Vehicle 56417 / 54417

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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: 30470
Diagram: 533

Allocations

19/06/58	New to	40A (Lincoln)
w/e 31/01/59	Transferred to	34B (Hornsey)
Apr-60	Transferred to	34G (Finsbury Park)
May-73	Depot code change	FP
w/e 12/02/78	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
12/12/82	Transferred to	NR (Norwich)
Dec-83	Depot code change	NC
Jun-86	Stored
22/06/86	Transferred to	AY (Ayr)
28/09/86	Withdrawn from	AY (Ayr)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56417 - original number
54417 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51259	56417							As delivered to 40A - 19th June 1958
	51296	56417							Noted 06/06/71 - at Kings Cross1
	51296	56417							Noted 12/06/71 - Rail Tours Syndicate London Termini No.2 Railtour 56417+51296 / 56123+51270 / 56424+51292
	51280	56417							Noted 15/06/74 - in Kings Cross1
	50377	56417							Noted 09/1974 - at Kings Cross2
	51270	56417							Noted 21/02/76 - at Bury St Edmunds3
	51270	56417							Noted 29/05/76 - at Bury St Edmunds3
	51271	56417							Noted 10/08/76 - on 0724 Kings Cross-Royston
	51299	56417							Noted 12/09/76 - at Finsbury Park1
	51299	56417							Noted 25/11/76 - on Cambridge depot3
	51298	56417							Noted 10/02/77 - on Cambridge depot3
	50381	56417							Noted 19/08/78 - at Leeds4
	51472	56417							Noted 14/10/79 - at Botanic Gardens4
	51472	56417							Noted 09/02/1980 - at Leeds City4
	50381	56417							Noted 20/07/1980 - on Botanic Gardens depot4
	51913	56417							Noted 07/07/81 - on Liverpool - Manchester service
	51275	56417							Noted 08/05/1982 - Special Train from Bridlington to Spalding formed 50563-59191-59242-50566 + 51275-56417 + 50204-56363
39	51294	54417							Noted circa 03/19845
39	51294	54417							Noted 22/12/84
56	51472	54417							Noted circa 04/19855
56	51472	54417							Noted 04/05/1985 - Hertfordshire Railtours Craven Image (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc31176/4989117077/)
45	53369	54417							Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85
56	51472	54417							Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85
45	53365	54417							Listed at NC - Dec-85
56	51472	54417							Listed at NC - Dec-85
39	51294	54417							Noted circa 02/19865
39	51294	54417							Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986
39	51294	54417							Noted 14/06/86 - at Norwich3
	54417								Noted 11/10/1986 - at Falkland Yard5

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

Images:

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22nd December 1984

Set number: 39

54417 and 51294 at Leicester on the 22nd December 1984. Dennis Taylor.

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22nd December 1984

Set number: 39

Class 105 DTC E54417 stabled at Leicester on the 22nd December 1984. Dennis Taylor.

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29th June 1986

DMUs (l-r) 52075, 51841, 55505, 55525 and 54417 at Doncaster, 29 June 1986. Keith Miller.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 7th July 1981

Class 108, M51913 and M56417 passing Allerton depot with a service for Manchester, 7th July 1981. Paul James.

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Date: 8th May 1982

Two Spalding flower show specials in the up goods loop at Mill Green on 8 May 1982. After arriving at Spalding they ran empty back to Gosberton, crossed over and dropped in here to await their return diagrams. The Closest eight cars (50563 + 59191 + 59242 + 50566 / 51275 + 56417 / 50204 + 56367) ran from Bridlington, the rear six (50330 + 59130 + 50320 / 50337 + 59127 + 50222) from Banbury. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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Date: 30th October 1984

Norwich Thorpe station on 30 October 1984, from left to right are a Class 101 power car, E51299, E54433, E51265, E54417, and 47583. Keith Long.

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Date: 23rd December 1984

From left to right: Class 116 53826, Class 104 53439 and Class 105 54417. Seen at Leicester on the 23rd December 1984. Dennis Taylor.