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Vehicle 50958 / 53958 / 977809

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: 30465
Diagram: 543

Allocations

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30/09/92	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) RCLO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2w/e 14/10/95	Withdrawn

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50958 - original number
53958 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
977809 - from Oct-92 (departmental stock)

Department Use as ADB977809

Sandite / Route Learner From 10/92 to 10/95. Carried set number LO906

Modifications

May-74 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	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

Images:

26th June 1991

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.

6th February 1992

Set number: LO297

53958 + 54239 set LO297 arrive at Manchester Piccadilly, February 6, 1992. Nicholas Youngman.

September 1992

Set number: LO297

A Class 108 (sel LO297, presumably 53958 + 54239) and a Class 101 at Birkett Common in September 1992. George Woods.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 31st July 1978

M56239 is at Lancaster with M50958 on 31st July 1978. On the left is M51940 + M52055. Robert Frise.

Date: 15th June 1980

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.

Date: 15th April 1982

Set number: EXPDM352

M56492, M50385, M50521, M50446, M50958 at Preston on 15-04-82. Vincent Haworth.

Date: 24th December 1991

Set number: LO298

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.

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