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
| 17/10/58 | New to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| w/e 07/01/67 | 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 30/01/77 | Transferred to | GF (South Gosforth) | |
| 26/02/78 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| w/e 06/05/79 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| w/e 22/06/80 | Transferred to | LN (Lincoln) | |
| 07/06/81 | Withdrawn from | LN (Lincoln) |
Scrapped by A King, Snailwell
| 51283 | 56441 | As delivered to 31A - 17th October 1958 | |||||||
| 51283 | 56441 | Transfer to 40A - w/e 07/01/67 | |||||||
| 51283 | 56441 | Noted 01/04/69 - at Sheffield Midland1 | |||||||
| 51283 | 56442 | Noted 27/09/69 - at Doncaster1 | |||||||
| 51283 | 56441 | Noted 12/12/1969 - Leeds, on 16.28 to Cleethorpes2 | |||||||
| 51283 | 56441 | Noted 21/01/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.3 | |||||||
| 51283 | 56441 | Noted 23/05/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.3 | |||||||
| 51283 | 56441 | Noted 23/05/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.3 | |||||||
| 51283 | 56441 | Noted 11/12/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.3 | |||||||
| 51283 | 56441 | Transfer to 32A - 30/04/72 | |||||||
| 62 | 51283 | 56315 | Noted circa late 1972 - at Bury St Edmunds4 | ||||||
| 51283 | 56434 | Noted 20/05/73 | |||||||
| 62 | 51283 | 56434 | Noted 10/08/73 - at Bury St Edmunds4 | ||||||
| 51283 | 56434 | Noted 02/09/73 - at Cambridge4 | |||||||
| 62 | 51283 | 56436 | Noted 13/10/73 - at Bury St Edmunds4 | ||||||
| 62 | 51283 | 56436 | Noted 22/11/73 - at Bury St Edmunds4 | ||||||
| 62 | 51283 | 56123 | Noted 08/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds4 | ||||||
| 51283 | 56116 | Noted 03/08/74 - at Birmingham New Street 5 | |||||||
| 62 | 51283 | 56116 | Noted 16/09/74 - at Bury St Edmunds4 | ||||||
| 62 | 51283 | 56116 | Noted 11/01/75 - at Bury St Edmunds4 | ||||||
| 62 | 51283 | 56116 | Listed at NR - 19/07/75 | ||||||
| 62 | 51283 | 56442 | Noted 02/07/76 - at Bury St Edmunds4 | ||||||
| 62 | 51283 | 56125 | Noted 15/10/76 - at Bury St Edmunds4 | ||||||
| 51283 | 59193 | 51490 | Noted Jul-78 - in Birmingham New Street6 | ||||||
| TS416 | 51283 | 59193 | 51490 | Listed at TS - circa Sep-78 | |||||
| 51283 | 56461 | Noted 31/08/79 - in Newcastle Central6 | |||||||
| 51283 | 56466 | Noted 22/03/1980 - at Eaglescliffe6 | |||||||
| 51283 | 56466 | Noted 04/04/80 | |||||||
| 51283 | 56466 | Noted 20/07/1980 - on Lincoln depot6 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Gerald Brown
5: Peter Wallwork
6: Martin Lumley
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An unusual visitor departing Gloucester on 19th September 1978 is Tyseley set TS416 formed of two Cravens DMBSs and a BRC&W centre car (51490 + 59193 + 51283). The leading vehicle still carries its former ScR set number 173. Paul James.
On 04/04/1980 a Class 105 (E56466 + E51283) arrives at Heworth, then a relatively new station which had opened to BR services on 05/11/1979. In the background, catenary masts for the Tyneside Metro system have yet to appear, although services started running to Heworth on 15/11/1981. Graeme Phillips Collection.