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-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 | |
| 09/11/75 | Withdrawn from | CH (Chester) |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 | 59131 | 50337 | Noted 07/09/1973 - 50406 running in place of 50320 (which was running with 56080)2 | ||||||
| 50406 | 56150 | Noted 29/08/1974 - at Rock Ferry3 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Peter Wallwork
Images:
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.
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.