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Vehicle 51288

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

12/11/58	New to	31A (Cambridge)
Sep-64	Transferred to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
23/09/84	Withdrawn from	LN (Lincoln)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

51288	56446	As delivered to 31A - 12th November 1958
51288	56446	Noted May 1968
51288	56448	Noted May 1968
51288	56446	Noted 22/08/69 - at Sheffield Midland¹
51288	56446	Noted 27/09/69 - at Doncaster¹
51288	56446	Noted 14/08/70 - in Sheffield Midland²
51288	56446	Noted 24/10/70 - at Sheffield Midland¹
51288	56446	Noted 21/12/70 - at Doncaster¹
51288	56446	Noted 05/04/71 - at Peterborough¹
51288	56446	Noted 18/08/1972 - at Derby³
51288	56446	Noted 16/03/1974 - at York³
51288	56446	Noted 30/08/1974 - at York³
51288	56446	Noted 04/09/74 - in Sheffield Midland²
51288	56446	Noted 22/09/79 - R.C.T.S. (West Midlands Branch) The Cottam Railtour 50005 + 56030 / 50011 + 56044 / 51288 + 56446
51288	56442	Noted 13/06/1981 - Seen at New Holland Pier⁴
51288	56431	Noted circa 02/1983⁴
51288	54431	Noted circa 11/1983⁴

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

Images:

circa summer 1975

A Lincoln allocated Class 105 with vehicles E51288 and E56445 and Sheffield on the destination blind entering Lincoln Central from the east. The slide process date was September 1975 so circa summer 1975. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Unknown date

A Cravens DMU with Lincoln allocated DMBS E51288 closest at Worksop, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

13th June 1981

Cravens car 51288, new to Cambridge in 1958 is seen with trailer 56442 at New Holland Town on 13 June 1981 working a New Holland Pier to Cleethorpes service. After transfer to Lincoln depot in 1964 this car did not move depots again until withdrawn in September 1984. The trailer lasted until 1986. The station was closed from 24 June 1981 after opening of the Humber Bridge, withdrawal of the ferry service from Hull and diversion of the train service directly to Barton on Humber. Jeremy Chapter.

13th June 1981

Car 51288, new to Cambridge in 1958 is seen with trailer 56442 at New Holland Pier on 13 June 1981 waiting to depart for Cleethorpes. After transfer to Lincoln depot in 1964 this car did not move depots again until withdrawn in September 1984. The trailer lasted until 1986. The station was closed from 24 June 1981 after opening of the Humber Bridge, withdrawal of the ferry service from Hull and diversion of the train service directly to Barton on Humber. Jeremy Chapter.

25th August 1984

On 25th Aug 1984, instead of chasing 40s across the north-west, I chose to take the only scheduled service that was still booked a Class 40, the Man Picc-Skegness (SO) and return. Here we have reached the loop at Sleaford station behind 40 012 'Aureol', after traversing the single-line curve between Sleaford North and Sleaford West Junctions. A six-car DMU set passes us heading for Nottingham Midland, made up of a 2-car Cravens unit with DMBS power trailer E51288 leading, E54431 behind, and two pairs of Lincoln-based Class 114 Derby Heavyweights. Chris McKee.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 13th June 1981

E56442 + E51288 at New Holland Pier on June 13, 1981. Jeremy Chapter.

Date: 23rd October 1982

A Class 105 56431 + 51288 Cravens 2-car DMU with set leading arriving Doncaster 23-10-82 On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

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