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Vehicle 50946

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: 30465
Diagram: 543

Allocations

31/01/59	New to	6K (Rhyl)	- pending allocation
Jun-59	Transferred to	26A (Newton Heath)
8w/e 05/09/59	On loan to	27F (Brunswick)
Oct-59	Transferred to	1E (Bletchley)
3w/e 31/01/65	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
3w/e 30/04/66	Transferred to	8J (Allerton)
3w/e 02/07/66	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
4w/e 04/02/67	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
18/06/72	Withdrawn from	9A (Longsight)	- collision damage

50946 was involved in the following incident:

08/05/72 - Chester General Station, LMR

Collision and Fire involving Class 108 / Class 24

An oil train ran away and crashed in the station. More Details.

Disposal

Scrapped by BR, Chester Depot arrived - cut Aug-72

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50946	56229	As delivered to 6K - January 1959
	50946	56229	Noted mid-March 1959
	50946	56229	Transfer to 1E - Oct-59
	50946	56229	Noted 05/01/66 - in Birkenhead Woodside station¹
	50946	56228	Noted 19/12/67 - at Manchester Exchange¹
	50946	56225	Noted 01/01/68 - in Manchester Piccadilly¹
	50946	56229	Noted 23/11/69 - at Stalybridge¹
	50946	56229	Noted 22/12/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly¹
	50946	56229	Noted 02/05/70 - at Sheffield with 50945 + 56228¹
LT321	50946	56229	Listed at 9A - circa Jul-70
	50946	56229	Noted 16/08/70 - at Manchester Piccadilly²
	50946	56229	Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight¹
	50946	56229	Noted 08/05/1972 - At Chester Station when runaway freight train crashed and caught fire. 50946 completely destroyed in the crash and 56229 damaged beyond repair.³

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

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Chester General station

9th May 1972

The remains of 50946 on the 9th May 1972 after a collision with 5028 in Chester General station the evening before. British Railways.

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