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AMMENDED TO
5th January 1956

LONDON MIDLAND REGION
DIESEL RAILCARS - ANTICIPATED DELIVERY DATES
PROVISIONAL ALLOCATION OF VEHICLES


Scheme. Anticipated
delivery dates.
Make Motors.
No. Type.
Trailers.
No. Type.
Total.

Watford - St.Albans
  2 3-car sets Supplied. B.U.T.          
  1 motor car   )   " 5 4-wheel 3 4-wheel 8
  1 trailer car )              
 
Harrow - Belmont
  1 3-car set May 1956 B.U.T. 2 4-wheel 1 4-wheel 3
 
Bury - Bacup
  7 2-car sets Supplied Metro-Cammell 7 A3 7 B2 14
 
West Cumberland
  13 2-car sets Supplied Derby 13 A1 13 B2 26
   2 motor cars  )     2 A3 - - 2
   1 trailer car ) Mch.1956. Derby - - 1 B2 1
   3 parcels vans Mch.1957 Cravens 3 -

-

- 3
 
Birmingham Part 1.
   9 2-car sets
Dec.1955-Jan. 1956. Derby
9 A3 9 B2 18
(3 2-car sets to be loaned to West Cumberland till end of February 1956)
   4 3-car sets
 
Aug.1956.
 
Birmingham
  C.& W.Co.

8
 

A3 & B1 4
 
D

12
 

 
Birmingham Part 2.
   5 2-car sets Feb/Mch.1957 Cravens 5 A3 5 B2 10
   5 2-car sets Feb/Mch.1957 Park Royal 5 A3 5 B2 10
  10 2-car sets Aug/Sept.1957 Birmingham
   C.& W.Co.
10 A3 10 B2 20
   2 3-car sets Sept.1957. Cravens 4 A3 & B1 2 D 6
  18 2-car sets Nov.1957-
  Feb.1958.
Metro-Cammell 36 A3 & B1 18 D 54
   5 2-car sets Oct/Nov.1958. Birmingham
   C.& W.Co.
5 A3 5 B2 10
 
North Wales
   7 2-car sets Feb.1956 Derby 7 A3 7 B2 14
(May be necessary to loan 2 2-car sets to Birmingham Part 1 pending return of 2 units from West Cumberland)
 
Manchester Part 1
  64 2-car sets
  10 2-car sets Jan.1956. Derby 10 A3 10 B2 20
(9 of these sets to be loaned to Birmingham Part 1 till 3-car sets available and the other one until the third unit on loan to West Cumberland is released.
 * 4 2-car sets Jun/Aug. 1956. Metro-Cammell 4 A3 4 B2 8
  15 2-car sets Mch/May 1956 Derby 15 A3 15 B2 30
  20 2-car sets Aug/Nov.1956 Gloucester
   C.& W.Co.
20 A3 20 B2 40
  15 2-car sets Jan.1957 Park Royal 15 A3 15 B2 30
  52 3-car sets
 
Sept.1956-
  July 1957.
Birmingham
   C.& W.Co
104 A3 & B1 52 D 156
 
Manchester (Part 2)
   5 2-car sets May/June 1956 Derby 10 A3 & B1 - - 10
  14 2-car sets Oct.1957-
  Feb.1958.
Cravens 28 A3 & B1 - - 28
  3 2-car sets    - Not yet ordered 6 A3 & B1 - - 6
 
Derby, Nottingham, Leicester.
17 3-car sets Oct.1957-
  Feb.1958
Cravens 34 A3 & B1 17 D 51
 

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