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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29/06/81	Withdrawn from	HA (Haymarket)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 28/05/1978 - Worked 09.15 Manchester Vic to Llandudno with 50465 - 59173 - 50517. At Chester this train was combined with the 09.40 Lime Street - Llandudno : 51858 - 59718 - 59720 - 51860.⁴
	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.

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