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Vehicle 56241 / 54241

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 50958 during the unknown period are:

04/04/59	New to	6K (Rhyl)	- stabled 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)
3w/e 30/04/67	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)

Then the allocations for 56241 are:

4w/e 05/04/69	Transferred to	12A (Carlisle Kingmoor)
06/05/73	Depot code change	KM
Jan-75	Depot code change	KD
15/05/88	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
09/03/92	Withdrawn from	HT (Heaton) PHTX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56241 - original number
54241 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Jan-76 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50958	56241	As delivered to 6K - April 1959 - stabled pending allocation
	50960	56241	Noted 04/1973¹
	50947	56241	Noted 01/09/74 - at Barrow²
	50956	56241	Noted 07/04/1976 - at Arnside¹
	50956	56241	Noted 06/09/76 - in Carlisle Citadel²
	50960	56241	Noted 29/06/80 - on 16:23 Lancaster to Carnforth with 50974 + 56227³
	50960	56241	Noted 29/06/80 - at Morecambe³
	50960	56241	Listed at KD - circa Aug-80
	50960	56241	Noted circa 08/1981⁴
	50960	56241	Noted 16/01/1982⁴
	53960	54241	Noted circa 06/1983⁴
	53960	54241	Noted 30/11/1983⁴
	53960	54241	Noted 03/03/84 - at Carlisle
	53960	54241	Listed at KD - 01/01/85
	53960	54241	Listed at Carlisle Kingmoor - Summer 1986
	53960	54241	Noted circa 07/1987⁴
	53960	54241	Listed at KD - circa Jan-88
	53960	54241	Noted 16/07/88 - on 15:17 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁵
	53960	54241	Noted 03/09/88 - on 15:30 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service⁵
	53960	54241	Noted 01/10/1988 - Barrow connection into BR Carlisle to Weston-super-Mare excursion
	53960	54241	Noted 29/12/88 - on 11:30 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁵
	53960	54241	Listed at HT - Feb-89
	53960	54241	Noted 18/03/89 - on 17:10 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service⁵
	53960	54241	Noted 11/05/89 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle⁵
	53960	54241	Noted 27/05/89 - on 15:14 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁵
	53960	54241	Noted 15/07/89 - on 16:47 Hexham - Sunderland service⁵
	53960	54241	Noted 31/07/89 - on 08:07 Newcastle - Sunderland - service⁵
	53960	54241	Noted 31/07/89 - on 06:30 Newcastle - Seaham service⁵
	53960	54241	Noted 31/07/89 - on 18:23 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁵
	53952	54241	Noted 12/08/89 - on 16:27 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁵
	53952	54241	Noted 21/08/89 - on 12:50 Carlisle - Whitehaven⁵
	53952	54241	Noted 02/11/89 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle⁵
	53952	54241	Noted 11/11/89 - on 12:45 Carlisle - Newcastle service⁵
	53952	54241	Noted 11/11/89 - on 10:30 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁵
	53952	54241	Noted 18/11/89 - on 14:35 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁵
	53952	54241	Noted 25/11/89 - on 11:05 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness⁵
	53952	54241	Noted 09/12/89 - on 19:12 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁵
	53952	54241	Noted 30/03/90 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle⁵
HT63	53963	54241	Listed at HT - Jul-91
HT63	53963	54241	Listed at HT - Aug-91
	53963	54241	Noted 03/08/91 - on 16:27 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁵

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Gerald Brown
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Graeme Phillips

Images:

8th February 1972

56241 and 50959 shortly after arrival at Keswick on 8th February 1972 with the 12.10 service from Penrith returning as the 13.15 specially extended to Carlisle due to late running of the 09.05 from Euston. Anthony Williams.

circa early 1980s

M56241 leads a long DMU formation arriving into Lancaster (Castle) station, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

3rd March 1984

Class 108 M54241+M53960 stand at Carlisle on 3rd March 1984. Kevin Law.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 16th April 1988

Class 108 two-car set 53960 + 54241 pauses at Bingley on its way to Carlisle on August 16th, 1988. Rex Holt.

Date: 3rd May 1988

A Carlisle to Barrow service formed of three Class 108 twins - 54247 + 53964 / 54241 + 53960 / 53965 + 54248 - departs from Ravenglass on 3 May 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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