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Vehicle 51262

Class 105

BR Diagram 532

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: 30469
Diagram: 532

Allocations

26/06/58 New to 40A (Lincoln)
w/e 31/01/59 Transferred to 34B (Hornsey)
Apr-60 Transferred to 34G (Finsbury Park)
May-73Depot code changeFP
w/e 08/05/77 Transferred to NR (Norwich)
Dec-83Depot code changeNC
06/10/85 Withdrawn from NC (Norwich)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, on location at Colchester C&W

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51262 56420 As delivered to 40A - 26th June 1958
51262 56455 Noted 06/06/71 - at Kings Cross1
51262 56422 Noted 09/06/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2
51262 56425 Noted 08/08/1974 - at Kings Cross3
51262 56447 Noted 13/07/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2
51262 56424 Noted 06/12/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2
51262 56448 Noted 10/09/76 - at Kings Cross1
51262 56448 Noted 25/11/76 - on Cambridge depot2
67 51262 56451 Noted 13/07/77 - at Bury St Edmunds2
67 51262 56451 Noted 10/03/78 - at Bury St Edmunds2
67 51262 56451 Noted 24/05/78 - on Norwich depot2
67 51262 56451 Noted 13/08/78 - at Norwich2
67 51262 56451 Listed at NR - Autumn 1978
67 51262 56142 Noted 08/04/79 - on Norwich depot2
51262 56142 Noted 24/05/80 - at Norwich2
51262 56422 Noted circa 04/19824
67 51262 54435 Noted circa 03/19844
67 51262 54419 Noted circa 04/19854

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

Images:

Class 105 DMU at Harwich Parkeston Quay

Unknown date

Set number: 67

Norwich allocated Class 105 DMU set 67 at Harwich Parkeston Quay, date unknown. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.

Class 105 DMU at Saltley

11th August 1984

DMBS 51262 leads a Class 105 set past past Saltley on it's long journey back to Norwich on 11.08.1984. Andy Cole.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 30th October 1980

Set number: 67

On the old GN & GE joint line from March to Spalding, which closed in 1982 this picture was taken from Murrow West signalbox - a relatively modern structure which replaced the original following an accident at the flat crossing here in 1950. Cravens twin dmu E56139 + E51262 (Norwich set number 67) approaches with the 11.18 Cambridge - Doncaster service on October 30th 1980. Gerard Fletcher.

DMU

Date: 30th June 1985

Ely station on June 30th 1985 contains Met-Camm set E53181 + E59085 + E53321 with a GUV working the 16.05 Peterborough to Cambridge service. Cravens E51262 is seen in the down platform. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 25th September 1985

Cravens Class Set 67 54419 + E51262 are wrapped in polythene at Colchester on the morning of Thursday 25th September 1985. They had been fire damaged at Colchester the previous day. Colin Brooks.

DMU

Date: 25th September 1985

Set number: 67

Cravens Class Set 67 54419 + E51262 are wrapped in polythene at Colchester on the morning of Thursday 25th September 1985. They had been fire damaged at Colchester the previous day. Colin Brooks.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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