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Vehicle 56190 / 54190


Class 108

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30409
Diagram: 640

Allocations

11/07/58 New to 51A (Darlington)
w/e 03/01/59 Transferred to 56G (Hammerton Street)
3w/e 19/03/60 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
3w/e 02/07/60 Transferred to 55F (Manningham)
3w/e 02/03/63 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
Dec-67 Transferred to South Gosforth
May-73Depot code changeGF
w/e 23/04/78 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
20/05/84 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
11/05/86 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
01/02/87 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56190 - original number
54190 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 10/07/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50599 56190 As delivered to 51A - 11th July 1958
50618 56190 Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
50618 56190 Transfer to 55F - 3w/e 02/07/60
50599 56190 Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 02/03/63
50599 56190 Transfer to South Gosforth - Dec-67
50606 56190 Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle1
50606 56190 Noted 11/1974 - at Newcastle 2
N141 50606 56190 Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number on on 506063
50606 56190 Noted 02/03/77
50618 56190 Noted circa 19794
50618 56190 Noted 02/07/82
50618 56190 Noted circa 10/19824
53618 54190 Noted circa 10/19834
53618 54190 Noted 18/05/84
53608 54190 Noted circa 08/19864
53608 54190 Noted 22/10/19864
53608 54190 Noted 25/10/19864
53610 54190 Noted 24/12/86

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Pelaw

2nd March 1977

E56190 and E50606 changing lines at Pelaw on the 2nd March 1977. Ian Francis.

Class 108 DMU at Sheffield

10th June 1978

Derby Works Class 108 DMU 56190 + 50599 at Sheffield, 10th June 1978. Tiptree Jon.

Class 108 DMU at Bradford Forster Sq

18th May 1984

E54190 + E53618 at Bradford Forster Sq on the 18th May 1984. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 108 DMU at Sheffield

24th December 1986

A Derby built class 108 dmu comprising of cars 54190 & 53610, are sat in the centre road at Sheffield awaiting their next turn of duty, on Christmas eve 1986. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 108 DMU at Snailwell

5th June 1988

Class 108s E53603 (left) and E54190 (right) seen in Snailwell on June 5, 1988. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa May 1958

A Derby Works image (negative 58/756) showing "Driving Trailer Open Compo. Interior of 2nd Cl. Compt." It was a vehicle from lot 30409 which was the 56190-20 batch circa May 1958. This view looks in the centre saloon looks towards the rear. British Railways.

DMU

Date: circa May 1958

A Derby Works image (negative 58/758) showing "Driving Trailer Open Compo. Interior of 1st Cl. Compt." It was a vehicle from lot 30409 which was the 56190-20 batch circa May 1958. British Railways.

DMU

Date: September 1973

In September 1973 a South Gosforth allocated Class 108 set sits in Carlisle station. The DMBS is E50606, the DTC appears to be E56190. Mel Smith.

DMU

Date: 2nd July 1982

Set number: 54

This pair of recently repainted dmus make a pleasant scene standing at the south end of York station on my visit of July 2nd 1982. Norwich based twin sets could turn up just about anywhere it seemed and here Cravens Class 105 set 54 formed of E56440 + E51279 is on the left having arrived as the 10.37 from Sheffield. Derby built set E50618 + E56190 has come in from Doncaster. Gerard Fletcher.