Vehicle 56237
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 50954 during the unknown period are:
| 28/02/59 | New to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| 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 06/05/67 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) |
Then the allocations for 56237 are:
| 4w/e 05/04/69 | Transferred to | 12A (Carlisle Kingmoor) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | KM | |
| Jan-75 | Depot code change | KD | |
| 05/10/75 | Withdrawn | - Collision damage |
Disposal
Scrapped by TW Ward, on location at Carnforth
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50954 | 56237 | As delivered to 5B - 28th February 1959 | |||||||
| 50539 | 56237 | Noted 01/01/68 - in Manchester Piccadilly1 | |||||||
| 50955 | 56237 | Noted 15/08/70 - at Glasgow Central1 | |||||||
| 50954 | 56237 | Noted 01/09/74 - on Kingmoor depot2 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
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