Vehicle 59380
Class 108
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30411
Diagram: 547
Allocations
| 02/10/58 | New to | South Gosforth | |
| Feb-64 | Depot code change | 52J | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | GF | |
| w/e 06/05/79 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 13/05/84 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 29/09/85 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 03/05/87 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 20/09/87 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 3w/e 20/05/88 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Nov-88 | Transferred to | LE (Swansea Landore) | |
| 11/08/89 | Withdrawn from | LE (Swansea Landore) PZQX | |
| 14/05/90 | Reinstated | LE (Swansea Landore) PLEX | |
| 30/09/90 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) PLAX | |
| 09/06/92 | Withdrawn from | LA (Laira) RELA |
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 17/04/1980 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50630 | 59245 | 59380 | 50631 | As delivered to South Gosforth - 2nd October 1958 | |||||
| 50599 | 59380 | 50640 | Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50177 + 59054 + 502671 | ||||||
| 50599 | 59380 | 50197 | Noted 03/04/76 - in Newcastle Central2 | ||||||
| 50599 | 59380 | 50197 | Noted 27/04/76 - on Haltwhistle - Alston service | ||||||
| 50617 | 59380 | 50633 | Noted 13/12/1980 - on Neville Hill depot3 | ||||||
| 50637 | 59245 | 59380 | 50638 | Noted 19/09/1982 - in Doncaster Works3 | |||||
| 50638 | 59245 | 59380 | 50637 | Noted circa 10/19824 | |||||
| 50637 | 59245 | 59380 | 50638 | Noted circa 03/19834 | |||||
| 50637 | 59245 | 59380 | 50638 | Noted 02/05/1983 - at Leeds City3 | |||||
| 53637 | 59245 | 59380 | 53638 | Noted circa 10/19834 | |||||
| 53637 | 59245 | 59380 | 53638 | Noted 31/03/1984 - at Leeds City3 | |||||
| 53637 | 59249 | 59380 | 53638 | Noted 14/09/1985 - R.C.T.S. (West Riding Branch) The South Yorkshireman Railtour | |||||
| 51813 | 59380 | 52084 | Noted 22/02/1986 - at Leeds City 3 | ||||||
| 51818 | 59380 | 52077 | Noted circa 05/19864 | ||||||
| 51818 | 59380 | 52077 | Noted 22/10/19864 | ||||||
| B933 | 53941 | 59380 | 51505 | Formed at BR circa 10/87 | |||||
| B933 | 53941 | 59380 | 51505 | Noted 03/10/1987 - at Gloucester 3 | |||||
| B933 | 53941 | 59380 | 51505 | Listed at BR - Oct-87 | |||||
| B933 | 53941 | 59380 | 51505 | Noted 13/02/88 - dragged by 47085 on 2O58 1200 Swindon-Weymouth, 2V66 1438 Weymouth-Cardiff and 2C96 1905 Cardiff-Bristol TM | |||||
| B933 | 53941 | 59380 | 51505 | Listed at BR - 29/02/1988 | |||||
| C983 | 53617 | 59380 | 51505 | Formed at CF p/e 17/06/88 | |||||
| spare | 59380 | Listed at LE - 15/05/89 | |||||||
| P826 | 53204 | 59380 | 52053 | Listed at LA - Aug-91 | |||||
| P826 | 53204 | 59380 | 53622 | Listed at LA - Dec-91 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Martin Lumley
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
14th October 1989
Set number: S945
A view from the 'Robeston Rumbler' tour of West Wales on 14th October 1989. Taken whilst heading through Fishguard Harbour towards the extremity of the shunt, thought to be from the van of 51925 looking towards 59380 and 53643. Rob Paterson.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 27th April 1976
50197 + 59380 + 50599 at Alston on Tuesday 27th April 1976, the last week of the Haltwhistle - Alston service. Arnie Furniss.
Date: 18th April 1981
A Class 108 DMU formed on 50633 + 59380 + 50617 departs Ilkley with the 14:36 for Bradford on 18/4/1981. The crowds were there for the Hertfordshire Railtours Shoulder of Lune tour hauled by 40 120. Derek Hoskins.
Date: 14th June 1982
Set number: 828
In the early 1990s much of the former Sorting Sidings at Margam Yard was turned over for the storage and scrapping of withdrawn rolling stock, and a scrap company Gwent Demolition set up business there. Here many hundreds of vehicles met their fate including this Laira allocated Class 108 DMBS vehicle 51936, formerly of set 828, which stands at the head of class mates 59382 + 59380 on 14th June 1992 Nigel Mack.
Date: 14th October 1989
Set number: S945
The Monmouthshire Railway Society ran the 'Robeston Rumbler' tour of West Wales on 14th October 1989. It is seen at Cynheidre, with 53643, set S 945, nearest. The other vehicles should be 59380 + 51925 and 51928 + 59382 + 52044 (S942). Rob Paterson.
Date: 14th October 1989
Set number: S942
Class 108 DMU sets S945 (53643 + 59380 + 51925) & S942 (51928 + 59382 + 52044) are seen at Haverfordwest during a photostop while working the Monmouthshire Railway Society 'Robeston Rumbler' railtour. The tour started out of Newport at 09.05 and covered various branches in West Wales like Velindre Tinplate Works, Cynheidre Colliery, Waterston Refinery, Robeston Refinery, RNAD Trecwn and Fishguard Harbour. Adrian Nicholls.
Date: 26th January 1991
A Class 108/101 hybrid DMU formed of 52053 + 59380 + 53204 arriving into Plymouth on 26 January 1991. Keith Miller.
Date: 20th February 1991
Set number: 826
Class 101/108 DMU set 926 (53204 + 59380 + 52053) arriving into Newton St Cyres station on 20 February 1991. The DMBS also still carries set number 60 from its time allocated to Norwich. Keith Miller.
Date: 17th July 1991
Set number: 826
P826, still carrying it's ex-Norwich set number 60 in the cab window, with 53204 and presumably 59380 behind at Exeter St. Davids 17/7/91. Later to be found in 101680. Mac Winfield.
Date: 18th September 1991
Set number: 826
Class 101/108/108 DMU set 826 in Exeter St Davids on Wedndesday 18 September 1991, formed of 53204 + 59380 + 53622. David Russon.
Date: 21st September 1991
Set number: 826
53204, Exeter St. Davids, 21/9/91. The other two vehicles in the set are Class 108s, presumably 59380 and 53622. Sparegang.