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Vehicle 50809

Class 105

BR Diagram 529

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

2w/e 31/03/58 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63Depot code change9D
May-73Depot code changeNH
Feb-81 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
Mar-81 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
13/09/81 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50776 50809 As delivered to 26A - March 1958
50776 50809 Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Victoria1
50776 50809 Noted 04/08/68 - in Manchester Victoria1
50776 50809 Noted 04/06/71 - at Manchester Victoria1
50776 50809 Noted 04/19732
50776 50809 Noted 31/05/73 - in Liverpool Lime Street3
50776 59142 50809 Noted 19/04/74 - in Manchester Victoria1
50776 50809 Noted 09/09/76 - at Preston4
50776 50809 Noted 06/02/77 - at Wigan North Western3
50776 50809 Noted 17/08/77 - at Windermere with M50967 + M56250
50776 50809 Noted 09/07/78 - at Newton Heath3
50776 50809 Noted 23/09/79 - at Bolton3
50776 50809 Noted 17/02/1980 - on Allerton depot3
50776 50809 Noted 08/06/1980 - on Newton Heath depot3
50776 50809 Noted circa 07/19805
50776 50809 Noted 13/07/1980 - on Allerton depot3
50776 50809 Transfer to NH - Mar-81
50776 50809 Noted 23/01/1982 - on Newton Heath depot3

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Martin Lumley
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 105 DMU at Accrington

April 1976

Cravens Local Passenger Class 105 "power twin" 2-car dmu Nos.M50809 and M50776 departing Accrington on a Colne - Blackburn - Preston service, April 1976. Hugh Llewelyn.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 19th June 1974

A Class 105 Cravens DMU formed of M50776 and M50809 seen at Rochdale on 18 June 1974. David Mant.

DMU

Date: 17th August 1977

Windermere on the 17th August 1977. The unit, M50776 + M50809 + M50967 + M56250 still has 'Barrow' on the blinds. Robert Frise.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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