Vehicle 50646 / 53646

Class 108

Builder: BR Derby Works
Type: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30408
Diagram: 544

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50646 - original number
53646 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Images:

Date: 25th July 1983

A four-car Derby Lightweight set with E53646 leading arrives at Cottingham with a service from Bridlington - Hull on 25th July 1983. Syd Young.

Date: 1992

Set number: 871

53646 leads this 4-car formation into Plymouth in 1992. John Law.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 13th August 1980

At Morecombe Promenade on 13/8/80 sits 51552 + 51542 / 50639 + 59386 + 59248 + 50646 (a 2-car 111 and 4-car 108), waiting to depart on a service to Leeds. Robert Frise.

Date: 6th July 1988

Set number: P872

P872 (53247 and possibly 53646?) makes a smoky departure from Par on the 10:25 Par-Newquay, Wednesday 6 July 1988. Mel Holley.