Vehicle 50403
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 17/5/58 | 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 | |
| circa Sep-82 | Withdrawn from | CH (Chester) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50403 | 56158 | As delivered to 6G - May 1958 | |||||||
| 50403 | 56151 | Noted 01/01/68 - at Manchester Exchange1 | |||||||
| CR212 | 50403 | 56151 | Noted circa Jun-69 - CR212/3 each end marked different | ||||||
| CR213 | 50403 | 56151 | Noted circa Jun-69 - CR212/3 each end marked different | ||||||
| 50403 | 56165 | Noted 06/08/1971 - at Shrewsbury2 | |||||||
| 50403 | 56165 | Noted 27/10/71 - in Manchester Victoria3 | |||||||
| 50403 | 56151 | Noted 18/04/73 - at Chester3 | |||||||
| 50403 | 56151 | Noted 03/09/73 - at Machynlleth3 | |||||||
| 50403 | 56163 | Noted 05/10/75 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
| 50403 | 56164 | Noted 19/03/77 - on 1539 Bangor-Crewe with 51175 + 56335 | |||||||
| 50403 | 56164 | Noted 30/03/1977 - 2F73, 14.56 Helsby to Rock Ferry4 | |||||||
| 50403 | 56155 | Noted circa 08/19824 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
June 1958
A Park Royal set in Birmingham New Street in Jun 1958. M50403 has 'Birmingham via Walsall' on the Destination blind. It is carrying a tail lamp and it's shed code 3C is painted on the buffer beam at both sides. Michael Mensing.
April 1975
Park Royal 2-car Local Pasenger dmu (Class 103) No.M50403 (Class 103), M56153 (Class 145) in BR Rail Blue livery with all yellow front ends at Shrewsbury, 04/75. Hugh Llewelyn.
April 1975
Park Royal 2-car Local Pasenger dmu (Class 103) No.M50403 (Class 103), M56153 (Class 145) in BR Rail Blue livery with all yellow front ends at Shrewsbury, 04/75. Hugh Llewelyn.
20th September 1980
M50403 at Chester on 20/09/80. By this time this is one of a handful of survivors of the Park Royal built Class 103 DMUs, working services in North Wales or just into England at Crewe and Chester. John Carter.