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Vehicle 56240 / 54240

Class 108

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 50957 during the unknown period are:

w/e 28/03/59	New to	6K (Rhyl)
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 06/05/67	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)

Then the allocations for 56240 are:

4w/e 05/04/69	Transferred to	12A (Carlisle Kingmoor)
06/05/73	Depot code change	KM
Jan-75	Depot code change	KD
15/05/88	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
09/01/92	Withdrawn from	HT (Heaton) PHTX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56240 - original number
54240 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50957	56240	As delivered to 6K - w/e 28/03/59
	51901	56240	Noted 04/11/68 - at Manchester Piccadilly¹
	50953	56240	Noted 22/05/76 - at Carnforth¹
	50963	56240	Listed at KD - circa Aug-80
	50963	56240	Noted 22/10/80 - on 15.10 Preston-Barrow with 50769 + 50798
	53963	54240	Noted circa 06/1983²
	53963	54240	Noted circa 07/1983²
	53963	54240	Noted 26/03/1984 - at Preston²
	53963	54240	Listed at KD - 01/01/85
	53963	54240	Listed at Carlisle Kingmoor - Summer 1986
	53963	54240	Noted 01/11/1986²
	53963	54240	Noted 21/03/1987²
	53963	54240	Noted 17/08/88 - at Bingley
	53963	54240	Noted 08/10/88³
	53963	54240	Noted 06/01/89 - on 11:30 Sunderland - Hexham service with 51203 + 51516³
	53963	54240	Listed at HT - Feb-89
	53963	54240	Noted 23/06/89 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle with 53953 + 54242³
	53963	54240	Noted 01/07/89 - on 07:03 Dumfries - Newcastle³
	53963	54240	Noted 05/08/89 - on 15:05 Hexham - Newcastle³
	53963	54240	Noted 05/08/89 - on 16:27 Newcastle - Carlisle service³
	53963	54240	Noted 07/08/89 - on 10:15 Barrow-in-Furness - Carlisle³
	53963	54240	Noted 07/08/89 - on 14:46 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness³
	53963	54240	Noted 02/09/89 - on 14:15 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness³
	53963	54240	Noted 09/09/89 - on 09:02 Newcastle - Carlisle service³
	53963	54240	Noted 09/09/89 - on 12:50 Carlisle - Whitehaven³
	53963	54240	Noted 30/09/89 - on 15:14 Newcastle - Carlisle service³
	53963	54240	Noted 30/09/89 - on 11:35 Carlisle - Newcastle service³
	53963	54240	Noted 04/11/89 - on 14:35 Newcastle - Carlisle service³
	53963	54240	Noted 11/11/89 - on 09:00 Whitehaven - Carlisle³
	53963	54240	Noted 11/11/89 - on 11:05 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness³
	53963	54240	Noted 21/11/89 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle³
	53962	54240	Noted 18/01/90 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle³
	53960	54240	Noted 23/03/90 - on 07:26 Seaham - Newcastle³
	53960	54240	Noted 18/06/90 - on 09:10 Newcastle - Barrow-in-Furness³
	53963	54240	Noted 23/07/90 - on 05:30 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness³
	53960	54240	Noted 22/09/90 - at Carlisle
HT60	53960	54240	Listed at HT - Jul-91
HT60	53960	54240	Listed at HT - Aug-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Graeme Phillips

Images:

1975

A two car Class 108 DMU (M56240 closest) at Whitehaven Bransty station in 1975. John Law.

4th July 1977

A Class 108 DMU with DTCL M56240 closest seen in St Bees station with a Barrow service on 4 July 1977. Michael Mensing.

4th October 1982

On 04/10/1982, Class 108 vehicles 56240 + presumably 50963 call at Kendal, Lake District, with the 12:26 Oxenholme - Windermere. Graeme Phillips Collection.

9th May 1988

M54240 + M53963 at Lancaster on May 9, 1988. John Carter.

15th December 1991

54240, 54263, M54269, 54227 new arrivals in C.F.Booths Rotherham 15-12-91. Kevin Dowd.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 22nd October 1980

A four-car formation of DMU classes 105 and 108 - 50798 + 50769 / 50963 + 56240 - working the 15.10 Preston-Barrow photographed at a rather wet Lancaster station on 22 October 1980. Lewis Bevan.

Date: 17th August 1988

53963 and 54240 are the front set in this formation arriving into Bingley station on August 17th, 1988. Rex Holt.

Date: 17th August 1988

53963 and 54240 and another two-car set in Bingley station on August 17th, 1988. Rex Holt.

Date: October 1988

A Class 108 DMU formed of 53963 + 54240 at Blea Moor in October 1988. John Parker.

Date: 22nd September 1990

BR class 108 DMU 53960 + 54240 waits to form a service for Barrow, as 85011 passes Carlisle with postal vans, on Saturday 22nd September 1990. Paul Bettany.

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