Vehicle 50753
Class 105
Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp / Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30352
Diagram: 528
Allocations
| Sep-57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Oct-57 | Transferred to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| Mar-58 | Transferred to | 17A (Derby Etches Park) | |
| Apr-58 | Transferred to | 18A (Toton) | |
| 4w/e 29/12/62 | Transferred to | 17A (Derby Etches Park) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 16C | |
| 4w/e 31/05/69 | Transferred to | 10E (Accrington) | |
| Oct-72 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| 14/10/73 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
50753 was involved in the following incident:
20/06/73 - Wigan North Western
Collision involving Class 105
Info from The Railway Magazine Otober 1973 p535
A DMU ran through trap points at Wigan North Western and hit an overhead catenary support causing it to lean over, blocking both mainline tracks. The Wigan breakdown train removed the DMU vehicles during the early hours of the following morning. The vehicles involved are thought to be M50753 which sustained substantial cab damage, and M50800.
Disposal
Scrapped by CA Chadwick, on location at Newton Heath depot
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50753 | 59308 | 50786 | As delivered to 9A - September 1957 | ||||||
| 50753 | 59308 | 50799 | Noted 29/04/61 - working the Vale of Belvoir railtour. | ||||||
| EP480 | 50753 | 59309 | 50786 | Noted Apr-69 | |||||
| 50753 | 50803 | Noted 12/09/71 - at Preston1 | |||||||
| 50753 | 50786 | Noted 24/03/73 - in Manchester Victoria2 | |||||||
| 50753 | 50800 | Noted 08/09/73 - in Manchester Victoria3 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Martin Lumley
3: Gerald Brown
Images:
circa September 1957
A three-car Cravens DMU showing 50753 and presumably 59308 + 50786. They were delivered new to Longsight depot in September 1957. This was taken from a Cravens advertisement, hence the cropping. Cravens.
22nd April 1962
The 5:55pm Birmingham New Street - Derby service formed of a Cravens triple DMU approaches Wilnecote on Easter Sunday, 22 April 1962. Michael Mensing.