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Vehicle 50983 / 53983


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

03/10/59 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
Dec-59 Transferred to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 30/12/61 Transferred to 18A (Toton)
Feb-62 Transferred to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 02/06/62 Transferred to 5C (Stafford)
4w/e 30/06/62 Transferred to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
08/08/64 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
4w/e 04/02/67 Transferred to 10E (Accrington)
w/e 07/11/70 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
w/e 01/01/72 Transferred to 10E (Accrington)
Oct-72 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
Nov-72 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
May 1973Depot code changeLO
4w/e 02/10/76 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
w/e 01/05/77 Transferred to LO (Longsight)
4w/e 05/08/78 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
22/01/89 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
01/10/89 Transferred to CH (Chester) PCHX
14/05/90 Transferred to LO (Longsight) PLOX
29/07/91 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight) PLOX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50983 - original number
53983 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 26/05/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50983 56266 As delivered to 26A - 3rd October 1959
50983 56267 Noted 20/03/70 - at Preston station
50983 56358 Noted 18/09/1971 - at Crewe1
50983 56266 Transfer to 10E - w/e 01/01/72
50983 56267 Transfer to 9A - Nov-72
50983 56266 Noted 28/08/75 - on Longsight depot2
50983 56266 Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria3
50983 56266 Noted 10/09/76 - in Chester station2
50983 56266 Transfer to NH - 4w/e 02/10/76
50983 56266 Transfer to LO - w/e 01/05/77
NH348 50983 56266 Noted circa 10/19824
53983 54266 Noted circa 10/19834
53983 54266 Noted circa 02/19864
53983 54266 Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
53983 54266 Listed at NH - 10/05/87
53983 54266 Noted circa 12/19874
N612 53983 54266 Listed at NH - May-88
N612 53983 54266 Noted circa Jul-88
T208 53983 54266 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
CH278 53983 54266 Listed at CH - 14/10/89
LO278 53983 54266 Listed at LO - mid May-90
53983 54266 Noted 22/04/91 - at Chester2
LO278 53983 54266 Noted circa 05/19914
LO278 53983 54266 Listed at LO - Jul-91

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

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Manchester Victoria

September 1984

53983 + 54266 seen at Manchester Victoria in September 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Southport

September 1984

Two two-car Class 108s arriving into Southport station in September 1984. DMBS M53983 is closest, M51911 is at the far end. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Croston

24th August 1985

Running along what was once the double track main line from Preston to Liverpool Exchange, a two-car Class 108 DMU formed of cars M53983 & M54266, was approaching the village of Croston with the 09.00 Preston to Ormskirk service on August 24th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 108 DMU at Stratford-upon-Avon

15th March 1989

Set number: T208

Class 108 2-car DMU set T208, presumably 53983 + 54266 (DMBS + DTCL),after shunting over to the Down side at Stratford upon Avon on 15-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Class 108 DMU at Preston

6th January 1990

Set number: CH278

Having arrived at Preston at the rear of a four-car service from Barrow-in-Furness, Class 108 set CH278 formed of cars M53983 & M54266 were stood at the North end of platform 5 on the late afternoon of January 6th 1990. The set was withdrawn from Longsight Depot in July 1991 and subsequently scrapped by Mayer Newman at Snailwell. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 108 DMU at Manchester Victoria station

28th June 1991

Set number: LO278

LO278 M53983 + M54266 wait to depart platform 11 Manchester Victoria on the 2F87 17:37 to Southport 28/6/91. Kevin Dowd.

Class 108 DMU at Snailwell

18th August 1991

Set number: L0278

Set LO278 M53983 at Snailwell on 18th August 1991. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 108 DMU at Snailwell

7th September 1991

Set number: L0278

View at Snailwell showing 53983 in the background on 7th September 1991. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: September 1984

Class 108 54266 + 53983 at Manchester Victoria in September 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: September 1984

M51911 is at the front of these two two-car Class 108 sets (M53983 is on the rear) seen at Southport (Chapel Street) in September 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 15th March 1989

Set number: T208

Class 108 Derby 2-car DMU set T208, presumably 54266 + 53983 (DTCL + DMBS), arriving at Stratford upon Avon on 15-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 1st April 1991

Set number: LO278

Class 108 dmu comprising 53983 and 54266 (closest), seen at Skegness in April 1991. Robert28194.