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Vehicle 56129 / 977114

Class 105

Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30283
Diagram: 526

Allocations

04/03/57	New to	53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58	Transferred to	53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)	- (53C closed)
Jan-60	Depot code change	50C
May-73	Depot code change	BG
w/e 13/02/77	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
13/03/77	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
18/07/82	To departmental stock	CW (Cricklewood)
circa Dec-86	Withdrawn from	CW (Cricklewood)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56129 - original number
977114 - from Jul-82 (departmental stock)

Department Use as ADB977114

Sandite From 7/82 to 1987.

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

50374	56129					As delivered to 53C - 4th March 1957
56129	50373	51977	59772	51974	51963	Noted 07/03/1969 - Leeds, on Hull to Liverpool service.¹
50594	56129					Noted 21/02/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.²
51229	56129					Noted 11/05/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.²
51246	56129					Noted 02/01/71
50386	56129					Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds³
50385	56129					Noted 16/03/1974 - at York⁴
51226	56129					Noted 24/08/74 - at Cleethorpes⁵
51226	56129					Noted 29/08/74 - on Hull Botanic Gardens depot⁵
50385	56129					Noted 05/01/75 - on Botanic Gardens depot⁵
51229	56129					Noted 12/09/75 - at Brough³
51229	56129					Noted 15/09/75 - at Brough³
51229	56129					Noted 29/10/75 - at York³
51229	56129					Noted 19/11/75 - at Brough³
51204	56129					Noted 12/01/76 - at Brough³
50256	56129					Noted 06/03/76 - on Botanic Gardens depot³
50372	56129					Transfer to NH - 13/03/77
50374	56129					Noted 04/09/77 - at Newton Heath⁶
50374	56129					Noted 03/12/77 - at Barrow-in-Furness⁶
50374	56129					Noted 03/06/78 - in Manchester Victoria⁶
50374	56129					Noted 09/07/78 - at Newton Heath⁶
50374	56129					Noted 16/09/78 - in Manchester Victoria⁶
50374	56129					Noted 09/08/79
50374	56129					Noted circa 06/1980²
50374	56129					Noted 30/09/1980 - at Preston⁶
50374	56129					Noted circa 08/1981²
977114	977191					Noted 23/03/1986 - on Cricklewood depot ⁶

Formation Sources
1: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Gerald Brown
6: Martin Lumley

Images:

5th September 1978

Rainy day at Kirkham & Wesham on Tuesday 05 September 1978. The Cravens Class 105 DMU, with M56129 closest, was working the Blackpool South - Kirkham shuttle service. Ian 10B.

4th August 1980

Cravens M56129 + M50374 with a BRC&W unit at Stockport on August 4th, 1980. John Carter.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 9th August 1979

Carnforth, the 9th August 1979. On train on the left is formed E50035 + E56008 + E50289 + E59531 + E51559 (Class 114 & 101/111). On the right is M56475 + M50784 + M56129 + M50374. Robert Frise.

Date: 28th May 1983

Class 127 Derby DMBS 51624 receiving attention in Cricklewood depot on 28-5-83. Class 105 Cravens (ex-DTC 56129) Sandite car 977114 in background. On the left is 59625. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

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