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Set 56

These formations have been noted:

51277 56133 Noted circa e1972 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51277 56074 Noted circa late 1972 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51277 56435 Noted circa e1973 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51277 56439 Noted 15/08/73 - at Stowmarket1
51277 56439 Noted 25/10/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51277 56439 Noted 22/11/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51277 56439 Listed at NR - 19/07/75
51277 56462 Noted 23/11/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51256 56462 Noted 25/03/77 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51256 56439 Noted 03/09/77
51256 56187 Noted 11/03/78 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51256 56116 Noted 03/08/78 - at Norwich1
51256 56116 Listed at NR - Autumn 1978
51256 56116 Noted 06/09/1980 - Fakenham & Dereham Railway Society GE/GN Joint Freight Lines Railtour 56116 + 51256 with 56125 + 51271
51256 56134 Noted 29/12/80 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51472 56450 Noted 30/10/82 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51472 54436 Noted circa 12/19832
51472 54417 Noted circa 04/19852
51472 54417 Noted 04/05/1985 - Hertfordshire Railtours Craven Image (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc31176/4989117077/)
51472 54417 Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85
51472 54417 Listed at NC - Dec-85
51472 54420 Noted 22/03/19862
51472 54420 Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986
51472 54420 Noted 27/09/1986 - 0738 Cambridge to Peterborough (https://tinyurl.com/uygsgqy)
51429 54393 Noted 30/05/1987 - at Norwich3
51429 54393 Noted circa 06/19872
51429 54393 Listed at NC - Dec-87
51429 54393 Listed at NC - Feb-90
51429 54393 Noted circa 08/19902
51429 54393 Listed at CA - Jul-91
51429 54393 Listed at CA - Aug-91
51429 54393 Listed at CA - Dec-91

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

Class 105 DMU at Reedham

28th July 1973

Three Class 105 Cravens twins with set 56 at the front are seen at Reedham on 28 July 1973. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 105 DMU at Cromer Beach

1974

Cravens class 105 DMU at Cromer Beach 1974, with a 101 behind. The 105 is set 56, the DMBS is presumably 51277. David Faircloth.

Class 105 DMU at Worksop

Unknown date

Cravens Class 105 DMU set 56 with E51256 closest (and presumably with E56134) at Worksop, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Class 105 DMU at Worksop

Unknown date

A Cravens Class 105 DMU at Worksop, date unknown. The (Norwich) set number appears to be 56 and DTCL E56134 is closest. Paul Redmond.

Class 105 DMU at Felixstowe

9th September 1977

A Class 105 Cravens DMU sitting in Felixstowe station after arriving with the 10:00 from Ipswich on 9 September 1977. Closest is DTCL E56439. Robert Thomas.

Class 105 DMU at Norwich

10th March 1979

Cravens DMU set 56 arriving at Norwich on 10 September 1979. Michael Mensing.

Class 105 DMU at Acle

10th March 1979

Cravens Class 105 DMU set 56 in Acle station with a Yarmouth train on 10 March 1979. Michael Mensing.

Class 105 DMU at Brundall

10th March 1979

Norwich-based Cravens DMU set 56 at Brundall station with a Yarmouth service on 10 March 1979. Michael Mensing.

Class 105 DMU at Sheringham

12th June 1980

The BR terminus station in Sheringham on 12th June 1980 with Cravens Class 105 DMU set 56 about to depart for Norwich. Bob Belcher.

Class 105 DMU at Postland

6th September 1980

The Fakenham and District Railway Society GN & GE Joint Freight Lines railtour during the photo stop at Postland on 6 September 1980. In view is 56116. Phil Bevan.

Class 105 DMU at Wisbech Goods

6th September 1980

On 6 September 1980 the Fakenham and Dereham Railway Society ran their "GE/GN Joint Freight Lines Railtour" using a pair of Class 105 Cravens-built two-car diesel units, seen here at Wisbech Goods. The full formation as 56116 + 51256 + 56125 + 51271. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 105 DMU at March

6th September 1980

On 6 September 1980, the Fakenham and Dereham Railway Society GE/GN Joint Freight Lines Railtour ran with a pair Cravens dmu sets. Nearest the camera at March is 56116, then should come 51256, 56125 and 51271. Having visited Wisbech, the tour then ran to Sleaford, Bardney, Shirebrook and Lincoln before returning to March. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 105 DMU at Saxmundham

circa early 1980s

Norwich-allocated Cravens DMU set 56 in Saxmundham station. Date unknown, but taken just before image 31499. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 105 DMU at Sheringham

23rd May 1983

Ncrwich Cravens set 56 heads away from Sheringham on 23-5-83. David Faircloth.

Class 105 DMU at Sheringham

23rd May 1983

The rear end (DMBS from set 56) of a Cravens DMU departing from Sheringham on May 23, 1983. David Faircloth.

Class 105 DMU at Doncaster

18th February 1984

Class 105 Cravens 2-car DMU, set 56, awaits departure with a Down local at Doncaster on 18-2-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 105 DMU at Norwich Thorpe

16th July 1984

Class 105 Cravens DMUs awaits their next duties at Norwich Thorpe, L to R F to B 51472 + 54125, 51247 (Met Cam) + 53380, 16-7-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 101 DMU at Ely

12th June 1987

Norwich set 56 E51429 + E54393 with the 13.05 Doncaster to Cambridge train at Kiln Lane Crossing Ely, 12.06.87. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 101 DMU at Padnal

January 1990

E54393 + E51429 are seen at Padnal circa January 1990. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 101 DMU at Ely

7th March 1991

A Yarmouth to Cambridge working leaving Ely, formed of Norwich set 56 E54393 and E51429. 07.03.91. Nicholas Youngman.


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