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Vehicle 56492 / 54492

Class 108

BR Diagram 646

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 51909 during the unknown period are:

30/04/60 New to 18A (Toton)
4w/e 31/12/60 Transferred to 8H (Allerton)
Sep-63Depot code change8J
3w/e 31/10/65 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 8J (Allerton)

Then the allocations for 56492 are:

29/03/87 Transferred to CH (Chester)
10/05/87 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
02/11/87 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road)
29/07/91 Withdrawn from BR (Bristol Bath Road) PBRX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56492 - original number
54492 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 18/09/1979 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Misc

document Vehicle maintenance record (1mb pdf), courtesy of Dean Forest DMU Group.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51909 56492 As delivered to 18A - 30th April 1960
51419 56492 Noted 04/06/71 - at Allerton1
51914 56492 Noted 01/09/72 - in Liverpool Lime Street1
51912 56492 Noted 28/08/75 - on Longsight depot2
51922 56492 Noted 05/01/77 - in Liverpool Lime Street1
51417 56492 Noted 04/06/1977 - 1818 Manchester Victoria - Lime Street with 51911-562763
51417 56492 Noted 13/08/1977 - 08.25 Lime Street to Bangor with 51913-56493 and 51918-564963
51417 56492 Noted 22/08/1977 - 08.07 Lime Street to Warrington Central3
51417 56492 Noted 27/08/1977 - 09.58 Lime Street - Llandudno with 51909-56484 and 51937-520643
51417 56492 Noted 13/09/1977 - 12.07 Lime Street to Warrington Central with 50968-562513
51417 56492 Noted 24/09/1977 - 12.50 Lime Street to Wigan NW with 50943-515703
51910 56492 Noted 24/05/80
51913 56492 Noted circa 12/19823
51913 56492 Noted circa 02/19833
51942 56492 Noted circa 03/19833
53627 54492 Noted 30th November 1986
T213 51934 54492 Listed at TS - Jul-87
TS213 51934 54492 Noted 05/09/87 - at Norwich2
B970 53622 54492 Formed at BR circa 11/87
B967 53619 54492 Listed at BR - 29/02/88
spare 54492 Formation change - BR - circa May-88
B962 53612 54492 Listed at BR - 15/05/89
B962 53612 54492 Noted 22/03/90 - on 2B87 1724 Bristol TM-Cardiff running vice loco
B962 53612 54492 Noted 23/03/90 - on 2B87 1724 Bristol TM-Cardiff running vice loco
B962 53612 54492 Noted circa 04/19903
53619 54492 Noted 29th June 1991

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

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Coedmoor

23rd April 1988

Set number: B967

Class 108 DMU set B967, 54492 + 53619, heads south at Coedmoor, between Hereford and Tram Inn, with a Cardiff bound service. 23rd April 1988. John Crooks.

Class 108 DMU at Bristol Temple Meads

4th March 1989

Set number: B962

Class 108 set B962 (54492 + 53612) at Bristol Temple Meads on 4/3/89. Sparegang.

Class 108 DMU at Nailsea and Backwell

May 1989

Set number: B962

BR (Derby) Class 108 2-car Local Passenger dmu Set No.B962 consisting of cars No.E54492 (Class 142) & No.53612 (Class 108/2), refurbished, 1960 batch, with blanked-off 4-character headcode panel in Rail Blue & Grey livery with all yellow front ends and black window surrounds and a red bufferbeams at Nailsea & Backwell on a Bristol (Temple Meads) - Taunton service, 05/89. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 108 DMU at Bristol Temple Meads

May 1991

Set number: B962

BR (Derby) Class 108 2-car Local Passenger dmu Set No.B962 (54492 and presumably 53612) at Bristol (Temple Meads) on a Taunton - Cardiff service, 05/91. Hugh Llewelyn.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 15th April 1982

Set number: EXPDM352

M56492, M50385, M50521, M50446, M50958 at Preston on 15-04-82. Vincent Haworth.

DMU

Date: 8th April 1988

Set number: B964

Two Class 108 DMUs in Clifton Down station on 8 April 1988. On the right is B964 (53614 and presumably 54204) with the 18:03 Severn Beach - Bristol Temple Meads, on the left is B967 presumably with 54492 in view departing on the 18:12 Bristol Temple Meads - Severn Beach. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 8th April 1989

Set number: B962

Class 108 set no. B962 formed DMBS 53612 and DTCL 54492 at Bristol Parson Street heading for Taunton on 8/Apr/1989. Robert Chilton.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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