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Vehicle 50599 / 53599


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: 30406
Diagram: 543

Allocations

11/07/58 New to 51A (Darlington)
w/e 03/01/59 Transferred to 56G (Hammerton Street)
2w/e 30/04/60 Transferred to 55F (Manningham)
3w/e 02/03/63 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
Dec-67 Transferred to South Gosforth
May-73Depot code changeGF
w/e 23/04/78 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
29/09/85 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
04/10/87 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road)
16/05/88 Transferred to BY (Bletchley)
p/e 31/12/88 Sector Change to BY (Bletchley) NNLX
p/e 07/10/89 Sector Change to BY (Bletchley) NMYX
14/05/90 Transferred to OO (Old Oak Common) NWRX
24/01/92 Transferred to RG (Reading) NWRX
21/12/92 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) NWRX
06/01/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) NWRX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50599 - original number
53599 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 04/12/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50599 56190 As delivered to 51A - 11th July 1958
50599 56197 Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60
50599 56190 Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 02/03/63
50599 56190 Transfer to South Gosforth - Dec-67
50599 59380 50640 Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50177 + 59054 + 502671
50599 59383 59249 50639 Noted 11/08/74 - with E51550 + 59570 + 51558 at York
50599 59380 50197 Noted 03/04/76 - in Newcastle Central2
50599 59380 50197 Noted 27/04/76 - on Haltwhistle - Alston service
50599 59385 50635 Noted circa 05/19823
50599 50635 Noted 08/08/1982 - Worked three round trips Skipton-Embsay
50599 50635 Noted circa 02/19833
53599 53635 Listed at NL - 01/01/85
53599 53635 Noted circa 07/19853
53599 59385 53635 Noted 14/08/86 - at York2
53599 59385 53635 Noted 11/09/19863
53599 59385 53635 Noted 26/10/19863
53599 59384 53642 Noted 24/04/1987 - at Leeds4
B920 53599 59130 53635 Formed at BR 10/87
B931 53599 59130 53617 Listed at BR - 29/02/88
53599 59735 59206 51572 Noted 11/02/89 - at Wellingborough
L705 53599 51572 Noted 08/11/90 - in St Pancras
L706 53599 51572 Listed at OO - 21/01/91
53599 59734 51572 Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
L490 53599 59734 51572 Noted 20/04/92 - in Windsor branch bay platform at Slough5
L490 53599 59754 51572 Noted 17/06/92 - at Royal Oak2
L490 53599 59734 55024 Noted circa 08/19923
L490 53599 59734 51572 Listed at RG - 12/08/92
L490 53599 59734 51572 Noted circa 09/19923
L490 53599 51572 Listed at RG - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
L990 53599 51572 Noted 03/12/92 - at Clapham Junction

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Robert Chilton
5: Dave Warby

Images:

Class 108 DMU at York

11th August 1974

A Scarborough service approaches York, made up of Derby 4 car set (with two vans), E50599 + 59383 + 59249 + 50639 coupled to a Met Cam 111, E51550 + 59570 + 51558. 11th August 1974. Paul James.

Class 108 DMU at Cottingham

18th October 1983

A Class 108 2-car set with recently-renumbered 53599 bringing up the rear trundles away from Cottingham on a Hull - Scarborough service on 18th October 1983. The semaphores went the following year and the box lingered on until 1987. The latter is now preserved in the Hull Streetlife Museum. Syd Young.

Class 108 DMU at Wigan Wallgate

20th October 1984

My train home, the 14.00 departure from Wigan Wallgate which I'd take to Appley Bridge. This was the 10.39 York to Southport service and was worked by a Neville Hill Class 108 set including car 53599. 20th October 1984. S Gaskell.

Class 108 DMU at Doncaster

April 1985

The north end of Doncaster station in April 1985 with a two-car Class 108 (closest appears to be E50599), and Met-Camm on the right, and Class 31 no. 31426 waiting to depart for Hull. Andrew Walker.

Class 108 DMU at Tyseley

26th December 1987

Class 108 53599 is seen stabled at Tyseley on 26.12.1987. It was later preserved. Andy Cole.

Class 108 DMU at Kettering

13th February 1989

A hybrid dmu, made up from cars from Classes 108 and 115, waits at Kettering on 13 February 1989 to leave on the shuttle service to Corby. Closest is Class 108 DMBS 53599. Lewis Bevan.

