Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30409
Diagram: 640
27/06/58 | 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) | |
2w/e 05/06/65 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
2w/e 09/10/65 | Transferred to | 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
3w/e 20/05/67 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
May-73 | Depot code change | GF | |
2w/e 25/07/76 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
09/09/84 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
10/05/87 | Transferred to | KD (Carlisle Kingmoor) | |
15/05/88 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
09/03/89 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) PWYX | |
21/09/89 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ |
56196 - original number
54196 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Jun-74 - AWS fitted
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
50605 | 56196 | As delivered to 51A - 27th June 1958 | |||||||
50605 | 56196 | Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60 | |||||||
50605 | 56196 | Transfer to 55F - 3w/e 02/07/60 | |||||||
50605 | 56196 | Transfer to 55H - 2w/e 05/06/65 | |||||||
50605 | 56196 | Transfer to 50C - 2w/e 09/10/65 | |||||||
50605 | 56196 | Noted Jul-66 - at Brough1 | |||||||
50605 | 56196 | Transfer to South Gosforth - 3w/e 20/05/67 | |||||||
50623 | 56196 | Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle1 | |||||||
50623 | 56196 | Noted 26/08/74 - at Newcastle Central2 | |||||||
N144 | 50623 | 56196 | Noted 29/08/74 - at Thornaby, set number on solebar of 506232 | ||||||
50623 | 56196 | Noted 11/1974 - at Newcastle 3 | |||||||
50623 | 56196 | Noted 07/01/75 - on South Gosforth depot2 | |||||||
50623 | 56196 | Noted 08/09/1975 - at Newcastle3 | |||||||
N144 | 50623 | 56196 | Noted 03/04/76 - in Newcastle Central, set number only on 506232 | ||||||
50624 | 56196 | Noted circa 01/19774 | |||||||
50624 | 56196 | Noted 12/02/77 - at Brough1 | |||||||
50624 | 56196 | Noted 11/06/77 - on 0717 York-Sheffield with 50015 + 56005 | |||||||
50624 | 56196 | Noted 29/06/80 - at Preston5 | |||||||
50624 | 56196 | Noted circa 10/19824 | |||||||
50624 | 56196 | Noted circa 03/19834 | |||||||
53624 | 54196 | Noted circa 10/19834 | |||||||
53624 | 54196 | Noted 01/12/19864 | |||||||
53606 | 54196 | Transfer to KD - 10/05/87 - from BG | |||||||
N615 | 53606 | 54196 | Listed at NH - May 1988 | ||||||
N615 | 53606 | 54196 | Listed at NH - May-88 | ||||||
53606 | 54196 | Noted 11/03/89 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Shayne Lewis
With its first class saloon downgraded to second, Class 108 Driving Trailer Second Lavatory (DTSL) and Motor Brake Second 53606, were stood in the carriage sidings at Southport on August 29th 1988. 54196 had an unusually small BR emblem that looked as though it was part of a West Yorkshire PTE logo without the 'Metro Train' branding. Martyn Hilbert.
A two-car Class 108 at Kirkby Stephen in March 1989. The DTSL closest carries set number N615 and so is likely to be 54196 transferred from Newton Heath to Neville Hill that month, presumably with DMBS 53606. George Woods.
Class 108 E54196+E53606 at Helwith Bridge on the 11th March 1989 with the 13.03 Leeds-Carlisle. Kevin Law.
Whitby station on July 21st, 1958. Less than a month old, E50605 (presumably with 56196) is at the front of the 5.40pm Whitby - Middlesbrough service, formed of a two-car 108 and two-car 101. They are awaiting the arrival of the 4.25pm ex-Scarborough before they depart as a combined train. Michael Mensing.
With 'Lancaster' on its destination blind, Former Eastern Region/West Yorkshire PTE Class 108 DMU formed of cars 53606 & 54196 was passing Lodge Lane Crossing at Farington with an Ormskirk to Preston service on May 7th 1988. The two-car set had been transferred from Hull Botanic Gardens to Newton Heath in the period when surviving first generation sets were covering for the then ailing Class 142 fleet. Having traversed Farington Moss from Midge Hall, the 108 was about to descend the gradient towards the WCML at Farington Curve Junction. Martyn Hilbert.
Class 108 DMU set N615 at Kirkby Stephen in March 1989. The vehicles are presumably 53606 + 54196. George Woods.
Class 108 set N615 (presumably 53606 + 54196) at Long Preston on 11th March 1989. Roger Geach.