Vehicle 50391
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: 30284
Diagram: 525
Allocations
| Jul-57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Oct-57 | Transferred to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| Apr-58 | Transferred to | 18A (Toton) | |
| Apr-58 | On loan to | 8E (Northwich) | |
| 4w/e 29/11/58 | Transferred to | 3E (Monument Lane) | |
| 4w/e 27/12/58 | Transferred to | 18A (Toton) | |
| 4w/e 29/12/62 | Transferred to | 15C (Leicester Midland) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 15A | |
| 2w/e 09/04/66 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| 2w/e 10/09/66 | Transferred to | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 2w/e 12/08/67 | Transferred to | 1E (Bletchley) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | BY | |
| 08/11/81 | Withdrawn from | BY (Bletchley) |
Modifications
circa Jul-72 - AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by A King, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50391 | 56146 | As delivered to 9A - July 1957 | |||||||
| BY386 | 50391 | 56145 | Noted circa 07/19711 | ||||||
| 50391 | 56148 | Noted 05/06/76 - at Bletchley2 | |||||||
| 50391 | 56452 | Noted 18/02/78 - on 15:00 Bedford St Johns - Bletchley3 | |||||||
| 50391 | 56482 | Noted 07/04/79 - on 08:46 Bedford St Johns - Bletchley and 20:10 Bletchley - Bedford St Johns3 | |||||||
| 50391 | 56482 | Noted 26/07/79 - on 17:10 Bletchley - Bedford3 | |||||||
| 50391 | 56146 | Noted circa 19801 | |||||||
| 50391 | 56149 | Noted 18/03/1980 - at Crewe2 | |||||||
| 50391 | 56120 | Noted 20/07/1980 - on Bletchley depot2 | |||||||
| 50391 | 56146 | Noted 29/04/1982 - at Derby2 |
Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
2: Martin Lumley
3: Phil Shatford
Images:
14th February 1981
At the little timber platform of Kempston Hardwick 56148/50391 departs for Bletchley with the 16.00 from Bedford on 14 February 1981. the lighting on this little station platform consisted of two tilley lamps, this one unfortunately has had it's lantern glass broken. Kempston Hardwick was one of 3 halts opened in 1905 for the steam railmotor service, the other two both closed in 1949 after having their services suspended for the war in 1941, they were Wooton Broadmead and Kempston Elstow. Geoff Dowling.
14th February 1981
The wooden platform at Stewartby has only a Tilley lamp to combat the gloom, it should soon be lit on this cold February afternoon. Two passengers are waiting for the fuggy warmth of an old DMU, 50391 and 56148 will soon be rasping towards Bedford with the 15.10 service from Bletchley on 14 February 1981. The building is the boarded up LNWR crossing keeper's house, the keeper now travels to work by road, on the crossing side of his hut there is a ticket window beside the door. Geoff Dowling.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 1st November 1975
The 12:10 to Bedford St Johns sits in the platform at Bletchley station on 1 November 1975 formed of Cravens vehicles M56146 + M50391. Robert Thomas.
Date: 14th February 1981
With the trademark chimneys of the London Brick Company smoking in the background 56148 and 50391 are approaching their stop at Ridgmont on the Bletchley - Bedford line on 14/02/1981. Just by the chap walking onto the platform is the lever frame for the signals and crossing, this was moved here in 1934 as a staff economy measure and it allowed the signalman to open and shut the gates and attend to booking tickets, the instruments are inside the bay windowed booking hall. Geoff Dowling.