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Vehicle 56266 / 54266

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 50983 during the unknown period are:

03/10/59	New to	26A (Newton Heath)
Dec-59	Transferred to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 30/12/61	Transferred to	18A (Toton)
Feb-62	Transferred to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 02/06/62	Transferred to	5C (Stafford)
4w/e 30/06/62	Transferred to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
08/08/64	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
3w/e 30/04/66	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
4w/e 04/02/67	Transferred to	10E (Accrington)

Then the allocations for 56266 are:

4w/e 31/10/70	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
w/e 01/01/72	Transferred to	10E (Accrington)
Oct-72	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
May-73	Depot code change	NH
Oct-73	Transferred to	LO (Longsight)
4w/e 02/10/76	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
w/e 01/05/77	Transferred to	LO (Longsight)
4w/e 05/08/78	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
22/01/89	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
01/10/89	Transferred to	CH (Chester) PCHX
14/05/90	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) PLOX
29/07/91	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) PLOX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56266 - original number
54266 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 26/05/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50983	56266	As delivered to 26A - 3rd October 1959
AC357	50985	56266	Noted circa Apr-70
	51179	56266	Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot¹
	50983	56266	Transfer to 10E - w/e 01/01/72
	50968	56266	Noted 19/04/73 - on Newton Heath depot²
	50983	56266	Noted 28/08/75 - on Longsight depot²
	50983	56266	Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria¹
	50983	56266	Noted 10/09/76 - in Chester station²
	50983	56266	Transfer to NH - 4w/e 02/10/76
	50983	56266	Transfer to LO - w/e 01/05/77
NH348	50983	56266	Noted circa 10/1982³
	53983	54266	Noted circa 10/1983³
	53983	54266	Noted circa 02/1986³
	53983	54266	Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
	53983	54266	Listed at NH - 10/05/87
	53983	54266	Noted circa 12/1987³
N612	53983	54266	Listed at NH - May-88
N612	53983	54266	Noted circa Jul-88
T208	53983	54266	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
CH278	53983	54266	Listed at CH - 14/10/89
LO278	53983	54266	Listed at LO - mid May-90
	53983	54266	Noted 22/04/91 - at Chester²
LO278	53983	54266	Noted circa 05/1991³
LO278	53983	54266	Listed at LO - Jul-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn

Images:

September 1984

Class 108 54266 + 53983 at Manchester Victoria in September 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

15th March 1989

Set number: T208

Class 108 Derby 2-car DMU set T208, presumably 54266 + 53983 (DTCL + DMBS), arriving at Stratford upon Avon on 15-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

1st April 1991

Set number: LO278

Class 108 dmu comprising 53983 and 54266 (closest), seen at Skegness in April 1991. Robert28194.

18th August 1991

Set number: LO278

Class 108 DTC M54266 at Snailwell on 18th August 1991. It had been withdrawn on the 29th July. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: September 1984

53983 + 54266 seen at Manchester Victoria in September 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 24th August 1985

Running along what was once the double track main line from Preston to Liverpool Exchange, a two-car Class 108 DMU formed of cars M53983 & M54266, was approaching the village of Croston with the 09.00 Preston to Ormskirk service on August 24th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 15th March 1989

Set number: T208

Class 108 2-car DMU set T208, presumably 53983 + 54266 (DMBS + DTCL),after shunting over to the Down side at Stratford upon Avon on 15-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Date: 6th January 1990

Set number: CH278

Having arrived at Preston at the rear of a four-car service from Barrow-in-Furness, Class 108 set CH278 formed of cars M53983 & M54266 were stood at the North end of platform 5 on the late afternoon of January 6th 1990. The set was withdrawn from Longsight Depot in July 1991 and subsequently scrapped by Mayer Newman at Snailwell. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 28th June 1991

Set number: LO278

LO278 M53983 + M54266 wait to depart platform 11 Manchester Victoria on the 2F87 17:37 to Southport 28/6/91. Kevin Dowd.

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