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 50957 during the unknown period are:
w/e 28/03/59 | New to | 6K (Rhyl) | |
Jun-59 | Transferred to | 9E (Trafford Park) | |
4w/e 01/06/63 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
3w/e 31/10/65 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
4w/e 06/05/67 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) |
Then the allocations for 56240 are:
4w/e 05/04/69 | Transferred to | 12A (Carlisle Kingmoor) | |
06/05/73 | Depot code change | KM | |
Jan-75 | Depot code change | KD | |
15/05/88 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
09/01/92 | Withdrawn from | HT (Heaton) PHTX |
56240 - original number
54240 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham
50957 | 56240 | As delivered to 6K - w/e 28/03/59 | |||||||
51901 | 56240 | Noted 04/11/68 - at Manchester Piccadilly1 | |||||||
50953 | 56240 | Noted 22/05/76 - at Carnforth1 | |||||||
50963 | 56240 | Listed at KD - circa Aug-80 | |||||||
50963 | 56240 | Noted 22/10/80 - on 15.10 Preston-Barrow with 50769 + 50798 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted circa 06/19832 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted circa 07/19832 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 26/03/1984 - at Preston2 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Listed at KD - 01/01/85 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Listed at Carlisle Kingmoor - Summer 1986 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 01/11/19862 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 21/03/19872 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 17/08/88 - at Bingley | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 08/10/883 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 06/01/89 - on 11:30 Sunderland - Hexham service with 51203 + 515163 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Listed at HT - Feb-89 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 23/06/89 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle with 53953 + 542423 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 01/07/89 - on 07:03 Dumfries - Newcastle3 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 05/08/89 - on 15:05 Hexham - Newcastle3 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 05/08/89 - on 16:27 Newcastle - Carlisle service3 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 07/08/89 - on 10:15 Barrow-in-Furness - Carlisle3 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 07/08/89 - on 14:46 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness3 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 02/09/89 - on 14:15 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness3 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 09/09/89 - on 09:02 Newcastle - Carlisle service3 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 09/09/89 - on 12:50 Carlisle - Whitehaven3 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 30/09/89 - on 15:14 Newcastle - Carlisle service3 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 30/09/89 - on 11:35 Carlisle - Newcastle service3 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 04/11/89 - on 14:35 Newcastle - Carlisle service3 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 11/11/89 - on 09:00 Whitehaven - Carlisle3 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 11/11/89 - on 11:05 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness3 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 21/11/89 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle3 | |||||||
53962 | 54240 | Noted 18/01/90 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle3 | |||||||
53960 | 54240 | Noted 23/03/90 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle3 | |||||||
53960 | 54240 | Noted 18/06/90 - on 09:10 Newcastle - Barrow-in-Furness3 | |||||||
53963 | 54240 | Noted 23/07/90 - on 05:30 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness3 | |||||||
53960 | 54240 | Noted 22/09/90 - at Carlisle | |||||||
HT60 | 53960 | 54240 | Listed at HT - Jul-91 | ||||||
HT60 | 53960 | 54240 | Listed at HT - Aug-91 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Graeme Phillips
A two car Class 108 DMU (M56240 closest) at Whitehaven Bransty station in 1975. John Law.
A Class 108 DMU with DTCL M56240 closest seen in St Bees station with a Barrow service on 4 July 1977. Michael Mensing.
On 04/10/1982, Class 108 vehicles 56240 + presumably 50963 call at Kendal, Lake District, with the 12:26 Oxenholme - Windermere. Graeme Phillips Collection.
M54240 + M53963 at Lancaster on May 9, 1988. John Carter.
54240, 54263, M54269, 54227 new arrivals in C.F.Booths Rotherham 15-12-91. Kevin Dowd.
A four-car formation of DMU classes 105 and 108 - 50798 + 50769 / 50963 + 56240 - working the 15.10 Preston-Barrow photographed at a rather wet Lancaster station on 22 October 1980. Lewis Bevan.
53963 and 54240 are the front set in this formation arriving into Bingley station on August 17th, 1988. Rex Holt.
53963 and 54240 and another two-car set in Bingley station on August 17th, 1988. Rex Holt.
A Class 108 DMU formed of 53963 + 54240 at Blea Moor in October 1988. John Parker.
BR class 108 DMU 53960 + 54240 waits to form a service for Barrow, as 85011 passes Carlisle with postal vans, on Saturday 22nd September 1990. Paul Bettany.