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Vehicle 56244 / 54244

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 50961 during the unknown period are:

18/04/59	New to	Chaddesden	- stabled pending allocation
Jun-59	Transferred to	9E (Trafford Park)
Jan-60	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)
4w/e 30/01/60	Transferred to	14E (Bedford)
4w/e 27/02/60	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 56244 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)
p/e 13/10/90	Sector Change to	HT (Heaton) PXXZ
07/12/90	Withdrawn from	HT (Heaton) PXXZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56244 - original number
54244 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Apr-75 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

50961	56244	As delivered to LMR - April 1959 - stabled at Chaddesden sidings pending allocation
50951	56244	Noted 31/08/71 - at Carlisle¹
50951	56244	Noted 04/03/72 - on last service train to Keswick with 50962 + 56236 and SRPS railtour formed 51538 + 59566 + 51468
50952	56244	Noted 25/08/1973 - at Carlisle²
50959	56244	Noted 01/06/1974 - at Carlisle³
50959	56244	Noted 01/09/74 - on Kingmoor depot⁴
50952	56244	Noted 07/04/1976 - at Barrow ³
50952	56244	Noted 12/03/1977 - at Carlisle ³
50952	56244	Listed at KD - circa Aug-80
53952	54244	Listed at KD - 01/01/85
53952	54244	Noted circa 10/1985⁵
53952	54244	Listed at Carlisle Kingmoor - Summer 1986
53952	54244	Noted 01/11/1986⁵
53952	54244	Listed at KD - circa Jan-88
53952	54244	Noted 10/09/88⁶
53952	54244	Noted 08/10/88 - on 16:30 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁶
53952	54244	Noted 08/10/88 - on 14:15 Sunderland - Gateshead MetroCentre service⁶
53952	54244	Noted 15/10/88 - on 14:30 Sunderland - Hexham service⁶
53952	54244	Noted 12/11/88 - on 14:30 Sunderland - Hexham service⁶
53952	54244	Noted 28/01/89 - on 15:17 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁶
53952	54244	Listed at HT - Feb-89
53952	54244	Noted 11/03/89 - on 15:04 Gateshead Metro Centre - Sunderland service⁶
53952	54244	Noted 11/03/89 - on 15:45 Sunderland - Newcastle service⁶
53952	54244	Noted 22/04/89 - on 15:17 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁶
53960	54244	Noted 07/08/89 - on 11:30 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁶
53960	54244	Noted 21/08/89 - on 10:15 Barrow-in-Furness - Carlisle⁶
53960	54244	Noted 21/08/89 - on 14:46 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness⁶
53954	54244	Noted 09/09/89 - on 06:59 Carlisle - Newcastle service with 53956 + 54238⁶
53960	54244	Noted 28/09/89 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle⁶
53960	54244	Noted 07/10/89 - on 09:02 Newcastle - Carlisle service⁶
53960	54244	Noted 07/10/89 - on 11:05 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness⁶
53960	54244	Noted 24/10/89 - on 10:15 Barrow-in-Furness - Carlisle⁶
53960	54244	Noted 24/10/89 - on 14:15 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness with 53950 + 54265⁶
53960	54244	Noted 11/11/89 - on 14:46 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness⁶
53960	54244	Noted 07/12/89 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle⁶
53960	54244	Noted 28/12/89 - on 14:15 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness with 53955 + 54262⁶
53963	54244	Noted 18/06/90 - on 11:43 Carlisle - Whitehaven⁶
53963	54244	Noted 18/06/90 - on 09:00 Whitehaven - Carlisle⁶
53963	54244	Noted 18/06/90 - on 14:46 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness⁶
53969	54244	Noted 22/09/90 - at Carlisle

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Graeme Phillips

Images:

4th March 1972

A Class 108 DMU in Carlisle station on 4 March 1972. Closest is DTC M56244, presumably paired with M50951. George Woods.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 4th March 1972

The Penrith to Keswick branch closed on the 6th of March 1972, and this was taken on the 4th of March. It shows the 12.10 Penrith to Keswick service between Threlkeld and Low Brierly Halt, formed of two Class 108s, believed to be M50962/56236 and M56244/50951. On the front is a three-car Met-Camm on an SRPS railtour from Edinburgh Waverley which joined the service train at Penrith, formed Sc51538/59566/51468. Vehicle numbers from https://flic.kr/p/4JVX9U. The KDH Archive.

