Vehicle 50797
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
| 4w/e 25/01/58 | New to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| Jan-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 | |
| Nov-81 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |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:
| 50764 | 59319 | 50797 | As delivered to 5B - January 1958 | ||||||
| 50757 | 50797 | Noted 01/09/74 - at Preston1 | |||||||
| 50754 | 50797 | Noted 21/02/77 - at Preston2 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50797 | Noted 09/08/79 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50797 | Noted 29/06/80 - at Morecambe3 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50797 | Noted circa 07/19804 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50797 | Noted circa 01/19814 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50797 | Noted 03/01/1981 - At Burnley Station3 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
circa February 1958
The first of four images recording damage under Cravens DMSL M50797 circa February 1958 where it seems the cardan shaft has ripped off the output end of the gearbox. Note the puncture damage to the vacuum cylinder on the left. Only this print had any text on the rear, nothing about the incident just details about the vehicle including 'In service Oct 57 - Feb 58' and 'Working Derby, Notts, & Leicester'. British Railways.
March 1977
A Class 105 power twin with DMCL M50797 departing Nelson station in late March 1977. Michael Mensing.
circa 1978
Cravens DMC M50797 at Lancaster circa 1978. Andrew Pilkington.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa February 1958
The second of four images recording damage under Cravens DMSL M50797 circa February 1958 where it seems the cardan shaft has ripped off the output end of the gearbox, this one being a close up of the damaged gearbox. British Railways.
Date: circa February 1958
The third of four images recording damage under Cravens DMSL M50797 circa February 1958 where it seems the cardan shaft has ripped off the output end of the gearbox. This one shows the part of the gearbox that was ripped of along with the end of the cardan shaft still attached. British Railways.
Date: circa February 1958
Damage under a DMU vehicle. The cover has been knocked of the wiring channel, the pipe on the last has been dented and the downward facing cylinder has also been damaged. This could be under Cravens DMSL M50797 circa February 1958 where other images record damage after the cardan shaft ripped off the output end of the gearbox. British Railways.
Date: 9th August 1979
At Carnforth on the 9th August 1979 was a train formed of M50966 + M56249 + M50752 + M50797 + M50765 + M50798. Robert Frise.