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 50985 during the unknown period are:
10/10/59 | New to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
3w/e 31/10/59 | Transferred to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
2w/e 26/03/60 | On loan to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
3w/e 22/10/60 | Transferred to | 18A (Toton) | |
4w/e 01/07/61 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
w/e 07/01/67 | Transferred to | 10E (Accrington) |
Then the allocations for 56268 are:
4w/e 31/10/70 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
06/05/73 | Depot code change | CH | |
4w/e 05/08/78 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) | |
12/05/85 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
26/10/86 | Transferred to | AN (Allerton) | |
18/01/87 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
14/05/89 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) PBRX | |
09/01/92 | Withdrawn from | BR (Bristol Bath Road) PBRX |
56268 - original number
54268 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam
50985 | 56268 | As delivered to 6G - 10th October 1959 | |||||||
50985 | 56268 | Transfer to 64H - 2w/e 09/04/60 | |||||||
50985 | 56268 | Noted 01/07/60 - at Edinburgh Princes Street station | |||||||
50985 | 56268 | Transfer to 18A - 3w/e 22/10/60 | |||||||
50985 | 56268 | Noted 25/11/67 - at Carnforth1 | |||||||
50976 | 56268 | Noted 20/07/68 - between Burnley and Preston1 | |||||||
50985 | 56268 | Noted 16/08/70 - at Preston2 | |||||||
50985 | 56268 | Noted 08/01/1972 - at Crewe3 | |||||||
50985 | 56268 | Noted 26/05/1973 - at Crewe3 | |||||||
50985 | 56268 | Noted 31/07/1974 - at Wolverhampton3 | |||||||
50985 | 56268 | Noted 08/04/1976 - at Llandudno Junction 3 | |||||||
50985 | 56268 | Noted 10/09/76 - at Helsby2 | |||||||
50985 | 56268 | Noted 23/06/1977 - Derailed @ Helsby4 | |||||||
50985 | 56268 | Noted 06/07/1977 - Chester5 | |||||||
LO311 | 50985 | 56268 | Noted circa 03/19825 | ||||||
LO311 | 50985 | 56268 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc5 | ||||||
53985 | 54268 | Listed at LO - 01/01/85 | |||||||
53985 | 54268 | Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986 | |||||||
53985 | 54268 | Noted 17/01/87 - on 12:10 Manchester Victoria - Kirby6 | |||||||
53985 | 54268 | Listed at NH - 10/05/87 | |||||||
53934 | 54268 | Noted circa 04/19885 | |||||||
N600 | 53934 | 54268 | Listed at NH - May 1988 | ||||||
N600 | 53934 | 54268 | Noted circa May-88 | ||||||
N600 | 53934 | 54268 | Noted circa Jul-88 | ||||||
53934 | 54268 | Noted 15/09/88 - at Manchester Victoria working with 53512 + 53431 | |||||||
B963 | 54268 | Listed at BR - 15/05/89 | |||||||
T201 | 53975 | 54268 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | ||||||
B963 | 53948 | 54268 | Listed at BR - Jul-91 | ||||||
B963 | 53948 | 54268 | Noted circa 08/19915 | ||||||
B963 | 53948 | 54268 | Listed at BR - Aug-91 | ||||||
B963 | 53948 | 54268 | Listed at BR - Dec-91 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Chris Moxon
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann
With Leicester on the destination blind a (blue square) Derby Lightweight twin is seen in Birmingham New Street station in January 1961. Closest seems to be M56268 which was allocated to Toton at the time. Michael Mensing.
A (blue square) Derby Lightweight DMU seen at the site of Speke station in mid-September 1961. Michael Mensing.
Class 108 M56268 at Pwllheli on 15 July 1974. Sunday was the day of rest on the Cambrian Coast and that's exactly what this Derby unit was doing that afternoon. Alistair Ness.
Derby twin 56268 & 50985 derailed on the branch crossover at Helsby, whilst swapping from P4 to P3 to work the Rock Ferry service, 23/6/77. Anthony Griffiths.
At 8.28pm towards the end of a fine Summer evening with the sun setting in the West, an eight-car DMU forming a Carlisle to Preston 'Dalesrail' service was stood at Bamber Bridge on August 7th 1988. With the rear of the train standing on the level crossing, the driver was looking back along the train. The formation was M54268 & M53934, M53334 & M51206, M53492 & M53439, M53948 & M53944. Martyn Hilbert.
Class 108 DMU set B963 (presumably 54268 + 53948) departs from Chippenham on 4th August 1989. Nicholas T Smith.
A 2 car Derby Lightweight Newton Heath allocated Class 108 DMU, set N600 (M53934 + presumably M54268), nears its destination whilst working a Manchester Piccadilly - New Mills Central service. Taken from where a public footpath crosses the line on the 9th July 1988. Andrew J Crowther.
Class 104 53512 + 53431 with Class 108 54268 + 53934 at Manchester Victoria on 15/9/88. Rex Holt.
Class 108 set N600 (53934 + 54268) leaving Lancaster sometime in March 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.