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Vehicle 56233

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 50950 during the unknown period are:

28/02/59	New		- stored at Warwick pending allocation
Apr-59	Transferred to	6K (Rhyl)	- stored pending allocation
Jun-59	Transferred to	9E (Trafford Park)
4w/e 01/06/63	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
3w/e 31/10/65	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
4w/e 04/02/67	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)

Then the allocations for 56233 are:

4w/e 05/04/69	Transferred to	12A (Carlisle Kingmoor)
Nov-72	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
May-73	Depot code change	NH
2w/e 25/11/78	Transferred to	KD (Carlisle Kingmoor)
p/e 25/08/79	Withdrawn from	KD (Carlisle Kingmoor)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mountelm Ltd, on location at Carlisle Currock

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

50950	56233	As delivered to - 28th February 1959 - stabled at Warwick, pending allocation
50963	56233	Noted 14/08/70 - at Carlisle¹
50963	56233	Noted 16/08/70 - at Kingmoor²
50950	56233	Transfer to 9D - Nov-72
50950	56233	Noted 17/04/73 - at Preston¹
50950	56233	Noted 01/09/74 - at Carnforth¹
50950	56233	Noted 03/04/76 - at York with 50968 + 56251 and 50975 + 56258¹
50950	56233	Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria²
50950	56233	Noted 23/10/76 - BLS Northwestern Railtour No.2 with 50965 + 56248
50950	56233	Transfer to KD - 2w/e 25/11/78

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers

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