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<- 56144 | 56145 | 56146 ->

Vehicle 56145 / 977052

Class 105

BR Diagram 526

Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30285
Diagram: 526

Allocations

The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 50390 during the unknown period are:

Jul-57 New to 9A (Longsight)
Oct-57 Transferred to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
Aug-58 Transferred to 18A (Toton)
4w/e 29/11/58 Transferred to 3E (Monument Lane)
4w/e 27/12/58 Transferred to 18A (Toton)
4w/e 29/12/62 Transferred to 15C (Leicester Midland)
Sep-63Depot code change15A
2w/e 09/04/66 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
2w/e 10/09/66 Transferred to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
2w/e 12/08/67 Transferred to 1E (Bletchley)

Then the allocations for 56145 are:

13/09/81 Withdrawn from BY (Bletchley)
Jan-82 To departmental stock TO (Toton)
by 20/06/86 Transferred to CW (Cricklewood)
by 05/11/88 Transferred to BY (Bletchley)
Jan-90 Withdrawn

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56145 - original number
977052 - from Jan-82 (departmental stock)

Department Use as ADB977052

Sandite From 1/82 to 1/90.

Modifications

circa Jul-72 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50390 56145 As delivered to 9A - July 1957
50390 56145 Noted 19th September 1957
BY386 50391 56145 Noted circa 07/19711
50394 56145 Noted 25/08/74 - at Bletchley2
50390 56145 Noted 08/06/75 - on Bletchley depot2
50392 56145 Noted 03/07/1976 - Seen on Bletchley - Bedford service. 56145 notable for retaining First Class markings1
50392 56145 Noted 03/08/76 - on 17.15 Bletchley – Bedford St. Johns3
50392 56145 Noted 13/05/77 - on 19.00 Bedford St. Johns – Bletchley3
50392 56145 Noted 26/08/77 - at Bletchley2
50392 56145 Noted 16/10/77 - at Watford Junction4
50392 56145 Noted 18/03/78 - at Bedford St Johns2
50388 56145 Noted 22/09/79 - on 08:46 Bedford St Johns - Bletchley and 18:10 Bletchley - Bedford St Johns3
50388 56145 Noted circa 19801
977052 Noted 22/12/1986 - at Cricklewood - stabled with presumably withdrawn 9770515

Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
2: Gerald Brown
3: Phil Shatford
4: Leonard Rogers
5: Robert Chilton

Images:

Class 105 DMU at Watford Junction

12th January 1980

A two-car Class 105 DMU formed of M56145 + M50388 sits in Watford Junction station with a St Albans Abbey service on 12 January 1980. Brian Daniels.

Class 105 DMU at St Albans Abbey

12th January 1980

M56145 + M50388 waiting to work to Watford at St Albans Abbey on 12 January 1980. Brian Daniels.

Class 105 DMU at Watford Junction

12th January 1980

M56145 + M50388 in Watford Junction station after arriving from St Albans Abbey on 12 January 1980. Brian Daniels.

Class 105 DMU at Bedford St Johns

autumn 1980

A two-car Class 105 DMU (M56145 + M50388) at Bedford St Johns in the third quarter of 1980. Rob Paterson.

Class 105 DMU at Bedford St Johns

autumn 1980

A two-car Class 105 DMU (M56145 + M50388) at Bedford St Johns in the third quarter of 1980. Rob Paterson.

Class 105 DMU at Toton

11th February 1984

Class 105 977052 is seen stabled at Toton on 11.02.1984. It was converted from 56145 and was used as a sandite car. Andy Cole.

Class 105 DMU at Tyseley

8th October 1988

Class 105 977052 is seen stabled at Tyseley on 08.10.1988. It was converted from 56145 and was used as a Sandite car. Andy Cole.

Class 105 DMU at St Pancras

20th October 1988

31 405 and Class 105 TDB 977052 are seen on Sandite Duties at St Pancras (18XX) Saturday 22nd October 1988. Colin Brooks.

Class 105 DMU at St Pancras

20th October 1988

105 TDB 977052 is seen with 31 405 on Sandite Duties at St Pancras (18XX) Saturday 22nd October 1988. Colin Brooks.

Class 105 DMU at Bedford

17th December 1988

977052 (ex-56145) seen at Bedford on the 17/12/88. Robert Frise.

Class 105 DMU at Bletchley TMD

2nd March 1991

977052 (M56145), 54491, 59656, 51674 Bletchley TMD 2-3-91. Kevin Dowd.

Class 105 DMU at Bletchley TMD

27th March 1991

977052 at Bletchley TMD on the 27th March 1991. S Gaskell.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 3rd January 1966

A Cravens set (from the M50390-94 / M56145-49 batch) at Morcott with a Stamford - Seaton service on 03/01/1966. Photo by P.H Wells. Nigel Walls Collection.

DMU

Date: 30th January 1967

A mixed-livery Cravens DMU descends the Bedford-Cambridge line after crossing the ECML at Sandy on 30 January 1967. The DTCL closest is from the batch of five LMR sets that had three marker lamps and the route indicator (56145-9), all of which were allocated to Bletchley at the time. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 3rd July 1976

3rd July 1976 was clearly a warm summer's day judging by the attire of the ladies waiting on Lidlington station as Cravens class 105/2 DMU 50392-56145 runs in, forming a Bletchley-Bedford service. Photographer - Roy Burt. Gordon Edgar Collection.

DMU

Date: 10th June 1980

50388 with 56145 at St Albans Abbey. Phil Bidwell.

DMU

Date: autumn 1980

A two-car Class 105 DMU (M50388 + M56145) at Bedford St Johns in the third quarter of 1980. Rob Paterson.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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