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: 30282
Diagram: 525
17/04/57 | New to | 53C (Hull Springhead) | |
30/11/58 | Transferred to | 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) | - (53C closed) |
Jan-60 | Depot code change | 50C | |
Feb-72 | On loan to | 9A (Longsight) | - 'to ease the electrical load during the power crisis' |
Feb-72 | Ex-loan back to | 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
May-73 | Depot code change | BG | |
03/10/82 | Transferred to | NR (Norwich) | |
Dec-83 | Depot code change | NC | |
27/07/84 | Withdrawn from | NC (Norwich) |
50379 - original number
53379 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
50379 | 56134 | As delivered to 53C - 17th April 1957 | |||||||
50379 | 56135 | Noted 09/06/73 - at Doncaster1 | |||||||
50379 | 56120 | Noted 30/08/1974 - at Doncaster2 | |||||||
50379 | 56135 | Noted 09/01/75 - at Selby1 | |||||||
50379 | 56135 | Noted 05/07/75 - on 0657 York-Leeds with 51824 + 59193 + 59710 + 51845 | |||||||
50379 | 56440 | Noted 22/11/75 - at Hull3 | |||||||
50379 | 56136 | Noted 30/12/75 - at York3 | |||||||
50379 | 56136 | Noted 10/01/76 - at Brough3 | |||||||
50379 | 56136 | Noted 15/01/76 - at Brough3 | |||||||
50379 | 56136 | Noted 10/02/76 - at Brough3 | |||||||
50379 | 59540 | 50150 | Noted 28/02/76 - at York1 | ||||||
50379 | 56136 | Noted 06/03/76 - on Botanic Gardens depot3 | |||||||
50379 | 56136 | Noted Jun-76 - at Brough3 | |||||||
50379 | 56433 | Noted 07/08/1978 - at York 2 | |||||||
72 | 50379 | 56433 | Noted 08/11/82 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
50379 | 56433 | Noted 27/11/1982 - Fakenham & Dereham Railway Society GN/GE Joint Farewell Railtour | |||||||
53379 | 54467 | Noted 20/04/83 - at Norwich1 | |||||||
72 | 53379 | 54467 | Noted 20/05/83 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
72 | 53379 | 54467 | Noted 24/09/83 | ||||||
72 | 53379 | 54130 | Noted circa 03/19844 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Eddie Knorn
Class 105 DMBS E50379 in Sheffield Midland station, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
Class 105 DMBS E53379 sits in Doncaster Works on July 28, 1984. Hamish Stevenson.
E52104 + E59824 + E51977 and E50379 + E56473 at Selby with a Hull-Leeds service on 1979-08-31. John Carter.
Class 105 set 72 (56433 + 50379) on the Cambridge to Skegness `GN/GE Joint Farewell` charter at French Drove on 27.11.82. This was organised by the Fakenham and Dereham Railway Society charter for the last day of the March to Spalding section of the Joint Line. Phil Bevan.
At Ipswich, set 72 contains 54467 and 53379 on the 24th September 1983. Jerry Glover.