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Vehicle 56453 / 54453

Class 105

BR Diagram 533

Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30470
Diagram: 533

Allocations

18/12/58 New to 40A (Lincoln)
2w/e 31/05/59 Transferred to 34B (Hornsey)
Apr-60 Transferred to 34G (Finsbury Park)
May-73Depot code changeFP
2w/e 27/03/77 Transferred to GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 23/07/78 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
w/e 05/10/80 Transferred to NR (Norwich)
w/e 19/10/80 Transferred to LO (Longsight)
Jan-81 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
14/10/84 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56453 - original number
54453 - from Oct-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51295 56453 As delivered to 40A - 18th December 1958
51269 56453 Noted 12th Nov 1960
51471 56453 Noted 02/09/67 - in Cambridge station1
51267 56453 Noted 04/09/69 - at Kings Cross2
51471 56453 Noted 21/12/70 - on Cambridge depot2
51259 56453 Noted 21/07/73 - at Ipswich3
51259 56453 Noted 11/08/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51292 56453 Noted 08/08/1974 - at Kings Cross4
51267 56453 Noted 03/02/75 - at Bury St Edmunds1
50384 56453 Noted 11/06/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1
50384 56453 Noted 10/03/77 - on Cambridge depot1
50384 56453 Noted 13/03/77 - at Bury St Edmunds1
51127 56453 Transfer to LO - w/e 19/10/80
51127 56453 Transfer to NH - Jan-81
51127 56453 Noted circa 04/19825
NH349 51127 56453 Noted circa 10/19825
51127 56453 Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.15 Manchester Victoria to Blackpool with 51585-59587-51581.5
50463 56453 Noted circa 12/19825
50463 56453 Noted circa 03/19835
53463 54453 Noted circa 08/19835

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

Images:

Class 105 DMU at between Luton Hoo and Luton

15th February 1964

A Cravens twin is seen between Luton Hoo and Luton with the 12.14pm Welwyn Garden City to Dunstable North on 15 February 1964. E56453 leads, allocated to Finsbury Park at the time. Michael Mensing.

Class 105 DMU at Manchester Victoria

Unknown date

Class 105 DTSL E56453 in Manchester Victoria, date unknown, Southport on the destination blind. It is paired with a Class 100 DMBS - probably 51127 which it worked with circa 1980-1982. Paul Redmond.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 26th August 1982

Class 100/105 hybrid M51127 + M56453 at St Annes on 26 August 1982. David Mant.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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