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Vehicle 51701


Class 112

Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engine: Rolls Royce 238hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30533
Diagram: 602

Allocations

17/10/59 New to 24A (Accrington)
4w/e 26/03/60 Transferred to 8C (Speke Junction)
5w/e 03/12/60 Transferred to 26A (Newton Heath)
5w/e 05/05/62 Transferred to 24A (Accrington)
Sep-63Depot code change10E
3w/e 02/12/67 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
02/11/69 Withdrawn from 14A (Cricklewood)

51701 was involved in the following incidents:


18/08/60 - Ince Moss

Derailment involving Class 112

The 2.10pm Liverpool-Wigan, formed 51722 (leading) + 51691 and 51719 + 51701, was noted at St Helens to be missing the freewheel on 51691. The driver did not stop or isolate the final drive and continued to Wigan at reduced speed. After passing a 15mph speed restriction at Ince Moss the guard heard bumping noises underneath and applied the brake. The driver, unaware of any incident went to investigate. Oil was leaking the the engines on the rear three cars and the rear vehicle 51701 was completely derailed. A gearbox was found in the "4 foot" rearwards of the train and a freewheel lay nearby.


08/02/61 - Royton Station, LMR

Collision involving Class 112 / Class 105

Info from Bill Read, Richard Greenwood, Peter Dawson

Two ECS Cravens twin-units collided at about 40mph with the buffer stops at Royton Station at 6.12am. 5 persons injured. More Details.


Disposal

Scrapped by Bird Group, Long Marston

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51701 51726 As delivered to 24A - 17th October 1959
51701 51726 Transfer to 8C - 4w/e 26/03/60
51701 51719 Transfer to 26A - Nov-60

Images:

Class 112 DMU at Royton

8th February 1961

Taken soon after the accident at Royton on 8/2/61, 51701 on the left and its DMC hard against it. Richard Greenwood.

Class 112 DMU at Royton

8th February 1961

M51701 embedded into 13-15 High Barn Street, Royton, on 8/2/61. Richard Greenwood.

Class 112 DMU at Royton

8th February 1961

DMBS M51701 on the left and its DMC on the right, taken in High Barn Street, Royton, 8/2/61. Richard Greenwood.

Class 112 DMU at Royton

8th February 1961

The badly damaged M51701 after the collision at Royton on 8/2/61. It would be repaired and returned to traffic. Richard Greenwood.

Class 112 DMU at Royton

8th February 1961

M51701 in the rubble of 13-15 High Barn Street, Royton, on 8/2/61. Richard Greenwood.

Class 112 DMU at Royton

8th February 1961

By midday on 8/2/61 a ramp had been built to the left to lift M51701 into Royton station. Richard Greenwood.

Class 112 DMU at Royton

8th February 1961

M51701 is being slowly moved to the left towards the ramp that will take it up to Royton station, 8/2/61. Richard Greenwood.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 8th February 1961

The DMC involved in the Royton accident on 8/2/61 after it had been pulled back from M51701. Richard Greenwood.