Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30278
Diagram: 536
Sep-57 | New to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
Jun-58 | Transferred to | 3C (Ryecroft) | |
Jun-60 | Depot code change | 21F | |
Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2G | |
3w/e 31/01/65 | Transferred to | 2H (Monument Lane) | |
3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 2G (Ryecroft) | |
3w/e 30/06/66 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
3w/e 30/03/69 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
May 1973 | Depot code change | LO | |
08/11/81 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) |
Scrapped by A King, Snailwell
50350 | 56105 | As delivered to 5D - September 1957 | |||||||
50350 | 56109 | Noted 21/08/68 - at Chester1 | |||||||
50350 | 56105 | Noted 04/11/68 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
50350 | 56105 | Noted 22/12/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly1 | |||||||
LT293 | 50350 | 56105 | Listed at 9A - circa Jul-70 | ||||||
50350 | 56105 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight1 | |||||||
50350 | 56105 | Noted 08/06/72 - at Stalybridge1 | |||||||
LT293 | 50350 | 56105 | Noted 10/09/73 - in Manchester Piccadilly, 56105 displayed LT3202 | ||||||
50350 | 56105 | Noted 04/09/74 - at New Mills2 | |||||||
50350 | 56105 | Noted 04/09/74 - in Manchester Piccadilly2 | |||||||
50350 | 56105 | Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly1 | |||||||
50350 | 56105 | Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly1 | |||||||
50350 | 56105 | Noted 24/05/80 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
For the Rocket 150 celebrations in 1980 a three day cavalcade was held along the historic Liverpool & Manchester route between Bold Colliery and Rainhill station on May 24-26th 1980, when a procession of locomotives and rolling stock, entertained the crowds. To get the punters to and from Rainhill a motley collection of DMU sets was drafted in to form shuttle services from Manchester Victoria. Ignored by many in favour of the more exotic motive power on offer that day, a six-car lash up comprising of a Class 100 (DMBS M50350 leading), a Class 104 and a Class 108, was approaching Rainhill with another load of eager and expectant punters. Martyn Hilbert.
GRC&W set M56105 + M50350 working with a Met-Camm when seen in Sheffield on September 3, 1981. John Carter.