Vehicle 56434 / 54434

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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

19/09/58	New to	31A (Cambridge)
4w/e 30/05/70	Transferred to	32A (Norwich)
May-73	Depot code change	NO
Sep-73	Depot code change	NR
Dec-83	Depot code change	NC
15/01/84	Transferred to	LN (Lincoln)
03/08/86	Withdrawn from	LN (Lincoln)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56434 - original number
54434 - from Jun-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

56434 was involved in the following incident:

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26/7/86 - Lockington Level Crossing, ER

Collision involving Class 105 / Class 114

Info from Bill Read

Collision of Class 105 + Class 114 with a Van on crossing. E54434-E51278 + E53016-E54034. 9 people killed and 59 people required hospital treatment. The van drove onto the crossing against flashing lights and was struck by the DMU. E54434 derailed and ran down the embankment, turning through 180 degrees before coming to rest on its side. All vehicles were badly damaged due to destruction of the track.

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Disposal

Scrapped by EEC (Blackpool) Ltd, on location at Hull Dairycoates

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51276	56434							As delivered to 31A - 19th September 1958
	51276	56434							Noted 9th August 1959
	51277	56434							Noted 5th July 1965
	51279	56434							Noted 31/08/68 - at Ely North Junction1
	51279	56434							Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street with 51116 + 561142
	51213	56434							Noted 28/03/71 - at Ipswich with 51217 + 56143 forming an Ipswich - Clapham Jcn special3
	51213	56434							Noted 12/06/71 - at Bury St Edmunds1
	51213	56434							Noted 23/06/71 - at Bury St Edmunds1
	51283	56434							Noted 20/05/73
62	51283	56434							Noted 10/08/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1
	51283	56434							Noted 02/09/73 - at Cambridge1
58	51282	56434							Noted 10/11/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1
43	50361	56434							Noted circa e1973 - at Bury St Edmunds1
58	51282	56434							Noted 18/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1
58	51282	56434							Noted 24/05/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1
77	51218	56434							Noted 31/07/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1
77	51218	56434							Noted 16/09/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1
77	51218	56434							Noted 29/11/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1
77	51218	56434							Noted 11/01/75 - at Bury St Edmunds1
77	51218	56434							Listed at NR - 19/07/75
77	51218	56434							Noted 28/09/75 - at Bury St Edmunds1
60	51285	56434							Noted 28/09/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1
60	51484	56434							Noted 04/03/78 - at Bury St Edmunds, 51484 with SC prefix1
33	50377	56434							Noted circa 10/19784
	50377	56434							Noted 30/01/79 - at Norwich1
33	50377	56434							Noted 19/05/79
	50377	56434							Noted 25/08/1979 - on 12:58 Yarmouth to Norwich5
	50377	56434							Noted 24/05/80 - at Norwich1
	50377	56434							Noted 11/11/80 - at Norwich1
	51259	54434							Transfer to LN - 15/01/84
	51259	54434							Noted 24/04/19844
	51259	54434							Noted 09/04/85
	51259	54434							Noted circa 02/19864
	51278	54434							Noted 21/05/86 - at Norwich1
	51278	54434							Noted 15/07/86
	51278	54434							Noted 26/07/86

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Ipswich Transport Society
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Peter Wallwork

Images:

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1985

Class 105 DTS(L) no. E54434 awaits departure from Grantham with a service to Skegness in 1985. Graeme Phillips Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 19th May 1979

Set number: 33

On May 19th 1979, WAMRAC (the Wisbech & March Railway Action Committee) organised a special train from the goods terminus at Wisbech and this is seen there on arrival back from Cambridge. E50377 is shown leading trailer E56434 formed as Set 33. The other unit at the rear was Set 44, E51289 + E56468. Gerard Fletcher.

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Date: 29th July 1981

Set number: 33

E50377 + E56434 at Cambridge on 29/7/81. John Carter.

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Date: 18th August 1983

Set number: 42

Before the introduction of the RETB signalling on the East Suffolk line, a pair of Cravens Class 105 units leave a smokescreen over Lowestoft as they depart on the 12.55 to Ipswich on Thursday August 18th 1983. Set 42 has E51272 & E56443 leading with set 46 E56434 + E51273 trailing. Both units were reallocated to Norwich from Finsbury Park in February 1978. Gerard Fletcher.

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Date: 9th April 1985

Cravens set 51259 + 54434 seen in Sheffield station on the 9th April 1985. Dennis Taylor.

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Date: 31st May 1986

A Cravens Class 105 DMU formed of 51278 + 54434 is seen in Sheffield station on 31 May 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.