Vehicle 51296 / 977124
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
| 31/12/58 | New to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| 3w/e 04/07/59 | Transferred to | 34B (Hornsey) | |
| Apr-60 | Transferred to | 34G (Finsbury Park) | |
| 4w/e 29/06/63 | Transferred to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| Sep-64 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| Mar-65 | Transferred to | 34G (Finsbury Park) | |
| 4w/e 02/10/65 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| Nov-69 | Transferred to | 34G (Finsbury Park) | |
| 4w/e 30/05/70 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 2w/e 10/10/70 | Transferred to | 34G (Finsbury Park) | |
| Jan-72 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 4w/e 29/04/72 | Transferred to | 34G (Finsbury Park) | |
| Jul-72 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NO | |
| Sep-73 | Depot code change | NR | |
| w/e 12/02/78 | Transferred to | LN (Lincoln) | |
| 14/11/82 | To departmental stock | LN (Lincoln) | |
| 04/10/87 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) | |
| May-90 | Withdrawn |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
51296 - original number
977124 - from 4w/e 28/11/82 (departmental stock)
Department Use as TDB977124
Driver Training / Route Learner From 11/82 to 5/90.
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51296 | 56454 | As delivered to 31A - 31st December 1958 | |||||||
| 51296 | 56454 | Transfer to 40A - 4w/e 29/06/63 | |||||||
| 51296 | 56454 | Transfer to 31A - Sep-64 | |||||||
| 51296 | 56454 | Transfer to 31A - 4w/e 02/10/65 | |||||||
| 51296 | 56454 | Transfer to 34G - Nov-69 | |||||||
| 51296 | 56454 | Noted 18/09/70 - at Cambridge1 | |||||||
| 51296 | 56454 | Transfer to 34G - 2w/e 10/10/70 | |||||||
| 51296 | 56417 | Noted 06/06/71 - at Kings Cross1 | |||||||
| 51296 | 56417 | Noted 12/06/71 - Rail Tours Syndicate London Termini No.2 Railtour 56417+51296 / 56123+51270 / 56424+51292 | |||||||
| 51296 | 56139 | Noted 01/01/1972 - at Kings Cross2 | |||||||
| 59 | 51296 | 56454 | Noted circa e1972 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 51296 | 56125 | Noted 12/08/72 - on 10:04 Liverpool Street - Sheringham (due 14:07) and 14:42 return (due London 18:22) with 51280 + 56450 and 51281 + 564274 | |||||||
| 40 | 51296 | 56144 | Noted circa e1973 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 61 | 51296 | 56442 | Noted circa mid-1973 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 61 | 51296 | 56141 | Noted 09/11/73 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 61 | 51296 | 56141 | Noted 29/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 61 | 51296 | 56141 | Noted 19/10/74 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 61 | 51296 | 56141 | Listed at NR - 19/07/75 | ||||||
| 61 | 51296 | 56141 | Noted 02/08/1975 - at Birmingham New Street 2 | ||||||
| 61 | 51296 | 56441 | Noted 23/06/76 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 61 | 51296 | 56441 | Noted 27/08/76 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 50830 | 59332 | 51296 | Noted 10/02/77 - on Cambridge depot3 | ||||||
| 61 | 51296 | 56451 | Noted 15/10/77 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 51296 | 56431 | Transfer to LN - w/e 12/02/78 | |||||||
| 977124 | 977126 | Noted 20th March 1989 | |||||||
| 977124 | 977126 | Noted 10th June 1989 - Part of 4-car set (with E51430 + E51441) towing a GUV |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Ipswich Transport Society
Images:
22nd October 1967
The underframe equipment on the number one (drivers) side of Cravens DMBS E51296. Taken at Cambridge on 22 October 1967, the vehicle has a standard size radiator. Stuart Mackay Collection.
30th September 1981
At York station on 30 September 1981 are 08197 (Rowntrees-Dringhouses trip) and E51296 + 56431 (Scarborough-Sheffield). John Carter.
15th July 1983
Class 105 TDB977124 (ex-51296) and 110s York, 15 July 1983. I was pleased to find this Cravens set now in Departmental use stabled in one of the south end bay platforms surrounded by Class 110s on service workings. Alistair Ness.
