Chris Shutt
Scraping the Barrel
On 30th September 1991 class 108 DMBS 53969 found itself working the 13:24 Leeds to Sheffield service in the company of class 111 DTCL 54061. This hybrid combo was apparently quite long lived. No doubt formed in a hurry at Neville Hill depot in response to the Sprinter crisis of the time, the pairing was recorded first in 1989, and again as late as 1991. After that 53969 was again paired with a class 108 trailer, being withdrawn on 26th November 1991. The class 111 car was transferred away from Neville Hill, first to Cambridge and then to Longsight where it was finally withdrawn in June 2000. (Info www.railcar.co.uk/)
Here the unit is reproduced in model form. Both cars are from Bachmann, with the class 108 vehicle showing scars from having been fitted with window bars for working the Cumbrian coast, missing a ventilator on the roof and showing a Tyseley set number recording its nomadic career. Damage under the center cab window has been replicated and a generous coat of Neville Hill grime has been applied. The class 111 car has had all the usual treatment and been renumbered from a standard Bachmann car. The vehicle has been rewired to accept a DCC chip of its own to control the lights.
Another useful addition to the Kinsley fleet.
Scraping the Barrel
On 30th September 1991 class 108 DMBS 53969 found itself working the 13:24 Leeds to Sheffield service in the company of class 111 DTCL 54061. This hybrid combo was apparently quite long lived. No doubt formed in a hurry at Neville Hill depot in response to the Sprinter crisis of the time, the pairing was recorded first in 1989, and again as late as 1991. After that 53969 was again paired with a class 108 trailer, being withdrawn on 26th November 1991. The class 111 car was transferred away from Neville Hill, first to Cambridge and then to Longsight where it was finally withdrawn in June 2000. (Info www.railcar.co.uk/)
Here the unit is reproduced in model form. Both cars are from Bachmann, with the class 108 vehicle showing scars from having been fitted with window bars for working the Cumbrian coast, missing a ventilator on the roof and showing a Tyseley set number recording its nomadic career. Damage under the center cab window has been replicated and a generous coat of Neville Hill grime has been applied. The class 111 car has had all the usual treatment and been renumbered from a standard Bachmann car. The vehicle has been rewired to accept a DCC chip of its own to control the lights.
Another useful addition to the Kinsley fleet.