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Vehicle 50407


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 12/07/58 New to 5D (Cockshute)
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)
18/06/72 Withdrawn from 6A (Chester) - fire damage after Chester collision 8/5/72

50407 was involved in the following incident:


Damaged 50946

08/05/72 - Chester General Station, LMR

Collision and Fire involving Class 108 / Class 24

An oil train ran away and crashed in the station. More Details.


Disposal

Scrapped by J Cashmore, Great Bridge arrived Dec-72 cut circa 1973

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50407 56162 As delivered to 5D - July 1958
50407 56169 Noted 03/05/69 - at Manchester Exchange1
50407 56080 Noted 17/09/71 - at Crewe1
50407 56080 Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot1
50407 56154 Noted 08/05/1972 - At Chester Station when runaway freight train crashed and caught fire. 50407 damaged and withdrawn soon after.2

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 103 DMU at Smethwick

22nd October 1966

M50407 leads this Park Royal set heading for Stafford at Salton (Smethwick) on October 22, 1966. Michael Mensing.