1980s
Eastern Region Cravens Route Learning Saloon TB977124 + TB977126 at Trent Junction sometime in the 1980s. Stuart Mackay Collection.
28th November 1985
Route learner TDB977124 (ex-51296) with a layer of frost on its roof at Doncaster on 28/11/85. Just behind the cab door can be seen the rubber panel from it's token exchange days. It's partner was TDB977126 (ex-56445). Robert Chilton.
22nd February 1987
Cravens and Met-Camm DMUs in York station on 22 February 1987. The Class 105 is one of the ER route learning sets, 977126 at the far end and presumably 977124 this end. The Class 101 consists of DMSL 53182 at the far end and an unknown DMBS this end. Jonathan Hazan.
25th May 1989
Cravens route learner 977124 / 977126 at Manchester Oxford Road (at 1345) on Thursday 25th May 1989. Colin Brooks.
26th August 1990
TDB977124 (E51296) at Snailwell on 26th August 1990. Nicholas Youngman.
26th August 1990
TDB977124 (ex-51296) at Snailwell on 26th August 1990. Nicholas Youngman.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 28th November 1985
TDB977126 at Doncaster with TDB977124, 28/11/85. Robert Chilton.
Date: circa May 1986
Class 105 Route Learning Saloon TDB977126 + TD977124 with York on the destination blind leading a Class 111 is seen at Marsh Lane, Leeds. The process date was May 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 10th May 1986
977126 leads 977124 (51296) under Holgate Bridge, York on 10/5/86. Paul Moxon.
Date: 10th July 1986
South Kirkby, taken in the long gone 'Pit Yard'. The power car is noted as 977124, so presumably working with 977126 (closest). The photographer was a 'Road learning Instructor' based at Leeds, and the unit was taken into the 'pit yards' so Knottingley men could have a refresh on the railway, because like miners they had done no work for over a year. The working was 0G33 on 10th July 1986. Michael Kaye 55A.
Date: 11th July 1986
977126 / 977124 at a route learning trip to Drax on 0G33, 11/7/86. Michael Kaye 55A.
Date: 5th September 1986
Class 105 977126 is seen passing Saltley on route learning duty 05.09.1986. It was converted from 56445 and is presumably paired with 977124. Andy Cole.
Date: 16th September 1986
Class 105 977126 is seen at Lawley Street on route learning duties on 16.09.1986. It is presumably paired with 977124. Andy Cole.
Date: 2nd February 1988
ER Route Learning Saloon TDB977126 and TDB977124 at Ipswich Station on 2nd February 1988. AndrewHA.
Date: 15th April 1988
TDB977126 and TDB977124 passes Attenborough, acting as a BR Directors' Inspection Saloon at the time of the photograph: 15th April 1988. Andrew Walker.
Date: 14th September 1988
Class 114 55931, converted to a Parcels unit (with converted 54016 behind) and Cravens Ex-Class 105 TDB977124 which is in Departmental use as a route-learning vehicle await their respective next turns in the bay platforms at York on 14th September 1988. Syd Young.
Date: 10th April 1989
Route learning departmental Cravens unit TDB977126 + TDB977124 approaching Manchester Piccadilly on 10/4/89. Sparegang.
Date: 10th June 1989
A Cravens route learner with Met-Camm parcels unit and a GUV! TDB977126 + TDB977124 with E51441 + E51430 on 3E26, the 17:57 Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds at New Mills South Junction, 10-6-89. Kevin Dowd.
Date: 7th August 1989
Class 105 Route Learning Saloon 977126 at Cambridge on the 7th August 1989. To the left is 53233 and on the right 977124. Mike Cooper.
Date: 7th August 1989
"Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye" - semtiment over the withdrawal of Class 105 parcels vehicle 53367? Seen at Cambridge on 7/8/89, classmate 977124 is in the adjacent siding. Mike Cooper.
Date: 7th August 1989
977123 at Cambridge on 7/8/89. Behind are 977125 and 977124. Mike Cooper.
Date: 4th November 1989
TDB977126 and behind seen are 977124, 977125, 977123 and 54026 at Cambridge on 4th November 1989. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 5th May 1990
Two Cravens route learning DMUs at Cambridge on Saturday 5th May 1990. Left to right are 977123 + 977125 / 977124 + 977126, all four were withdrawn that month. Colin Brooks.