Vehicle 56252 / 54252
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 50969 during the unknown period are:
| 13/06/59 | New to | 24F (Fleetwood) | |
| w/e 03/06/61 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| 4w/e 30/12/61 | Transferred to | 18A (Toton) | |
| Feb-62 | 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 56252 are:
| 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 | |
| 08/04/91 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) PNLX |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
56252 - original number
54252 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
Nov-72 - AWS fitted
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 15/08/1980 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50969 | 56252 | As delivered to 24F - 13th June 1959 | |||||||
| 50969 | 56252 | Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
| 53969 | 54252 | Noted 30/11/1983 - at Carlisle2 | |||||||
| 53969 | 54252 | Listed at KD - 01/01/85 | |||||||
| 53969 | 54252 | Listed at Carlisle Kingmoor - Summer 1986 | |||||||
| 53969 | 54252 | Noted circa 09/19862 | |||||||
| 53969 | 54252 | Listed at KD - circa Jan-88 | |||||||
| CH279 | 53969 | 54252 | Listed at CH - May 1988 | ||||||
| CH279 | 53969 | 54252 | Noted 15/09/88 - at from Manchester Piccadilly | ||||||
| CH279 | 53969 | 54252 | Noted 15th October 1988 | ||||||
| T215 | 53969 | 54252 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | ||||||
| N617 | 53944 | 54252 | Noted 28/12/89 - at Leeds City, 54252 with set number T2153 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Gerald Brown
Images:
6th October 1986
With two alighted passengers visible, a Carlisle Kingmoor allocated Class 108 DMU formed of cars M54252 & M53969 was departing from Dent with a Leeds to Carlisle service on a very murky October 6th 1986. Dent station was originally closed in May 1970, but reopened on July 14th 1986. Martyn Hilbert.
15th September 1988
Set number: CH279
Class 108 set CH279 (54252 + 53969) departs from Manchester Piccadilly station on September 15th, 1988. Rex Holt.
5th January 1992
Set number: T215
54252 C.F.Booths, Rotherham 5-1-92. Kevin Dowd.