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Vehicle 50417

Class 109

BR Diagram 606

Builder: Wickham
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30288
Diagram: 606

Allocations

29/11/57 New to 30A (Stratford)
4w/e 24/01/59 Transferred to 31A (Cambridge)
4w/e 30/05/70 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
w/e 17/04/71 Withdrawn from 32A (Norwich)

Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Wymondham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50417 56172 As delivered to 30A - 29th November 1957
50417 56172 Noted 2nd March 1958
50417 56172 Noted 26th May 1958
50417 56172 Transfer to 31A - 4w/e 24/01/59
50417 56172 Noted 20/04/66 - on Bletchley-Cambridge services1
50417 56317 Noted circa Sep-70 - at Ipswich2
50417 56114 Noted 18/09/70 - at Peterborough3

Formation Sources
1: Roy Endersby
2: Ipswich Transport Society
3: Leonard Rogers

Images:

Class 109 DMU at March

10th August 1963

Wickham DMBS E50417 in March station on 10 August 1963. Note the rubber panel that was fitted beside the drivers door the prevent damage during token exchanges whilst moving. Keith Long.

Class 109 DMU at Emneth

Unknown date

A Wickham DMU with DMBS E50417 seen in Emneth station, date unknown. A Cravens DMU is departing. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 109 DMU at Norwich

circa 1971

Wickham vehicles at Norwich circa 1971, it appears to be 50417 closest, possibly after withdrawal. John Law.

Class 109 DMU at Norwich depot

20th June 1971

Wickham built DMBS 50417 in the back yard at Norwich depot, 20th June 1971. Tim Stubbs.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: February 1967

A Wickham DMU - E56172 and presumably E50417 - departs from Somersham station with a Cambridge service in February 1967. The last passenger service from the station ran a few weeks later on 4 March 1967. John Clark / Adrian Sutterby Collection.

DMU

Date: 7th November 1967

Wickham DMU set 56172 + 50417 stabled at Cambridge on 7 November 1967. It and the Derby Lightweight it is facing have the rubber protection panels behind the cab doors. Note also both Wickham vehicles have a white sign in the centre side window. Stuart Mackay Collection.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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