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Vehicle 56251 / 54251


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 50968 during the unknown period are:

30/05/59 New 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 56251 are:

Oct-72 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
May-73Depot code changeNH
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
08/04/91 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PNLX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56251 - original number
54251 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Jul-72 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50968 56251 As delivered to 24F - 30th May 1959
51902 56251 Noted 11/04/67 - at Manchester Piccadilly1
50969 56251 Noted 04/11/68 - at Crewe1
AC342 50971 56251 Noted circa Apr-70
50968 56251 Noted 26/10/71 - at Preston2
50968 56251 Noted 03/04/76 - at York with 50950 + 56233 and 50975 + 562582
50968 56251 Noted 24/04/1976 - at Preston3
50968 56251 Noted 09/09/76 - at Preston2
50968 56251 Noted 13/09/1977 - 12.07 Lime Street to Warrington Central with 51417-564924
50968 56251 Noted 04/01/78
50968 56251 Noted 31/07/78 - at Windermere working with 50956 + 56238 / 50965 + 56248
50968 56251 Noted 24/05/80
53968 54251 Listed at KD - 01/01/85
53968 54251 Noted circa 10/19854
53968 54251 Listed at Carlisle Kingmoor - Summer 1986
53968 54251 Noted 01/11/19864
53968 54251 Noted 06/12/86 - on 12:08 Carlisle - Preston5
53968 54251 Noted 20/03/19874
53968 54251 Noted 30/12/87 - on Leeds - Carlisle service
53968 54251 Listed at KD - circa Jan-88
CH278 53968 54251 Listed at CH - May 1988
CH278 53968 54251 Noted 13th November 1988
T214 53968 54251 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T214 53968 54251 Noted circa 09/19894

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

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Croft Street Sidings, Preston

22nd February 1986

With the 309ft high spire of St Walburges Church as a backdrop, a six-car lash-up of Derby Class 108 DMU's were stabled in Croft Street Sidings, adjacent to the Preston PSB and Fylde Junction on February 22nd 1986. The nearest set was formed of cars 53968 & 54251 which at the time were allocated to Carlisle Kingmoor Depot. Martyn Hilbert.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 30th July 1978

E50140 (+ E59087 + E59094 + E51514) sits beside M56251 (unseen are M50968 + M50955 + M56234) at Lancaster. The 101 is on the Lancaster - Morecambe shuttle, the 108 to Millom (Cumbrian coast), 30/7/78. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 31st July 1978

M50956 at the head of M56238, M50965, M56248, M50968 and M56251 at Windermere on the 31st July 1978. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 30th December 1987

53968 and 54251 await departure from Leeds station with a Carlisle service on December 30th, 1987. Rex Holt.

DMU

Date: 31st August 1988

Set number: CH278

108 Set CH278 (presumably 53968 + 54251) departs Rhyl (18XX) Wednesday 31st August 1988. Colin Brooks.