Vehicle 56486 / 54486

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Class 108

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30602
Diagram: 646

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 51903 during the unknown period are:

26/03/60	New to	Reddish
Apr-60	Transferred to	9E (Trafford Park)
4w/e 28/05/60	Stored	9E (Trafford Park)
Jun-60	Reinstated	9E (Trafford Park)
4w/e 01/06/63	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
3w/e 30/04/66	On loan to	8J (Allerton)
2w/e 09/07/66	Ex-loan back to	9A (Longsight)

Then the allocations for 56486 are:

12/05/85	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
11/04/90	Withdrawn from	CH (Chester) PXXZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56486 - original number
54486 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Apr-74 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 08/10/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51903	56486							As delivered to Reddish - 26th March 1960
	51901	56486							Noted 22/08/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly1
	51903	56486							Noted 22/12/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly1
LT328	51903	56486							Listed at Longsight - circa Jan-71
	51903	56486							Noted 09/09/73 - at Chester2
	51903	56486							Noted 04/01/78
LO314	51903	56486							Noted 31/05/19823
LO314	51903	56486							Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria3
LO314	51903	56486							Noted circa 08/19823
	51903	54486							Noted circa 12/19833
	51903	54486							Listed at LO - 01/01/85
	51903	54486							Noted 07/12/85 - on 11:40 Crewe - Phwelli service with 53333 + 59116 + 533134
	51903	54486							Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
	51903	54486							Noted 30th November 1986
	51903	54486							Noted 30/03/87 - on 19:18 Stalybridge - Stockport4
CH258	51903	54486							Noted Apr-88
	51903	54486							Noted 05/04/19883
CH258	51903	54486							Listed at CH - May 1988
CH258	51903	54486							Noted circa May-88
CH258	51903	54486							Noted circa Jul-88
	51903	54486							Noted 09/08/895
	51903	54486							Noted 30/08/895
CH258	51903	54486							Listed at CH - 14/10/89
	51911	54486							Noted 25/01/91 - on 21:03 Sheffield - Manchester Piccadilly6

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Martin Baumann
5: Graeme Phillips
6: David Bellamy

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 16th July 1988

Set number: 258

Class 108 2-car DMU set CH258 (presumably 51903 + 54486) at Ashburys on 16th July 1988. Photograph by Dave Rutter. Waddo Rail Archive.

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Date: 10th April 1989

Set number: CH258

Derby "lightweight" Class 108 set CH258 (51903 + 54486) at Manchester Oxford Road on 10/4/89. Sparegang.