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Vehicle 56266 / 54266

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 50983 during the unknown period are:

03/10/59	New to	26A (Newton Heath)
Dec-59	Transferred to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 30/12/61	Transferred to	18A (Toton)
Feb-62	Transferred to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 02/06/62	Transferred to	5C (Stafford)
4w/e 30/06/62	Transferred to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
08/08/64	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
3w/e 30/04/66	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
4w/e 04/02/67	Transferred to	10E (Accrington)

Then the allocations for 56266 are:

4w/e 31/10/70	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
w/e 01/01/72	Transferred to	10E (Accrington)
Oct-72	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
May-73	Depot code change	NH
Oct-73	Transferred to	LO (Longsight)
4w/e 02/10/76	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
w/e 01/05/77	Transferred to	LO (Longsight)
4w/e 05/08/78	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
22/01/89	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
01/10/89	Transferred to	CH (Chester) PCHX
14/05/90	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) PLOX
29/07/91	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) PLOX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56266 - original number
54266 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 26/05/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50983	56266	As delivered to 26A - 3rd October 1959
AC357	50985	56266	Noted circa Apr-70
	51179	56266	Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot¹
	50983	56266	Transfer to 10E - w/e 01/01/72
	50968	56266	Noted 19/04/73 - on Newton Heath depot²
	50983	56266	Noted 28/08/75 - on Longsight depot²
	50983	56266	Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria¹
	50983	56266	Noted 10/09/76 - in Chester station²
	50983	56266	Transfer to NH - 4w/e 02/10/76
	50983	56266	Transfer to LO - w/e 01/05/77
NH348	50983	56266	Noted circa 10/1982³
	53983	54266	Noted circa 10/1983³
	53983	54266	Noted circa 02/1986³
	53983	54266	Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
	53983	54266	Listed at NH - 10/05/87
	53983	54266	Noted circa 12/1987³
N612	53983	54266	Listed at NH - May-88
N612	53983	54266	Noted circa Jul-88
T208	53983	54266	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
CH278	53983	54266	Listed at CH - 14/10/89
LO278	53983	54266	Listed at LO - mid May-90
	53983	54266	Noted 22/04/91 - at Chester²
LO278	53983	54266	Noted circa 05/1991³
LO278	53983	54266	Listed at LO - Jul-91

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

Images:

September 1984

Class 108 54266 + 53983 at Manchester Victoria in September 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

1988

Set number: N612

Newton Heath Class 108 dmu N612 sits in one of the bay platforms at Lancaster in 1988 waiting to head for Morecambe. Nearest the camera is DTSL M54266 based at Newton heath throughout the 1980s. Its partner is presumbaly 53983. Tony Walmsley.

15th March 1989

Set number: T208

Class 108 Derby 2-car DMU set T208, presumably 54266 + 53983 (DTCL + DMBS), arriving at Stratford upon Avon on 15-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

1st April 1991

Set number: LO278

Class 108 dmu comprising 53983 and 54266 (closest), seen at Skegness in April 1991. Robert28194.

18th August 1991

Set number: LO278

Class 108 DTC M54266 at Snailwell on 18th August 1991. It had been withdrawn on the 29th July. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: September 1984

53983 + 54266 seen at Manchester Victoria in September 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 24th August 1985

Running along what was once the double track main line from Preston to Liverpool Exchange, a two-car Class 108 DMU formed of cars M53983 & M54266, was approaching the village of Croston with the 09.00 Preston to Ormskirk service on August 24th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 15th March 1989

Set number: T208

Class 108 2-car DMU set T208, presumably 53983 + 54266 (DMBS + DTCL),after shunting over to the Down side at Stratford upon Avon on 15-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Date: 6th January 1990

Set number: CH278

Having arrived at Preston at the rear of a four-car service from Barrow-in-Furness, Class 108 set CH278 formed of cars M53983 & M54266 were stood at the North end of platform 5 on the late afternoon of January 6th 1990. The set was withdrawn from Longsight Depot in July 1991 and subsequently scrapped by Mayer Newman at Snailwell. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 28th June 1991

Set number: LO278

LO278 M53983 + M54266 wait to depart platform 11 Manchester Victoria on the 2F87 17:37 to Southport 28/6/91. Kevin Dowd.

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