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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Withdrawn from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.

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