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Vehicle 56272 / 54272

Class 108

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30499
Diagram: 646

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 51417 during the unknown period are:

20/02/60	New to	3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60	Depot code change	21F
4w/e 03/06/61	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
3w/e 02/07/66	Transferred to	8J (Allerton)

Then the allocations for 56272 are:

29/03/87	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
14/05/90	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) PLOX
09/06/92	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) RCLO

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56272 - original number
54272 - from 1985 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Jul-72 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51417	56272	As delivered to 3C - 20th February 1960
	51411	56272	Noted 08/09/73 - in Manchester Victoria¹
	51416	56272	Noted 19/04/74 - in Liverpool Lime Street²
	50625	56272	Noted 20/08/1977 - Up ECS at Edge Hill³
	51420	56272	Noted circa 05/1982³
	51420	56272	Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria³
	51416	56272	Noted circa 04/1983³
	51417	54272	Noted 05/07/1987 - at Manchester Piccadilly - as 4 car set with 51911-54496⁴
	51417	54272	Noted 18/07/1987³
CH266	51917	54272	Listed at CH - May 1988
CH266	51917	54272	Noted circa Jul-88
CH266	51917	54272	Listed at CH - 14/10/89
CH266	51917	54272	Noted circa 12/1989³
CH266	51917	54272	Noted circa 05/1990³
LO266	51917	54272	Listed at LO - mid May-90
LO266	51917	54272	Noted circa 07/1990³
LO266	51917	54272	Listed at LO - Jul-91
LO266	51917	54272	Listed at LO - Aug-91
	51917	54272	Noted 07/08/91⁵
LO266	51917	54272	Noted circa 09/1991³
LO266	51917	54272	Listed at LO - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Robert Chilton
5: Graeme Phillips

Images:

3rd July 1989

Set number: CH266

A well-filled Derby Lightweight Class 108 DMU formed of cars M54272 & M51917, was stood on the Up Slow at Leyland station with a tea-time Blackpool North to Buxton service on July 3rd 1989. Martyn Hilbert.

16th June 1990

Set number: LO266

Emerging from New Mills Tunnel is a rather battered Longsight allocated Derby class 108 dmu LO266, (54272) on a Manchester - Sheffield local service through the Hope Valley, 16th June 1990. Andrew J Crowther.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: February 1960

M51417 was a BR Derby works built Class 108, this unit, which is obviously brand new, went to Walsall (3C Rycroft depot) 20/02/1960, delivered with M56272. It was withdrawn from Longsight 09/06/1992 and scrapped at Gwent Demolition, Margam. The picture was taken on the LNWR side of New Street, the Midland side still had the overall roof but this on side the roof was considered too badly damaged in the war and was demolished. Just behind the unit is the connecting foot bridge which ran from the Stephenson Street, through the Queens Hotel building (right) over Queens Drive, which divided the Midland and LNWR sides, and exited onto Station Street. The bridge had been open when both sides had their roofs but clearly this side had to have roof and BR provided the minimum they could get away with, the rather nasty corrugated asbestos roof seen here. Peter Shoesmith February 1960. Copyright Geoff Dowling & John Whitehouse; all rights reserved. Geoff Dowling and John Whitehouse Collection.

Date: 20th August 1989

Set number: CH266

The 10:19 (SuO) to Helsby is seen at Chester on 20 August 1989 formed of Class 108 DMU set CH266 (51917 and presumably 54272). Robert Thomas.

Date: 17th October 1989

Set number: CH266

Class 108 Derby 2-car DMU CH266 (51917+54272) Platform 1 Manchester Piccadilly; possibly 17-10-89. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Date: 27th July 1991

Set number: LO266

Passengers have just alighted from Longsight's class 108 set no. LO266 formed 51917 - 54272 on a bright sunny day at Manchester Victoria, 27/Jul/1991. Robert Chilton.

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