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Vehicle 56249 / 54249

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 50966 during the unknown period are:

23/05/59	New to	9E (Trafford Park)
Jun-59	Transferred to	24F (Fleetwood)
w/e 03/06/61	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
w/e 07/01/67	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
2w/e 11/05/68	Transferred to	10E (Accrington)

Then the allocations for 56249 are:

w/e 07/02/70	Transferred to	12A (Carlisle Kingmoor)
Nov-70	Transferred to	10E (Accrington)
Oct-72	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
May-73	Depot code change	NH
Jan-81	Transferred to	KD (Carlisle Kingmoor)
15/05/88	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
14/05/89	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) PTSX
01/10/89	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
p/e 13/10/90	Sector Change to	NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ
07/12/90	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ
p/e 02/02/91	Reinstated	NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
07/07/91	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) PLOX
24/04/92	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) RCLO

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56249 - original number
54249 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50966	56249	As delivered to 9E - 23rd May 1959
	51901	56249	Noted 01/01/68 - in Manchester Piccadilly¹
	50966	56249	Transfer to 12A - w/e 07/02/70
	50966	56249	Noted 28/08/75 - on Newton Heath depot²
	50966	56249	Noted 24/04/1976 - at Preston ³
	50966	56249	Noted 09/08/79 - at Carnforth
	53966	54249	Noted 30/11/1983⁴
	53966	54249	Listed at KD - 01/01/85
	53966	54249	Listed at Carlisle Kingmoor - Summer 1986
	53966	54249	Noted circa 01/1987⁴
	53966	54249	Listed at KD - circa Jan-88
CH276	53966	54249	Listed at CH - May-88
CH276	53966	54249	Noted circa Jul-88
CH276	53966	54249	Noted 14/01/89 - on 12.00 Manchester Oxford Road - Chester
T213	53966	54249	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T213	53966	54249	Noted circa 12/1989⁴
	53969	54249	Listed at NL - Jun-91
LO284	53968	54249	Noted circa 09/1991⁴
LO284	53968	54249	Listed at LO - Dec-91

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

Images:

25th May 1968

Two (blue square) Derby Lightweight DMUs seen at Lostock Hall on 25 May 1968. DMCL M56249 leads. Stuart Mackay Collection.

20th July 1987

A six-car rake, formed of three cl.108 twins, enters Carlisle as e.c.s on 20/7/87. The leading vehicle is 54249; the complete rake was 53954/54264 + 53968/54251 + 53966/54249. The stock will form the 14.15 to Barrow. By the time it reaches Sellafield, it will be 15.56 and five out of the six vehicles are marked as reserved for homegoing BNFL/UKAEA workers. Leonard Rogers.

8th December 1987

High in the Yorkshire Dales at England's highest mainline station, there is still frost on the sleepers just before midday on December 8th 1987 as a two-Car Class 108 DMU with 54249 leading, departs from Dent with the 10.05 Carlisle to Leeds stopping service. Martyn Hilbert.

5th April 1988

Class 108 M54249 (and presumably 53966) with the 19:00 Morecambe - Lancaster awaiting departure at Morecambe (at 1858) on Tuesday 5th April 1988. Colin Brooks.

14th January 1989

Set number: CH276

Class 108 54249+53966 at Northwich on the 14th January 1989 with the 12.00 Manchester Oxford Road - Chester service. Kevin Law.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 9th August 1979

At Carnforth on the 9th August 1979 was a train formed of M50966 + M56249 + M50752 + M50797 + M50765 + M50798. Robert Frise.

Date: 30th March 1990

Set number: T213

53966 at Gainsborough Central on 30-03-1990, presumably with 54249. John Carter.

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