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Set 53

These formations have been noted:

51493 56482 Listed at 66C - 1972
50378 56380 Noted circa 1972 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51489 56468 Noted 18/12/75 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51458 56128 Noted 19/02/77 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51489 56128 Noted 05/11/77 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51277 56125 Noted 17/05/79
51247 54387 Noted 30/05/1987 - at Norwich Crown Point2
51247 54387 Noted 30/05/1987 - at Norwich2
51247 54387 Noted 20/06/19873
51247 54387 Listed at NC - Dec-87
51247 54387 Noted circa 03/19883
51247 54387 Listed at NC - Feb-90
51247 54387 Noted circa 08/19903
51247 54387 Listed at CA - 13/05/91
51247 54387 Listed at CA - Jul-91
51247 54387 Listed at CA - Aug-91
51247 54387 Listed at CA - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Robert Chilton
3: Eddie Knorn

Class 105 DMU at Fakenham

21st April 1979

The "Fakenham Flyer" railtour from Norwich on 21 April 1979. Closest is DTCL E56125, the coupled DMBS should be E51277. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 105 DMU at Ipswich

1980

A two car Cravens DMU (set 53) arrives at Ipswich in 1980. John Law.

Class 105 DMU at ipswich

1980

Cravens set 53 in Ipswich station in 1980. John Law.

Class 105 DMU at Sudbury

26th April 1980

With the red tail light illuminated, rusty track in the foreground was marking the limit of travel at the single track terminus at the market town of Sudbury on April 26th 1980. A Cravens Class 105 two-car DMU formed of cars E51277 & E56125 was awaiting departure with the 16.69 mile return journey to Colchester, joining the Great Eastern main line en-route at Marks Tey. Sudbury was once on a through route to and from Cambridge, the line was closed West of Sudbury in March 1967. The station in this view has since closed, with a new station being opened in 1991. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 105 DMU at Ipswich

27th April 1980

At 6pm on a fine Spring evening, a Cravens Class 105 two-car DMU formed of E56418 & E51295 had just arrived at Ipswich on a service from Lowestoft on April 27th 1980. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 105 DMU at March depot

17th May 1981

Cravens DMU set 53 on March depot on 17 May 1981. Brian Daniels.

Class 105 DMU at Guyhirne

23rd January 1982

E56463 leads set 53 (presumably with E51277) on a Cambridge to Doncaster service at Guyhirne GN & GE on 23.01.82. Phil Bevan.

Class 105 DMU at Spalding

May 1982

A Class 105 (set 53) and 114 after passing one another on the March line at Spalding in May 1982. Tony Watson.

Class 105 DMU at Spalding

May 1982

Class 105 DMU set 53 comes off the direct line from March at Spalding in May 1982. Tony Watson.

Class 105 DMU at March South Junction

15th May 1982

The 12.38 Doncaster - Cambridge via the GN/GE joint line leaves March on 15th May 1982 formed of Cravens Class 105 set no. 53 E51277 + E56463. On the rear is Lincoln based Class 114 unit E50016 + E56018 which was in a hybrid livery of old and new refurbished paint schemes. E51277 was to last another three years being withdrawn in May 1985. Gerard Fletcher.

Class 105 DMU at Stevenage

circa March 1984

Cravens Class 105 DMU set 53 heads south from Stevenage. The slide process date was March 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at North Walsham

June 1987

Class 101 Metro Cammell DMUs cross at North Walsham June 1987, with the driver of set 53 (presumably 51247 + 54387) talking to the signalman. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Class 101 DMU at Cambridge

Unknown date

Class 101 DMBS 51247 as part of Norwich set 53 (presumably with 54387) in Cambridge station. Date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Ely North Junction

31st January 1988

E54387 + E51247 seen near Ely North Junction with the 14.10 Cambridge to Norwich on 31.01.88. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 101 DMU at Sheringham

15th May 1988

Class 101 Metro Cammell 2-car DMU Norwich set 53 51247+54387 arriving st Sheringham on 15-5-88. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Class 101 DMU at Little Thetford

4th March 1989

Class 101 set 53 (E51247 + E54387) at Little Thetford on March 4, 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 101 DMU at Ely

15th July 1989

E51247 + E54387 arriving at Ely on July 15, 1989. Nicholas Youngman.


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