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: 30353
Diagram: 529
w/e 05/10/57 | New 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 | |
Sep-82 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
circa early 1975 - AWS fitted
Scrapped by A King, Snailwell
50754 | 59309 | 50787 | As delivered to 5B - w/e 05/10/57 | ||||||
50754 | 59309 | 50787 | Noted 1st June 1958 | ||||||
50449 | 59142 | 50787 | Noted 17/08/68 - at Peterborough1 | ||||||
EP487 | 50762 | 59323 | 50787 | Noted Apr-69 | |||||
50761 | 50787 | Noted 14/08/70 - at Preston1 | |||||||
50764 | 50787 | Noted 21/12/71 - at Rose Grove (Burnley)2 | |||||||
50754 | 50787 | Noted 01/09/74 - at Wigan North West1 | |||||||
50754 | 50787 | Noted 24/01/76 - on 16:27 Preston - Colne | |||||||
50754 | 50787 | Noted 22/05/76 - at Carnforth2 | |||||||
50754 | 50787 | Noted 04/01/78 | |||||||
50754 | 50787 | Noted 25/01/80 | |||||||
50754 | 50787 | Noted circa 07/19803 | |||||||
50754 | 50787 | Noted circa 08/19813 | |||||||
NH153 | 50772 | 50787 | Noted circa 05/19823 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Eddie Knorn
The 25th January 1980, and 50787 / 50754 roll into Preston. Jerry Glover.
Cravens Local Passenger Class 105 "power twin" 2-car dmu Nos.M50787 (105/1), M50755 (105/2) of the 1957 batch (no headcodes) and formerly part of a 3-car set, in Rail Blue livery with all-yellow front end arriving (with an unidentified Class 104 unit) arriving at Manchester (Victoria) service from Blackburn via Bolton, 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.