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Vehicle 56221 / 54221

Class 108

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30466
Diagram: 640

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 50938 during the unknown period are:

10/01/59	New to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
Oct-59	Transferred to	1E (Bletchley)
w/e 03/04/65	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
w/e 07/01/67	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)

Then the allocations for 56221 are:

w/e 06/06/70	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CH
w/e 18/02/78	Transferred to	LO (Longsight)
12/05/85	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
15/05/88	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
14/05/89	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
29/09/91	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) PLOX
09/06/92	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) RCLO

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56221 - original number
54221 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 03/02/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50938	56221	As delivered to 6G - 10th January 1959
	50938	56221	Transfer to 1E - Oct-59
	50938	56221	Noted 6th August 1961
	51907	56221	Noted 22/08/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly¹
	50541	56221	Noted 22/12/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly¹
	50938	56221	Transfer to 6A - w/e 06/06/70
	51192	56221	Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot¹
	50987	56221	Noted 18/04/73 - at Chester²
	50987	56221	Noted 09/09/73 - on Chester depot²
	50628	56221	Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester³
	50628	56221	Noted 31/07/76 - at Machynlleth²
	50628	56221	Noted 07/09/77 - at Machynlleth²
	50986	56221	Transfer to LO - w/e 18/02/78
LO312	50986	56221	Noted circa 05/1982⁴
LO312	50986	56221	Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc⁴
	53986	54221	Noted circa 10/1984⁴
	53986	54221	Listed at LO - 01/01/85
	53986	54221	Noted 17/05/86 - on 09:41 Stockport - Stalybridge⁵
	53986	54221	Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
	53986	54221	Noted circa 02/1987⁴
	53986	54221	Listed at NH - 10/05/87
N613	53986	54221	Listed at NH - March 1988
	53986	54221	Noted 05/04/1988⁴
CH280	53986	54221	Listed at CH - May 1988
N613	53986	54221	Noted circa Jul-88
	53986	54221	Noted 14/01/89 - on 12.28 Chester-Manchester Oxford Road with 53940 + 54273
NL255	53606	54221	Listed at NL - 05/09/89
	51420	54221	Noted circa 12/1989⁴
	53204	54221	Noted 28/12/89 - at Leeds City²
	53940	54221	Noted 22/10/90⁶
	53986	54221	Noted 20/02/91 - on 22:53 Sheffield - Doncaster⁷
NL263	53986	54221	Listed at NL - Jul-91
NL263	53986	54221	Listed at NL - Aug-91
LO289	53986	54221	Listed at LO - Dec-91

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

Images:

7th August 1961

The 9.25am to Bedford and Cambridge is seen in Bletchley station, formed of a Blue Square Derby Lightweight DMU, M56221 closest, on 7 August 1961 which was a Bank Holiday Monday. Michael Mensing.

8th August 1987

Class 108 DTSL 54221 with 150 235 at Manchester Victoria, 8/8/87. Sparegang.

August 1988

Set number: N613

Class 108 DMU set N613 (presumably 54221 + 53986) at Rose Hill station in August 1988. Walter Burt.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 14th January 1989

Set number: CH273

Class 108 twin sets with CH273 leading formed M54273 + M53940 + M54221 + M53986 at Lostock Gralam on the 14th January 1989 with the 12.28 Chester-Manchester Oxford Road. Kevin Law.

Date: 9th July 1989

Set number: CH280

Class 108 d.m.u. CH280 (53986 + 54221) 09-07-1989 awaiting its next duty at Bridlington. The set had been transferred from Chester to Neville Hill a few weeks earlier. Gordon Thomson.

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