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Vehicle 50369 / 53369


Class 105

Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp / Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30280
Diagram: 525

Allocations

01/02/57 New to 53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58 Transferred to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) - (53C closed)
Jan-60Depot code change50C
Oct-71 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
Nov-72 Transferred to 30A (Stratford)
May 1973Depot code changeSF
19/05/85 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
19/01/86 Transferred to LN (Lincoln)
16/02/86 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
01/06/86 Transferred to LN (Lincoln)
08/06/86 Stored S. LN (Lincoln)
22/06/86 Reinstated NC (Norwich)
02/11/86 To Parcels Sector at CA (Cambridge)
27/09/88 Withdrawn from CA (Cambridge)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50369 - original number
53369 - from 11/04/83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Nov-86 - Converted for parcels use

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50369 56124 As delivered to 53C - 1st February 1957
50369 56394 Noted 15/08/19701
50 50369 56124 Noted circa 1972 - at Bury St Edmunds2
50369 56143 Transfer to 30A - Nov-72
50 50369 56143 Noted circa 1973 - at Bury St Edmunds2
50369 56143 Noted 12/09/76 - on Stratford depot3
50369 56421 Noted 30th August 1979
50369 56421 Noted circa 12/19814
53369 54416 Noted circa 07/19834
53369 54416 Noted 06/07/83
53369 54133 Noted circa 01/19844
46 53369 54133 Noted circa 07/19854
46 53369 54133 Noted 11/07/85 - at Norwich2
45 53369 54417 Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85
46 53369 54133 Listed at NC - Dec-85
53369 54420 Transfer to LN - 19/01/86
53369 54420 Transfer to NC - 16/02/86
46 53369 54463 Transfer to NC - 22/06/86 - from LN Ss
46 53369 54463 Noted 31/07/86 - at Bury St Edmunds2
46 53369 54463 Noted 27/08/19864
53367 53369 Formed at CA circa Dec-86 - parcels set
53367 53369 Noted 02/07/1987 - at Shenfield - parcels set5
53361 53369 93455 Noted 20th March 1988 - E93455 is a GUV

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

Images:

Class 105 DMU at Stratford depot

10th June 1980

Freshly painted E50369 in Stratford depot on 10 June 1980. Brian Daniels.

Class 105 DMU at Stratford depot

circa mid-June 1980

Class 105 DMBS E50369 on Stratford depot circa mid-June 1980. Paul Redmond.

Class 105 DMU at Upminster

4th May 1985

Towards the end of the class 105's use on the Romford - Upminster line, 53369 and 54133 wait at Upminster before returning back to Romford on 4/May/1985. Both vehicles were transferred away from Stratford to Norwich later that month. Robert Chilton.

Class 105 DMU at Ely

9th March 1986

Set number: 46

An image taken on disc film - E53369 + E54133 set 46 at Ely with the 14.10 Ely to Norwich, March 8, 1986. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 105 DMU at Leeds

30th April 1987

Cravens parcel DMU 53369 + 53367 at Leeds on 30/04/87. Roddy MacPhee.

Class 105 DMU at Leeds

30th April 1987

53369 and 53367 at Leeds on 30/04/87. Roddy MacPhee.

Class 105 DMU at Leeds

15th May 1987

Parcels vehicles 53369 and 53367 at Leeds, 15/5/87. Malcolm Clements.

Class 105 DMU at Bradford Interchange

June 1987

Cravens Parcels DMU, Bradford Interchange, June 1987. 53369 is closest, presumably with 53367. Robert28194.

Class 105 DMU at Leeds City

20th June 1987

Cravens Express Parcel set 53369 and 53367 at Leeds City on the 20th June 1987. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 105 DMU at Manchester Victoria

20th August 1987

A Cravens parcel DMU with 53369 and 53367 at Manchester Victoria on 20 August 1987. David Mant.

Class 105 DMU at Cambridge

24th October 1987

Cravens parcels vehicles E53369 + E53367 seen in platform 6 at Cambridge on 24.10.87. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 105 DMU at Leeds

16th January 1988

Class 105 parcels vehicle 53369 is seen in Leeds station on January 16, 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 105 DMU at Leeds

14th March 1988

Class 105 and 101 parcels vehicles at Leeds on 14/3/88, with 53369 facing 53230. Malcolm Clements.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 6th July 1983

54416 with 53369 on the rear waits at North Woolwich on 6/7/83 with a service to Stratford. Shayne Lewis.

DMU

Date: 13th July 1984

Class 105 Cravens DMU 54133+53369 at Stratford Low Level with a Camden Road to North Woolwich service 13-7-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 30th July 1986

Set number: 46

Set 46 E54463 + E53369 passing Kiln Lane near Ely on a Peterborough to Cambridge working. Seen at 12.35pm I only noticed this pair 3 times in late July early August as 54463 was shortly withdrawn. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 9th May 1987

Parcels set 53367 / 53369 rolls into Leeds station on the 9th May 1987. Merlin.

DMU

Date: 15th May 1987

A Class 105 twin-DMBS Express Parcels set at Leeds, 15/5/87, comprised of E53367 & E53369. 53367 has "EXPRESS PARCELS" on the destination blind, and "Max Tail 40T" stenciled on just above the no.1 side buffer. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: 14th March 1988

Parcels Met-Camm set 53230 / 53218 at Leeds on 14/3/88, the Cravens is 53369. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: 14th March 1988

Parcels car 53230 at Leeds on 14/3/88. It's facing 53369. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: 14th March 1988

A Class 105 and 101 parcels train at Leeds on 14/3/1988, formed of 53361, 53369, 53230 and 53218. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: 17th December 1988

977453 (51260) + 977454 (54440). Note 'ROWNTREE HALT' in the destination blind. To the left can be seen E53369. At Snailwell, 17.12.88. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 8th August 1989

Condemned vehicles at Cambridge on 8/9/89. From left to right; the three 101 vehicles - thought to be 51439, 51441 + 51430, Class 105 53369 + 53367; the Cravens in the middle is 977123, and Class 100 975637. Mike Cooper.