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Vehicle 50787


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: 30353
Diagram: 529

Allocations

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-63Depot code change16C
4w/e 31/05/69 Transferred to 10E (Accrington)
Oct-72 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
May-73Depot code changeNH
Sep-82 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

Modifications

circa early 1975 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


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

Images:

Class 105 DMU at Preston

25th January 1980

The 25th January 1980, and 50787 / 50754 roll into Preston. Jerry Glover.

Class 105 DMU at Manchester Victoria

April 1982

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.