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Vehicle 56276 / 54276

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 51421 during the unknown period are:

05/03/60	New to	14A (Cricklewood)
Apr-60	Transferred to	3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60	Depot code change	21F
4w/e 31/12/60	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
4w/e 01/07/61	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
3w/e 02/07/66	Transferred to	8J (Allerton)

Then the allocations for 56276 are:

14/02/87	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
14/05/90	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) PLOX
05/10/92	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) RFXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56276 - original number
54276 - from Oct-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Jun-71 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51421	56276	As delivered to 14A - 5th March 1960
	51421	56276	Noted 14/08/70 - in Manchester Oxford Road¹
	51421	56276	Noted 16/08/70 - at Preston¹
	50625	56276	Noted 27/10/71 - in Manchester Victoria¹
	51176	56276	Noted 03/09/73 - at Aberystwyth¹
	56276		Noted 04/09/74 - on Allerton depot, loose vehicle ex-works¹
	51420	56276	Noted 10/09/76 - in Liverpool Lime Street¹
	51911	56276	Noted 04/01/77 - in Liverpool Lime²
	51911	56276	Noted 04/06/1977 - 18.18 Manchester Victoria to Lime Street with 51417-56492³
	51911	56276	Noted 10/06/1977 - 16.50 Lime Street to Allerton³
	51901	54276	Noted 23/05/82 - on Leeds-Morecambe service with 51247 + 54387
	51913	56276	Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria³
	51419	56276	Noted circa 12/1982³
	51419	56276	Noted circa 07/1983³
	51419	54276	Noted 03/01/1984 - at Manchester Picc³
	51422	54276	Transfer to CH - 14/02/87 - from AN
	51422	54276	Noted 10/12/87 - on 17:38 Chester - Shrewsbury⁴
CH267	51920	54276	Listed at CH - May 1988
CH267	51920	54276	Noted circa May-88
CH254	51422	54276	Noted circa Jul-88
CH267	51920	54276	Noted circa Jul-88
	51920	54276	Noted 05/07/88 - on 22:30 Sheffield-Retford
	51920	54276	Noted 30/08/89⁵
CH254	51422	54276	Listed at CH - 14/10/89
LO267	51920	54276	Listed at LO - mid May-90
LO267	51920	54276	Noted circa 07/1990³
LO263	51908	54276	Noted circa 05/1991³
LO263	51908	54276	Listed at LO - Jul-91
LO256	51901	54276	Listed at LO - Dec-91
LO256	51901	54276	Listed at LO - 02/07/92
LO256	51901	54276	Listed at LO - 24/09/92

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

Images:

circa late 1980s

Set number: CH267

2-car Class 108 CH267 (presumably 54276 + 51920) awaits departure from Crewe. Undated, circa late 1980s. Andrew McConnell.

8th March 1991

Set number: LO291

Set LO291, Class 108 DTS 54276 and a Class 101 DMBS, arrives into Ashton station on March 8, 1991. John Carter.

August 1992

Set number: LO256

A two-car Class 108 (set LO256 54276 and 51901) and two-car Class 101 (53202 + 54050) heading for Carlisle at Garsdale in August 1992. George Woods.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 9th May 1990

Set number: CH267

51920 + 54276 + 53634 + 51947 waiting to leave Crewe for Holyhead on 9/5/90. Sparegang.

Date: 23rd May 1992

Class 108 51901 + 54276 and Class 101 51247 + 54387 leaves Hellifield on what may be a Leeds-Morecambe service on 23 May 1992. Lewis Bevan.

Date: 13th June 1992

Set number: LO256

Class 108 DMU set LO256 (51901 + 54276) arriving into Manchester Victoria with the 12:00 Rochdale - Wigan Wallgate service on 13 June 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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