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Vehicle 50367 / 53367

Class 105

Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp / Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30280
Diagram: 525

Allocations

23/01/57	New to	53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58	Transferred to	53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)	- (53C closed)
Jan-60	Depot code change	50C
Oct-68	Transferred to	32A (Norwich)
3w/e 31/10/70	Transferred to	34G (Finsbury Park)
Jan-72	Transferred to	32A (Norwich)
Jul-72	Transferred to	34G (Finsbury Park)
May-73	Depot code change	FP
w/e 07/11/76	Transferred to	SF (Stratford)
12/05/85	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
01/06/86	Transferred to	LN (Lincoln)
22/06/86	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
02/11/86	To Parcels Sector at	CA (Cambridge)
circa Dec-88	Sector Change to	RPXN
30/03/89	Withdrawn from	CA (Cambridge) RPXN

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50367 - original number
53367 - from 14/04/83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Nov-86 - Converted for parcels use

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50367	56122	As delivered to 53C - 23rd January 1957
	50367	56122	Transfer to 34G - 3w/e 31/10/70
	50367	56123	Noted 31/12/1971 - at Kings Cross¹
	50367	56122	Transfer to 32A - Jan-72
44	50367	56119	Noted circa e1972 - at Bury St Edmunds²
	50367	56449	Noted 31/03/73 - at Ipswich³
	50367	56420	Noted 09/06/73 - at Ipswich³
	50367	56131	Noted 06/08/1974¹
	50367	56454	Noted 16/07/76 - at Bury St Edmunds²
	50367	56459	Noted 10/09/76 - at Finsbury Park⁴
	50367	56448	Noted 12/09/76 - in Kings Cross⁴
	50367	56138	Transfer to SF - w/e 07/11/76
	50367	56455	Noted 06/05/1981 - RCTS London Branch East London No 5 Railtour 50370-56138 + 50578-59375-50365 + 56455-50367
	53367	54420	Noted circa 07/1983⁵
	53367	54421	Noted circa 01/1984⁵
	53367	54421	Noted circa 04/1984⁵
	53367	54143	Noted 11/05/85 - at Temple Mills East Jn
58	53367	54143	Noted 05/07/85 - at Norwich²
58	53367	54143	Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85
58	53367	54143	Listed at - Dec-85
58	53367	54143	Noted circa 02/1986⁵
58	53367	54143	Transfer to NC - 01/06/86
	53367	53369	Formed at CA circa Dec-86 - parcels set
	53367	53369	Noted 02/07/1987 - at Shenfield - parcels set⁶
	53365	53367	Noted 31/05/88

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Gerald Brown
3: Ipswich Transport Society
4: Leonard Rogers
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Robert Chilton

Images:

circa mid-June 1980

Cravens DMUs on Stratford depot with E50367 closest circa mid-June 1980. Paul Redmond.

4th August 1982

2 car cravens unit 50367 and 56421 on a service to Woolwich at Canonbury on 4th August 1982. David Scott.

28th February 1983

E50367 was originally classed as a Class 106 as it was delivered with Leyland engines. It's seen at North Woolwich on the 28th February 1983. Chris Lings.

16th June 1984

Class 105 DMBS 53367 seen stabled at Stratford depot with 54421 on 16/Jun/1984, after working the Woolwich line. This vehicle was later used in parcels service. Robert Chilton.

9th May 1987

Parcels set 53367 / 53369 rolls into Leeds station on the 9th May 1987. Merlin.

15th May 1987

A Class 105 twin-DMBS Express Parcels set at Leeds, 15/5/87, comprised of E53367 & E53369. 53367 has "EXPRESS PARCELS" on the destination blind, and "Max Tail 40T" stenciled on just above the no.1 side buffer. Malcolm Clements.

Unknown date

A Class 105 parcels DMU in Cambridge station, date unknown. Closest is 53367. Mike Bunker.

31st May 1988

53367 + 53365 + 54343 + 51189 seen North of Ely with 09.36 Ely to Norwich, 31.05.88. Nicholas Youngman.

18th August 1988

Class 105 parcels set 53367 + 53365 at Leeds on August 18, 1988. Behind is the blue Class 114 roller shutter door set 55930 + 55933, and behind is another Class 114 set. Rex Holt.

26th December 1988

Class 105 53367 is seen stabled at Tyseley on 26.12.1988. It had been taken over by the Parcels sector by this time. Andy Cole.

7th June 1989

E53367 at the end of a row of condemned parcel vehicles in Cambridge on June 6, 1989. John Carter.

7th August 1989

"Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye" - semtiment over the withdrawal of Class 105 parcels vehicle 53367? Seen at Cambridge on 7/8/89, classmate 977124 is in the adjacent siding. Mike Cooper.

8th August 1989

"1958-1989 RIP. Rust in peace, next life is a razor blade". Condemned 53367 at Cambridge on 8/9/89. Mike Cooper.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 4th August 1982

Two-car Cravens DMU 56421 and 50367 at North Woolwich on 4th August 1982. David Scott.

Date: 30th April 1987

Cravens parcel DMU 53369 + 53367 at Leeds on 30/04/87. Roddy MacPhee.

Date: 30th April 1987

53369 and 53367 at Leeds on 30/04/87. Roddy MacPhee.

Date: 15th May 1987

Parcels vehicles 53369 and 53367 at Leeds, 15/5/87. Malcolm Clements.

Date: June 1987

Cravens Parcels DMU, Bradford Interchange, June 1987. 53369 is closest, presumably with 53367. Robert28194.

Date: 20th June 1987

Cravens Express Parcel set 53369 and 53367 at Leeds City on the 20th June 1987. Hamish Stevenson.

Date: unknown

Cravens parcels conversions 53365 and 53367 are flanked by Met-Camm parcels cars at Leeds. Date unknown. Malcolm Clements.

Date: 20th August 1987

A Cravens parcel DMU with 53369 and 53367 at Manchester Victoria on 20 August 1987. David Mant.

Date: 24th October 1987

Cravens parcels vehicles E53369 + E53367 seen in platform 6 at Cambridge on 24.10.87. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: 11th May 1988

Sprinter 150 232 and Cravens parcels set 53365 + 53367 at Bradford Interchange on May 11, 1988. John Carter.

Date: 1989

A withdrawn Cravens parcel DMU at Cambridge with engines removed. Date unknown, closest is E53364 paired with 53367, withdrawn from the parcels sector in March 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 8th August 1989

Condemned vehicles at Cambridge on 8/9/89. From left to right; the three 101 vehicles - thought to be 51439, 51441 + 51430, Class 105 53369 + 53367; the Cravens in the middle is 977123, and Class 100 975637. Mike Cooper.

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