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Vehicle 59247

Class 108

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30412
Diagram: 546

Allocations

01/10/58	New to	53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58	Transferred to	53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)	- 53C closed
Jan-60	Depot code change	50C
2w/e 10/10/70	Transferred to	52J (South Gosforth)
May-73	Depot code change	GF
2w/e 12/12/76	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
13/05/84	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
03/02/85	Withdrawn from	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 24/01/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by CF Booth Ltd, on location at Botanic Gardens depot

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50634	59247	59382	50635	As delivered to 53C - 1st October 1958
	50634	59247	59385	50635	Noted Summer 1964 - at Brough¹
	50634	59247	59382	50635	Transfer to 52J - 2w/e 10/10/70
N422	50635	59247	59381	50636	Noted 28/08/74 - in Newcastle Central (set number on solebar of all vehicles)²
N422	50635	59381	59247	50636	Noted 07/01/75 - on South Gosforth depot, set number only on 59381²
	50635	59381	59247	50636	Noted 24/08/75 - in Newcastle Central²
	50635	59381	59247	50636	Noted 31/03/1976 - at Newcastle ³
	50644	59247	59381	50645	Transfer to NL - 2w/e 12/12/76
	50645	59247	59381	50644	Noted circa 1978⁴
	50644	59381	59247	50645	Noted 15/06/1978 - at Sheffield ³
	50644	59247	59381	50645	Noted 29/06/80 - at Preston⁵
	50644	59247	59381	50645	Noted November 1980
	50644	59381	59247	50645	Noted circa 10/1982⁴
	53645	59247	59381	53630	Noted circa 07/1983⁴

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

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