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Vehicle 56440 / 54440 / 977454


Class 105

Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30470
Diagram: 533

Allocations

17/10/58 New to 31A (Cambridge)
4w/e 30/05/70 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
Oct-71 Transferred to 40A (Lincoln)
Oct-71 Transferred to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
May-73Depot code changeBG
2w/e 09/04/78 Transferred to GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 23/07/78 Stored GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 08/10/78 Reinstated HT (Heaton)
2w/e 09/05/82 Transferred to NR (Norwich)
Dec-83Depot code changeNC
23/09/84 Transferred to LN (Lincoln)
28/09/86 To departmental stock LN (Lincoln)
04/10/87 Transferred to CA (Cambridge)
10/05/88 Withdrawn from CA (Cambridge)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56440 - original number
54440 - from May-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
977454 - from Sep-86 (departmental stock)

Department Use as TDB977454

Driver Training / Route Learner From 9/86 to 5/88.

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51282 56440 As delivered to 31A - 17th October 1958
51293 56440 Noted 02/09/67 - in Cambridge station1
50388 56440 Noted 30/10/1971 - at York2
50381 56440 Noted 15/04/1972 - R.C.T.S. (London Branch) Kesteven Ironstone Branches Railtour
50381 56440 Noted 06/07/73 - at Doncaster3
51491 56440 Noted 08/09/1975 - part of 15:15 York to Liverpool Lime Street4
50201 56440 Noted 01/10/75 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51492 56440 Noted 29/10/75 - at Brough3
51489 56440 Noted 01/11/75 - at Brough3
50379 56440 Noted 22/11/75 - at Hull3
50380 56440 Noted 14/01/76 - at Brough3
50386 56440 Transfer to GF - 2w/e 09/04/78
51216 56440 Noted circa 12/19815
54 51279 56440 Noted 12/06/82 - at Norwich1
54 51279 56440 Noted 02/07/82
54 51279 56440 Noted 18/08/83
54 51279 56440 Noted circa 03/19845
51279 54440 Transfer to LN - 23/09/84 - from NR
51279 54440 Noted 10/04/85 - at Norwich, rare to see a Lincoln 105 there1
51260 54440 Noted 07/03/86
51260 54440 Noted 20/07/86
51260 54440 Noted circa 09/19865
977453 977454 Noted circa 11/1986 - Route Learner5
977453 977454 Listed at - 1989

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

Images:

Class 105 DMU at Marks Tey

23rd March 1959

A two-car Cravens DMU departs from Marks Tey station with a Chelmsford service on 21 March 1959 led by Cambridge allocated E56440. Michael Mensing.

Class 105 DMU at Somersham

4th March 1967

The M&GNJRS East Anglian Branch Farewell railtour passes Somersham on 4th March 1967 which was the last day of passenger services on the line. The Cravens DMU has E56440 leading, the Six Bells Junction website notes the DMBS as E51279. John Clark / Adrian Sutterby Collection.

Class 105 DMU at Stainby sidings

15th April 1972

The RCTS Kesteven Ironstone Branches railtour at Stainby sidings on 15 April 1972. The tour started at Grantham and a Hull Botanic Gardens Cravens DMU was used - closest is DTCL E56440 and the Six Bells Junction website notes the DMBS as E50381. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 105 DMU at Stockton

circa late 1981

Class 105 DTSL E56440 and Class 101 DMBS E51216 at Stockton. Middlesbrough seems to be on the destination blind, this was likely taken when it was allocated to South Gosforth / Heaton - April 1978 to May 1982, probably circa December 1981. Paul Redmond.

Class 105 DMU at York

2nd July 1982

Set number: 54

This pair of recently repainted dmus make a pleasant scene standing at the south end of York station on my visit of July 2nd 1982. Norwich based twin sets could turn up just about anywhere it seemed and here Cravens Class 105 set 54 formed of E56440 + E51279 is on the left having arrived as the 10.37 from Sheffield. Derby built set E50618 + E56190 has come in from Doncaster. Gerard Fletcher.

Class 105 DMU at Sheffield

26th July 1986

A Class 105 DMU formed of Lincoln vehicles 54440 and 51260 in Sheffield station on 26 July 1986. A Met-Camm is in the platform to the left. Keith Miller.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 16th February 1981

E50386 + E56440 with the 13:55 Darlington - Hartlepool diverted on the avoiding lines around the back of Stockton station on February 16, 1981. 37 009 is on the p-way train. John Carter.

DMU

Date: circa late 1981

Class 101 DMBS E51216 and Class 105 DTSL E56440 in Stockton station circa late 1981. Paul Redmond.

DMU

Date: 18th August 1983

Set number: 54

Bufferstop scene at a tidy looking Lowestoft station on 18th August 1983. 31229 has arrived with the daily freight from Norwich, while the Cravens dmu, E51279 + E56440 (set 54) is awaiting departure as the 13.06 to Norwich. Gerard Fletcher.

DMU

Date: 7th March 1986

51260 and 54440 depart from Sheffield with a service for Retford on the 7th March 1986. Dennis Taylor.

DMU

Date: 12th July 1987

Keith has noted Class 105 Departmental DMU TDB977453, DMUs 53026, 54026, 54039 and 53005 in this view of Lincoln depot on 12 July 1987. In the platform on the left are the two departmental 100s: 975539 + 975349 and 975637 + 975664; it looks like the Cravens is next in that line, presumably its partner is 977454. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 17th December 1988

977453 (51260) + 977454 (54440). Note 'ROWNTREE HALT' in the destination blind. To the left can be seen E53369. At Snailwell, 17.12.88. Nicholas Youngman.