Vehicle 50803
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
| 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-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 | |
| 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| 29/06/81 | Withdrawn from | HA (Haymarket) |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 | ||||||
| 50755 | 59325 | 50803 | Noted 18/04/69 - in Derby1 | ||||||
| 50770 | 50803 | Noted 16/08/70 - at Preston2 | |||||||
| 50753 | 50803 | Noted 12/09/71 - at Preston1 | |||||||
| 50770 | 50803 | Noted 08/12/75 - at Preston1 | |||||||
| 50770 | 50803 | Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria1 | |||||||
| 51117 | 50803 | Noted 18/09/76 - on 17:00 Blackpool South – Kirkham, 19:00 Kirkham – Blackpool South and 19:30 Blackpool South - Squires Gate3 | |||||||
| 50374 | 50803 | Noted 30/08/1977 - Seen near Rhyl4 | |||||||
| 50770 | 50803 | Noted circa 07/19804 | |||||||
| 105372 | 50770 | 59150 | 50803 | Noted March 1981 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
11th May 1963
A three-car Cravens set operating the 4:55pm Leicester (London Road) - Derby (Midland) service is seen approaching Bagworth and Ellistown on May 11th, 1963. The DMC appears to be M50803. Michael Mensing.