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Vehicle 50373 / 53373 / 55947

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: 30282
Diagram: 525

Allocations

26/02/57	New to	53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58	Transferred to	53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)	- (53C closed)
Jan-60	Depot code change	50C
May-73	Depot code change	BG
w/e 21/05/78	Transferred to	GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 23/07/78	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
w/e 05/10/80	Transferred to	NR (Norwich)
Dec-83	Depot code change	NC
01/06/86	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge)
27/06/86	To Parcels Sector at	CA (Cambridge)
circa Dec-88	Sector Change to	RPXN
09/03/89	Withdrawn from	CA (Cambridge) RPXN

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50373 - original number
53373 - from 1984 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
55947 - from Mar-87 (parcels conversion) - number allocated but never carried

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50373	56128	As delivered to 53C - 26th February 1957
	50373	56442	Noted May 1968
	50373	56118	Noted 29/08/74 - at Goole¹
	50373	56118	Noted 05/01/75 - on Botanic Gardens depot¹
	50373	56136	Noted 09/09/75 - at Brough²
	50373	56136	Noted 11/09/75 - at Brough²
	50373	56127	Noted 29/10/75 - at York²
	50373	56127	Noted 30/12/75 - at Brough²
	50373	56474	Noted 06/03/76 - on Botanic Gardens depot²
	50373	56474	Noted 10/04/76 - at Leeds²
	50373	56471	Noted 23/12/76 - on 13:26 Doncaster-Hull²
	50373	56121	Noted 18/08/78 - on 11:15 Newcastle - Sunderland³
30	50373	56137	Noted 23/03/83
30	53373	54125	Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85
30	53373	54125	Listed at NC - Dec-85
30	53373	54125	Noted circa 02/1986⁴
	53364	53373	Noted circa 10/1986 - Parcels set⁴
	53364	53373	Noted 29th December 1986 - Parcels set
	53364	53373	Noted circa 08/1987 - Parcels set⁴
	53364	53373	Noted 28/07/88 - on 09.36 Ely to Norwich with 53201 + 54062

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

16th June 1978

Class 105 E50373 coupled to a Met-Camm in Edinburgh Waverley on 16 June 1978. This was one of the regular schools excursions which used to come up from the North East at this time in the run up to the summer holidays. Most like this one terminated at Edinburgh but some went on to Stirling or over to Fife in order to take the kids across the Forth Rail Bridge. Alistair Ness.

31st May 1981

Set number: 70

Cravens class 105 E50373 at Ipswich in the company of 47115 and 37260, amongst others, 31st May 1981. Paul James.

12th June 1985

Set number: 30

A Cravens unit (set 30 presumably E53373 closest) at Norwich on 12th June 1985, the destination blind displaying "Thetford". Ian Buck.

15th March 1986

Set number: 30

A nostalgic view of North Walsham with the tanks for Parkeston in the sidings. Taken from 53373 on 15/3/86. Photo by Phil Mott. Gerard Fletcher.

15th March 1986

Set number: 30

A lovely afternoon at Cromer with Cravens set 30, E53373 + E54125 loading up for Sheringham. Note the driver walking to the other end of the train and the young guard watching out for the lady with her pram. 15/3/86. Photo by Phil Mott. Gerard Fletcher.

11th October 1986

One of the Cravens units (E53373 + E53364) relegated to parcels duty waits at York on the 11th Oct 1986. 54A South Dock.

circa 1987

A Cravens "Express Parcels" DMU in York station circa 1987. Closest is E53373, the other vehicle is presumably E53364. George Woods.

21st April 1987

This Cravens unit, nos. E53373 and E53364, has just passed Ravensthorpe to the west of Dewsbury and is heading towards Heaton Lodge at Mirfield East Junction on 21st April 1987. The unit is carrying the words 'Express Parcels' on each car. Andrew Walker.

1988

A Cravens Express Parcels DMU (presumably E53373 closest) and a Met-Camm in York station circa summer 1988. Brian Ward.

22nd March 1988

Cravens Express Parcels set 53373 + 53364 at Leeds on the 22nd March 1988. Dennis Taylor.

23rd April 1988

Cravens parcels conversion 53373 + 53364 at York on 23 April 1988. David Mant.

11th July 1988

Parcels Class 105 E53373 + E53364 and Class 101 M54351 at Ely on July 11, 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 23rd March 1983

Set number: 30

Set 30 is seen at Harwich on 23/3/83, formed of Cravens vehicles 56137 and 50373. Jerry Glover.

Date: 18th March 1985

Set number: 30

Cravens set 30 (presumably 54125 and 53373) with the 11:54 Harwich Town - Manningtree is seen beside 31 424 as it arrived at Harwich Parkeston Quay (at 12XX) on Monday 18th March 1985. Colin Brooks.

Date: 22nd August 1985

The site of the former Cromer Junction which gave access to Cromer High, the first station in the town which opened in 1877, Cromer High was closed to passengers in 1954 and freight in 1960. Here we see a Norwich allocated Cravens class 105 dmu made up of cars E54125 + E53373, with a Sheringham-Norwich service, which calls at Cromer (Beach) and as the name implies is far more conveniently situated in the town. 22nd August 1985. Andrew J Crowther.

Date: 15th March 1986

Set number: 30

Our train to Sheringham simmering at Norwich on March 15th 1986 with Cravens set E54125 + E53373 numbered set 30. Weeks later it was transferred to Cambridge for DPU use. By November a new (and final) set 30 had been formed, the famous Stratford painted 'Green Cravens'. Photo by Philip Mott. Gerard Fletcher.

Date: 12th February 1987

Express Parcels Cravens set 53364 + 53373 seen in Leeds station on the 12th February 1987. Dennis Taylor.

Date: 20th March 1987

Class 101 Met Camm car 51439 and Class 105 DMUs in Express Parcels service stabled next to Spillers, Cambridge 22-3-87. By marks on the cab the Cravens set may well be 53364+53373, photo of this set at Leeds in February 1987, no yellow stripe and Red Star logo beneath the number too, at this date anyway - by October it had the stripe. There were only 4 Met Camm Parcels sets and two of them are in this shot. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Date: 26th June 1987

Cravens Express Parcels DMU 53364 + 53373 stabled at Cambridge alongside Class 120 M53739 on 26 June 1987. Image by Janet Cottrell. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: unknown

Cravens Express Parcels vehicles E53364 and E53373 stabled at Cambridge. Date unknown. Malcolm Clements.

Date: 28th July 1988

Set number: 78

Mat-Camm and Cravens DMU's E53201, E54062, E53373 and E53364 with the 09.36 Ely to Norwich seen north of Ely, 28.07.88. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: 17th August 1988

An Express Parcels 2-car DMU (Class 105 E53364 & E53373) runs through Stratford station from the direction of Thornton Fields and heading towards Temple Mills - 17/08/1988 (11:09). 53A Models of Hull Collection.

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