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Vehicle 56200 / 54200


Class 108

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30409
Diagram: 640

Allocations

14/08/58 New to 56G (Hammerton Street)
2w/e 30/04/60 Transferred to 55F (Manningham)
2w/e 05/06/65 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
May-73Depot code changeNL
w/e 24/10/76 Transferred to GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 21/08/77 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
13/05/84 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
05/08/84 Transferred to CH (Chester)
circa Dec-84 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
11/05/86 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56200 - original number
54200 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated circa 09/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50609 56200 As delivered to 56G - 14th August 1958
50609 56200 Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60
50609 56200 Transfer to 55H - 2w/e 05/06/65
50609 56200 Noted 15/08/1970 - at York1
50612 56200 Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds2
50612 56200 Noted 29/08/74 - at York3
50609 56200 Noted 11/1974 - at Leeds 1
50609 56200 Noted 02/01/75 - at Selby3
50609 56200 Noted 03/04/76 - at York3
50609 56200 Transfer to GF - w/e 24/10/76
50606 56200 Noted circa 11/19794
50606 56200 Noted 10/08/80
50606 56200 Noted circa 10/19824
53472 54200 Noted 05/09/85
53472 54200 Noted circa 12/19854

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 108 DMU at Sheffield

Unknown date

Class 108 DMU vehicle E56200 stabled at, I think, Sheffield, in the early 1980s. Curly42.

Class 108 DMU at Leeds

8th June 1981

Refurbished Class 108 DTC E56200 seen in Leeds station on the 8th June 1981. Malcolm Clements.

Class 108 DMU at Horbury Station Junction

circa early 1980s

A Class 108 DMU with DTCL E56200 closest (presumably paired with E50606) at Horbury Station Junction, circa early 1980s. Paul Redmond.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: circa late 1980s

A Class 108 DMU with DMBS E50606 closest (presumably paired with E56200) at Horbury Station Junction, circa early 1980s. Paul Redmond.