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Vehicle 56225 / 54225

Class 108

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30466
Diagram: 640

Allocations

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 50942 during the unknown period are:

17/01/59	New to	2D (Coventry)	- pending allocation
Apr-59	Transferred to	3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-59	Transferred to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
Oct-59	Transferred to	1E (Bletchley)
2w/e 13/03/65	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
w/e 07/01/67	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)

Then the allocations for 56225 are:

12/05/85	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
14/05/89	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) PTSX
01/10/89	Transferred to	CH (Chester) PCHX
14/05/90	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) PLOX
05/06/91	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) PLOX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56225 - original number
54225 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 02/06/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50942	56225	As delivered to 2D - 17th January 1959
	50942	56225	Noted 12th February 1959
	50942	56225	Transfer to 3C - Apr-59
	50942	56225	Transfer to 1E - Oct-59
	50946	56225	Noted 01/01/68 - in Manchester Piccadilly¹
	50942	56225	Noted 22/12/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly¹
LT318	50942	56225	Listed at 9A - circa Jul-70
	50942	56225	Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester²
	50942	56225	Noted 28/08/75 - on Longsight depot³
LO301	50942	56225	Noted circa 05/1982⁴
LO301	50942	56225	Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc⁴
	53942	54225	Noted circa 04/1983⁴
	53942	54225	Noted 15/05/83 - at Manchester Piccadilly
	53942	54225	Noted 15/09/84 - on 11:28 Chester - Manchester Oxford Road
	53942	54225	Listed at LO - 01/01/85
	53976	54225	Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
	53976	54225	Listed at NH - 10/05/87
	53975	54225	Noted circa 10/1987⁴
N606	53976	54225	Listed at NH - May 1988
N606	53976	54225	Noted circa Jul-88
T209	53976	54225	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
CH273	53976	54225	Listed at CH - 14/10/89
CH273	53976	54225	Noted circa 05/1990⁴
LO273	53976	54225	Listed at LO - mid May-90
273	53976	54225	Noted circa 01/1991⁴
	53976	54225	Noted 22/04/91 - at Chester³

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

7th August 1961

M56225 leads a (blue square) Derby Lightweight twin DMU leaving Sandy station with the 10.12am Cambridge - Bletchley service on 7 August 1961. Note how the cab roof dome is much darker than the roof. Michael Mensing.

15th May 1983

Class 108 vehicles 54225 and 53942 are seen at Manchester Piccadilly on 15/05/83. Jerry Glover.

13th May 1988

A Class 108 formed M54225 + M53976 is seen working with a Class 104 at Manchester Victoria on May 13, 1988. John Carter.

5th August 1990

Set number: 273

Two DMU sets, the closest being set 273 (presumably 54225 + 53976) the other being a three-car suburban set seen at Attenborough on 5th August 1990. Andrew Walker.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 1st March 1986

A Class 108 two-car DMU formed of cars M53942 + M54225 about to pass over the B5259 Lytham to Wrea Green Road, arriving at Moss Side with a Kirkham to Blackpool South service on March 1st 1986. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 29th August 1990

Set number: 273

Set 273 (presumably 53976 + 54225) heading to Manchester Piccadilly, taken from CH357 on the 1430 Manchester Piccadilly - Rose Hill near Romiley (1450) Wednesday 29th August 1990. Colin Brooks.

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