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Vehicle 56190 / 54190

Class 108

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30409
Diagram: 640

Allocations

11/07/58	New to	51A (Darlington)
w/e 03/01/59	Transferred to	56G (Hammerton Street)
3w/e 19/03/60	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
3w/e 02/07/60	Transferred to	55F (Manningham)
3w/e 02/03/63	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
Dec-67	Transferred to	South Gosforth
May-73	Depot code change	GF
w/e 23/04/78	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
20/05/84	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
11/05/86	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
01/02/87	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56190 - original number
54190 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 10/07/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50599	56190	As delivered to 51A - 11th July 1958
	50618	56190	Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
	50618	56190	Transfer to 55F - 3w/e 02/07/60
	50599	56190	Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 02/03/63
	50599	56190	Transfer to South Gosforth - Dec-67
	50606	56190	Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle¹
	50606	56190	Noted 11/1974 - at Newcastle ²
N141	50606	56190	Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number on on 50606³
	50606	56190	Noted 02/03/77
	50618	56190	Noted circa 1979⁴
	50618	56190	Noted 02/07/82
	50618	56190	Noted circa 10/1982⁴
	53618	54190	Noted circa 10/1983⁴
	53618	54190	Noted 18/05/84
	53608	54190	Noted circa 08/1986⁴
	53608	54190	Noted 22/10/1986⁴
	53608	54190	Noted 25/10/1986⁴
	53610	54190	Noted 24/12/86

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

Images:

2nd March 1977

E56190 and E50606 changing lines at Pelaw on the 2nd March 1977. Ian Francis.

10th June 1978

Derby Works Class 108 DMU 56190 + 50599 at Sheffield, 10th June 1978. Tiptree Jon.

18th May 1984

E54190 + E53618 at Bradford Forster Sq on the 18th May 1984. Hamish Stevenson.

24th December 1986

A Derby built class 108 dmu comprising of cars 54190 & 53610, are sat in the centre road at Sheffield awaiting their next turn of duty, on Christmas eve 1986. Andrew J Crowther.

circa 1987/8

Two Class 108 DMU vehicles - E54190 (cab in view) next to E53603 (back end) - in a pile of vehicles awaiting disposal at Snailwell circa 1987/8. RichardMid67.

5th June 1988

Class 108s E53603 (left) and E54190 (right) seen in Snailwell on June 5th 1988. Both previously had been stacked from around October 1987. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: circa May 1958

A Derby Works image (negative 58/756) showing "Driving Trailer Open Compo. Interior of 2nd Cl. Compt." It was a vehicle from lot 30409 which was the 56190-20 batch circa May 1958. This view looks in the centre saloon looks towards the rear. British Railways.

Date: circa May 1958

A Derby Works image (negative 58/758) showing "Driving Trailer Open Compo. Interior of 1st Cl. Compt." It was a vehicle from lot 30409 which was the 56190-20 batch circa May 1958. British Railways.

Date: September 1973

In September 1973 a South Gosforth allocated Class 108 set sits in Carlisle station. The DMBS is E50606, the DTC appears to be E56190. Mel Smith.

Date: 2nd July 1982

Set number: 54

This pair of recently repainted dmus make a pleasant scene standing at the south end of York station on my visit of July 2nd 1982. Norwich based twin sets could turn up just about anywhere it seemed and here Cravens Class 105 set 54 formed of E56440 + E51279 is on the left having arrived as the 10.37 from Sheffield. Derby built set E50618 + E56190 has come in from Doncaster. Gerard Fletcher.

Date: 26th October 1987

Class 108 E53603 cab facing and E54190 back end of vehicle are seen in the coach stack at Snailwell on October 26th 1987.Also see 5th June 1988 after they were removed from the stack. Nicholas Youngman.

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