Vehicle 50621 / 53621
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
| 28/10/58 | New to | 53C (Hull Springhead) | |
| 30/11/58 | Transferred to | 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) | - (53C closed) |
| w/e 03/01/59 | Transferred to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
| 3w/e 19/03/60 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| Jan-61 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| 4w/e 01/07/61 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 3w/e 24/11/62 | On loan to | 18A (Toton) | |
| 3w/e 29/12/62 | Ex-loan back to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 3w/e 02/03/63 | On loan to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| 07/04/63 | Ex-loan back to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 2w/e 31/10/64 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
| 28/02/65 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| w/e 05/03/66 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 4w/e 25/03/67 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
| May-68 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| Jun-68 | On loan to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| 14/07/68 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
| 20/05/84 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 04/10/87 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 14/05/90 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX | |
| p/e 02/03/91 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) PLOX | |
| p/e 30/03/91 | Transferred to | LE (Swansea Landore) PLEX | |
| 28/02/92 | Withdrawn from | LE (Swansea Landore) PXXZ |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50621 - original number
53621 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 14/01/1977 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50621 | 59387 | 50643 | As delivered to 53C - 28th October 1958 | ||||||
| 50621 | 59386 | 50265 | Transfer to 55H - Jan-61 | ||||||
| 50621 | 59386 | 50265 | Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 01/07/61 | ||||||
| 50621 | 59389 | 50643 | Transfer to 18A - 3w/e 24/11/62 | ||||||
| 50621 | 59389 | 50643 | Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 29/12/62 - ex-loan LMR | ||||||
| 50621 | 59389 | 50645 | Transfer to 40A - 3w/e 02/03/63 - on loan from NER | ||||||
| 50621 | 59389 | 50645 | Transfer to 51A - 07/04/63 - ex-loan ER | ||||||
| 50621 | 59389 | 50643 | Transfer to 52J - 2w/e 31/10/64 | ||||||
| 50621 | 59389 | 50643 | Transfer to 51A - 28/02/65 | ||||||
| L162 | 50621 | 56191 | Noted circa 19711 | ||||||
| 50621 | 56191 | Noted 03/09/1971 - at York2 | |||||||
| 50621 | 56191 | Noted 27/08/1974 - at York3 | |||||||
| 50621 | 56210 | Noted 29/11/19753 | |||||||
| 50621 | 56210 | Noted 29/03/1976 - at Leeds3 | |||||||
| 50621 | 56192 | Noted 22/05/76 - at Leeds4 | |||||||
| 50621 | 56210 | Noted 12/03/1977 - at York 3 | |||||||
| 50621 | 56210 | Noted circa 10/19781 | |||||||
| 50621 | 56210 | Noted 10/08/80 | |||||||
| 50621 | 56210 | Noted 13/08/81 | |||||||
| 50621 | 56210 | Noted circa 04/19821 | |||||||
| 53621 | 54210 | Noted 30/04/1983 - Leeds1 | |||||||
| 53621 | 54210 | Noted 17/05/84 | |||||||
| 53621 | 54210 | Noted 29/07/85 - at Norwich - a rare BG visitor5 | |||||||
| 53621 | 53637 | Noted 03/10/87 - at Huddersfield | |||||||
| B969 | 53621 | 54201 | Formed at BR circa 10/87 | ||||||
| B969 | 53621 | 54201 | Listed at BR - 29/02/88 | ||||||
| 53621 | 54201 | Noted 20/01/89 - on late afternoon Bristol - Severn Beach service | |||||||
| B969 | 53621 | 54201 | Listed at BR - 15/05/89 | ||||||
| S947 | 53621 | 51567 | Listed at LE - Dec-91 |
Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Leonard Rogers
5: Gerald Brown
Images:
26th February 1974
A classic regular at Doncaster in the 70's were these Class 108 light weight two-car unit which used to work local services to Sheffied, Hull, Cleethorpes etc.. Derby Works DMU no. E50621 & E56194 sit at Platform 4 of Doncaster station on February 26, 1974. These units survived into the 1990s' until they were replaced by the vastly inferior Sprinters. Suthen Softy.
10th August 1980
Morecambe station on the 10th August 1980. The refurbished Class 108 set is formed E50621 + E56210, E56200 + E50606. Partially visible on the left is a 4-car 104 with a 2-car 108. Robert Frise.
August 1982
A 2 car Class 108 dmu (possibly E50621 leading) passes through the original station at Chapeltown, South Yorkshire, opened by the Midland Railway in 1897. New platforms were opened on 2nd August 1982 around 600m nearer the town centre and can be seen in the background. The line links Sheffield and Leeds/Penistone via Barnsley. Paul Braybrook.
18th August 1984
Class 108 53621 is seen at Doncaster on 18.08.1984 complete with MetroTrain branding. Andy Cole.
16th August 1985
A two-car class 108 headed by DMBS 53621 waits time at Bradford Forster Square before heading off for Keighley, 16/8/85. Robert Chilton.
3rd October 1987
E53637+E53621 (nearest camera) is about to enter Huddersfield South Tunnel at Springwood Junction on the 3rd October 1987 with a Sheffield-Huddersfield service. Kevin Law.
1st July 1988
Set number: B969
Class 108 set B969 (E53621 + E54201) at Clifton Down with the 09:27 Bristol TM - Severn Beach service on July 1, 1988. Hamish Stevenson.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 13th August 1981
E56210 + E50621 pass by at Morecambe on the 13th August 1981. Robert Frise.
Date: 17th May 1984
E54210 + E53621 pass Shipley with a Bradford Forster Sq. service on the 17th May 1984. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 3rd October 1987
Class 108 E53637+E53621 stand at Huddersfield on the 3rd October 1987 having arrived with a service from Sheffield. Kevin Law.
Date: July 1989
Set number: B969
B969 is seen at Cheltenham in July 89, with 54201 closest (presumably with 53621). Note that neither vehicle has a BR logo. Mike Cooper.
Date: circa January 1990
Set number: B969
Class 108 DMU set B969 (presumably 54201 + 53621) after arrival in Bristol Temple Meads with a service from Severn Beach. The slide process date was January 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 20th October 1990
Set number: S947
I have very few photographs taken at Crewe and this is certainly my only after-dark shot from there. It shows class 108 set S947 (51567 + 53621) leading another unrecorded Class 101 set in platform 7 waiting to leave with an evening train to Shrewsbury on 20 October 1990. My notes say that it was a 15 second exposure on medium format 400asa TRI-X film at an aperture of f5.6 with the camera resting on my camera box. I had been out and about on the Network North-West day and hadn't want to lumber myself with the additional weight of my heavy tripod. Peter Tandy.
Date: 2nd January 1992
Set number: S947
Class 108 set S947 (51567 + 53621) waiting at Crewe to form a Crewe-Swansea service on 2nd January 1992. Standing next to Class 158, 158758. David Slack.