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Vehicle 50940 / 53940


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

03/01/59 New to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
Oct-59 Transferred to 1E (Bletchley)
3w/e 31/01/65 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
May 1973Depot code changeLO
4w/e 05/08/78 Transferred to CH (Chester)
circa 1984 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
19/01/86 Transferred to CH (Chester)
14/05/89 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
07/07/91 Transferred to LO (Longsight) PLOX
09/06/92 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight) RCLO

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50940 - original number
53940 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 26/10/1979 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50940 56223 As delivered to 6G - 3rd January 1959
50940 56223 Transfer to 1E - Oct-59
LT316 50940 56223 Listed at Longsight - circa Dec-69
LT316 50940 56223 Listed at 9A - circa Jul-70
50940 56223 Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight1
50940 56223 Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot1
50940 56223 Noted 19/08/1973 - at Birmingham New Street 2
50940 56223 Noted 09/1974 - at Crewe2
50940 56273 Noted circa 08/19803
50940 56273 Noted 24/10/1980 - At Crewe Station4
50940 56273 Noted circa 03/19813
50940 56273 Noted circa 10/19823
53940 54273 Noted circa 04/19833
53940 54273 Noted 28/12/1985 - 53940-54273 + 54271-51909 LCGB Moorsider Railtour failure replacement (see 53812)
53940 54273 Transfer to CH - 19/01/86
53940 54273 Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
53940 54273 Noted circa 12/19863
53940 54273 Noted 13/06/1987 - Chester-Crewe ECS (6-car)5
53940 54273 Noted circa 12/19873
273 53940 54273 Listed at CH - March 1988
CH273 53940 54273 Noted Apr-88
CH273 53940 54273 Listed at CH - May 1988
CH273 53940 54273 Noted circa May-88
CH273 53940 54273 Noted circa Jul-88
CH273 53940 54273 Noted 14th August 1988
CH273 53940 54273 Noted 14/01/89 - on 12.28 Chester-Manchester Oxford Road with M54221 + M53986
NL251 53940 54091 Listed at NL - 05/09/89
53940 54221 Noted 22/10/906
N616 53940 54085 Noted 04/06/91 - at Peterborough7
spare 53940 Listed at NL - Jul-91
LO283 53940 54503 Listed at LO - Aug-91
LO283 53940 54503 Noted circa 09/19913
LO283 53940 54503 Listed at LO - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Chris Moxon
6: Graeme Phillips
7: Aaron Calder

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Bolton

29th April 1968

A (blue square) Derby Lightweight at Bolton station on 29 April 1968. The DMBS closest looks like it could be M50940. George Woods.

Class 108 DMU at Manchester Victoria

Unknown date

A Class 108 DMU with DMBS M50940 seen in Manchester Victoria station, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Class 108 DMU at Chester depot

22nd June 1983

Derby Class 108 DMU with DMBS 53940 leading, Chester TMD, 22-6-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 108 DMU at Croston

17th August 1985

A two-car Class 108 formed of Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) M53940 & Driving Trailer Second Lavatory (DTSL) M54273, was passing the former LMS platelayers brick hut, whilst approaching Croston with a Preston to Ormskirk service on August 17th 1985. The small hut was one of the few pieces of lineside infrastructure that survived the rationalisation of the Preston to Ormskirk route when it was reduced to mainly single track status in 1970. Martyn Hilbert.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: September 1961

A Blue Square Derby Lightweight DMU departs Bedford St Johns with a Cambridge service in mid-September 1961. The vehicles are M56223 and M50940 which were allocated to Bletchley depot. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 15th May 1979

Set number: C453

Class 117 DMU set C453 (51390 and presumably 53940 + 51348) at Treherbert after arriving from Barry Island on 15 May 1979. Robert Thomas.

DMU

Date: 26th November 1985

With Globe Mill at Midge Hall dominating the background, A two-car Derby built Class 108 DMU formed of cars 54273 & 53940 had returned to its old stamping ground as it approached Narrow Lane occupation crossing (Midge Hall), whilst working a Preston to Ormskirk service on November 26th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 13th June 1987

Chester, 13/6/87. The ECS to Crewe is formed of 54497, 51913, 51188, 54348, 54273 & 53940. The 150's are on the 15.36 Crewe-Llandudno. Anthony Griffiths.

DMU

Date: 11th May 1988

Set number: 273

M54273 + M53940 at Stalybridge on May 11, 1988. Note the very small set number. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 14th January 1989

Set number: CH273

Class 108 twin sets with CH273 leading formed M54273 + M53940 + M54221 + M53986 at Lostock Gralam on the 14th January 1989 with the 12.28 Chester-Manchester Oxford Road. Kevin Law.