Vehicle 51493
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: 30503
Diagram: 548
Allocations
| 05/06/59 | New to | 61A (Kittybrewster) | |
| w/e 06/06/59 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 3w/e 24/06/61 | On loan to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| 3w/e 24/06/61 | On loan to | 61A (Kittybrewster) | |
| 2w/e 23/09/61 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 2w/e 18/11/61 | Transferred to | 61A (Kittybrewster) | |
| Jan-62 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 2w/e 12/05/62 | Transferred to | 61A (Kittybrewster) | |
| 3w/e 31/10/65 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| Apr-66 | Transferred to | 61A (Kittybrewster) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| May-68 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HN | |
| 4w/e 29/06/74 | Stored S. | ||
| w/e 13/07/74 | Reinstated | HN (Hamilton) | |
| 30/04/77 | Transferred to | GF (South Gosforth) | |
| w/e 23/07/78 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| 26/07/81 | Transferred to | NR (Norwich) | |
| 21/11/82 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| 13/03/83 | Stored S. | AY (Ayr) | |
| Nov-83 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51493 | 56482 | As delivered to 61A - 5th June 1960 | |||||||
| 51493 | 56482 | Transfer to 61A - 4w/e 01/07/61 | |||||||
| 51493 | 56482 | Transfer to 62B - 2w/e 23/09/61 | |||||||
| 51493 | 56482 | Transfer to 61A - 2w/e 18/11/61 | |||||||
| 51493 | 56482 | Transfer to 62B - Jan-62 | |||||||
| 51493 | 56482 | Transfer to 66C - 3w/e 31/10/65 | |||||||
| 51493 | 56482 | Noted 15/08/70 - passing Motherwell depot1 | |||||||
| 51493 | 56482 | Noted 11/09/71 - on Hamilton depot1 | |||||||
| 53 | 51493 | 56482 | Listed at 66C - 1972 | ||||||
| 51493 | 56482 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2 | |||||||
| 24/25 | 51492 | 56472 | 51493 | Listed at Hamilton - circa Aug-74 - Two brake vehicles, one carrying 24 the other 25. | |||||
| 51493 | 59792 | 52024 | Noted 31/12/75 - in Glasgow Central1 | ||||||
| 141 | 51493 | Noted 05/09/76 - on Hamilton depot, loose vehicle3 | |||||||
| 51493 | 56081 | Noted 15/04/1978 - at Newcastle 4 | |||||||
| 68 | 51493 | 56470 | Noted 02/07/81 - on Norwich depot3 | ||||||
| 51493 | 59790 | 52004 | 8th January 1983 | ||||||
| 51493 | 59790 | 52004 | Noted 12th January 1983 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
Images:
3rd August 1961
We’re at the small Keith MPD (61C) where Cravens Sc51493 is back on familiar territory on loan from Hamilton, having initially been allocated to Kittybrewster - it has some mixed company in the form of Class 21 D6139, Class 20 D8034, and an unidentified Class 21 in the shed. Bob Faulkner.
13th July 1964
Sc51493 (and presumably Sc56482) and a 101 set are seen east of Lumphanan with the 1.55pm Aberdeen - Ballater service on July 13, 1964. Michael Mensing.
24th June 1978
Two Class 105/101 hybrids seen at Eastgate station (Country Durham) with a BR excursion on 24 June 1978. The closest set is formed of 51493 and 56081. Alistair Ness.
24th June 1978
Two Class 105/101 hybrids seen at Eastgate station (Country Durham) with a BR excursion on 24 June 1978. The closest set is formed of 51493 and 56081. Alistair Ness.
24th June 1978
A BR organised railtour from Darlington, formed of two Cravens / Metro Cammell hybrid DMUs, in Eastgate station, County Durham, on Saturday 24 June 1978. The closest set is 51493 + 56081. Stuart Mackay Collection.
24th November 1980
Class 105 51493 has been attached to a blue/grey set or vehicle when seen at South Shields on 24/11/80. Chris Lings.
7th July 1981
Set number: 68
A Colchester bound special leaves Ipswich on July 7th, 1981, formed of Cravens set 68 (E51493 + E56470). Bruce Galloway.
