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Vehicle 51257

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: 30469
Diagram: 532

Allocations

06/06/58	New to	40A (Lincoln)
09/11/58	Transferred to	34B (Hornsey)
Apr-60	Transferred to	34G (Finsbury Park)
May-73	Depot code change	FP
w/e 06/03/77	Transferred to	NR (Norwich)
14/11/82	Withdrawn from	NR (Norwich)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51257	56415	As delivered to 40A - 6th June 1958
	51257	56415	Noted 13th October 1958
	51257	56415	Transfer to 34B - 09/11/58
	51257	56428	Noted 01/01/1972 - at Kings Cross¹
	51257	56415	Noted 12/08/72 - ECS FP to Ipswich, all Felixstowe branch workings after the 08:08 ex-Ipswich, ECS to Colchester, 22:40 Colchester - Ipswich, all with 51263 + 56418²
	51257	56415	Noted 13/08/72 - on Felixstowe branch workings then 22:00 Ipswich - Colchester ECS to FP, all with 51263 + 56418²
	51257	56458	Noted 13/07/73 - at Ipswich²
	51257	56452	Noted 04/08/73 - at Ipswich²
	51257	56458	Noted 11/08/73 - on a Liverpool Street - Sheringham service with 51281 + 56452 and 51297 + 56420³
	51257	56115	Noted 31/08/74 - at Cambridge³
	51257	56460	Noted 10/09/76 - at Kings Cross⁴
	51257	56460	Noted 20/11/76 - at Bury St Edmunds³
	51257	56460	Noted 25/11/76 - on Cambridge depot³
64	51257	56116	Noted 17/03/77 - on Cambridge depot³
64	51257	56463	Listed at NR - Autumn 1978
	51257	56447	Noted 01/08/79
	51257	56468	Noted 17/04/81 - at Bury St Edmunds³
	51257	56468	Noted 08/08/81 - on 17.30 Ely – Cambridge⁵

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Ipswich Transport Society
3: Gerald Brown
4: Leonard Rogers
5: Phil Shatford

Images:

19th April 1977

Set number: 64

51257 is part of set 64 at Spalding on 19/4/77. The Class 105 set is attached to a 3-car set of a different class, which is mostly off the platform. There is also a 3-car high density set in the sidings. Ian Francis.

25th August 1977

Set number: 64

A Cravens 2-car (DMBS E51257 trailing and DTCL E56116), has arrived at Leicester on the 15.40 from Peterborough and will form the 17.30 return. 25 August 1977. Kevin Lane.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: circa November 1958

In mid-October 1958 two Cravens sets (51257 + 56415 and 51261 + 56419) began working Kings Cross Great Northern line suburban services. This was an initial step towards a planned 20 sets being in operation during the first half of the following year (ultimately there would be 26 sets). The two sets are seen at Palmers Green station circa November 1958. British Railways.

Date: July 1967

A pair of Cravens Local Passenger (later Class 105) 2-car dmu's Nos. E56131 (141), E51257 (105/2) in Rail Blue livery with all-yellow front end and Nos.E51256 (105/2), E56424 (141) in green livery with small yellow warning panel arriving at Kings Cross from Hatfield on a service for which the class was not designed - intensive suburban passenger, 07/67. Hugh Llewelyn.

Date: 15th April 1982

Set number: 64

On 15th April 1982 Norwich based Cravens twin set no. 64 led by E51257 with a trailer which I believe to be E56443 (in the foreground) is seen at Ely, more than likely en route from Peterborough to Cambridge. 31411 was on the Ipswich - Paisley speedlink. Copyright: Chris Burton. Gerard Fletcher.

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