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Vehicle 56252 / 54252


Class 108

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30466
Diagram: 640

Allocations

The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 50969 during the unknown period are:

13/06/59 New to 24F (Fleetwood)
w/e 03/06/61 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
4w/e 30/12/61 Transferred to 18A (Toton)
Feb-62 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
2w/e 11/05/68 Transferred to 10E (Accrington)

Then the allocations for 56252 are:

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
08/04/91 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PNLX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56252 - original number
54252 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Nov-72 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 15/08/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50969 56252 As delivered to 24F - 13th June 1959
50969 56252 Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
53969 54252 Noted 30/11/1983 - at Carlisle2
53969 54252 Listed at KD - 01/01/85
53969 54252 Listed at Carlisle Kingmoor - Summer 1986
53969 54252 Noted circa 09/19862
53969 54252 Listed at KD - circa Jan-88
CH279 53969 54252 Listed at CH - May 1988
CH279 53969 54252 Noted 15/09/88 - at from Manchester Piccadilly
CH279 53969 54252 Noted 15th October 1988
T215 53969 54252 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
N617 53944 54252 Noted 28/12/89 - at Leeds City, 54252 with set number T2153

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

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Dent

6th October 1986

With two alighted passengers visible, a Carlisle Kingmoor allocated Class 108 DMU formed of cars M54252 & M53969 was departing from Dent with a Leeds to Carlisle service on a very murky October 6th 1986. Dent station was originally closed in May 1970, but reopened on July 14th 1986. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 108 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

15th September 1988

Set number: CH279

Class 108 set CH279 (54252 + 53969) departs from Manchester Piccadilly station on September 15th, 1988. Rex Holt.

Class 108 DMU at CF Booths

5th January 1992

Set number: T215

54252 C.F.Booths, Rotherham 5-1-92. Kevin Dowd.