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Vehicle 50612 / 53612


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

14/08/58 New to 56G (Hammerton Street)
2w/e 30/04/60 Transferred to 55F (Manningham)
05/03/67 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill) - Manningham closed
May-73Depot code changeNL
25/03/84 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
28/09/86 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
10/05/87 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road)
09/01/92 Withdrawn from BR (Bristol Bath Road) PBRX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50612 - original number
53612 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 06/06/1975 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50612 56203 As delivered to 56G - 14th August 1958
50612 56203 Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60
50612 56203 Noted 05/08/66 - at Leeds City1
50612 56203 Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 25/03/67
50612 56209 Noted 20/07/68 - in Leeds City1
50612 56209 Noted 06/10/68 - at York1
50612 56209 Noted 20/08/69 - at Leeds1
50612 56200 Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds1
50612 56200 Noted 29/08/74 - at York2
50612 56205 Noted 12/09/75 - at Brough1
50612 56191 Noted 22/05/76 - at Leeds1
50612 56205 Noted 17/07/76 - at Leeds1
50612 56205 Noted 23/11/76 - at York1
50612 56205 Noted circa 01/19773
50612 56205 Noted 30/09/79 - on 16:15 Skipton - Leeds4
50612 56205 Noted circa 06/19813
50612 56197 Noted circa 02/19833
50612 56205 Noted circa 03/19833
53612 54205 Noted circa 07/19833
53612 54205 Transfer to BG - 25/03/84
53612 54205 Noted 24/04/1987 - at Leeds5
B971 53612 54194 Listed at BR - 29/02/88
B962 53612 54492 Listed at BR - 15/05/89
B962 53612 54492 Noted 22/03/90 - on 2B87 1724 Bristol TM-Cardiff running vice loco
B962 53612 54492 Noted 23/03/90 - on 2B87 1724 Bristol TM-Cardiff running vice loco
B962 53612 54492 Noted circa 04/19903
B962 53612 54230 Listed at BR - Jul-91
B967 53612 54230 Listed at BR - Aug-91
B967 53612 54230 Listed at BR - Dec-91

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

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Leeds

March 1976

A two-car refurbished Class 108 DMU arrives into Leed in March 1976. The DMBS appears to be E50612. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 108 DMU at Tyseley

7th February 1988

Class 108 53612 is seen stabled at Tyseley carriage sidings on 07.02.1988. Andy Cole.

Class 108 DMU at Bristol Parson Street

8th April 1989

Set number: B962

Class 108 set no. B962 formed DMBS 53612 and DTCL 54492 at Bristol Parson Street heading for Taunton on 8/Apr/1989. Robert Chilton.

Class 108 DMU at Cheltenham

July 1989

Set number: B962

B962 at Cheltenham in July 1989, with 53612 closest. Mike Cooper.

Class 108 DMU at Cheltenham

July 1989

Set number: B962

B962 leaving Cheltenham in July 1989, with 53612 closest. Mike Cooper.

Class 108 DMU at Snailwell

7th March 1992

Set number: B967

53612 and 53296 at Snailwell on 7th March 1992. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 108 DMU at Snailwell

14th March 1992

Set number: B967

Class 108 DMBS 53612 at Snailwell on 14th March 1992. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 1975

Recently refurbished Class 108 set E56205 + E50612 seen in York station circa late 1975. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: mid-1988

A two-car Class 108 DMU in Bristol Temple Meads station in mid-1988. DTSL E54194 is closest, its partner appears to be E53612. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 4th March 1989

Set number: B962

Class 108 set B962 (54492 + 53612) at Bristol Temple Meads on 4/3/89. Sparegang.

DMU

Date: May 1989

Set number: B962

BR (Derby) Class 108 2-car Local Passenger dmu Set No.B962 consisting of cars No.E54492 (Class 142) & No.53612 (Class 108/2), refurbished, 1960 batch, with blanked-off 4-character headcode panel in Rail Blue & Grey livery with all yellow front ends and black window surrounds and a red bufferbeams at Nailsea & Backwell on a Bristol (Temple Meads) - Taunton service, 05/89. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: May 1991

Set number: B962

BR (Derby) Class 108 2-car Local Passenger dmu Set No.B962 (54492 and presumably 53612) at Bristol (Temple Meads) on a Taunton - Cardiff service, 05/91. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: 23rd May 1991

Set number: B967

Bristol Class 108 set number B967 (presumed to be cars 53612, nearest the camera, and 54230) at Freshford working a Bristol Temple Meads to Yeovil Pen Mill evening commuter service on 23 May, 1991. Glen Batten.