Vehicle 50402
Class 103
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
| 3w/e 17/5/58 | New to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| May-58 | Transferred to | 3C (Ryecroft) | |
| Jun-60 | Depot code change | 21F | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2G | |
| w/e 07/01/67 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CH | |
| Dec-82 | Withdrawn from | CH (Chester) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50402 | 56157 | As delivered to 6G - May 1958 | |||||||
| 50402 | 56165 | Noted 08/05/1972 - At Chester Station when runaway freight train crashed and caught fire, but undamaged.1 | |||||||
| 50402 | 56152 | Noted 22/06/74 - at Chester2 | |||||||
| 50402 | 56152 | Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester3 | |||||||
| 50402 | 56152 | Noted 20/09/1975 - at Crewe4 | |||||||
| 50402 | 56152 | Noted 25/02/1977 - CH Depot1 | |||||||
| 50402 | 56152 | Noted 04/01/78 | |||||||
| 50402 | 56158 | Noted 28/08/1979 - on 06:55 Machynlleth to Pwllheli unit uncoupled at Barmouth; 50405, 56163, 51175 and 56350 continued to Pwllheli4 | |||||||
| 50402 | 56158 | Noted circa 06/19811 | |||||||
| 50402 | 56158 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
| 50402 | 56158 | Noted circa 08/19821 |
Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Peter Wallwork
Images:
5th September 1975
Passing DMUs at Porthmadog on 5 September 1975. The Park Royal set with M50402 closest is heading for Pwllheli, the Met-Camm with M56060 visible is working to Machynlleth. Robert Thomas.
27th May 1979
50402 at Llandudno on May 27, 1979. Class 103 DMUs were known as "Park Royal" units, although actually built by Crossley in Manchester. The driver has not changed the blind display so I cannot guess where this train was headed. Jeremy Chapter.
27th May 1979
Class 103 "Park Royal" DMU M50402 departing Llandudno with semaphore signal gantry and Snowdonia in the distance. Jeremy Chapter.
Unknown date
A Park Royal DMU with Crewe displayed on the destination blind of DMBS M50402. It is thought to be at Dallam, between Winwick Junction and Warrington, date unknown. Glyn Weigh.
21st October 1982
Class 103 Park Royal car, DMBS 50402 without it's partner on Chester depot 21-10-82. The end of Class 120 Trailer Second Buffet 59296 on the left of the frame. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 22nd August 1968
Park Royal class 103 and Metropolitan-Cammell class 101 DMUs stabled in the former steam motive power depot at Machynlleth on 22nd August 1968. My notes state that the following units were present on shed: M50404-M56158, M50402-M56348 and M51190-M56157. Gordon Edgar.
Date: 6th June 1981
Park Royal Class 103 M56158 and M50402 standing in Crewe Station, 6th June 1981. Paul James.