Class 108 DMU at Slough

20th April 1992

Set number: L490

Set L490 comprising 53599 + 59734 + 51572 after arriving into Slough station on 20 April 1992. Dave Warby.

Class 108 DMU at Reading

17th May 1992

Set number: L490

Set L490 (53599 and presumably 59734 + 51572) working ECS through Reading station on 17th May 1992. Steve Carter.

Class 108 DMU at Reading depot

27th May 1992

Set number: L490

NSE-liveried DMU set L490 on Reading depot on 27 May 1992. Closest is Class 108 DMBS 53599, the centre car is presumably Class 115 59734. John Law.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa May 1958

A Derby Works image (negative 58/755) showing "Motor Open Second Brake. Interior of Brake Compt." It was a vehicle from lot 30406 and as it was paired with a DTCL it was likely to be a vehicle from the 50599-619 batch circa May 1958. This view is looking from the gangway end of the vehicle towards the cab. British Railways.

DMU

Date: circa May 1958

A Derby Works image (negative 58/754) showing "Motor Open Second Brake. Interior of Brake Compt." It was a vehicle from lot 30406 and as it was paired with a DTCL it was likely to be a vehicle from the 50599-619 batch circa May 1958. This view is looking from the saloon end of the van through the gangway into the DTCL. British Railways.

DMU

Date: circa May 1958

A Derby Works image (negative 58/757) showing "Motor Open Second Brake. Interior of 2nd Cl. Compt." It was a vehicle from lot 30406 and as it was paired with a DTCL it was likely to be a vehicle from the 50599-619 batch in circa May 1958. British Railways.

DMU

Date: 27th April 1976

50197 + 59380 + 50599 at Alston on Tuesday 27th April 1976, the last week of the Haltwhistle - Alston service. Arnie Furniss.

DMU

Date: 10th June 1978

Derby Works Class 108 DMU 56190 + 50599 at Sheffield, 10th June 1978. Tiptree Jon.

DMU

Date: 8th August 1982

On 8 August 1982 three extraordinary trains ran from Skipton to Embsay on the Yorkshire Dales Railway. This was possible because the main line track was slewed to connect on this day. The stock used comprised Derby-built class 108 DMU cars 50599 and 50635, both new in 1958. The headboard (and the ticket) named the trips as "Yorkham's Flying Banger", they were sponsored by Yorkham's of Blubberhouses in connection with a "real food" festival at Embsay. Jeremy Chapter.

DMU

Date: 28th April 1988

Set number: B931

DMU set B931 (53617 + 59130 + 53599) at Westbury on 28 April 1988. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 11th February 1989

In the late 1980s Network South East launched an experimental service from Bedford and Kettering to Corby, well outside of NSE's normal area. The service used DMUs from Bletchley's allocation, and on Saturday 11th February 1989 a 4 car set made up of 53599 59735 59206 and 51572 (closest) depart Wellingborough for Corby. AndrewHA.

DMU

Date: 3rd May 1989

A hybrid set formed of 51572 + 59206 + 59735 + 53599 (Class 104 and 115 centre cars inbetween Class 108 power cars) arrive into Bletchley station on Wednesday 3rd May 1989. AndrewHA.

DMU

Date: 8th November 1990

Set number: L701

L701 53437 + 53479, L705 53599 + 51572, L702 53539 + 53455 at St Pancras on the early morning ECS moves from Old Oak Common to Gospel Oak and Barking, 8-11-90. Kevin Dowd.

DMU

Date: 26th July 1992

Set number: L490

Further to some recent photos of the remodelling of the London end of Tonbridge on other groups, here is an earlier view of the preparatory work on the curve around towards Hildenborough taken on Sunday 26-7-92. The train is noteworthy too being DMU Set L490 which consisted of a pair of Class 108 cars (DMC 51572 and DMBS 53599) strengthened to 3-cars by the addiction of an unknown centre car. Class 108 stock was pretty unusual at Tonbridge. The photo was taken at about 17.10hrs and the unit had just shunted out of the Up Redhill Branch Siding and was now heading for Hither Green for refuelling as the normal access to Chart Leacon (Ashford) was blocked by an engineering possession. CEP and EPB units are berthed in the Down Main Sidings and an EDL visible in the West Yard. John Atkinson.

DMU

Date: 3rd December 1992

Set number: L990

51572 + 53599 at Clapham Junction on 3/12/92. Sparegang.