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Vehicle 56205 / 54205

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

28/07/58	New to	51A (Darlington)
w/e 03/01/59	Transferred to	56G (Hammerton Street)
2w/e 30/04/60	Transferred to	55F (Manningham)
05/03/67	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)	- Manningham closed
May-73	Depot code change	NL
25/03/84	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
28/09/86	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
10/05/87	Transferred to	BR (Bristol Bath Road)
14/05/90	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
07/07/91	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) PLOX
30/10/91	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) PXXZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56205 - original number
54205 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 12/06/1975 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50614	56205	As delivered to 51A - 28th July 1958
	50614	56205	Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60
	50614	56205	Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 25/03/67
	50614	56205	Noted 09/08/67 - at Hull¹
	50614	56205	Noted 04/09/67 - at Leeds City¹
	50619	56205	Noted 21/08/68 - at Leeds City¹
	50614	56205	Noted 20/08/69 - at Leeds¹
	50609	56205	Noted 14/08/70 - at Doncaster¹
	50609	56205	Noted 31/08/71 - at Darlington¹
	50609	56205	Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds¹
	50609	56205	Noted 09/06/73 - at Doncaster²
	50609	56205	Noted 11/08/1974 - at Sheffield Midland³
	50609	56205	Noted 27/08/1974 - at York³
	50609	56205	Noted 27/08/1974 - at Sheffield³
	50609	56205	Noted 29/08/74 - in Sheffield Midland²
	50612	56205	Noted 12/09/75 - at Brough¹
	50612	56205	Noted 17/07/76 - at Leeds¹
	50612	56205	Noted 23/11/76 - at York¹
	50612	56205	Noted circa 01/1977⁴
	50605	56205	Noted circa 10/1977⁴
	50612	56205	Noted 30/09/79 - on 16:15 Skipton - Leeds⁵
	50612	56205	Noted circa 06/1981⁴
	50612	56205	Noted circa 03/1983⁴
	53612	54205	Noted circa 07/1983⁴
	53612	54205	Transfer to BG - 25/03/84
	53612	54205	Noted 24/04/1987 - at Leeds⁶
B971	53617	54205	Formed at BR circa May-88
B971	53941	54205	Formed at BR p/e 17/06/88
	53941	54205	Noted 02/01/89 - on afternoon Bristol - Severn Beach service
	53941	54205	Noted 27/03/89 - on Bristol TM - Severn Beach services
B971	53941	54205	Listed at BR - 15/05/89
spare	54205		Listed at CF - Jul-91
spare	54205		Listed at CF - Aug-91
LO288	53943	54205	Listed at LO - Aug-91
	53943	54205	Noted 07/08/91⁷

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Phil Shatford
6: Robert Chilton
7: Graeme Phillips

Images:

1975

Recently refurbished Class 108 set E56205 + E50612 seen in York station circa late 1975. Stuart Mackay Collection.

10th April 1976

Refurbished Class 108 with care E56205 leading at Leeds station on 10th April 1976. Bob Belcher.

2nd July 1977

A two-car refurbished Class 108 DMU (vehicles E56205 and E50605) heads away from Wakefield Kirkgate station with the 15:40 Sheffield - Leeds service on 2 July 1977. Michael Mensing.

circa 1987

E54205 Class 108 DMU visitor inside Old Oak Common carriage shed. An Eastern region Class 108 2-car DMU seen in the old carriage sheds at Old Oak Common. As it still had its Eastern Region prefix, and Class 108s never worked on Paddington locals, I'm not sure why it ended up here. Note the route destination blind still reading Knaresborough! Chris McKee.

15th May 1989

Set number: B971

M54205 at Westbury 15-05-89. Vincent Haworth.

16th January 1990

Set number: B971

Class 108 set B971 (54205 + 53941) is seen in Severn Beach station on January 16, 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.

9th January 1991

Set number: C970

Cheltenham Spa, 9/1/91. C970 is led by 54205 on the 10:00 to Cardiff. Mike Cooper.

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.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 2nd July 1977

A two-car refurbished Class 108 DMU (vehicles E50605 and E56205) departs from Wakefield Kirkgate station with the 15:40 Sheffield - Leeds service on 2 July 1977. Michael Mensing.

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