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Vehicle 51285

Class 105

BR Diagram 532

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

29/10/58 New to 31A (Cambridge)
Sep-64 Transferred to 40A (Lincoln)
Mar-65 Transferred to 31A (Cambridge)
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 40A (Lincoln)
Apr-73 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
May-73Depot code changeNO
Sep-73Depot code changeNR
w/e 13/03/77 Transferred to GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 23/07/78 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
w/e 16/09/79 Transferred to LN (Lincoln)
11/09/83 Withdrawn from LN (Lincoln)

Notes

Jul-81 - 51280/5 and 56445/46 to move LN->NR but cancelled

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51285 56443 As delivered to 31A - 29th October 1958
51285 56443 Transfer to 31A - Mar-65
51285 56443 Transfer to 40A - w/e 07/01/67
51285 56443 Noted 04/09/67 - at Leeds City with 50021 + 560121
51285 56443 Noted May 1968
51285 56442 Noted 22/08/69 - at Sheffield Midland1
51285 56443 Noted 24/10/70 - at Sheffield Midland1
51285 56443 Noted 05/11/70 - at Sheffield Midland1
60 51285 56443 Noted 16/06/73 - at Thetford2
60 51285 56443 Noted 30/07/73
60 51285 56443 Noted circa late 1973 - at Bury St Edmunds2
60 51285 56125 Noted 23/02/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2
60 51285 56125 Noted 25/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2
51285 56446 Noted 25/05/1974 - at Derby 3
60 51285 56125 Noted 16/09/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2
60 51285 56142 Listed at NR - 19/07/75
60 51285 56434 Noted 28/09/76 - at Bury St Edmunds2
51285 56438 Transfer to LN - w/e 16/09/79
51285 56454 Noted circa 04/19824
51285 56438 Noted circa 02/19834

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

Images:

Class 105 DMU at Sheffield

Unknown date

A Cravens Class 105 vehicle in the early 1980s, thought to be at Sheffield (Midland). Curly42.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 30th July 1973

Set number: 60

Cravens set 60 - E56443 and E51285 - at Harwich ready to work a service to Manningtree on 30 July 1973. David Mant.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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