 Transferred to 18A (Toton)
4w/e 02/06/62 Transferred to 24F (Fleetwood)
4w/e 30/09/62 Transferred to 26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63Depot code change9D
4w/e 04/02/67 Transferred to 10E (Accrington)
w/e 07/11/70 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
w/e 18/02/78 Transferred to LO (Longsight)
12/05/85 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
15/05/88 Transferred to CH (Chester)
14/05/89 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
29/09/91 Transferred to LO (Longsight) PLOX
09/06/92 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight) RCLO

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50986 - original number
53986 - from Apr-85 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 03/02/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50986 56269 As delivered to 14E - 10th October 1959 - on loan
50986 56504 Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot1
50986 56504 Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester2
50986 56504 Noted 08/07/1975 - at Wolverhampton 3
50986 56504 Noted 08/04/1976 - on 09:59 Chester to Holyhead3
50986 56504 Noted 10/09/76 - on Chester depot4
50986 56504 Noted 27/11/1976 - at Chester3
50986 56504 Noted 13/04/1977 - Chester5
50986 56221 Transfer to LO - w/e 18/02/78
LO312 50986 56221 Noted circa 05/19825
LO312 50986 56221 Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc5
53986 54221 Noted circa 10/19845
53986 54221 Listed at LO - 01/01/85
53986 54221 Noted 17/05/86 - on 09:41 Stockport - Stalybridge6
53986 54221 Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
53986 54221 Noted circa 02/19875
53986 54221 Listed at NH - 10/05/87
N613 53986 54221 Listed at NH - March 1988
53986 54221 Noted 05/04/19885
CH280 53986 54221 Listed at CH - May 1988
N613 53986 54221 Noted circa Jul-88
53986 54221 Noted 14/01/89 - on 12.28 Chester-Manchester Oxford Road with 53940 + 54273
NL470 53986 53162 Listed at NL - 05/09/89
53986 53162 Noted 16/09/89 - at Morecambe
280 53986 54085 Noted 28/12/89 - at Leeds City, set number N616 on 540854
280 53986 54085 Noted 30/03/90 - at Gainsborough Lea Road, set number N616 on 54085
280 53986 54085 Noted 07/08/90 - at Barnetby
53986 54085 Noted circa 09/19905
53986 54085 Noted 25/10/90 - on 10:28 Sheffield - Cleethorpes7
53986 54085 Noted 25/10/90 - on 13:24 Cleethorpes - Sheffield7
53986 54221 Noted 20/02/91 - on 22:53 Sheffield - Doncaster8
NL263 53986 54221 Listed at NL - Jul-91
NL263 53986 54221 Listed at NL - Aug-91
LO289 53986 54221 Listed at LO - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann
7: Graeme Phillips
8: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Bridlington

9th July 1989

Set number: CH280

Class 108 d.m.u. CH280 (53986 + 54221) 09-07-1989 awaiting its next duty at Bridlington. The set had been transferred from Chester to Neville Hill a few weeks earlier. Gordon Thomson.

Class 108 DMU at Morecambe

16th September 1989

Set number: CH280

Now a Neville Hill vehicle 53986 still carries set number CH280 from its previous allocation. It is paired with Met-Camm 53162 (together they formed set NL470) when seen at Morecambe on the 16th September 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Nottingham

1990

Set number: 280

A Class 108/101 DMU on a Sheffield service stands at Nottingham station in 1990. Closest is 53986, allocated to Neville Hill, the 280 set number (on the cab and under the vehicle number) is from its previous allocation which was to Chester. Its partner is presumably 54085. Andrew Walker.

Class 108 DMU at Gainsborough Lea Road

30th March 1990

Set number: 280

53986 + 54085 at Gainsborough Lea Road on 30-03-1990. John Carter.

Class 108 DMU at Bridlington

15th May 1990

Set number: 280

Class 108 53986 working with a Class 101 vehicle at Bridlington on May 15, 1990. Now a Neville Hill vehicle, the CH had been painted over on the set number leaving the 280 from its time at Chester depot. John Carter.

Class 108 DMU at Beverley

15th May 1990

Set number: 280

A Class 108/101 hybrid arrives into Beverley on May 15, 1990, with 53986 at the front. John Carter.

Class 108 DMU at Barnetby

7th August 1990

Set number: 280

Class 108 53986 and Class 101 54085 entering Barnetby on August 7th, 1990. The 108 had previously been part of Chester set CH280, the CH has been painted over. Rex Holt.

Class 108 DMU at Nottingham

8th January 1991

Set number: 280

Nottingham, 8/1/91. 53986, labeled set 280 - note the set number is also under the bodyside vehicle Number. It is formed with a Class 101 labeled set N616! Mike Cooper.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: August 1988

Set number: N613

Class 108 DMU set N613 (presumably 54221 + 53986) at Rose Hill station in August 1988. Walter Burt.

DMU

Date: 14th January 1989

Set number: CH273

Class 108 twin sets with CH273 leading formed M54273 + M53940 + M54221 + M53986 at Lostock Gralam on the 14th January 1989 with the 12.28 Chester-Manchester Oxford Road. Kevin Law.

DMU

Date: 30th March 1990

Set number: N616

54085 + 53986 at Gainsborough Lea Road on 30-03-90. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 8th January 1991

Set number: N616

A Class 101/108 hybrid (presumably 54085 + 53986) caught at Nottingham on the evening of the 8th January 1991. Mike Cooper.