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Vehicle 50624 / 53624


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

28/11/58 New to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)
w/e 03/01/59 Transferred to 56G (Hammerton Street)
3w/e 19/03/60 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
Oct-61 On loan to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
3w/e 30/12/61 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 12/10/63 On loan to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
w/e 07/12/63 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 04/01/64 Transferred to South Gosforth
Feb-64Depot code change52J
3w/e 29/02/64 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
3w/e 29/01/66 On loan to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
3w/e 26/02/66 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
w/e 05/03/66 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
3w/e 25/03/67 Transferred to 67A (Corkerhill)
3w/e 17/06/67 On loan to 52J (South Gosforth)
2w/e 01/07/67 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
May-73Depot code changeGF
2w/e 25/07/76 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
09/09/84 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
04/10/87 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road)
3w/e 20/05/88 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
p/e 02/03/91 Sector Change to CF (Cardiff Canton) PXXZ
11/06/92 Sector Change to CF (Cardiff Canton) RFXZ
30/10/92 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
10/11/92 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50624 - original number
53624 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 27/08/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50624 59390 50646 As delivered to 53B - 28th November 1958
50624 59390 50646 Transfer to 16C - 4w/e 12/10/63 - on loan from NER
50624 59390 50646 Transfer to 51A - w/e 07/12/63 - ex-loan
50624 59390 50646 Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 04/01/64
50624 59390 50646 Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 29/02/64
50624 59390 50646 Noted 11/09/65 - at Darlington1
50624 59390 50646 Transfer to 16C - 3w/e 29/01/66 - on loan from NER
50624 59390 50646 Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 26/02/66 - ex-loan
50624 59389 50641 Noted 29/11/1975 - at York 2
50624 56196 Noted circa 01/19773
50624 56196 Noted 12/02/77 - at Brough1
50624 56196 Noted 11/06/77 - on 0717 York-Sheffield with 50015 + 56005
50624 56196 Noted 29/06/80 - at Preston4
50624 56196 Noted circa 10/19823
50624 56196 Noted circa 03/19833
53624 54196 Noted circa 10/19833
53624 54196 Noted 01/12/19863
53624 53644 Noted circa 07/19873
B931 53624 Formed at BR circa 10/87
B931 53617 59383 53624 Formation change - BR - w/e 07/02/88 - 59383 (ex-spare), 53624 (ex B971) replaced 59130, 53635 (both to B920)
B934 53624 59383 53635 Listed at BR - 29/02/1988
B931 53624 59383 53635 Noted circa 03/19883
C985 53624 59539 51509 Formed at CF circa May-88
spare 53624 Listed at CF - 15/05/89

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

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Doncaster

1981

A Class 108 DMU with DMBS E50624 closest in the sidings between Doncaster station and the works in 1981. John Law.

Class 108 DMU at Sheffield

Unknown date

A two-car Class 108 DMU stabled in Sheffield station circa early 1980s. Paul Redmond.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 31st August 1975

An eleven-car DMU formation at Heighington on a Darlington - Shildon "Cavalcade 150" Special, 31 August 1975. The 108/108/101 composition of the closest set matches a formation listed in the November 1975 edition of The Railway Observer (p351) as 50645 + 59386 + 50232 / 50641 + 59389 + 50624 / 50224 + 56067 / 51509 + 59062 + 51441. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: 2nd April 1988

A three-car Class 108 DMU led by W53635 at Bradford Junction on 2 April 1988. The other two vehicles are presumably 59383 + 53624. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.