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Vehicle 50645 / 53645


Class 108

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: 30408
Diagram: 544

Allocations

14/11/58 New to 53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58 Transferred to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) - (53C closed)
w/e 03/01/59 Transferred to 56G (Hammerton Street)
3w/e 19/03/60 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
Oct-61 On loan to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
3w/e 30/12/61 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
3w/e 24/11/62 On loan to 18A (Toton)
3w/e 29/12/62 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
3w/e 02/03/63 On loan to 40A (Lincoln)
07/04/63 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 04/01/64 Transferred to South Gosforth
Feb-64Depot code change52J
3w/e 29/02/64 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 02/01/65 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
28/02/65 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
w/e 05/03/66 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
3w/e 25/03/67 Transferred to 67A (Corkerhill)
May-68 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
4w/e 30/06/68 On loan to 55H (Neville Hill)
14/07/68 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
4w/e 02/01/71 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
May-73Depot code changeGF
2w/e 12/12/76 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
13/05/84 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
04/10/87 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
Dec-87 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
11/07/88 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
10/06/89 Transferred to CH (Chester) PCHX
26/11/89 Transferred to LO (Longsight) PLOX
14/05/90 Transferred to CH (Chester) PCHX
20/09/90 Transferred to TS (Tyseley) PTSX
01/02/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
04/02/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50645 - original number
53645 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 31/01/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50623 59389 50645 As delivered to 53C - 14th November 1958
50623 59387 50645 Transfer to 50C - Oct-61
50622 59388 50645 Transfer to 18A - 3w/e 24/11/62 - on loan
50622 59388 50645 Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 29/12/62 - ex-loan LMR
50621 59389 50645 Transfer to 40A - 3w/e 02/03/63 - on loan from NER
50621 59389 50645 Transfer to 51A - 07/04/63 - ex-loan ER
50623 59387 50645 Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 04/01/64
50623 59387 50645 Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 29/02/64
50620 59387 50645 Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 02/01/65
50620 59387 50645 Transfer to 51A - 28/02/65
N314 50232 59386 50645 Noted circa 19711
50232 59386 50645 Noted 06/08/1974 - at York2
50232 59386 50645 Noted 28/08/74 - at Heaton3
N314 50232 59386 50645 Noted 28/08/74 - in Newcastle Central (set number on solebar of 50232)3
50232 59386 50645 Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot3
50644 59247 59381 50645 Transfer to NL - 2w/e 12/12/76
50644 59381 56247 50645 Noted 12/02/77 - at York4
50645 59247 59381 50644 Noted circa 19781
50644 59381 59247 50645 Noted 15/06/1978 - at Sheffield 2
50644 59247 59381 50645 Noted 29/06/80 - at Preston5
50644 59247 59381 50645 Noted November 1980
LO302 50645 56228 Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc1
50644 59381 59247 50645 Noted circa 10/19821
53645 59247 59381 53630 Noted circa 07/19831
53644 59113 53645 Noted 07/10/19861
53644 59113 53645 Noted 25/10/86 - on 15:47 Leeds - Blackpool N 19 late6
53644 59113 53645 Noted 22/11/19861
53607 53645 Noted circa 07/19871
101340 51468 59692 53645 Listed at ED - Jan-88
340 51468 59692 53645 Noted 23rd July 1988
108392 53211 59817 53645 Listed at HA - circa August 1988
53472 53645 Noted 3rd January 1989 - at Eastfield depot
CH370 53645 59082 51496 Noted circa 09/19891
CH370 53645 59082 51496 Listed at CH - 14/10/89
CH370 51496 59082 53645 Noted circa 12/19891
LO349 53645 59082 51496 Listed at LO - Dec-89
LO349 53645 59082 51496 Noted 28/12/89 - on 10:44 Nuneaton to Stafford
CH350 51935 59389 53645 Listed at CH - mid May-90
T061 51935 53645 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T061 51935 53645 Listed at TS - Aug-91
T061 51935 53645 Listed at TS - Dec-91
51935 53645 Noted 11/02/92 - on 09:56 Lincoln - Coventry7
51935 53645 Noted 28/03/92 - on 09:40 Crewe - Rugby and 12:20 Rugby - Stoke, both via Coventry7
T061 51935 53645 Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T061 53822 53645 Listed at TS - 24/09/92
T061 53822 53645 Listed at TS - November 1992
T061 53822 53645 Listed at TS - 10/12/92
T061 53822 53645 Noted circa 01/19931

Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Leonard Rogers
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Martin Baumann
7: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Heighington

31st August 1975

An eleven-car DMU formation at Heighington on a Darlington - Shildon "Cavalcade 150" Special, 31 August 1975. The 108/108/101 composition of the closest set matches a formation listed in the November 1975 edition of The Railway Observer (p351) as 50645 + 59386 + 50232 / 50641 + 59389 + 50624 / 50224 + 56067 / 51509 + 59062 + 51441. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 108 DMU at Newcastle

6th October 1976

DMS(L) E50645 is seen at Newcastle, in what was then platform 2, waiting to depart with a North Tyneside circular service to the coast and back. These services were withdrawn a few years later, to be replaced by the Tyneside Metro system. Platforms 1-3 were taken out of use and turned into a car park, so the first platform was 4, where a recently arrived Class 101 DMU is seen unloading in this view. Although Class 101 units tended to be the mainstay of north-east local services for over 30 years, Class 108s also worked in the area, mainly seen on North Tyneside services, up until the mid-1970s, being transferred away before refurbishment. They were replaced by an influx of Class 105s which had been displaced by EMUs from Great Northern services out of London King's Cross, following electrification of those suburban routes. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Carnoustie

1988

A 108/101/101 hybrid DMU in Carnoustie station circa early 1988. The rear car is labelled 101340 so the vehicles are presumed to be 53645 + 59692 + 51468. Brian Ward.

Class 108 DMU at Barrhead

11th October 1988

Set number: 340

Set 340 arrives into Barrhead station on October 11, 1988. It is a hybrid set, two Met-Camm vehicles and a Class 108 at the front, presumably 53645. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Dalwhinnie

circa 1989

Set number: 340

A hybrid DMU is seen in the Highland mainline at Dalwhinnie, circa 1989, possibly on driver training. Labelled set 340 it comprises a Class 108 DMS (53645) and a Class 101 DMBS. Spannerman37025.

Class 108 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

4th June 1990

Set number: CH350

Three-car Class 108 set M53645 + M59389 + M51935 leaves Manchester Piccadilly on June 4, 1990. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 108 DMU at Crewe

10th August 1991

Class 108 DMSL 53645 is seen in Crewe station on 10 August 1991. Note the blue paint peeling off the yellow first class stripe. Dave Warby.

Class 108 DMU at Crewe

24th October 1991

Set number: T061

T061 53645 + M51935 at Crewe on the 20:20 to Nottingham (the NEX is 92312), 24-10-91. Kevin Dowd.

Class 108 DMU at Boston

1992

Set number: T061

This appears to be Class 108/116 hyrbid set T061 (53645 + 53822) arriving at Boston in 1992. David Page.

Class 108 DMU at Sheffield

17th October 1992

Set number: T061

Class 108 set No. T061 (53645 and 53822) stands at Sheffield on 17 October 1992. Brian Creasey.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 1988

Set number: 101340

DMU set 101 340 heads away from Carnoustie station towards Dundee with a service from Arbroath circa early 1988. The vehicles are presumed to be 51468 + 59692 + 53645 (a Class 108 DMSL). Brian Ward.

DMU

Date: 10th June 1989

Complete with its Scotty Dog emblem, Class 26 26031 in Large Logo Railfreight Livery passed through Preston on June 10th 1989 whilst transferring two three-car DMU sets from Edinburgh Haymarket Depot to Chester: 51496 / 59082 / 53645 and 53632 / ? / 53642. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 12th December 1992

Set number: T061

T061 (53822 + 53645) arrives into Lichfield TV on the 14:35 Coventry - Stoke, 12/12/92. Gazza Prescott.