Vehicle 50791
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: 30353
Diagram: 529
Allocations
| Nov-57 | New to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| Apr-58 | Transferred to | 18A (Toton) | |
| 4w/e 29/12/62 | Transferred to | 17A (Derby Etches Park) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 16C | |
| 4w/e 31/05/69 | Transferred to | 10E (Accrington) | |
| Oct-72 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| 06/12/81 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
Disposal
Scrapped by A King, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50758 | 59313 | 50791 | As delivered to 5B - November 1957 | ||||||
| 50447 | 59309 | 50791 | Noted 07/09/68 - at March1 | ||||||
| 50755 | 50791 | Noted 12/09/71 - at Preston2 | |||||||
| 50758 | 59149 | 50791 | Noted 24/12/73 - in Birmingham New Street (unusual to see a Newton Heath set here)2 | ||||||
| 50758 | 50791 | Noted 28/08/75 - on Newton Heath depot1 | |||||||
| 50758 | 50791 | Noted 24/04/1976 - at Preston 3 | |||||||
| 50758 | 50791 | Noted circa 07/19804 | |||||||
| 50758 | 50791 | Noted circa 07/19814 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
26th March 1961
M50791 departing from Derby with a train for Birmingham 26th March 1961. Keith Long.
1966
M50791 is in need of a good wash, seen on the rear of a Leicester service at Stockingford late in 1966. Michael Mensing.
12th April 1975
Cravens DMU, nos. 50791 + 50758 leaves Clifton and approaches Pepper Hill signal box with the 1655 Manchester Victoria to Wigan Wallgate service, via Bolton, on April 12th 1975. Suthen Softy.
16th April 1976
A Class 105 Cravens power twin with M50791 closest arriving into Burnley Barracks station with a Colne service on 16 April 1976. Michael Mensing.
16th April 1976
A Class 105 Cravens power twin with M50791 closest departs from Burnley Barracks station with a Colne service on 16 April 1976. Michael Mensing.
9th July 1977
Class 105 power twin M50791 + M50758 leads another Cravens set (out of view) at Nelson on 9 July 1977. Michael Mensing.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 9th July 1977
Class 105 power twin M50758 + M50791 leads another Cravens set at Nelson on 9 July 1977. Blackpool North is on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.