Vehicle 50369 / 53369
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
| 01/02/57 | New to | 53C (Hull Springhead) | |
| 30/11/58 | Transferred to | 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) | - (53C closed) |
| Jan-60 | Depot code change | 50C | |
| Oct-71 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| Nov-72 | Transferred to | 30A (Stratford) | |
| May 1973 | Depot code change | SF | |
| 19/05/85 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
| 19/01/86 | Transferred to | LN (Lincoln) | |
| 16/02/86 | Transferred to | NC (Norwich) | |
| 01/06/86 | Transferred to | LN (Lincoln) | |
| 08/06/86 | Stored S. | LN (Lincoln) | |
| 22/06/86 | Reinstated | NC (Norwich) | |
| 02/11/86 | To Parcels Sector at | CA (Cambridge) | |
| 27/09/88 | Withdrawn from | CA (Cambridge) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50369 - original number
53369 - from 11/04/83 (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:
| 50369 | 56124 | As delivered to 53C - 1st February 1957 | |||||||
| 50369 | 56394 | Noted 15/08/19701 | |||||||
| 50 | 50369 | 56124 | Noted circa 1972 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
| 50369 | 56143 | Transfer to 30A - Nov-72 | |||||||
| 50 | 50369 | 56143 | Noted circa 1973 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
| 50369 | 56143 | Noted 12/09/76 - on Stratford depot3 | |||||||
| 50369 | 56421 | Noted 30th August 1979 | |||||||
| 50369 | 56421 | Noted circa 12/19814 | |||||||
| 53369 | 54416 | Noted circa 07/19834 | |||||||
| 53369 | 54416 | Noted 06/07/83 | |||||||
| 53369 | 54133 | Noted circa 01/19844 | |||||||
| 46 | 53369 | 54133 | Noted circa 07/19854 | ||||||
| 46 | 53369 | 54133 | Noted 11/07/85 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
| 45 | 53369 | 54417 | Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85 | ||||||
| 46 | 53369 | 54133 | Listed at NC - Dec-85 | ||||||
| 53369 | 54420 | Transfer to LN - 19/01/86 | |||||||
| 53369 | 54420 | Transfer to NC - 16/02/86 | |||||||
| 46 | 53369 | 54463 | Transfer to NC - 22/06/86 - from LN Ss | ||||||
| 46 | 53369 | 54463 | Noted 31/07/86 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
| 46 | 53369 | 54463 | Noted 27/08/19864 | ||||||
| 53367 | 53369 | Formed at CA circa Dec-86 - parcels set | |||||||
| 53367 | 53369 | Noted 02/07/1987 - at Shenfield - parcels set5 | |||||||
| 53361 | 53369 | 93455 | Noted 20th March 1988 - E93455 is a GUV |
Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Gerald Brown
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
Images:
10th June 1980
Freshly painted E50369 in Stratford depot on 10 June 1980. Brian Daniels.
circa mid-June 1980
Class 105 DMBS E50369 on Stratford depot circa mid-June 1980. Paul Redmond.
4th May 1985
Towards the end of the class 105's use on the Romford - Upminster line, 53369 and 54133 wait at Upminster before returning back to Romford on 4/May/1985. Both vehicles were transferred away from Stratford to Norwich later that month. Robert Chilton.
9th March 1986
Set number: 46
An image taken on disc film - E53369 + E54133 set 46 at Ely with the 14.10 Ely to Norwich, March 8, 1986. Nicholas Youngman.
30th April 1987
Cravens parcel DMU 53369 + 53367 at Leeds on 30/04/87. Roddy MacPhee.
30th April 1987
53369 and 53367 at Leeds on 30/04/87. Roddy MacPhee.
15th May 1987
Parcels vehicles 53369 and 53367 at Leeds, 15/5/87. Malcolm Clements.
June 1987
Cravens Parcels DMU, Bradford Interchange, June 1987. 53369 is closest, presumably with 53367. Robert28194.
20th June 1987
Cravens Express Parcel set 53369 and 53367 at Leeds City on the 20th June 1987. Hamish Stevenson.
20th August 1987
A Cravens parcel DMU with 53369 and 53367 at Manchester Victoria on 20 August 1987. David Mant.
24th October 1987
Cravens parcels vehicles E53369 + E53367 seen in platform 6 at Cambridge on 24.10.87. Nicholas Youngman.
16th January 1988
Class 105 parcels vehicle 53369 is seen in Leeds station on January 16, 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
14th March 1988
Class 105 and 101 parcels vehicles at Leeds on 14/3/88, with 53369 facing 53230. Malcolm Clements.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 6th July 1983
54416 with 53369 on the rear waits at North Woolwich on 6/7/83 with a service to Stratford. Shayne Lewis.
Date: 13th July 1984
Class 105 Cravens DMU 54133+53369 at Stratford Low Level with a Camden Road to North Woolwich service 13-7-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Date: 30th July 1986
Set number: 46
Set 46 E54463 + E53369 passing Kiln Lane near Ely on a Peterborough to Cambridge working. Seen at 12.35pm I only noticed this pair 3 times in late July early August as 54463 was shortly withdrawn. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 9th May 1987
Parcels set 53367 / 53369 rolls into Leeds station on the 9th May 1987. Merlin.
Date: 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.
Date: 14th March 1988
Parcels Met-Camm set 53230 / 53218 at Leeds on 14/3/88, the Cravens is 53369. Malcolm Clements.
Date: 14th March 1988
Parcels car 53230 at Leeds on 14/3/88. It's facing 53369. Malcolm Clements.
Date: 14th March 1988
A Class 105 and 101 parcels train at Leeds on 14/3/1988, formed of 53361, 53369, 53230 and 53218. Malcolm Clements.
Date: 17th December 1988
977453 (51260) + 977454 (54440). Note 'ROWNTREE HALT' in the destination blind. To the left can be seen E53369. At Snailwell, 17.12.88. Nicholas Youngman.
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.