Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30504
Diagram: 549
21/02/59 | New to | 61A (Kittybrewster) | |
3w/e 30/04/66 | 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) | |
17/05/75 | Transferred to | LN (Lincoln) | |
w/e 18/10/75 | Transferred to | NR (Norwich) | |
Dec-83 | Depot code change | NC | |
01/06/86 | Transferred to | LN (Lincoln) | |
08/06/86 | Stored S. | ||
22/06/86 | Reinstated | NC (Norwich) | |
06/07/86 | Withdrawn from | NC (Norwich) | - Vehicle noted in traffic till the end of the month. |
56463 - original number
54463 - from 1985 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
51474 | 56463 | As delivered to 61A - 21st February 1959 | |||||||
51474 | 56463 | Transfer to 66C - 3w/e 30/04/66 | |||||||
35 | 51474 | 56463 | Listed at 66C - 1972 | ||||||
51474 | 56463 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central1 | |||||||
11 | 51474 | 56463 | Noted 04/09/73 - on Hamilton depot2 | ||||||
18/19 | 51482 | 56463 | 51485 | Listed at Hamilton - circa Aug-74 - Two brake vehicles, one carrying 18 the other 19. | |||||
179 | 51448 | 51110 | 56463 | Noted 31/03/75 | |||||
173 | 51490 | 56463 | Noted 19/10/75 - at Chappel & Wakes Colne, ScR set number only on 514902 | ||||||
173 | 51490 | 56463 | Noted 21/10/75 - at Bury St Edmunds, ScR set number only on 514902 | ||||||
57 | 51490 | 56463 | Noted 24/10/75 - on Norwich depot2 | ||||||
63 | 51490 | 56463 | Noted 11/12/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
69 | 51120 | 56463 | Noted 11/04/76 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
69 | 51120 | 56463 | Noted 27/08/76 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
69 | 51120 | 56463 | Noted 26/02/77 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
64 | 51257 | 56463 | Listed at NR - Autumn 1978 | ||||||
46 | 51273 | 54463 | Noted circa 03/19843 | ||||||
49 | 51271 | 54463 | Noted circa 04/19853 | ||||||
49 | 51269 | 54463 | Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85 | ||||||
49 | 51271 | 54463 | Listed at NC - Dec-85 | ||||||
49 | 51271 | 54463 | Noted 18/01/1986 - at Colchester4 | ||||||
49 | 51271 | 54463 | Noted 12/04/19863 | ||||||
46 | 53369 | 54463 | Transfer to NC - 22/06/86 - from LN Ss | ||||||
46 | 53369 | 54463 | Noted 31/07/86 - at Bury St Edmunds2 | ||||||
46 | 53369 | 54463 | Noted 27/08/19863 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Robert Chilton
A Cravens DMU comprising vehicles SC56463 + SC51474 (Hamilton set 35) is seen in Midcalder station on Saturday 15 February 1969. Where is it going? It is in the Edinburgh platform but with Glasgow on the destination blind. There is no tail lamp - or driver - at this end... Stuart Mackay Collection.
E56463 + E51120 (Norwich set 69) on a Cambridge to Doncaster service passing Postland GN & GE Joint line, 30 September 1976. Phil Bevan.
E56463 leads set 53 (presumably with E51277) on a Cambridge to Doncaster service at Guyhirne GN & GE on 23.01.82. Phil Bevan.
Cravens Class 105 DMU set 49 (54463 + 51271) waits to depart Norwich for Great Yarmouth, possibly 8-2-86. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Even in 1986 some of the cross country services from Cambridge to Birmingham were still formed of classic dmus. On March 15 1M66, the 08.52 ex Cambridge, is seen here arriving at Whittlesea with a four car formation of Cravens set 49 (E54463 + E51271) leading a 2 car Metro-Cammell Class 101. Naturally we chose to sit in the leading set for maximum good vibrations! Photo by Philip Mott. Gerard Fletcher.
At Peterborough set 49 makes a healthy exhaust as it departs for Birmingham - you can almost hear that great Cravens cacophany. Taken on March 15th, 1986, by the end of July 1986, the number of Cravens sets in service at Norwich had reduced to just seven, the set seen here E51271 + E54463 along with six other sets went to Lincoln for a brief reprieve. Photo by Philip Mott. Gerard Fletcher.
Cravens set 59 seen at Kings Lynn on the 12th July 1986. Chris Lings.
Set 46 E54463 + E53369 passing Kiln Lane near Ely on a Peterborough to Cambridge working. Seen at 12.35pm I only noticed this pair 3 times in late July early August as 54463 was shortly withdrawn. Nicholas Youngman.
The 12.38 Doncaster - Cambridge via the GN/GE joint line leaves March on 15th May 1982 formed of Cravens Class 105 set no. 53 E51277 + E56463. On the rear is Lincoln based Class 114 unit E50016 + E56018 which was in a hybrid livery of old and new refurbished paint schemes. E51277 was to last another three years being withdrawn in May 1985. Gerard Fletcher.