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Vehicle 50375 / 53375


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

11/03/57 New to 53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58 Transferred to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) - (53C closed)
Jan-60Depot code change50C
10/03/68 On loan to 40A (Lincoln)
Oct-68 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
May-73Depot code changeNO
Sep-73Depot code changeNR
w/e 13/02/77 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
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-83Depot code changeNC
16/03/86 Transferred to LN (Lincoln)
10/05/87 Withdrawn from LN (Lincoln)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50375 - original number
53375 - from 1984 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

50375 was involved in the following incident:


circa autumn 1968 - Unknown, ER

Collision involving Class 105

Info from Railway Observer p404 November 1968

E50375 was noted in the sidings at Lincoln (with partner E56125) with severe damage to the cab and leading compartment.


Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50375 56130 As delivered to 53C - 11th March 1957
50375 56125 Transfer to 40A - 10/03/68 - on loan
50375 56436 Noted 17/06/71 - at Bury St Edmunds1
52 50375 56303 Noted circa e1972 - at Bury St Edmunds1
52 50375 56362 Noted circa mid-1972 - at Bury St Edmunds1
52 50375 56362 New set number at - circa e1973 - 52 became 322
32 50375 56362 New set number at 32A - circa e1973 - set 52 became set 322
32 50375 56362 Noted circa e1973 - at Bury St Edmunds1
50375 56435 Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street3
32 50375 56435 Noted 08/11/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1
32 50375 56369 Noted 01/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1
32 50375 56369 Noted 19/06/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1
32 50375 56469 Noted 10/08/74 - at Norwich1
32 50375 56316 Noted 22/02/75 - at Bury St Edmunds1
50375 56316 Noted 03/1975 - at Norwich4
50375 56429 Noted 03/1975 - at Kings Cross 4
32 50375 56316 Noted 20/03/75 - at Bury St Edmunds1
32 50375 56437 Listed at NR - 19/07/75
50375 56437 Noted 16/08/75 - at Bury St Edmunds1
50375 56474 Noted 14/02/76 - at Brough5
32 50375 56436 Noted 31/05/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1
32 50375 56469 Noted 08/01/77 - at Bury St Edmunds1
50375 56471 Noted 03/09/77 - at Doncaster1
50375 56473 Noted 25/03/78
50375 56418 Noted 19/11/80 - at Norwich1
31 53375 54140 Noted circa 03/19846
31 53375 54468 Noted 08/01/85
31 53375 54468 Noted circa 04/19856
31 53375 54468 Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85
31 53375 54468 Listed at NC - Dec-85
53375 54454 Noted 01/12/19866
53375 54133 Noted 1987
53375 54133 Noted 27/12/88

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

Images:

Class 105 DMU at Doncaster

17th July 1977

E50375 is seen outside Doncaster Works on July 17, 1977. Rex Holt.

Class 105 DMU at Swindon Works

14th October 1979

Class 105 DMBS E50375 in Swindon Works 14 October 1979. Behind is a Met-Camm TSL, and there is a variety of DMU parts in the foreground. Brian Daniels.

Class 105 DMU at Ipswich

31st December 1982

Set number: 31

The 2-car class 105 'Cravens' DMU sets were synonymous with East Anglia in the BR era as Norwich Thorpe depot had a large allocation. This scene on December 31, 1982 depicts an afternoon gathering of the class at Ipswich where five Norwich sets are captured line a breast but only four were placed conveniently side by side. Set 61 in the platform with people boarding was working 2R22 the 12.52 via the East Suffolk line to Lowestoft. The line up left to right comprises; set 31. 53375+54468, set 52. 51299+54429, set 66. 51260+54130, set 61. 51290+54462, and 51478 on the very left. Adrian Nicholls.

Class 105 DMU at Roughton Road

16th August 1985

Set number: 31

Norwich allocated Cravens class 105 dmu made up of cars E53375 & E54468 pulls into the then newly opened Roughton Road station, with a Sheringham-Norwich service. 16th August 1985. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 105 DMU at Roughton Road

20th August 1985

Set number: 31

Norwich allocated Cravens class 105 dmu made up of cars E53375 & E54468, stands at the then newly opened Roughton Road station on the outskirts of Cromer, with a Sheringham-Norwich service. 20th August 1985. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 105 DMU at Norwich

12th October 1985

DMUs stabled at Norwich - Class 105 53375 and several Class 101s - 12th October 1985. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 105 DMU at Norwich

8th February 1986

Set number: 31

Cravens Class 105 DMU set 31 (53375 + 54468) on the blocks at Norwich, possibly 8-2-86. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 105 DMU at Cleethorpes

12th June 1986

Set number: 31

Class 105 Cravens 2-car DMU set 31 (53375 + 54468) at Cleethorpes on 12th June 1986. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 8th January 1985

Set number: 31

E54468 and E53375 Norwich set 31 in the carriage sidings at Ely on 08.01.85. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: May 1985

E54468 + E53375 near Ely North Junction on a Norwich to Ely working in May 1985. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 27th December 1986

E54133 + E53375 passing Ely North Junction with the 09.30 Cambridge to Lincoln on December 27, 1986. Nicholas Youngman.