Vehicle 51705
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
| 21/11/59 | New to | 24A (Accrington) | |
| 4w/e 28/05/60 | Transferred to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| 5w/e 03/12/60 | Transferred to | 24A (Accrington) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 10E | |
| 30/12/67 | Withdrawn from | 10E (Accrington) |
51705 was involved in the following incident:
Lancashire Telegraph
October 1967 - Sough Tunnel (near Darwen), LMR
Fire involving Class 112
Info from Andrew Dyson
51705/24 caught fire in Sough Tunnel. These were cut up at Spring Vale in April 1968 by staff from Accrington depot. Cutting the unit up was only undertaken on Sundays, as staff had to work Monday to Friday, and management wouldn't free them on these days to cut the unit up. The fire was so intense that the sole bars in the middle on the units melted, causing the unit to sag. The cause given was the cardan shaft shearing, flailing about rupturing the fuel tank. An article and photo can be found in the book 'Railways Around Blackburn' and an online Lancashire Telegraph article. An expanded print version of the latter can be found on the Blackburn Fire History Phoenix Project website.
Disposal
Scrapped by BR, Accrington Depot staff on location at Spring Vale
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51705 | 51730 | As delivered to 24A - 21st November 1959 | |||||||
| 51705 | 51730 | Transfer to 26A - 4w/e 28/05/1960 | |||||||
| 51705 | 51730 | Transfer to 24A - Nov-60 |
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