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Vehicle 50406


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 30/06/58 New to 5B (Crewe South)
4w/e 29/11/58 Transferred to 3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60Depot code change21F
Sep-63Depot code change2G
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
09/11/75 Withdrawn from CH (Chester)

Disposal

Scrapped by Bird Group, Long Marston

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50406 56161 As delivered to 5B - June 1958
50406 56161 Noted 01/01/68 - in Manchester Exchange1
50406 56150 Noted 29/08/1974 - at Rock Ferry2

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork

Images:

Class 103 DMU at Crewe

circa 1959

A Park Royal DMU departs from Crewe, M50406 seems to be the leading car. Undated, the set was new in June 1958 and this was likely circa 1959. Electrification work has begun with two masts visible. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 103 DMU at Helsby

Unknown date

A fairly rare photo of a Park Royal formed into a (hybrid) 3-car set. 50406 is with Met Camm Class 101 vehicles 59131 & 50337,at Helsby on the 09:38 Runcorn - Chester service (date unrecorded). Notes on the back of the original photo record that 50406 replaced 50320 in the set, the latter being subsequently paired with 56080. Anthony Griffiths.