Vehicle 50798
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 | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| 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| Sep-82 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
Disposal
Scrapped by A King, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50765 | 59320 | 50798 | As delivered to 5B - January 1958 | ||||||
| EP488 | 50763 | 59310 | 50798 | Noted Apr-69 | |||||
| 50798 | 59310 | 50763 | Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 50754 | 50798 | Noted 12/09/71 - at Preston1 | |||||||
| 50764 | 50798 | Noted 01/06/1974 - at Preston 2 | |||||||
| 50764 | 50798 | Noted 28/08/75 - on Newton Heath depot3 | |||||||
| 50765 | 50798 | Noted 09/09/76 - at Preston3 | |||||||
| 50765 | 50798 | Noted 24/09/1977 - 12.22 Wigan NW to Lime Street with 50935-515724 | |||||||
| 50765 | 50798 | Noted 09/08/79 - at Carnforth | |||||||
| 50757 | 50798 | Noted circa 08/19804 | |||||||
| 50769 | 50798 | Noted 22/10/80 - on 15.10 Preston-Barrow with 50963 + 56240 | |||||||
| 50769 | 50798 | Noted circa 01/19824 | |||||||
| NH152 | 50769 | 50798 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria4 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
18th April 1958
M50798 at the front of the 5.25pm service to Derby waiting to leave Birmingham New Street on the 18th April 1958. Michael Mensing.
18th April 1958
M50798 at the front of the 5.25pm service to Derby waiting to leave Birmingham New Street on the 18th April 1958. Michael Mensing.
9th July 1966
The 10.15am Birmingham New Street - Leicester London Road service is seen approaching Arley and Fillongley on 9 July 1966 formed of a three-car Cravens DMU. The centre car is one of the TCL conversions (from a TSL) and has a 1 on the closest door. Michael Mensing.
22nd October 1980
A four-car formation of DMU classes 105 and 108 - 50798 + 50769 / 50963 + 56240 - working the 15.10 Preston-Barrow photographed at a rather wet Lancaster station on 22 October 1980. Lewis Bevan.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 9th August 1979
At Carnforth on the 9th August 1979 was a train formed of M50966 + M56249 + M50752 + M50797 + M50765 + M50798. Robert Frise.