Vehicle 56136 / 54136

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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

01/05/57	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 24/10/76	Transferred to	GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 23/07/78	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
w/e 22/06/80	Transferred to	LN (Lincoln)
26/04/81	Transferred to	NR (Norwich)
21/11/82	Transferred to	AY (Ayr)
12/12/82	Transferred to	NR (Norwich)
Dec-83	Depot code change	NC
22/06/86	Transferred to	AY (Ayr)
Jun-86	Stored	AY (Ayr)
28/09/86	Withdrawn from	AY (Ayr)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56136 - original number
54136 - from Feb-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

56136 was involved in the following incident:

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circa late 1970s - Prudhoe, ER

Collision involving Class 105

Info from Tim Gornall

A Class 105 (thought to be E56136) hit the buffer stop at Prudhoe. The unit had been put into the old coal siding opposite the signal box for some reason. However, the driver managed to hit the buffer stop and push it into the road. Unit was recovered the next morning.

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Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50381	56136							As delivered to 53C - 1st May 1957
	50380	56136							Noted 15/08/1970 - at York1
	50380	56136							Noted 29/08/70 - at York2
	50388	56136							Noted 17/08/1973 - at Birmingham New Street 1
	50374	56136							Noted 29/08/74 - at Ferriby3
	50374	56136							Noted 03/01/75 - in Leeds City3
	50381	56136							Noted 12/04/1975 - Seen at Manchester Picc on Hull service4
	50373	56136							Noted 09/09/75 - at Brough2
	50373	56136							Noted 11/09/75 - at Brough2
	51489	56136							Noted 19/09/75 - at Brough2
	51236	56136							Noted 17/11/75 - at Brough2
	50374	56136							Noted 19/11/75 - at Brough2
	50379	56136							Noted 30/12/75 - at York2
	51213	56136							Noted 05/01/76 - at Brough2
	50379	56136							Noted 10/01/76 - at Brough2
	50379	56136							Noted 15/01/76 - at Brough2
	50379	56136							Noted 10/02/76 - at Brough2
	50379	56136							Noted 06/03/76 - on Botanic Gardens depot2
	50379	56136							Noted Jun-76 - at Brough2
	51439	56136							Noted 22/01/78 - at Longbenton
	51279	56136							Noted circa 03/19794
	51279	56136							Noted 04/04/80
70	50380	54136							Noted 21/03/83 - at Norwich3
44	51289	54136							Noted 28/07/83
44	51289	54136							Noted circa 03/19844
51	51269	54136							Noted circa 04/19854
51	51299	54136							Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85
51	51269	54136							Listed at NC - Dec-85
51	51269	54136							Noted circa 02/19864
51	51269	54136							Noted 22/03/19864
51	51269	54136							Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986
	54136								Noted 11/10/1986 - at Falkland Yard4

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

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22nd January 1978

A Cravens set, with 56136 at the rear (and 51439), is seen departing from Manors, 22/1/78. Ian Francis.

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circa late 1970s

Taken at Prudhoe circa late 1970s, the unit had been put into the old coal siding opposite the signal box for some reason. However, the driver managed to hit the buffer stop and push it into the road. Unit was recovered the next morning. The vehicle seems to be E56136. Tim Gornall.

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circa late 1970s

Taken at Prudhoe circa late 1970s, the unit had been put into the old coal siding opposite the signal box for some reason the night before. However, the driver managed to hit the buffer stop and push it into the road. This is the unit being recovered the next morning. The vehicle seems to be E56136. Tim Gornall.

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circa late 1970s

Taken at Prudhoe circa late 1970s, the unit had been put into the old coal siding opposite the signal box for some reason the night before. However, the driver managed to hit the buffer stop and push it into the road. This is the unit being recovered the next morning, the vehicle is thought to be E56136. Tim Gornall.

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circa late 1970s

Taken at Prudhoe circa late 1970s, the unit had been put into the old coal siding opposite the signal box for some reason the night before. However, the driver managed to hit the buffer stop and push it into the road. This is the unit being recovered the next morning, the vehicle is thought to be E56136. The vehicle behind was presumably its partner at the time - a Class 101 DMBS. Tim Gornall.

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circa late 1970s

Taken at Prudhoe circa late 1970s, the unit had been put into the old coal siding opposite the signal box for some reason the night before. However, the driver managed to hit the buffer stop and push it into the road. This is the unit being recovered the next morning, the vehicle is thought to be E56136. Tim Gornall.

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4th April 1980

Cars E56136 E51279 are seen working a Newcastle-South Shields service on 4/4/1980... not giving much away about the location, this shot was taken from Park Lane, Gateshead. Graeme Phillips Collection.

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June 1983

Set number: 44

Cravens DTC E54136 at the end of a row of eight DMU vehicles in Leicester in June 1983. Dennis Taylor.

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June 1983

Set number: 44

Class 105 DTC E54136 stabled at Leicester in June 1983. Dennis Taylor.

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4th August 1984

Two twin car Norwich allocated Cravens class 105 dmu's (closest is E54136 and E51289) both still with their 1st Class accommodation, calls at West Runton with a Sheringham - Norwich service on 4th August 1984. Andrew J Crowther.

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8th September 1984

Class 105 54136 is seen passing Saltley on it's way to Norwich, 08.09.1984. Note the First class section at the front. Andy Cole.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 22nd January 1978

Class 101 DMBS 51439 seen paired with Class 105 DTC 56136 at Longbenton, 22/1/78. They are heading in the South Gosforth direction, the chimney on the left is believed to be part of the Lucozade factory. Ian Francis.

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Date: 29th July 1981

Set number: 46

Left to right: E56187 + E51273, E56136 + E50594, E56439 + E51297, 31259, 47135. Ipswich, 29/7/81. John Carter.

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Date: 1st June 1983

Set number: 44

Class 105 Cravens 2-car DMU 51289 + 54136 stabled at Leicester on 1-6-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

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Date: 28th July 1983

Set number: 44

On a swelteringly hot July 28th 1983, Norwich Cravens twin set no. 44 : E51289 +E54136 approaches Manea working the 14.52 Cambridge - Peterborough service. These units gave sterling service in East Anglia, though many had followed the example of E51289 by initially working off Lincoln depot for a few weeks when new in 1958, then going south to become part of the Hornsey /Finsbury Park allocation. E51289 arrived at Norwich in February 1978 and finished its career there in September 1985. Like most of its type, it met its end at the Snailwell yard of Mayer Newman. Gerard Fletcher.

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Date: 15th March 1986

Set number: 102

Lowestoft station on 15 March 1986. Class 101 set 102 - 53193 + 59084 + 53180 is on the left forming 16.30 to Ipswich, on the right is Class 105 set 51 - 54136 + 51269 - forming 16.26 to Norwich. Rob Paterson.

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Date: 6th December 1987

E51269 at Snailwell on 6th December 1987. When this was reallocated from Norwich to Ayr I didn't think I would see it again. It's trailer (later at Norwich) 54136 went to Vic Berrys. Nicholas Youngman.