Vehicle 56148
Class 105
Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30285
Diagram: 526
Allocations
The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 50393 during the unknown period are:
| Aug-57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Oct-57 | Transferred to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| May-58 | Transferred to | 18A (Toton) | |
| 4w/e 29/12/62 | Transferred to | 15C (Leicester Midland) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 15A | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| 2w/e 10/09/66 | Transferred to | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 2w/e 18/03/67 | Transferred to | 1E (Bletchley) |
Then the allocations for 56148 are:
| 13/09/81 | Withdrawn from | BY (Bletchley) |
Modifications
circa early 1975 - AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50393 | 56148 | As delivered to 9A - August 1957 | |||||||
| 50392 | 56148 | Noted 21/02/76 - on 08.50 Bedford St. Johns – Bletchley1 | |||||||
| 50392 | 56148 | Noted 23/04/76 - on 19.00 Bedford St. Johns – Bletchley1 | |||||||
| 50387 | 56148 | Noted 18/02/78 - on 17:20 Bletchley - Bedford St Johns1 | |||||||
| 50387 | 56148 | Noted 14/12/79 - on 18:10 Bletchley - Bedford St Johns1 | |||||||
| 50387 | 56148 | Noted circa 19802 |
Formation Sources
1: Phil Shatford
2: Eddie Knorn
Images:
14th February 1981
With the trademark chimneys of the London Brick Company smoking in the background 56148 and 50391 are approaching their stop at Ridgmont on the Bletchley - Bedford line on 14/02/1981. Just by the chap walking onto the platform is the lever frame for the signals and crossing, this was moved here in 1934 as a staff economy measure and it allowed the signalman to open and shut the gates and attend to booking tickets, the instruments are inside the bay windowed booking hall. Geoff Dowling.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 14th February 1981
At the little timber platform of Kempston Hardwick 56148/50391 departs for Bletchley with the 16.00 from Bedford on 14 February 1981. the lighting on this little station platform consisted of two tilley lamps, this one unfortunately has had it's lantern glass broken. Kempston Hardwick was one of 3 halts opened in 1905 for the steam railmotor service, the other two both closed in 1949 after having their services suspended for the war in 1941, they were Wooton Broadmead and Kempston Elstow. Geoff Dowling.