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<- 56138 | 56139 | 56140 ->

Vehicle 56139 / 54139

Class 105

BR Diagram 526

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

Allocations

21/05/57 New to 53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58 Transferred to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) - (53C closed)
Jan-60Depot code change50C
3w/e 27/11/65 Transferred to 31A (Cambridge)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 34G (Finsbury Park)
May-73Depot code changeFP
w/e 15/05/77 Transferred to NR (Norwich)
Dec-83Depot code changeNC
19/05/85 Withdrawn from NC (Norwich)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56139 - original number
54139 - from May-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50384 56139 As delivered to 53C - 21st May 1957
50384 56139 Transfer to 31A - 3w/e 27/11/65
50384 56139 Transfer to 34G - 3w/e 30/04/66
51296 56139 Noted 01/01/1972 - at Kings Cross1
56139 Noted 18/08/72 - on Cambridge depot, loose vehicle - CA maintained the FP units2
51275 56139 Noted 15/01/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2
51271 56139 Noted 29/11/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2
51291 56139 Noted 12/09/76 - at Finsbury Park3
56139 Noted 20/01/77 - on Cambridge depot, loose vehicle2
51267 56139 Transfer to NR - w/e 15/05/77
50596 56139 Noted 05/05/78 - at Norwich2
75 50596 56139 Noted 13/08/78 - on Norwich depot2
75 50596 56139 Listed at NR - Autumn 1978
79 50597 56139 Listed at NR - Autumn 1978
50371 56139 Noted 17/01/79 - at Norwich2
50595 56139 Noted 28/09/81
51291 56139 Noted 14th August 1982
49 51271 54139 Noted circa 03/19844

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

Images:

Class 105 DMU at Cambridge

March 1968

The rear ends of Cravens vehicles E51269 and E56139 stabled at Cambridge in March 1968. Both vehicles were allocated to Finsbury Park, the trailer had been a Hull vehicle and once carried an NE prefix to the number, it can be seen that the N has been painted over. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 105 DMU at Cambridge

March 1968

Cravens driving trailer E56139 stabled at Cambridge in March 1968. The vehicle still has first class seats in the front saloon but no first class stickers in the windows. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 105 DMU at March

10th March 1979

Set number: 32

During the morning of 10th March 1979 a Cravens class 105 unit No.E56139-E50371 eases into March station forming a Peterborough to Cambridge service. How the railway has changed when you look at the platform; Nestle chocolate vending machines, a porter's trolley, even a porter coming out of his office, not to mention flares and long hair. I wonder if that DMU was a 'cop' for the young enthusiast? The favourite vantage point, the road overbridge for looking into Whitemoor Yard, can be seen between the station chimneys. There is also some spoil offloading activity from rail wagons going on adjacent to the GN&GE Joint line platform. Happy days! Gordon Edgar.

Class 105 DMU at Murrow West

30th October 1980

Set number: 67

On the old GN & GE joint line from March to Spalding, which closed in 1982 this picture was taken from Murrow West signalbox - a relatively modern structure which replaced the original following an accident at the flat crossing here in 1950. Cravens twin dmu E56139 + E51262 (Norwich set number 67) approaches with the 11.18 Cambridge - Doncaster service on October 30th 1980. Gerard Fletcher.

Class 105 DMU at Spalding

20th July 1981

Set number: 65

Cravens Class 105 2-car dmu 56139/51261 has just arrived at Spalding on the 17.35 from Peterborough on 20 July 1981. After a short wait it will return as the 18.07 to Peterborough. Lewis Bevan.

Class 105 DMU at Whitemoor Junction

28th September 1981

There was little over one year to go for the passenger services on the GN-GE joint line from March when 'hybrid' Birmingham R.C.W-Cravens unit E50595-E56139 was forming a March to Spalding service at Whitemoor Junction on 28 September 1981. The line was closed on 27th November 1982 and lifted a few years later. Gordon Edgar.

Class 105 DMU at Great Yarmouth

16th July 1984

Class 105 Cravens 2-car DMU 54139 + 53380 on the rear of the 10-35 to Norwich at Great Yarmouth, 16-7-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 105 DMU at Ipswich

early 1985

Set number: 70

DMU class 105 E54139 + 53380 (set 70) stands at Ipswich Station seen in early 1985. Ian Cuthbertson.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: March 1968

This is the rear end of Cravens DMBS E51269, paired with DTCL E56139 on the left. Stabled at Cambridge in March 1968. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 21st July 1981

Set number: 65

Spalding on 21 July 1981 - E51261 + E56139 have arrived on 17.35 ex-Peterborough and will now form the 18.07 back to Peterborough. Lewis Bevan.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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