Vehicle 50928 / 53928

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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: 30460
Diagram: 543

Allocations

28/11/59	New to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
w/e 02/01/60	Transferred to	6D (Chester Northgate)
Jan-60	Transferred to	6A (Chester)	- Northgate closed
06/05/73	Depot code change	CH
2w/e 17/02/79	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
4w/e 28/07/79	Transferred to	AN (Allerton)
29/03/87	Transferred to	BX (Buxton)
10/05/87	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
04/10/87	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
08/11/87	Transferred to	LE (Swansea Landore)
09/03/92	Withdrawn from	LE (Swansea Landore) PLEX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50928 - original number
53928 - from Sep-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 23/02/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50928	51565							As delivered to 6G - 28th November 1959
	50928	51568							Noted 19/05/72 - at Chester1
	50928	51568							Noted 14/08/1976 - in Derby Litchurch Lane Works2
	50928	51568							Noted Sep-76 - at Crewe1
	50928	51568							Noted 06/02/1977 - North Wales2
	50928	51568							Noted 09/07/1978 - on Chester depot2
	50928	51568							Noted 02/09/1978 - North Wales2
	50928	51568							Noted 31/01/1979 - in Swindon Works2
	50928	51568							Transfer to NH - 2w/e 17/02/79
	50928	51568							Noted 11/03/1979 - on Newton Heath depot2
	50928	51568							Noted 19/08/1979 - on Allerton depot2
	50928	51568							Noted 23/09/1979 - on Allerton depot2
	50928	51570							Noted 13/07/1980 - on Allerton depot2
	50928	51568							Noted circa 05/19823
	50928	51571							Noted circa 08/19823
	50928	51571							Noted 21/11/1982 - on Allerton depot2
	53928	52048							Noted 05/01/19843
	53928	52044							Noted 29/03/1984 - at Liverpool Lime Street3
	53928	51561							Noted 8th January 1987
S948	53928	51565							Formed at LE circa 11/87
S948	53928	59477	51565						Formation change - LE - w/e 07/02/88 - 53928, 59477 replaced 53926
S950	53928	52061							Formation change - LE - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 59039 removed (to S947)
S948	53928	51565							Listed at LE - 15/05/89
S948	53928	59381	51565						Noted circa 09/19893
S948	53928	51565							Listed at LE - Jul-91
S948	53928	51565							Listed at LE - Aug-91
S948	53928	51565							Listed at LE - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Martin Lumley
3: Eddie Knorn

Images:

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30th January 1966

A Blue Square Derby Lightweight DMU with vehicles M50928 + M51565 in Chester Northgate station with the 1.20pm service to Shotton on Sunday 30 January 1966. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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18th June 1977

M50928 and M51568 form the 15.28 to Wrexham at Birkenhead North on 18 June 1977. Tom Burnham.

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8th December 1988

Set number: S948

A Swansea based Derby Class 108 power twin DMU, set S948 (presumably 53928 + 51565), heads for Crewe with a passenger service on the line from Salop Goods Junction, Crewe, on either the 8th or 9th December 1988. Seen from the cab of 37797, stood at Crewe Bank SB's outer home signal at the head of 6V07, the empty Cawoods service from Ellesmere Port to South Wales. The small LH signal are would eventually be cleared for me to enter the Up Goods Loop at Crewe bank. Paul James.

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16th August 1989

Set number: S948

Class 108 Set S948 (presumably 53928 + 51565) after arrival at Whitland with the 0922 Haverfordwest - Swansea service on Wednesday 16th August 1989. Colin Brooks.

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16th August 1989

Set number: S948

Class 108 Set S948 (presumably 53928 + 51565) awaits departure from Whitland with the 0922 Haverfordwest - Swansea service on Wednesday 16th August 1989. Colin Brooks.

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16th August 1989

Set number: S948

Class 108 set S948 (presumably 53928 + 51565) arrives at Llanelli at 15:26 on Wednesday 16th August 1989 with the 15:10 Swansea - Pembroke Dock service. Colin Brooks.

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16th August 1989

Set number: S948

Class 108 Set S948 (presumably 53928 + 51565) ready to work the 0922 Haverfordwest - Swansea. Taken at 09:15 at Haverfordwest on Wednesday 16th August 1989. Colin Brooks.

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16th August 1989

Set number: S948

Class 108 Set S948 (presumably 53928 + 51565) ready to work the 0922 Haverfordwest - Swansea. Taken at 09:16 at Haverfordwest with parcels being loaded, Wednesday 16th August 1989. Colin Brooks.

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7th July 1990

Set number: S948

A rather indistinct image - the focus on the camera was playing up - of 53928 trailing 51565, as they depart from Crewe on 7/7/90, forming the 13.21 to Shrewsbury. Leonard Rogers.

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30th March 1991

Set number: S948

Class 108 DMU set S948 (presumably 53928 + 51565) in Neath station on 30 March 1991 with the 06:27 Chepstow-Llanelli service. Robert Thomas.

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4th October 1991

Set number: S948

Passengers disembark from 53928 at Llanelli from the 09:04 Shrewsbury-Swansea service on 4 October 1991. Robert Thomas.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 30th March 1991

Set number: S948

Class 108 DMU set S948 (presumably 51565 + 53928) departs from Neath with the 06:27 Chepstow-Llanelli service on 30 March 1991. Robert Thomas.

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Date: 4th October 1991

Set number: S948

Class 108 set S948 (51565 + 53928) calls at Llanelli with the 09:04 Shrewsbury-Swansea service on 4 October 1991. Robert Thomas.