Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30466
Diagram: 640
The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 50940 during the unknown period are:
03/01/59 | New to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
Oct-59 | Transferred to | 1E (Bletchley) | |
3w/e 31/01/65 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
w/e 07/01/67 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) |
Then the allocations for 56223 are:
4w/e 05/08/78 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
21/05/83 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
11/05/86 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
06/03/87 | Transferred to | ME (Marylebone) | |
Oct-88 | Transferred to | BY (Bletchley) | |
21/01/92 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) NWRX | |
10/06/93 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) NWRX | |
14/06/93 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) NWRX |
56223 - original number
54223 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Preserved - more details.
50940 | 56223 | As delivered to 6G - 3rd January 1959 | |||||||
50940 | 56223 | Transfer to 1E - Oct-59 | |||||||
LT316 | 50940 | 56223 | Listed at Longsight - circa Dec-69 | ||||||
LT316 | 50940 | 56223 | Listed at 9A - circa Jul-70 | ||||||
50940 | 56223 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight1 | |||||||
50940 | 56223 | Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot1 | |||||||
50940 | 56223 | Noted 19/08/1973 - at Birmingham New Street 2 | |||||||
50940 | 56223 | Noted 09/1974 - at Crewe2 | |||||||
50400 | 56223 | Noted circa 09/19823 | |||||||
51190 | 56223 | Noted circa 02/19833 | |||||||
53628 | 54223 | Noted circa 06/19833 | |||||||
53628 | 54223 | Noted circa 08/19833 | |||||||
TS208 | 53628 | 54223 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | ||||||
TS208 | 53628 | 54223 | Noted circa 06/19863 | ||||||
51893 | 54223 | Noted 16/11/19873 | |||||||
51661 | 54223 | Noted circa 02/19883 | |||||||
51661 | 54223 | Noted 24/05/19883 | |||||||
51651 | 54223 | Noted circa 10/19883 | |||||||
L213 | 51343 | 54223 | Noted 6th June 1992 | ||||||
L213 | 51343 | 54223 | Listed at RG - 12/08/92 | ||||||
L213 | 51343 | 54223 | Listed at RG - November 1992 - Sector NWRX |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
A Blue Square Derby Lightweight DMU departs Bedford St Johns with a Cambridge service in mid-September 1961. The vehicles are M56223 and M50940 which were allocated to Bletchley depot. Michael Mensing.
The 5.07pm Bletchley - Oxford service is seen west of Claydon, north of Calvert, on 11 May 1964. It of formed of a two-car blue square Derby Lightweight DMU with M56223 leading. Michael Mensing.
Two Class 108 driver trailers at Tyseley TMD on the 14th February 1987, M54223 closest. It had been transferred to the depot from Newton Heath at the start of May 1986. S Gaskell.
Class 116 centre car M59440 at Tyseley TMD on the 14th February 1987. Amongst the other DMU vehicles are two Class 108 driver trailers, the closest being 54223. S Gaskell.