Unknown date
Set number: 105376
Class 105 DMBS 51493 (labeled 105 376) is working with a Class 107 TS and DMBS at Kilmacolm. Date unknown, but taken shortly before the line closed on the 10th January 1983. Stuart Rankin.
Unknown date
Set number: 101376
A Class 105/107 hybrid set seen on the Kilmacolm branch shortly before closure. Stuart Rankin.
4th January 1983
Set number: 105376
Set 105 376 (a 105/107/107 hybrid) in Kilmacolm station forming the 11:01 to Glasgow Central on the 4th January 1983. The branch would be closed just days later. Note the patch on the roof above the van where the exhaust pipes formerly were, they are now at the rear of the vehicle. Hamish Stevenson.
4th January 1983
Set number: 105376
Cravens / Derby lash up 105 376 is being readied for departure from Paisley Canal on a Glasgow Central - Kilmacolm service. An old notebook suggests this is Cravens DMBS E51493 + Derby TSL Sc59790 + Derby DMBS Sc52004. Whilst the majority of services at Canal were the hourly all station Kilmacolm services, there were a couple of services to / from Largs or Ardrossan with additional peak hour services to / from Canal. Tuesday 04 January 1983. alicia hartman.
4th January 1983
Set number: 105376
Mixed 105 376 Cravens / Derby Set coasts into Paisley Canal with a Kilmacolm - Glasgow Central working. An old notebook suggests this is Cravens DMBS E51493 + Derby TSL Sc59790 + Derby DMBS Sc52004. Passenger services would cease the following Saturday. A Paisley Canal - Glasgow service was resurrected in 1990 albeit from a new station on the Glasgow side of Causeyside Street, to the east. The land here to the west was sold off in due haste post closure and built over. Thus the realistic prospect of the Canal line being returned as a through route was stymied. Tuesday 04 January 1983. alicia hartman.
4th January 1983
Set number: 105376
Rule 55 Exempt. Cravens / Derby lash up 105 376 passes Paisley Canal Signal Box on a dreich afternoon. It is heading towards Elderslie on a Glasgow Central - Kilmacolm service. Tuesday 04 January 1983. alicia hartman.
7th January 1983
Set number: 105376
Last Days. Cravens E51493 at Glasgow Central having arrived as part of a late afternoon working from Kilmacolm along with its Derby partners. An old notebook suggests this is probably Cravens DMBS E51493 + Derby TSL Sc59790 + Derby DMBS Sc52004 which was used on Kilmacolm services on 04 January. Homeward bound commuters seem to be drifting along the then Platform 13 for another service, past the 'Front Train Beyond This Point' board in the distance. This would now be Platform 15 at Central. Probably Friday 07 January 1983. alicia hartman.
7th January 1983
Set number: 105376
Last Days. Mixed 105 376 (105-107-107) rolls into Houston and Crosslee station. A view from Barochan Road and a solitary passenger awaits the returning Kilmacolm to Glasgow service, Friday 07 January 1983. One wonders if they knew there would be no trains on Monday? There were nearby road signs for a local hospital, which may have been Merchiston House, behind the trees on the left. alicia hartman.
7th January 1983
Set number: 105376
Last Days. An afternoon Glasgow Central - Kilmacolm service with mixed 105 376 (Class 105 / 107) is heading west from Houston and Crosslee. The train has passed under Sandholes Road and is heading towards the Lochermill Viaduct thence Bridge of Weir. An old notebook suggests this is probably Cravens DMBS E51493 + Derby TSL Sc59790 + Derby DMBS Sc52004 which was used on Kilmacolm services earlier that week on 04 January. The outskirts of Bridge of Weir are visible in the distance, above the train. It is still possible to travel along here - but on a bicycle on the National Cycle Network! Probably Friday 07 January 1983. alicia hartman.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 13th July 1964
Sc56482 (and presumably Sc51493) are seen at Glassel near Banchory on the Aberdeen to Ballater line on July 13, 1964. Michael Mensing.
Date: unknown
Set number: 105376
A Class 107/105 hybrid is seen on the Kilmacolm branch shortly before closure. Class 105 DMBS 51493 leads. Stuart Rankin.