Vehicle 50405
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
| 2w/e 14/06/58 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 29/11/58 | 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 | |
| 12/12/82 | Withdrawn from | CH (Chester) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50405 | 56160 | As delivered to 9A - June 1958 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56160 | Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Exchange1 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 19/05/72 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 03/11/72 - in Crewe1 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 18/04/73 - on Chester depot2 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 26/05/1973 - at Crewe3 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56349 | Noted 22/06/74 - at Llandudno Junction2 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 02/12/1976 - On Rock Ferry - Helsby route4 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 30/03/1977 - 2F75, 16.30 Chester to Rock Ferry4 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 11/04/1977 - 2D77, 09.51 Rock Ferry to Chester, extended to Llandudno4 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 13/04/1977 - 2D87, 16.42 Llandudno to Llandudno Junction4 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 18/06/1977 - 2K53, 18.39 Bangor to Crewe4 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 12/09/77 - at Tywyn2 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 16/10/77 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 28/08/1979 - on 06:55 Machynlleth to Pwllheli with 51175 and 56350 plus 50402 and 56158 to Barmouth3 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 25/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station5 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56163 | Noted 25/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station5 | |||||||
| 50405 | 56161 | Noted circa 08/19824 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Shayne Lewis
Images:
4th September 1982
M50405 is the DMBS in this set at Crewe on Saturday 4th September 1982. Robert Tarling.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 6th November 1976
Park Royal Vehicles - Class 145 Driving Trailer Composite M56163 and Class 103 Motor Brake Second M50405, with 40 133 at Rock Ferry 06-11-76. Vincent Haworth.