Vehicle 50406
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 30/06/58 | New to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| 4w/e 29/11/58 | Transferred to | 3C (Ryecroft) | |
| Jun-60 | Depot code change | 21F | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2G | |
| w/e 07/01/67 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CH | |
| 09/11/75 | Withdrawn from | CH (Chester) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Bird Group, Long Marston
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50406 | 56161 | As delivered to 5B - June 1958 | |||||||
| 50406 | 56161 | Noted 01/01/68 - in Manchester Exchange1 | |||||||
| 50406 | 56150 | Noted 29/08/1974 - at Rock Ferry2 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
Images:
Unknown date
A fairly rare photo of a Park Royal formed into a (hybrid) 3-car set. 50406 is with Met Camm Class 101 vehicles 59131 & 50337,at Helsby on the 09:38 Runcorn - Chester service (date unrecorded). Notes on the back of the original photo record that 50406 replaced 50320 in the set, the latter being subsequently paired with 56080. Anthony Griffiths.