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Vehicle 50398

Class 103

BR Diagram 635

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

w/e 28/02/58 New to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
May-58 Transferred to 3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60Depot code change21F
Sep-63Depot code change2G
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
Dec-82 Withdrawn from CH (Chester)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50398 56153 As delivered to 6G - February 1958
50398 56165 Noted 01/01/68 - in Manchester Exchange1
50398 56164 Noted 22/02/1971 - at Crewe2
50398 56164 Noted 18/09/1971 - at Crewe3
CR207 50398 56357 Noted 06/08/72 - on 15:18 Wolverhampton High Level to Chester with 51100 + 59433 + 51059
50398 56159 Noted 09/1974 - at Crewe2
50398 56159 Noted 27/06/76 - at Aberystwyth4
50398 56165 Noted 31/07/76 - at Shrewsbury5
50398 56159 Noted 10/09/76 - at Rock Ferry5
50398 56055 Noted 01/02/1977 - Worked 2K50, 1313 Chester to Crewe6
50398 56055 Noted 25/02/1977 - 2F75 16.30 Chester - Rock Ferry6
CR207 50398 59127 50330 Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury, set number only on 503985
50398 56164 Noted 09/07/1978 - on Chester depot4
50398 56164 Noted 02/09/78 - in North Wales4
50398 56164 Noted 26/09/1978 - Seen on Cambrian Coast line6
50398 56164 Noted 28/08/1979 - at Dovey Junction2
50398 56164 Noted 15/02/1980 - at Hartford4
50398 56164 Noted 22/10/1980 - At Chester Station7
50398 56164 Noted 24/10/1980 - At Crewe Station7
50398 56164 Noted 25/10/1980 - At Holyhead Station7
50398 56164 Noted circa 05/19826
50398 56164 Noted 21/11/1982 - on Chester depot4

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Martin Lumley
5: Gerald Brown
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Shayne Lewis

Images:

Class 103 DMU at Beechwood Tunnel

25th June 1961

A view that shows the inner end of a Class 103 DMBS, M50398 is seen on the 9.40am Rugby Midland - Birmingham New Street leaving Beechwood Tunnel on June 25th, 1961. Michael Mensing.

Class 103 DMU at Manchester Victoria

Unknown date

Class 103 DMBS M50398 in Manchester Victoria, date unknown. Paul Redmond.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 28th April 1979

The details supplied with this image note the vehicles as M50398 (leading)+ M50409. Did a Class 103 set run with two DMBSs (or were there also two DTCs in the formation?) Seen at Welshpool on the 28th April 1979. Robert Frise.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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