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Vehicle 50966 / 53966


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

23/05/59 New to 9E (Trafford Park)
Jun-59 Transferred to 24F (Fleetwood)
w/e 03/06/61 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
2w/e 11/05/68 Transferred to 10E (Accrington)
w/e 07/02/70 Transferred to 12A (Carlisle Kingmoor)
w/e 07/11/70 Transferred to 10E (Accrington)
Oct-72 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
May-73Depot code changeNH
Jan-81 Transferred to KD (Carlisle Kingmoor)
15/05/88 Transferred to CH (Chester)
14/05/89 Transferred to TS (Tyseley) PTSX
01/10/89 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
07/12/90 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ
p/e 02/02/91 Reinstated NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
07/07/91 Transferred to LO (Longsight) PLOX
p/e 17/08/91 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
22/01/92 Transferred to LA (Laira) PLAX
09/06/92 Withdrawn from LA (Laira) RELA

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50966 - original number
53966 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50966 56249 As delivered to 9E - 23rd May 1959
50966 56484 Noted 11/04/671
50966 56249 Transfer to 12A - w/e 07/02/70
50966 56249 Noted 28/08/75 - on Newton Heath depot2
50966 56249 Noted 24/04/1976 - at Preston 3
50966 56249 Noted 09/08/79 - at Carnforth
53966 54249 Noted 30/11/19834
53966 54249 Listed at KD - 01/01/85
53966 54249 Listed at Carlisle Kingmoor - Summer 1986
53966 54249 Noted circa 01/19874
53966 54249 Listed at KD - circa Jan-88
CH276 53966 54350 Listed at CH - May 1988
CH276 53966 54249 Listed at CH - May-88
CH276 53966 54249 Noted circa Jul-88
CH276 53966 54249 Noted 14/01/89 - on 12.00 Manchester Oxford Road - Chester
T213 53966 54249 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T213 53966 54249 Noted circa 12/19894
spare 53966 Listed at LO - Jul-91
spare 53966 Listed at LO - Aug-91
C861 53966 51512 Listed at CF - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Carnforth

9th August 1979

At Carnforth on the 9th August 1979 was a train formed of M50966 + M56249 + M50752 + M50797 + M50765 + M50798. Robert Frise.

Class 108 DMU at Gainsborough Central

30th March 1990

Set number: T213

53966 at Gainsborough Central on 30-03-1990, presumably with 54249. John Carter.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 20th July 1987

A six-car rake, formed of three cl.108 twins, enters Carlisle as e.c.s on 20/7/87. The leading vehicle is 54249; the complete rake was 53954/54264 + 53968/54251 + 53966/54249. The stock will form the 14.15 to Barrow. By the time it reaches Sellafield, it will be 15.56 and five out of the six vehicles are marked as reserved for homegoing BNFL/UKAEA workers. Leonard Rogers.

DMU

Date: 5th April 1988

Class 108 M54249 (and presumably 53966) with the 19:00 Morecambe - Lancaster awaiting departure at Morecambe (at 1858) on Tuesday 5th April 1988. Colin Brooks.

DMU

Date: 14th January 1989

Set number: CH276

Class 108 54249+53966 at Northwich on the 14th January 1989 with the 12.00 Manchester Oxford Road - Chester service. Kevin Law.