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
Mar-58 | New 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 | |
Feb-81 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
05/06/81 | Stored U. | HA (Haymarket) | |
29/06/81 | Withdrawn from | HA (Haymarket) |
circa early 1975 - AWS fitted
Scrapped by A King, Snailwell
50770 | 59325 | 50803 | As delivered to 17A - March 1958 | ||||||
50770 | 59318 | 50497 | Noted 14/04/69 - in Derby1 | ||||||
50770 | 59318 | 50497 | Noted 18/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
50770 | 50803 | Noted 16/08/70 - at Preston2 | |||||||
50770 | 50810 | Noted 02/01/71 | |||||||
50770 | 50804 | Noted 12/09/71 - at Preston1 | |||||||
50770 | 50803 | Noted 08/12/75 - at Preston1 | |||||||
50770 | 50803 | Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
50770 | 50803 | Noted circa 07/19803 | |||||||
105372 | 50770 | 59150 | 50803 | Noted March 1981 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
M50770 is at the front of a 3-car Cravens set in Birmingham New Street on October 24, 1964. It is standing empty at the end of platform 8, probably forming the 5.28pm to Derby. Michael Mensing.
A Class 105 power-twin in Burneside station on the Oxenholme to Windermere line in late September 1975. Leading is believed to be M50770. Michael Mensing.
A Class 105 power-twin (leading appears to be M50770) departs from Burneside station (on the Oxenholme - Windermere line) in late September 1975. Michael Mensing.
Class 105 50770 condemned in Millerhill Yard circa 1982. S Saunders.
Withdrawn vehicles at Millerhill on the 8th November 1981. Met-Camm buffet car 59578 is next to Cravens 50770, this has 'cond 7720 30.9.81' painted on its side. Hamish Stevenson.
Class 105s & 101 Millerhill Jan 1982. Withdrawn Cravens unit 50782 (formerly a Midland Region allocation) plus an SC one, thought to be 50770, and a Met Cam centre trailer await towing south for scrapping. Alistair Ness.