Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30465
Diagram: 543
04/04/59 | New to | 6K (Rhyl) | - stabled pending allocation |
Jun-59 | Transferred to | 9E (Trafford Park) | |
4w/e 01/06/63 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
3w/e 31/10/65 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
3w/e 30/04/67 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
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) | |
29/09/91 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) PLOX | |
30/09/92 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) RCLO | |
30/09/92 | To departmental stock | HT (Heaton) | |
2w/e 14/10/95 | Withdrawn |
50958 - original number
53958 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
977809 - from Oct-92 (departmental stock)
Sandite / Route Learner From 10/92 to 10/95. Carried set number LO906
May-74 - AWS fitted
Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham
50958 | 56241 | As delivered to 6K - April 1959 - stabled pending allocation | |||||||
50958 | 59027 | 50119 | Noted 06/09/73 - on Worcester depot1 | ||||||
50958 | 56246 | Noted 01/09/74 - at Lancaster1 | |||||||
50958 | 56245 | Noted 01/09/74 - at Barrow1 | |||||||
50958 | 56239 | Noted 31/07/78 - at Lancaster | |||||||
50958 | 56239 | Listed at KD - circa Aug-80 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Listed at KD - 01/01/85 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 08/06/1985 - L.N.E.R. Society Railtours The Settle & Carlisle Express Railtour Carnforth-Cumbrian Coast-Carlisle option | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Listed at Carlisle Kingmoor - Summer 1986 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 11/04/19872 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Listed at KD - circa Jan-88 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 17/08/883 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 22/10/88 - on 16:30 Newcastle - Middlesbrough service3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 28/10/88 - on 12:28 Newcastle - Hexham service3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 17/12/88 - on 15:17 Newcastle - Carlisle service3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Listed at HT - Feb-89 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 04/02/89 - on 15:17 Newcastle - Carlisle service3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 04/03/89 - on 16:30 Newcastle - Carlisle service3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 13/05/89 - on 14:30 Sunderland - Hexham service3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 13/05/89 - on 17:50 Newcastle - Hexham service3 | |||||||
53958 | 54236 | Noted 24/06/89 - on 14:35 Newcastle - Carlisle service3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 26/06/89 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 08/07/89 - on 15:14 Newcastle - Carlisle service3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 23/09/89 - on 12:56 Whitehaven - Carlisle3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 23/09/89 - on 14:15 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 29/09/89 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 16/10/89 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 24/10/89 - on 09:02 Newcastle - Carlisle service3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 24/10/89 - on 11:05 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 25th October 1989 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 18/12/89 - on 19:12 Newcastle - Carlisle service3 | |||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 18/12/89 - on 16:47 Hexham - Sunderland service3 | |||||||
53958 | 54227 | Noted 26/06/91 - on a Carlisle - Whitehaven service3 | |||||||
HT58 | 53958 | 54239 | Listed at HT - Jul-91 | ||||||
HT58 | 53958 | 54239 | Listed at HT - Aug-91 | ||||||
53958 | 54227 | Noted 07/08/913 | |||||||
53958 | 54227 | Noted 17/08/91 - on 15:15 Newcastle - Carlisle service with 54235 + 539513 | |||||||
LO297 | 53958 | 54239 | Listed at LO - Dec-91 | ||||||
LO297 | 53958 | 54239 | Noted circa 02/19922 | ||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 03/06/92 - on 14:54 Wigan - Chester4 | |||||||
LO297 | 53958 | 54239 | Listed at LO - 02/07/92 | ||||||
53958 | 54239 | Noted 04/07/92 - on 16:38 Manchester Piccadilly - Sheffield4 | |||||||
LO297 | 53958 | 54239 | Listed at LO - 24/09/92 | ||||||
906 | 977808 | 977809 | Listed at HT - 08/11/93 - sandite |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Graeme Phillips
4: David Bellamy
A dirty E53958 and E54227 are seen awaiting departure from Carlisle with a service to Whitehaven on 26/06/91. A fleet of 2-car power-trailer Class 108 DMUs, allocated to Kingmoor (KD) depot, Carlisle, were the mainstay of Cumbrian Coast services for many years. Upon the closure of that depot in May 1988, most were transferred to Heaton (HT) depot, Newcastle, still intended to continue with Cumbrian services (the rest went to Chester (CH) depot for services in north Lancashire). They lasted until November 1991, when finally replaced by then newly-converted Class 153 single car units. Graeme Phillips Collection.
53958 + 54239 set LO297 arrive at Manchester Piccadilly, February 6, 1992. Nicholas Youngman.
A Class 108 (sel LO297, presumably 53958 + 54239) and a Class 101 at Birkett Common in September 1992. George Woods.
M56239 is at Lancaster with M50958 on 31st July 1978. On the left is M51940 + M52055. Robert Frise.
With the former Midland Railway route to Wennington and Settle Junction curving away to the right, a four-car Class 108 DMU formation was running over former the Furness Railway route from Barrow as they approached Carnforth Station Junction with a Barrow-in-Furness to Preston service on June 15th 1980. The leading car complete with its first class saloon was Driving Trailer Composite Lavatory (DTCL) M56239 coupled to Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) M50958, with M56270 & M50987 behind. The large footbridge spanning all the tracks was once the pedestrian entrance to Carnforth MPD. At the time, Newton Heath & Carlisle Kingmoor allocated Class 108's were synonymous on stopping services along the former Furness Railway route from Carnforth to Barrow and along the Cumbrian Coast to Carlisle. Martyn Hilbert.
M56492, M50385, M50521, M50446, M50958 at Preston on 15-04-82. Vincent Haworth.
Two 1959 Derby built class 108 DMU's now Longsight allocated, 53958 (still with its Heaton allocation sticker) part of LO297 and green liveried LO298 (53964 + 54247) stands in Manchester Piccadilly's platform 11, since this photo was taken the trackless platform on the right has been reinstated and is now platform 12. 24th December 1991. Andrew J Crowther.