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Vehicle 51278

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: 30469
Diagram: 532

Allocations

26/09/58	New to	31A (Cambridge)
May-70	Transferred to	32A (Norwich)
Oct-71	Transferred to	40A (Lincoln)
30/04/72	Transferred to	32A (Norwich)
May-73	Depot code change	NO
Sep-73	Depot code change	NR
w/e 08/05/77	Transferred to	GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 23/07/78	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
w/e 22/06/80	Transferred to	LN (Lincoln)
03/08/86	Withdrawn from	LN (Lincoln)

51278 was involved in the following incident:

Images on page 117 of 'Railway Disasters' by Stanley Hall

26/7/86 - Lockington Level Crossing, ER

Collision involving Class 105 / Class 114

Info from Bill Read

Collision of Class 105 + Class 114 with a Van on crossing. E54434-E51278 + E53016-E54034. 9 people killed and 59 people required hospital treatment. The van drove onto the crossing against flashing lights and was struck by the DMU. E54434 derailed and ran down the embankment, turning through 180 degrees before coming to rest on its side. All vehicles were badly damaged due to destruction of the track.

Disposal

Scrapped by EEC (Blackpool) Ltd, on location at Hull Dairycoates

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51278	56436	As delivered to 31A - 26th September 1958
	51278	56436	Noted 1st June 1963
	51278	56125	Noted 04/1971 - at Birmingham New Street¹
	51278	56429	Noted 03/09/71 - at Cambridge²
	51278	56380	Noted 02/10/1971 - at Birmingham New Street³
	51278	56437	Transfer to 32A - 30/04/72
59	51278	56437	Noted circa late 1972 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
	51278	56116	Noted 20/05/73
59	51278	56116	Noted 21/07/73 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
59	51278	56116	Noted 08/12/73 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
59	51278	56123	Noted 21/02/74 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
59	51278	56383	Noted 27/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
59	51278	56383	Noted 03/07/74 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
59	51278	56383	Noted 07/08/74 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
59	51278	56383	Noted 10/09/74 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
	51278	56141	Noted 01/06/1975 - at Leicester with 51120 and 56125¹
59	51278	56465	Noted 07/07/75 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
59	51278	56465	Listed at NR - 19/07/75
	51278	56468	Noted 26/09/1976 - at Birmingham New Street ¹
59	51278	56468	Noted 28/09/76 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
59	51278	56468	Noted 05/03/77 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
59	51278	56468	Noted 09/03/77 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
	51278	56468	Noted 17/03/77 - on Cambridge depot⁴
	51278	56454	Noted circa 03/1983⁵
	51278	54454	Noted 30/12/85
	51278	54454	Noted circa 01/1986⁵
	51278	54434	Noted 21/05/86 - at Norwich⁴
	51278	54434	Noted 15/07/86
	51278	54434	Noted 26/07/86

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn

Images:

17th June 1971

Trains crossing at North Walsham, 17 June 1971. On the right, E51278 heads a 4-car formation on the 15.36 Norwich-Cromer, as the signalman exchanges single line tokens. On the left, E56100 heads the waiting 15.30 Sheringham-Norwich. Tom Burnham.

25th July 1971

Cravens DMBS E51278 at the Chappel & Wakes Colne stop of a Sudbury service on 25 July 1971. It is paired with Met-Camm DTCL E56380. Nicholas T Smith.

Class 105 DMU at Nottingham Midland station

30th December 1985

A Cravens set formed of 51278 and 54454 and a Met-Camm set are seen in Nottingham Midland station on the 30th December 1985. Chris Lings.

31st May 1986

A Cravens Class 105 DMU formed of 51278 + 54434 is seen in Sheffield station on 31 May 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 25th July 1971

A Class 101/105 hybrid (56380 + 51278) arrives at Chappel & Wakes Colne on its return from Sudbury on 25 July 1971. Nicholas T Smith.

Date: 28th July 1984

This Cravens dmu, bearing a "Special" destination blind, was stabled at the back of Doncaster station on 28th July 1984. This was a departmental set, nos. TDB977123/977125. The vantage point for my photograph was the footbridge connecting the station to the locomotive works, which was used on that day for access on the occasion of the Works Open Day. Another Cravens DMU is on the left the DMBS being E51278. Andrew Walker.

Date: 29th May 1985

A Sheffield-bound Class 105 on the Hope Valley line at Chinley Junctions on 29 May 1985. The DMBS is recorded as 51278 which was allocated to Lincoln. Chris Thorp.

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