51481 | 56470 | Listed at 66C - 1972 | ||||||
50366 | 56137 | Noted 31/05/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
50366 | 56137 | Noted 07/06/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
50366 | 56137 | Noted 03/11/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
50366 | 56137 | Noted 21/12/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
50366 | 56124 | Noted 18/01/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
50366 | 56124 | Noted 22/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
50366 | 56436 | Noted 26/09/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
50366 | 56436 | Noted 01/11/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
50366 | 56436 | Noted 02/06/75 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
50366 | Listed at NR - 19/07/75 - plus unknown trailer | |||||||
50366 | 56443 | Noted circa 08/1975 - at Solihull with Norwich set 882 | ||||||
50366 | 56443 | Noted 24/10/75 - on Norwich depot1 | ||||||
50366 | 56307 | Noted 03/03/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
50366 | 56119 | Noted 30/08/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
50366 | 56185 | Noted 25/02/77 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
51272 | Listed at NR - Autumn 1978 - with spare | |||||||
51272 | 54443 | Noted circa 10/19843 | ||||||
51272 | 54443 | Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85 | ||||||
51272 | 54443 | Listed at NC - Dec-85 | ||||||
51272 | 54443 | Noted 07/02/19863 | ||||||
51272 | 54443 | Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
A Scottish Region Met-Camm twin DMU at Dundee Central Junction (looking west), date unknown. It has Dundee Tay Bridge on the destination blind, the set number in the centre cab seems to 42 - the original 1966 numbering would make it a Hamilton allocated unit. Paul Redmond.
Two Cravens DMUs in Norwich station on 28 July 1973. Closest is set 42 (presumably 50366 + 56137) on the 11:50 to Yarmouth, set 48 is on the 11:40 to Sheringham. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Cravens set 42 at Peterborough on July 14, 1978. Nigel Walls.
Cravens two-car set 42 arrives at Yarmouth Vauxhall from Norwich in June 1980. Kevin Lane.
E51272 + E56443 at Brampton on a Lowestoft to Ipswich service, 2 June 1983. Phil Bevan.
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.
With torn up track in the foreground, Cravens set number 42 sits in Fulbourn station (Cambs) in April 1984. Mike Cooper.
Cravens set number 42 departs from Fulbourn (Cambs) in April 1984. Mike Cooper.
DMBS E51272 is nearest to the camera in this classic Eastern Region scene at Cambridge on 27/8/84. Graeme Phillips Collection.
A Cravens Class 105 DMU, set 42 (E54443 and presumably 51272) at Doncaster during 1985. Walter Burt.
Norwich set 42 - 51272 54443 - with a late morning Nottingham - Skegness via Grantham service contrast with a 114 set recently arrived from Peterborough as it awaits departure at Sleaford on Saturday 14th September 1985. Colin Brooks.
Class 105 DMBS 51272, set number 42, had worked up to Birmingham from Norwich. These were soon to be replaced by Class 156's. It is seen stabled at Tyseley painted all over blue livery on 22.02.1986. Andy Cole.
Class 105 DTC 54443 (set 42, presumably with 51272) is seen stabled in Tyseley on February 22, 1986. Andy Cole.
Tyseley depot has for many years hosted other regions' DMUs when fuelling is required as was the case on 22 March 1986 when 3 all-blue Cravens class 105 units were photographed heading towards Birmingham New Street ready to go east on a Norwich service. The trailing set is number 42, formed of 54443 and presumably 51272, with the instantly recognisable Birmingham city skyline in the background along with the well-used freight yard on the left. This scene has changed since the date of this picture with new housing on the right, a rationalised yard on the left and many changes to the city buildings in the background. Peter Tandy.
Over the Easter weekend of 1986 (28th-31st March) Norwich station was closed for track remodelling and electrification work this saw the unusual re-opening of Trowse station as an interchange and bus transfer point for passengers destined for Norwich. The station at Trowse was an early closure having lost its passenger service on 05/09/1939. The fact the platform remained largely intact allowed it to be fettled up with a gravel surface and signage for services over the four day re-opening. On 31/03/86 Class 105 DMU set 42 (51272+54443) is at the front of 2B29 the 12.19 from Lowestoft to Trowse having disgorged its passengers onto the island platform at Trowse. The crew have changed ends in readiness to work 2B16 the 13.42 back to Lowestoft while intending passengers join the 12.48 Great Yarmouth to London Liverpool Street both trains would have arrived via the Wensum curve avoiding Norwich. Adrian Nicholls.
E54443. Space was restricted so a wide angle lens was used. Seen at Snailwell, 4/2/89. Nicholas Youngman.
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