Date: 4th March 1972

The Penrith to Keswick branch closed on the 6th of March 1972, and this was taken on the 4th of March. Its shows the 12.10 Penrith to Keswick service between Threlkeld and Low Brierly Halt. The 108s are believed to be M50962/56236 (far end) and M56244/50951 (closest), there is also a Met-Camm in the formation at the far end out of view on an SRPS railtour. The KDH Archive.

Date: 4th March 1972

The 13.15 Keswick-Penrith at Threlkeld on 4th March 1972. Left to right are Sc51538/59566/51468 + M50962/56236 + M56244/50951 - the Met-Camm is on an SRPS railtour. The KDH Archive.

Date: 4th March 1972

The Penrith to Keswick branch closed on the 6th of March 1972, and this was taken on the 4th of March. It shows the 13.15 Keswick to Penrith service at Threlkeld. Left to right - M50962/56236 and M56244/50951 (numbers from RW Carroll image) - and behind the tree on the left is 51468. The KDH Archive.

Date: 4th March 1972

The Penrith to Keswick branch closed on the 6th of March 1972, and this was taken on the 4th of March. It shows the 14.15 Penrith to Keswick service at Threlkeld. The Met-Camm was on an SRPS railtour from Edinburgh, attached at Penrith. The vehicles are believed to be Sc51538/59566/51468 + M50962/56236 + M56244/50951 (from https://flic.kr/p/4JVX9U). The KDH Archive.

Date: 4th March 1972

The Penrith to Keswick branch closed on the 6th of March 1972, and this was taken on the 4th of March. It shows the 15.30 Keswick to Penrith service possibly at Threlkeld. The vehicle are believed to be M50951/56244 + M56236/50962 + Sc51468/59566/51538, the Met-Camm on an SRPS railtour. The KDH Archive.

Date: 4th March 1972

Two Class 108 DMUs at Threlkeld station on 4th March 1972. This was the last day of services on the Penrith to Keswick branch, and the vehicles are believed to be M50962/56236 and M56244/50951. George Woods.

Date: 4th March 1972

Two Class 108 DMUs at Keswick on the last day of services to Penrith on 4 March 1972. The vehicles are believed to be M50962/56236 and M56244/50951. George Woods.

Date: 4th March 1972

A Class 108 DMU (believed to be M50951/M56244) in Keswick station on 4 March 1972. George Woods.

Date: 4th March 1972

Two Class 108 DMUs (believed to be M50951/56244 M56236/50962) in Keswick station on 4 March 1972. George Woods.

Date: 4th March 1972

A Met-Camm DMU on an SRPS railtour from Edinburgh leads two Class 108s on the Penrith - Keswick service train into Keswick on the last day of services, 4th March 1972. The vehicles are believed to be Sc51538/59566/51468 + M50962/56236 + M56244/50951 (numbers from https://flic.kr/p/4JVX9U). George Woods.

Date: 4th March 1972

Arriving into Penrith are two Class 108s on the Keswick - Penrith service train with a Met-Camm DMU attached on an SRPS railtour from Edinburgh on 4th March 1972. The vehicles are believed to be M50951/56244 + M56236/50962 + Sc51468/59566/51538. George Woods.

Date: 10th July 1987

A Class 108 DMU formed of 53952 + 54244 ready to work a Barrow service in Carlisle station on 10 July 1987. Keith Miller.

Date: 22nd September 1990

Derby built class 108 53969 and 54244, at Carlisle on the 22nd September 1990. Paul Bettany.

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