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<- 50373 | 50374 | 50375 ->

Vehicle 50374

Class 105

BR Diagram 525

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

04/03/57 New to 53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58 Transferred to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) - (53C closed)
Jan-60Depot code change50C
May-73Depot code changeBG
23/02/77 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
Dec-82 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50374 56129 As delivered to 53C - 4th March 1957
50374 56136 Noted 29/08/74 - at Ferriby1
50374 56136 Noted 03/01/75 - in Leeds City1
50374 56118 Noted 12/04/1975 - at Doncaster2
50374 56394 Noted 08/09/1975 - part of 15:15 York to Liverpool Lime Street2
50374 56394 Noted 10/09/75 - at Brough3
50374 56394 Noted 06/10/75 - at Brough3
50374 56136 Noted 19/11/75 - at Brough3
50374 56118 Noted 30/04/76 - at Doncaster1
50374 56118 Noted 22/05/76 - at Leeds3
50374 50803 Noted 30/08/1977 - Seen near Rhyl4
50374 56129 Noted 09/08/79
50374 56129 Noted circa 06/19804
50374 56129 Noted circa 08/19814
50374 56452 Noted circa 05/19824
NH337 50374 56452 Noted 19/07/19824
50374 56452 Noted circa 10/19824
50374 56452 Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.08 Wigan to Manchester Victoria via Atherton, then 08.03 Man Vic to Wigan via Bolton.4

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 105 DMU at BIngley

14th September 1976

A two-car Class 105 DMU with E50374 closest is seen in Bingley station on 14 September 1976. Michael Mensing.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 9th August 1979

Carnforth, the 9th August 1979. On train on the left is formed E50035 + E56008 + E50289 + E59531 + E51559 (Class 114 & 101/111). On the right is M56475 + M50784 + M56129 + M50374. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 4th August 1980

Cravens M56129 + M50374 with a BRC&W unit at Stockport on August 4th, 1980. John Carter.

DMU

Date: circa 1981

A Cravens (the DMBS is thought to be 50374) and a Class 108 at Preston in the early 1980s. Curly42.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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