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Vehicle 50400

Class 103

Builder: Park Royal
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30286
Diagram: 635

Allocations

3w/e 19/04/58	New to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
May-58	Transferred to	3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60	Depot code change	21F
Sep-63	Depot code change	2G
w/e 07/01/67	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CH
22/11/82	Withdrawn from	CH (Chester)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

50400	56155	As delivered to 6G - April 1958
50400	56153	Noted 04/11/68 - at Crewe¹
50400	56155	Noted 19/09/71 - in Chester station¹
50400	56155	Noted 31/10/71 - at Crewe¹
50400	56155	Noted 31/05/1975 - at Shrewsbury ²
50400	56155	Noted 13/12/1975 - at Birmingham New Street ²
50400	56155	Noted 01/02/1977 - Worked 2J98 1315 Chester to Manchester Victoria³
50400	56155	Noted 12/02/1977 - 13.13 Chester-Crewe⁴
50400	56150	Noted 22/06/1980 - Churnet Rail Special Crewe-Chedleton and return 50404-56161+50625-56213+56150-50400
50400	56150	Noted circa 04/1981³
50400	56150	Noted 15/09/81
50400	56223	Noted circa 09/1982³

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Chris Moxon

Images:

circa April 1958

A Derby Works image (58-299) of 50400 and presumably 56155 circa April 1958. Location unknown. British Railways.

June 1972

Set number: CR209

A Park Royal Class 103 and Derby Lightweight Class 108 at Barmouth in June 1972. The closest DMBS vehicle seems to be M50400. Mel Smith.

26th September 1972

50400 heads towards Llandudno at Colwyn Bay, 26th Sep 72. Robert Chilton Collection.

22nd March 1975

Class 103 & Class 101 at Chester station on 22 March 1975. Park Royals M50400 + M56155 & Met Cams M51191 + M56350 head east out of Chester under the LNWR lower quadrant signals. Pure heaven. Alistair Ness.

12th February 1977

50400 leads 56155, 56157 & 50401 out of Chester with the 13.13 Chester-Crewe, 12/2/77. Anthony Griffiths.

24th February 1980

Class 103 DMBS 50400 is seen stabled at Tyseley awaiting repair, 24.02.1980. Andy Cole.

22nd June 1980

Units 50400 + 56150, 56213 + 50625, 56161 + 50404 approach Leekbrook tunnel, near Cheddleton on 22nd June 1980. BR ran a series of 'Rail-Cruises' over the freight only Churnet Valley lines during the early 1980s - the line is now in the hands of the Churnet Valley Railway and sees use between Leekbrook and Kingsley. Paul Bettany.

22nd June 1980

Units 50400, 56150, 56213 + 50625, 56161, 50404 at Cheddleton on 22nd June 1980. BR ran a series of 'Rail-Cruises' over the freight only Churnet Valley lines during the early 1980s - the line is now in the hands of the Churnet Valley Railway, though here the CVR is still fenced-off from the 'main line' which was still in use for sand trains from Oakamoor (note the sand between the tracks which was in evidence from Oakamoor to Stoke's Cockshute yard!). Paul Bettany.

22nd June 1980

With bunting out for the occasion DMU's 50400 + 56150, 56213 + 50625, 56161 + 50404 approach Cheddleton on 22nd June 1980. BR ran a series of 'Rail-Cruises' over the freight only Churnet Valley lines during the early 1980s - the line is now in the hands of the Churnet Valley Railway and sees use between Leekbrook and Kingsley. Paul Bettany.

1st March 1981

Park Royal set M50400 + M56150 stand at Crewe, 1st March 1981. Paul James.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: November 1971

Set number: AN279

Allerton depot in November 1971 contains Derby Class 108 sets AN272 and AN279 (with DTC 56494), Park Royal set CR209, and shunter D2851 (later 02 001). Note the blue squares are crossed out on the Park Royal DMBS (possibly 50400). Mel Smith.

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