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Vehicle 50799


Class 105

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: 30353
Diagram: 529

Allocations

4w/e 25/01/58 New to 5B (Crewe South)
Jan-58 Transferred to 17A (Derby Etches Park)
Mar-58 Transferred to 17A (Derby Etches Park) - already there?
Apr-58 Transferred to 18A (Toton)
4w/e 29/12/62 Transferred to 17A (Derby Etches Park)
Sep-63Depot code change16C
22/02/69 Withdrawn from 16C (Derby Etches Park)

50799 was involved in the following incident:


105 DMU at Catholme

15/02/69 - Catholme Level Crossing, LMR

Collision involving Class 105 / Tractor

Info from Peter Mullen

A tractor drove into the path of a DMU. More Details.


Disposal

Scrapped by H Cartwright, on location at Nottingham C&W

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50766 59321 50799 As delivered to 5B - January 1958
50753 59308 50799 Noted 29/04/61 - working the Vale of Belvoir railtour.
50794 59159 50799 Noted 09/08/68 - at Brandon (Suffolk)1

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 15th February 1969

The aftermath of a three-car Cravens DMU working the 13:00 Birmingham-Derby service hitting a trailer loading with 2 1/2 tons of manure at Catholme crossing (at Wichnor Junction on the Birmingham to Derby main line) on 15 February 1969. The three vehicles came to rest forming a triangle, M50774 closest, M59322 left to right behind, and the mangled wreckage of M50799 (which looks like it was in blue with a yellow panel) on the left. All were withdrawn after the incident. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 18th April 1969

A poor-quality 'snap' taken from a passing northbound express at Catholme crossing on 18.04.69, where a three-car Cravens set collided with a farm tractor and trailer there some two months previously on 15.02.69. This shows the remains of a power car which should be 50774 since 50799 suffered extensive front end damage in the collision. Leonard Rogers.