Vehicle 50814
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
| 2w/e 31/05/58 | New to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9D | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| Oct-83 | Withdrawn |
Notes
May-81 - 50814 has been noted as reallocated to HA with 50778 but it seems it was 50805 that actually moved.
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50781 | 50814 | As delivered to 26A - May 1958 | |||||||
| 50781 | 50814 | Noted 20/12/66 - at Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
| 50781 | 50814 | Noted 20/07/68 - at Bolton1 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 50772 | 50814 | Noted circa 07/19813 | |||||||
| 50754 | 50814 | Noted circa 01/19823 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
Images:
25th August 1980
At Southport 50814 and 50778 are amongst the many DMUs to be seen on 25/8/80. Chris Lings.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 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.