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APPENDIX "B"
AMMENDED TO 19.7.58

LONDON MIDLAND REGION

DIESEL RAILCARS - ALLOCATION OF VEHICLES


Scheme Anticipated
delivery
dates
Make No.of
sets
delivered.
Motors
No.  Type
Trailers
No.  Type
  Total Remarks

Schemes completed and not shown below -
Watford - St.Albans:  Harrow - Belmont:  Bury - Bacup:   North Wales: Derby-Nottingham-Leicester: and Banbury - Buckingham
 
West Cumberland
 16 2-car sets Supplied Derby All 16 A1 M.B.S. 16 A2 D.T.C.   32 1 trailer and 1 2-car set from Manchester Part 1 additional to allocation.
  3 Parcels vans July 1958 Cravens One 3 - - -   3  
 
Birmingham Part 1
 22 2-car sets
Supplied Derby
All 22 A1 M.B.S. 22 A2 D.T.C.   44 Original allocation 9 2-car sets and 4 3-car sets.  13 2-car sets taken from Manchester Part 1 and 2 3-car sets re-allocated to Derby - Nottingham - Leicester scheme and 2 sets to Birmingham Part 2.
 
Birmingham Part 2
 5 2-car sets Supplied Cravens All 5 A1 M.B.S. 5 A2 D.T.C.   10  
 5 2-car sets Sept/Nov.1958 Park Royal None 5 A1 " 5 A2 "   10  
 2 3-car sets Supplied Birmingham C&W.Co. All 4 A1 " & A2 M.C. 2 A3 T.C.   6 Transferred from Birmingham Part 1
10 2-car sets    " "  " 10 A1 " 10 A2 D.T.C.   20  
18 3-car sets    " Metro-Cammell  " 36 A1 " & A2 M.C. 18 A3 T.C.   54  
 5 2-car sets Dec.1958 Derby None 5 A1 " 5 A2 D.T.C.   10  
 
Manchester Part 1
 8 2-car sets Supplied Derby All 8 A1 " 8 A2 D.T.C.   16 ) Originally 25 2-car sets. 13 2-car sets transferred to Birmingham. One 2-car set to Bury. One 2-car set to West Cumberland. Two motor cars taken for Banbury scheme and 1 trailer to West Cumberland.
 1 trailer car    "    " All - - 1 A2 "   1  )
                     )
*4 2-car sets Supplied Metro-Cammell All 4 A1 " 4 A2 "   8
11 2-car sets    " Gloucester C&W.Co.  " 11 A1 " 11 A2 "   22 Originally 20 2-car sets. Nine sets transferred to Scottish Region Nov. 1957.
 
15 2-car sets Nov.1957/Aug.1958 Park Royal 13 15 A1 " 15 A2 "   30  
52 3-car sets Supplied Birmingham C&W.Co All 104 A1 " & A2 M.C. 52 A3 T.C.   156  
 
Manchester (Part 2)
 5 2-car sets Supplied Derby All 10 A1 " & A2 M.C. - -   10 To be re-allocated.
14 2-car sets    " Cravens  " 28 A1 " & A2 M.C. - -   28  
12 2-car sets Feb/Mch.1959 Derby None 24 A1 " & A2 M.C. - -   24  
 
Central Division
*40 2-car sets May/Dec.1959 Cravens None 80 A1 " & A2 M.C. - -   80  
 
Liverpool Central-Gateacre & Warrington
   6 2-car sets Oct. 1958 Metro-Cammell None 6 A1 " 6 A2 D.T.C.   12 9 2-car sets transferred temporarily.
 
Liverpool-St.Helens-Wigan
*10 2-car sets Apl/May 1959 Cravens None 20 A1 " & A2 M.C. - -   20  
 
Railbuses
  3 single cars July 1958 B.U.T. One 3 Special - 4-wheel   3  
 
Not yet allocated to schemes
  24 2-car sets Oct./Nov.1958 Metro-Cammell None 24 A1 M.B.S. 24 A2 D.T.C.   48 NOTE
  59 2-car sets Mch.1959/Jan.1960 Derby None 59 A1  " 59 A2 "   118  A1 M.B.S. type = motor brake open second
                     A2 M.C. = motor open compo
                 A2 D.T.C. = driving trailer open compo
   * Rolls Royce engines.              A3 T.C. = trailer open compo
                 A3 T.S. = trailer open second