Vehicle 51722
Class 112
Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engine: Rolls Royce 238hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30534
Diagram: 603
Allocations
| 03/10/59 | New to | 24A (Accrington) | |
| 5w/e 31/10/59 | Transferred to | 8C (Speke Junction) | |
| 5w/e 04/02/61 | Transferred to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9D | |
| w/e 12/09/64 | Transferred to | 10E (Accrington) | |
| w/e 06/01/68 | Transferred to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
| 30/11/68 | Withdrawn from | 14A (Cricklewood) |
51722 was involved in the following incident:
18/08/60 - Ince Moss
Derailment involving Class 112
The 2.10pm Liverpool-Wigan, formed 51722 (leading) + 51691 and 51719 + 51701, was noted at St Helens to be missing the freewheel on 51691. The driver did not stop or isolate the final drive and continued to Wigan at reduced speed. After passing a 15mph speed restriction at Ince Moss the guard heard bumping noises underneath and applied the brake. The driver, unaware of any incident went to investigate. Oil was leaking the the engines on the rear three cars and the rear vehicle 51701 was completely derailed. A gearbox was found in the "4 foot" rearwards of the train and a freewheel lay nearby.
Disposal
Scrapped by A King, Wymondham
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51697 | 51722 | As delivered to 24A - 3rd October 1959 | |||||||
| 51697 | 51722 | Transfer to 8C - Oct-59 | |||||||
| 51703 | 51722 | Noted 01/01/68 - in Manchester Victoria1 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
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