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<- 56232 | 56233 | 56234 ->

Vehicle 56233

Class 108

BR Diagram 640

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30466
Diagram: 640

Allocations

The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 50950 during the unknown period are:

28/02/59 New - stored at Warwick pending allocation
Apr-59 Transferred to 6K (Rhyl) - stored pending allocation
Jun-59 Transferred to 9E (Trafford Park)
4w/e 01/06/63 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
3w/e 31/10/65 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
4w/e 04/02/67 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)

Then the allocations for 56233 are:

4w/e 05/04/69 Transferred to 12A (Carlisle Kingmoor)
Nov-72 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
May-73Depot code changeNH
2w/e 25/11/78 Transferred to KD (Carlisle Kingmoor)
p/e 25/08/79 Withdrawn from KD (Carlisle Kingmoor)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mountelm Ltd, on location at Carlisle Currock

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50950 56233 As delivered to - 28th February 1959 - stabled at Warwick, pending allocation
50963 56233 Noted 14/08/70 - at Carlisle1
50963 56233 Noted 16/08/70 - at Kingmoor2
50950 56233 Noted 27/03/1971 - Carlisle on 1S50 09.00 to Glasgow Central via Kilmarnock3
50950 56233 Transfer to 9D - Nov-72
50950 56233 Noted 17/04/73 - at Preston1
50950 56233 Noted 01/09/74 - at Carnforth1
50950 56233 Noted 03/04/76 - at York with 50968 + 56251 and 50975 + 562581
50950 56233 Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria2
50950 56233 Noted 14/08/1976 - in Derby Litchurch Lane Works4
50950 56233 Noted 23/10/76 - BLS Northwestern Railtour No.2 with 50965 + 56248
50950 56233 Noted 04/09/1977 - at Manchester Victoria4
50950 56233 Noted 27/03/1978 - at Carlisle Citadel4
50950 56233 Noted 29/05/1978 - on Kingmoor depot4
50950 56233 Noted 19/11/1978 - on Kingmoor depot4
50950 56233 Transfer to KD - 2w/e 25/11/78
50950 56233 Noted 16/04/1979 - at Carlisle Citadel4

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Alan N Walker
4: Martin Lumley

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