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Vehicle 50405


Class 103

Builder: Park Royal
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30286
Diagram: 635

Allocations

2w/e 14/06/58 New to 9A (Longsight)
4w/e 29/11/58 Transferred to 3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60Depot code change21F
Sep-63Depot code change2G
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
12/12/82 Withdrawn from CH (Chester)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50405 56160 As delivered to 9A - June 1958
50405 56160 Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Exchange1
50405 56163 Noted 19/05/72 - at Crewe1
50405 56163 Noted 03/11/72 - in Crewe1
50405 56163 Noted 18/04/73 - on Chester depot2
50405 56163 Noted 26/05/1973 - at Crewe3
50405 56349 Noted 22/06/74 - at Llandudno Junction2
50405 56163 Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
50405 56163 Noted 30/03/1977 - 2F75, 16.30 Chester to Rock Ferry4
50405 56163 Noted 11/04/1977 - 2D77, 09.51 Rock Ferry to Chester, extended to Llandudno4
50405 56163 Noted 13/04/1977 - 2D87, 16.42 Llandudno to Llandudno Junction4
50405 56163 Noted 18/06/1977 - 2K53, 18.39 Bangor to Crewe4
50405 56163 Noted 12/09/77 - at Tywyn2
50405 56163 Noted 16/10/77 - at Crewe1
50405 56163 Noted 28/08/1979 - on 06:55 Machynlleth to Pwllheli with 51175 and 56350 plus 50402 and 56158 to Barmouth3
50405 56163 Noted 25/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station5
50405 56163 Noted 25/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station5
50405 56161 Noted circa 08/19824

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

Images:

Class 103 DMU at Crewe

4th September 1982

M50405 is the DMBS in this set at Crewe on Saturday 4th September 1982. Robert Tarling.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 6th November 1976

Park Royal Vehicles - Class 145 Driving Trailer Composite M56163 and Class 103 Motor Brake Second M50405, with 40 133 at Rock Ferry 06-11-76. Vincent Haworth.