Vehicle 59249

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Class 108

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30412
Diagram: 546

Allocations

08/10/58	New to	South Gosforth
Feb-64	Depot code change	52J
May-73	Depot code change	GF
3w/e 02/05/76	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
13/05/84	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
09/10/87	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
27/11/90	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ

Notes

w/e 23/11/75 - Listed as transferred to NL, later cancelled and remained at GF

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 25/05/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by CF Booth, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50638	59249	59384	50639					As delivered to South Gosforth - 8th October 1958
	50630	59383	59249	50639					Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle1
	50599	59383	59249	50639					Noted 11/08/74 - with E51550 + 59570 + 51558 at York
	50630	59383	59249	50639					Noted 07/01/75 - in Newcastle Central2
	50630	59383	59249	50639					Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot2
	50630	59249	59390	50641					Noted 28/03/1976 - Doncaster Works3
	50630	59249	59390	50641					Transfer to NL - w/e 02/05/76
	50630	59390	59249	50641					Noted circa 01/19774
	50630	59390	59249	50641					Noted 03/09/77 - at Doncaster2
	50630	59249	59390	50641					Noted 10/12/1977 - Leeds3
	50630	59249	59390	50641					Noted 03/06/1978 - Preston3
	50630	59390	59249	50641					Noted 23/11/80 - on York depot
	50630	59249	59390	50641					Noted 13/12/1980 - at Bradford Exchange3
	50641	59383	59249	50630					Noted circa 02/19834
	53630	59249	59383	53641					Noted circa 10/19834
	53637	59249	59380	53638					Noted 14/09/1985 - R.C.T.S. (West Riding Branch) The South Yorkshireman Railtour
	53631	59249	53638						Noted 17/07/86 - at York2
	53637	59249	53638						Noted 30/10/19864
	53637	59249	53638						Noted 25/04/1987 - RCTS Immingham Docker Railtour
	53637	59249	53638						Noted 07/08/1987 - at Leeds City 3
	53633	59249	53641						Noted 22/11/87
	53633	59249	53641						Noted 30th December 1987
	53633	59249	53641						Noted 23rd January 1988
spare	59249								Formation change - NL - w/e 07/02/88
spare	59249								Listed at NL - 2w/e 13/03/88
spare	59249								Listed at NL - early Apr-88
spare	59249								Listed at NL - May-88
503	51813	59249	52077						Formed at NL p/e 17/06/88
	52077	59249	51813						Noted 23/06/88 - on 06:22 Cleethorpes - Manchester Piccadilly
503	51813	59249							Listed at NL - Feb-89
	51463	59249	53636						Noted 06/06/90 - at Leeds

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Martin Lumley
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

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circa 1991

Class 108 E59249 at CF Booths, Rotherham, circa 1991. Robert Frise Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 11th August 1974

A Scarborough service approaches York, made up of Derby 4 car set (with two vans), E50599 + 59383 + 59249 + 50639 coupled to a Met Cam 111, E51550 + 59570 + 51558. 11th August 1974. Paul James.

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Date: 23rd November 1980

A 4-car Class 108 set formed of 50641 59249 59390 50630 seen at York depot on 23/11/80. Chris Lings.

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Date: 12th June 1988

A 6 car DMU rake made up of two 3 car units, led by a mixed BRCW Class 110 with a Class 108 trailer, 3 car set, comprising 52077 + 59249 + 51813, traverses the 'Holmes Chord' south of Rotherham Central station, heading south. 12th June 1988. John Crooks.

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Date: 6th June 1990

A Class 101/108 hybrid set formed of 51463 + 59249 + 53636 at Leeds on June 6th 1990. Nicholas Youngman.

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Date: 6th June 1990

53636 + 59249 + 51463 arriving at Leeds. 06/06/90 Nicholas Youngman.

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Date: 15th December 1991

M54245 (left), E54243 (center), E59249 (right) grounded in C.F.Booths Rotherham 15-12-91. Kevin Dowd.

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Date: December 1991

M54245 (left), E54243 (center), E59249 (right) grounded in CF Booths Rotherham, probably late December 1991. Robert Frise Collection.