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Vehicle 56203 / 54203

Class 108

BR Diagram 640

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

14/08/58 New to 56G (Hammerton Street)
2w/e 30/04/60 Transferred to 55F (Manningham)
05/03/67 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill) - Manningham closed
w/e 01/04/67 Transferred to South Gosforth
w/e 02/08/69 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
4w/e 05/12/70 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
May-73Depot code changeGF
w/e 24/10/76 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
13/05/84 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
10/05/87 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road)
14/05/90 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
07/07/91 Transferred to LO (Longsight) PLOX
07/06/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
23/06/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56203 - original number
54203 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Dec-74 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 19/10/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Coopers Metals, Attercliffe

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50612 56203 As delivered to 56G - 14th August 1958
50612 56203 Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60
50612 56203 Noted 05/08/66 - at Leeds City1
50612 56203 Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 25/03/67
50606 56203 Transfer to South Gosforth - w/e 01/04/67
51108 56203 Transfer to 32A - w/e 02/08/69
50368 56203 Noted 11/09/70 - at Ipswich2
50605 56203 Noted 24/08/75 - in Newcastle Central3
50205 56203 Noted 01/04/1976 - at Haltwistle4
50604 56203 Noted circa 01/19775
50604 56203 Noted 05/01/77 - at Leeds1
50604 56203 Noted 25/02/78 - on 2L57 2120 Doncaster-Leeds with 50619 + 56198
50604 56203 Noted 04/02/79 - on 16:15 Skipton - Leeds6
50604 56203 Noted circa 10/19825
50604 56203 Noted circa 03/19835
53620 54203 Noted circa 10/19865
53620 54203 Noted 30/11/19865
53620 54203 Noted 08/12/86 - on 10:38 Sheffield - Hull7
B968 53620 54203 Formed at BR circa 10/87
B965 53616 54203 Listed at BR - 29/02/88
B968 53620 54203 Formation change - BR - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 54203 (ex-B969) replaced 54201 (to B969)
B968 53620 54203 Listed at BR - 15/05/89
C968 53620 54203 Noted circa 03/19915
968 53620 54203 Noted 22/05/91 - at Cardiff8
LO287 51911 54203 Noted circa 09/19915
LO299 53974 54203 Listed at LO - Dec-91
LO299 53974 54203 Noted circa 02/19925
LO286 51903 54203 Noted circa 07/19925
LO241 53202 54203 Listed at LO - November 1992
LO241 53202 54203 Noted circa 12/19925
53202 54203 Noted 04/12/92 - on 10:18 Manchester Piccadilly - Rose Hill9
LO241 53202 54203 Listed at LO - 10/12/92

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Ipswich Transport Society
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Phil Shatford
7: Martin Baumann
8: Aaron Calder
9: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Chesterton Junction

21st April 1970

11.53 Cambridge - St Ives has just taken the St Ives line at Chesterton Junction on 21 April 1970. Class 108 DTCL E56203 leads working with a Class 105 DMBS. Tom Burnham.

Class 108 DMU at Darlington

31st May 1982

E56203 + E50604 with a Hartlepool train in Darlington station on May 31st, 1982. John Carter.

Class 108 DMU at Weston-super-Mare

29th March 1988

Set number: B965

The new order at Weston-super-Mare. It’s Tuesday March 29 1988 and Leyland 155325 has just arrived on a press demonstration run from Westbury. Meanwhile, B965 (54203 + 53620) arrives on a Taunton train. Just visible in the ‘six-foot’ are tubs of daffodils, the station staff’s attempt to brighten the surroundings. Mel Holley.

Class 108 DMU at Bristol Bath Road

March 1989

Set number: B968

Class 108 set B968 (presumably 54203 + 53620) makes a smoky departure from Bristol Bath Road depot circa March 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Bilbrook

31st August 1991

Set number: LO287

A stranger in the camp at Bilbrook on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton line during the morning of 31 August 1991. The 2 car class 108 (LO287, presumably 54203 + 51911) still was allocated to Longsight at this time and I imagine that it had been borrowed by Chester depot to fill in for the lack of a set from Tyseley, the usual source for trains between Wolverhampton and Chester. Much of This line was controlled with mechanical signalling at this time and Bilbrook signalbox is just visible behind the bushes on the right hand side of the line. The destination panel in the unit's cab reads "Chester" although the train isn't far from its Wolverhampton destination. Peter Tandy.

Inside a Class 108 DMU

circa October 1992

A view inside Class 108 DTSL 54203 taken at Clitheroe, the slide process date was October 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Chester depot

24th January 1993

Set number: LO241

Class 108 DMSL 54203 - one half of set LO241 - seen on Chester depot on 24 January 1993. John Law.

Class 108 DMU at New Mills South Junction

5th May 1993

Set number: LO241

A Longsight allocated hybrid unit - LO241 - comprising of "Derby" Class 108 (54203) & "Met Cam" Class 101 (53202) negotiating New Mills South Junction on a peak hour working to Chinley. 5th May 1993. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 108 DMU at Warrington Bank Quay

29th May 1993

Set number: LO241

A DMU formed of 54203 + 53202 (LO241) and 54347 + 51201 (101663) at Warrington Bank Quay station on 29 May 1993. Keith Miller.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 28th October 1978

Two Class 108 twins at Castleford (West) on 28 October 1978. Goole is on the destination blind, but it was recorded on the slide as a Leeds service. It also noted E50604 was the closest vehicle, it is presumably paired with E56203. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 31st May 1982

Met-Camm set E56219 + E50256 and Class 108 set E56203 + E50604 in Darlington station on May 31st, 1982. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 2nd June 1982

Class 108 vehicles E50604 and E56203 form the 17:50 to Saltburn at Darlington on June 2nd, 1982. John Carter.

DMU

Date: May 1989

Set number: B968

Class 108 set B968 formed 53620 + 54203 in May 1989 at Bristol Temple Meads. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 28th May 1989

Set number: B968

Two Class 108 twins - 53620 + 54203 and 53619 + 54230 - approaching Exeter St Davids on 28 May 1989. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 24th January 1993

Set number: LO241

Class 101/108 hybrid DMU set LO241 (53202 and presumably 54203) on Chester depot on 24 January 1993. John Law.

DMU

Date: 29th May 1993

Set number: 101663

A DMU formed of 51201 + 54347 (101663) and 53202 + 54203 (LO241) at Warrington Bank Quay station on 29 May 1993. Keith Miller.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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