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Vehicle 50778

Class 105

BR Diagram 528

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: 30352
Diagram: 528

Allocations

3w/e 19/04/58 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
May-58 On loan to 5B (Crewe South)
Jun-58 Ex-loan back to 26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63Depot code change9D
May-73Depot code changeNH
Mar-81 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
29/06/81 Withdrawn from HA (Haymarket)

Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50778 50811 As delivered to 26A - April 1958
50778 50811 Noted 04/08/68 - in Blackburn1
NH132 50778 52062 Noted 03/05/69 - Manchester Terminals Farewell railtour with 50516 + 59172 + 519311
50778 50814 Noted 04/06/71 - at Newton Heath1
50778 50814 Noted 12/09/71 - at Wigan Wallgate1
50778 59158 50814 Noted 16/04/73 - in Manchester Victoria2
50778 50814 Noted 19/04/74 - in Manchester Victoria1
50778 59142 50814 Noted 10/09/76 - in Manchester Victoria2
50778 50814 Noted circa 06/19803
50778 50814 Noted 25/08/80
50778 50805 Transfer to HA - Mar-81 - from NH
105373 50778 59161 50805 Noted March 1981

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

Images:

Class 105 DMU at Manchester Victoria

July 1978

A mixed 3-car Local Passenger dmu consisting of Cravens Class 105/2 No.M50778 of the 1957 batch, BRC&W Co. Class 169 (104) No.M59142 of the 1957 batch and Cravens Class 105/1 No.M50814 of the 1958 batch in Rail Blue livery with all-yellow front end at Manchester (Victoria) on an ecs working, 07/78. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 105 DMU at Edinburgh Waverley

25th April 1981

A failed DMU gets a helping hand from 55 002 THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY on April 25th 1981. The Deltic had arrived with the "North Briton" railtour from York via Carlisle, so the watching enthusiasts were able to enjoy the sight of KOYLI indulging in a bit of shunting before returning south. Syd Young.

Class 105 DMU at Snailwell

17th January 1983

Former BR Class '03' No.03012 with Cravens DMU SC50778 at the fire tunnel at King's scrapyard, Snailwell, near Newmarket, on 17th January 1983. Photograph by Roy Burt. Gordon Edgar Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 3rd May 1969

Set number: NH132

52062 + 50778 / 50516 + 59172 + 51931 at the Stalybridge stop of the LCGB Manchester Terminals Farewell railtour on May 3, 1969. Leonard Rogers.

DMU

Date: 3rd May 1969

Set number: NH132

Newton Heath based NH132 (52062 + 50778) were part of the formation working the LCGB Manchester Terminals Farewell tour on 3/May/1969. The tour stopped as follows: Manchester Exchange, Kenyon Junction, Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport Edgeley, Northenden Junction, Cheadle Heath South Junction, Buxton No.1, Buxton LNW, Briggs Sidings, Droylesden Junction, Stalybridge, Godley Junction, Glazebrook Junction, Cheadle Heath, Manchester Central, seen here with a 'photo-stop' at Stalybridge. For those who may be surprised at the headcode, 'X' was used for exceptional loads, out of gauge loads and Royal trains, 'Z' was used for inter-regional special workings and at the time on the Midland Region 'T' was used for internal special workings. Robert Chilton.

DMU

Date: 25th August 1980

At Southport 50814 and 50778 are amongst the many DMUs to be seen on 25/8/80. Chris Lings.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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