Vehicle 56200 / 54200

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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
Lot Number: 30409
Diagram: 640

Allocations

14/08/58	New to	56G (Hammerton Street)
2w/e 30/04/60	Transferred to	55F (Manningham)
2w/e 05/06/65	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
May-73	Depot code change	NL
w/e 24/10/76	Transferred to	GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 21/08/77	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
13/05/84	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
05/08/84	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
circa Dec-84	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
11/05/86	Withdrawn from	NH (Newton Heath)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56200 - original number
54200 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated circa 09/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50609	56200							As delivered to 56G - 14th August 1958
	50609	56200							Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60
	50609	56200							Transfer to 55H - 2w/e 05/06/65
	50609	56200							Noted 15/08/1970 - at York1
	50612	56200							Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds2
	50612	56200							Noted 29/08/74 - at York3
	50609	56200							Noted 11/1974 - at Leeds 1
	50609	56200							Noted 02/01/75 - at Selby3
	50609	56200							Noted 03/04/76 - at York3
	50609	56200							Transfer to GF - w/e 24/10/76
	50606	56200							Noted circa 11/19794
	50606	56200							Noted 10/08/80
	50606	56200							Noted circa 10/19824
	53472	54200							Noted 05/09/85
	53472	54200							Noted circa 12/19854

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

Images:

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Unknown date

Class 108 DMU vehicle E56200 stabled at, I think, Sheffield, in the early 1980s. Curly42.

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8th June 1981

Refurbished Class 108 DTC E56200 seen in Leeds station on the 8th June 1981. Malcolm Clements.

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circa early 1980s

A Class 108 DMU with DTCL E56200 closest (presumably paired with E50606) at Horbury Station Junction, circa early 1980s. Paul Redmond.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 10th August 1980

Morecambe station on the 10th August 1980. The refurbished Class 108 set is formed E50621 + E56210, E56200 + E50606. Partially visible on the left is a 4-car 104 with a 2-car 108. Robert Frise.

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Date: circa late 1980s

A Class 108 DMU with DMBS E50606 closest (presumably paired with E56200) at Horbury Station Junction, circa early 1980s. Paul Redmond.