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Vehicle 50770


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

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-63Depot code change16C
4w/e 31/05/69 Transferred to 10E (Accrington)
Oct-72 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
May-73Depot code changeNH
Feb-81 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
05/06/81 Stored U. HA (Haymarket)
29/06/81 Withdrawn from HA (Haymarket)

Modifications

circa early 1975 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


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

Images:

Class 105 DMU at Birmingham New Street

24th October 1964

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.

Class 105 DMU at Burneside

September 1975

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.

Class 105 DMU at Burneside

September 1975

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 DMU at Millerhill

circa 1982

Class 105 50770 condemned in Millerhill Yard circa 1982. S Saunders.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 8th November 1981

Withdrawn vehicles at Millerhill on the 8th November 1981.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.

DMU

Date: January 1982

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 Withdrawn Cravens unit 50782 (formerly a Midland Region allocation) plus an SC one, thought to be 50770, and a Met Cam centre trailer await towing south for scrapping.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.