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Vehicle 56231 / 54231

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: 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 50948 during the unknown period are:

21/02/59 New - stored at Warwick pending allocation
Apr-59 Transferred to 6K (Rhyl) - stored pending allocation
Jun-59 Transferred to 9E (Trafford Park)
4w/e 30/01/60 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
4w/e 27/02/60 Transferred to 9E (Trafford Park)
4w/e 01/06/63 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
w/e 04/12/65 Transferred to 5D (Cockshute)
3w/e 30/04/66 On loan to 9D (Newton Heath)
3w/e 02/07/66 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
4w/e 04/02/67 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)

Then the allocations for 56231 are:

12/05/85 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
10/05/87 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
25/10/87 Transferred to CH (Chester)
14/05/90 Transferred to LO (Longsight) PLOX
05/06/91 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight) PLOX

Notes

3rd September 1989 - In 7-car set M51901 + M54231 - M51902 + M54485 - M53925 + M59155 + M52039 that formed 1T40 08:15 Dales Rail special from Stockport to Carlisle and return

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56231 - original number
54231 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Oct-72 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 21/11/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50948 56231 As delivered to - 21st February 1959 - stabled at Warwick, pending allocation
LT299 50356 56231 Listed at Longsight - circa Dec-69
50948 56231 Noted 19/09/71 - in Chester station1
50948 56231 Noted 19/04/73 - at Manchester Deansgate2
LT323 50948 56231 Noted 09/09/73 - at Chester, 56231 displayed LT2992
50948 56231 Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester3
50948 56231 Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester3
50948 56231 Noted 08/04/1976 - at Chester4
50948 56231 Noted 25/10/1980 - At Holyhead5
50948 56231 Noted circa 05/19826
50948 56231 Noted 15/06/82 - on Chester depot
53948 54231 Noted circa 06/19836
53948 54231 Noted 05/01/1984 - on 17.10 Liverpool Lime Street to Leeds with 51816-518436
53948 54231 Listed at LO - 01/01/85
53948 54231 Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
53948 54231 Noted circa 11/19866
53948 54231 Noted 06/02/19876
T212 51927 54231 Noted 06/06/87 - at Norwich2
T212 51937 54231 Noted circa 07/19876
T212 51937 54231 Listed at TS - Jul-87
T212 51937 54231 Noted 04/07/1987 - at Derby - as 8 car set with T331 and T6137
T212 51937 54231 Noted 26/09/87 - at Norwich with TS603 strengthening by B433 on a Birmingham NS – Norwich service2
CH256 51901 54231 Noted Apr-88
CH256 51901 54231 Listed at CH - May 1988
CH256 51901 54231 Noted circa May-88
CH256 51901 54231 Noted circa Jul-88
CH256 51901 54231 Noted 3rd September 1989
CH256 51901 54231 Listed at CH - 14/10/89
LO290 51903 54231 Noted circa 01/19916
LO290 51903 54231 Noted 22/03/91 - at Crewe8

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Robert Chilton
8: Aaron Calder

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Chester depot

15th June 1982

Class 108 Derby DMU 56231 + 50948 on Chester depot, 15-6-82. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 108 DMU at Chester

13th July 1983

A Class 108 DMU formed of 54231 + 53948 at Chester on 13 July 1983. They were allocated to Longsight at the time. Taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Hoscar

4th October 1986

A 2-Car Class 108 with M54231 leading calls at the rural West Lancashire outpost of Hoscar whilst working a Manchester Victoria to Southport service on October 4th 1986. The station has staggered platforms either side of Hoscar Moss Road and is surrounded by open countryside. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 108 DMU at Greenbank

31st January 1988

Set number: T212

Class 108 M54231+M51901 T212 at Greenbank on the 31st January 1988 with a Chester - Manchester Piccadilly service. Kevin Law.

Class 108 DMU at Keighley

13th May 1989

Set number: CH256

Class 108 Derby 2-car DMU set CH256, presumably 54231 + 51901, and a sister arrived at Keighley with 'The Bronte Flyer' charter from Chester 13-5-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Class 108 DMU at Bagworth and Ellistown

11th June 1989

Set number: CH256

CH256 (presumably 54231 + 51901) was a Chester-based 2-car Class 108 dmu photographed at Bagworth and Ellistown on 11 June 1989 forming a shuttle service to Leicester to ferry punters to and from the Open Day at Coalville. Lewis Bevan.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 13th September 1986

In the days when the Up Starter at Parbold was a semaphore, a two-car Class 108 DMU formed of cars M53948 & M56231 was getting underway from Parbold with a Southport to Manchester Victoria service on September 13th 1986. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 31st August 1989

Set number: CH256

108 Set CH256 (presumably 51901 + 54231) with a Chester - Helsby (Via Hooton) service approaches Helsby (at 1057) Thursday 31st August 1989. Colin Brooks.

DMU

Date: 3rd September 1989

Set number: CH371

CH371 M52039 + M59155 + M53925 and CH257 M54485 + M51902 and CH256 M54231 + M51901 on 1T40, the 08:15 Stockport to Carlisle special charter at Stockport on 3-9-89. Kevin Dowd.

DMU

Date: 18th October 1991

31146 drags 53969 + 54236 + 54489 + 54231 as 5Z41 1011 Longsight to C.F Booths past New Mills, 18/10/91. Kevin Dowd.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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