Vehicle 51291
Class 105
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
Allocations
| 29/11/58 | New to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| 2w/e 31/05/59 | Transferred to | 34B (Hornsey) | |
| Apr-60 | Transferred to | 34G (Finsbury Park) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | FP | |
| w/e 07/11/77 | Transferred to | NR (Norwich) | |
| Dec-83 | Depot code change | NC | |
| Jan-85 | Withdrawn from | NC (Norwich) | - also noted as 22/07/84 |
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51291 | 56449 | As delivered to 40A - 29th November 1958 | |||||||
| 51291 | 56452 | Noted 04/09/69 - at Kings Cross1 | |||||||
| 51291 | 56451 | Noted 30/05/70 - at Kings Cross1 | |||||||
| 51291 | 56438 | Noted 27/05/72 - at Ipswich2 | |||||||
| 51291 | 56452 | Noted 28/07/74 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | |||||||
| 51291 | 56452 | Noted 08/08/1974 - at Kings Cross4 | |||||||
| 51291 | 56452 | Noted 10/08/74 - at Peterborough3 | |||||||
| 51291 | 56139 | Noted 12/09/76 - at Finsbury Park1 | |||||||
| 51291 | 56447 | Transfer to NR - w/e 07/11/77 | |||||||
| 48 | 51291 | 56467 | Noted 10/03/78 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 48 | 51291 | 56469 | Noted circa 10/19785 | ||||||
| 48 | 51291 | 56467 | Listed at NR - Autumn 1978 | ||||||
| 48 | 51291 | 56467 | Noted 07/02/79 - at Norwich3 | ||||||
| 51291 | 56139 | Noted 14th August 1982 | |||||||
| 48 | 51291 | 54470 | Noted circa 05/19845 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Ipswich Transport Society
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 24th March 1984
Set number: 48
A Class 105 Cravens 2-car diesel unit is seen departing Manningtree bound for Harwich on 24 March 1984. The set number appears to be 48 so the carriages may have been E54470 (leading) and E51291 which were new in 1959 and 1958 respectively. Both of these would be withdrawn a few months after the photo was taken. New signals have been put in place on a tall gantry, in readiness for electrification of the line which was more obviously under way a couple of miles towards London. Jeremy Chapter.