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Vehicle 56440 / 54440 / 977454

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

17/10/58	New to	31A (Cambridge)
4w/e 30/05/70	Transferred to	32A (Norwich)
Oct-71	Transferred to	40A (Lincoln)
Oct-71	Transferred to	50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
May-73	Depot code change	BG
2w/e 09/04/78	Transferred to	GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 23/07/78	Stored	GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 08/10/78	Reinstated	HT (Heaton)
2w/e 09/05/82	Transferred to	NR (Norwich)
Dec-83	Depot code change	NC
23/09/84	Transferred to	LN (Lincoln)
28/09/86	To departmental stock	LN (Lincoln)
04/10/87	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge)
10/05/88	Withdrawn from	CA (Cambridge)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56440 - original number
54440 - from May-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
977454 - from Sep-86 (departmental stock)

Department Use as TDB977454

Driver Training / Route Learner From 9/86 to 5/88.

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51282	56440	As delivered to 31A - 17th October 1958
	51293	56440	Noted 02/09/67 - in Cambridge station¹
	50388	56440	Noted 30/10/1971 - at York²
	50381	56440	Noted 15/04/1972 - R.C.T.S. (London Branch) Kesteven Ironstone Branches Railtour
	50381	56440	Noted 06/07/73 - at Doncaster³
	51491	56440	Noted 08/09/1975 - part of 15:15 York to Liverpool Lime Street⁴
	50201	56440	Noted 01/10/75 - at Bury St Edmunds¹
	51492	56440	Noted 29/10/75 - at Brough³
	51489	56440	Noted 01/11/75 - at Brough³
	50379	56440	Noted 22/11/75 - at Hull³
	50380	56440	Noted 14/01/76 - at Brough³
	50386	56440	Transfer to GF - 2w/e 09/04/78
	51216	56440	Noted circa 12/1981⁵
54	51279	56440	Noted 12/06/82 - at Norwich¹
54	51279	56440	Noted 02/07/82
54	51279	56440	Noted 18/08/83
54	51279	56440	Noted circa 03/1984⁵
	51279	54440	Transfer to LN - 23/09/84 - from NR
	51279	54440	Noted 10/04/85 - at Norwich, rare to see a Lincoln 105 there¹
	51260	54440	Noted 07/03/86
	51260	54440	Noted 20/07/86
	51260	54440	Noted circa 09/1986⁵
	977453	977454	Noted circa 11/1986 - Route Learner⁵
	977453	977454	Listed at - 1989

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

Images:

23rd March 1959

A two-car Cravens DMU departs from Marks Tey station with a Chelmsford service on 21 March 1959 led by Cambridge allocated E56440. Michael Mensing.

4th March 1967

The M&GNJRS East Anglian Branch Farewell railtour passes Somersham on 4th March 1967 which was the last day of passenger services on the line. The Cravens DMU has E56440 leading, the Six Bells Junction website notes the DMBS as E51279. John Clark / Adrian Sutterby Collection.

15th April 1972

The RCTS Kesteven Ironstone Branches railtour at Stainby sidings on 15 April 1972. The tour started at Grantham and a Hull Botanic Gardens Cravens DMU was used - closest is DTCL E56440 and the Six Bells Junction website notes the DMBS as E50381. Stuart Mackay Collection.

circa late 1981

Class 105 DTSL E56440 and Class 101 DMBS E51216 at Stockton. Middlesbrough seems to be on the destination blind, this was likely taken when it was allocated to South Gosforth / Heaton - April 1978 to May 1982, probably circa December 1981. Paul Redmond.

2nd July 1982

Set number: 54

This pair of recently repainted dmus make a pleasant scene standing at the south end of York station on my visit of July 2nd 1982. Norwich based twin sets could turn up just about anywhere it seemed and here Cravens Class 105 set 54 formed of E56440 + E51279 is on the left having arrived as the 10.37 from Sheffield. Derby built set E50618 + E56190 has come in from Doncaster. Gerard Fletcher.

26th July 1986

A Class 105 DMU formed of Lincoln vehicles 54440 and 51260 in Sheffield station on 26 July 1986. A Met-Camm is in the platform to the left. Keith Miller.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 16th February 1981

E50386 + E56440 with the 13:55 Darlington - Hartlepool diverted on the avoiding lines around the back of Stockton station on February 16, 1981. 37 009 is on the p-way train. John Carter.

Date: circa late 1981

Class 101 DMBS E51216 and Class 105 DTSL E56440 in Stockton station circa late 1981. Paul Redmond.

Date: 18th August 1983

Set number: 54

Bufferstop scene at a tidy looking Lowestoft station on 18th August 1983. 31229 has arrived with the daily freight from Norwich, while the Cravens dmu, E51279 + E56440 (set 54) is awaiting departure as the 13.06 to Norwich. Gerard Fletcher.

Date: 7th March 1986

51260 and 54440 depart from Sheffield with a service for Retford on the 7th March 1986. Dennis Taylor.

Date: 12th July 1987

Keith has noted Class 105 Departmental DMU TDB977453, DMUs 53026, 54026, 54039 and 53005 in this view of Lincoln depot on 12 July 1987. In the platform on the left are the two departmental 100s: 975539 + 975349 and 975637 + 975664; it looks like the Cravens is next in that line, presumably its partner is 977454. Keith Miller.

Date: 17th December 1988

977453 (51260) + 977454 (54440). Note 'ROWNTREE HALT' in the destination blind. To the left can be seen E53369. At Snailwell, 17.12.88. Nicholas Youngman.

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