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Vehicle 56434 / 54434


Class 105

Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30470
Diagram: 533

Allocations

19/09/58 New to 31A (Cambridge)
4w/e 30/05/70 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
May-73Depot code changeNO
Sep-73Depot code changeNR
Dec-83Depot code changeNC
15/01/84 Transferred to LN (Lincoln)
03/08/86 Withdrawn from LN (Lincoln)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56434 - original number
54434 - from Jun-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

56434 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:


51276 56434 As delivered to 31A - 19th September 1958
51276 56434 Noted 9th August 1959
51277 56434 Noted 5th July 1965
51279 56434 Noted 31/08/68 - at Ely North Junction1
51279 56434 Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street with 51116 + 561142
51213 56434 Noted 28/03/71 - at Ipswich with 51217 + 56143 forming an Ipswich - Clapham Jcn special3
51213 56434 Noted 12/06/71 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51213 56434 Noted 23/06/71 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51283 56434 Noted 20/05/73
62 51283 56434 Noted 10/08/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51283 56434 Noted 02/09/73 - at Cambridge1
58 51282 56434 Noted 10/11/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1
43 50361 56434 Noted circa e1973 - at Bury St Edmunds1
58 51282 56434 Noted 18/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1
58 51282 56434 Noted 24/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1
77 51218 56434 Noted 31/07/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1
77 51218 56434 Noted 16/09/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1
77 51218 56434 Noted 29/11/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1
77 51218 56434 Noted 11/01/75 - at Bury St Edmunds1
77 51218 56434 Listed at NR - 19/07/75
77 51218 56434 Noted 28/09/75 - at Bury St Edmunds1
60 51285 56434 Noted 28/09/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1
60 51484 56434 Noted 04/03/78 - at Bury St Edmunds, 51484 with SC prefix1
33 50377 56434 Noted circa 10/19784
50377 56434 Noted 30/01/79 - at Norwich1
33 50377 56434 Noted 19/05/79
50377 56434 Noted 25/08/1979 - on 12:58 Yarmouth to Norwich5
50377 56434 Noted 24/05/80 - at Norwich1
50377 56434 Noted 11/11/80 - at Norwich1
51259 54434 Transfer to LN - 15/01/84
51259 54434 Noted 24/04/19844
51259 54434 Noted 09/04/85
51259 54434 Noted circa 02/19864
51278 54434 Noted 21/05/86 - at Norwich1
51278 54434 Noted 15/07/86
51278 54434 Noted 26/07/86

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Ipswich Transport Society
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Peter Wallwork

Images:

Class 105 DMU at Grantham

1985

Class 105 DTS(L) no. E54434 awaits departure from Grantham with a service to Skegness in 1985. Graeme Phillips Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 19th May 1979

Set number: 33

On May 19th 1979, WAMRAC (the Wisbech & March Railway Action Committee) organised a special train from the goods terminus at Wisbech and this is seen there on arrival back from Cambridge. E50377 is shown leading trailer E56434 formed as Set 33. The other unit at the rear was Set 44, E51289 + E56468. Gerard Fletcher.

DMU

Date: 29th July 1981

Set number: 33

E50377 + E56434 at Cambridge on 29/7/81. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 18th August 1983

Set number: 42

Before the introduction of the RETB signalling on the East Suffolk line, a pair of Cravens Class 105 units leave a smokescreen over Lowestoft as they depart on the 12.55 to Ipswich on Thursday August 18th 1983. Set 42 has E51272 & E56443 leading with set 46 E56434 + E51273 trailing. Both units were reallocated to Norwich from Finsbury Park in February 1978. Gerard Fletcher.

DMU

Date: 9th April 1985

Cravens set 51259 + 54434 seen in Sheffield station on the 9th April 1985. Dennis Taylor.

DMU

Date: 31st May 1986

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