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Vehicle 51286 / 977123

Class 105

BR Diagram 532

Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp / Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30469
Diagram: 532

Allocations

05/11/58 New to 31A (Cambridge)
Sep-64 Transferred to 40A (Lincoln)
May 1973Depot code changeLN
14/11/82 To departmental stock LN (Lincoln)
04/10/87 Transferred to CA (Cambridge)
May-90 Withdrawn

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51286 - original number
977123 - from 4w/e 28/11/82 (departmental stock)

Department Use as TDB977123

Driver Training / Route Learner From 11/82 to 5/90.

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51286 56444 As delivered to 31A - 5th November 1958
51286 56444 Noted 19th July 1959
51286 56444 Noted 06/04/65 - at Stapleford and Sandiacre on a Nottingham - Sheffield working1
51286 56444 Noted May 1968
51286 56445 Noted May 1968
51286 56007 Noted 5th June 1968
51286 56442 Noted 21/08/68 - at Leeds City with 50020 + 560201
51286 56444 Noted 02/05/70 - at Sheffield1
51286 56444 Noted 30/10/70 - at Sheffield Midland1
51286 56444 Noted 15/08/1971 - at Leeds2
51286 56444 Noted 04/09/74 - in Sheffield Midland3
51286 56444 Noted 02/11/1974 - at Doncaster4
51286 56444 Noted 08/01/75 - at Stainforth & Hatfield3
51286 56444 Noted 08/09/75 - at Doncaster1
51286 56444 Noted 10/09/75 - at Brough1
51286 56444 Noted 25/10/75 - at Leeds1
51286 56444 Noted 10/04/76 - at Leeds1
51286 56444 Noted 10/09/76 - at Doncaster with 50014/560491
51286 56444 Noted 18/02/1979 - at Crewe Station5
51286 56444 Noted 30th October 1980
977123 977125 Noted 29/03/1984 - at Blackpool North6
977123 977125 Noted circa 03/1985 - Route Learning unit6
977123 977125 Listed at - 1989

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

Images:

Class 105 DMU at Sheffield Midland

early 1970s

A Class 105 Cravens set (E51286 + E56444) in Sheffield Midland station in the early 1970s. Note the rubber panel just to the right of the drivers door. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 105 DMU at an unknown location

Unknown date

Lincoln allocated Class 105 DMBS E51286, date/location unknown. Paul Redmond.

Class 105 DMU at Doncaster

Unknown date

ER driver trainer / route learning vehicles 977123 + 977125 stabled at Doncaster circa mid-1980s. Mike Bunker.

Class 105 DMU at Doncaster

1984

This departmental Cravens unit, nos. TDB977123/125 was stabled at Doncaster station on a rain-swept evening in 1984. Andrew Walker.

Class 105 DMU at Doncaster

28th July 1984

ER driver trainer / route learning vehicles 977123 + 977125 seen at Doncaster on the 28th July 1984. Chris Lings.

Class 105 DMU at Doncaster

28th July 1984

This Cravens dmu, bearing a "Special" destination blind, was stabled at the back of Doncaster station on 28th July 1984. This was a departmental set, nos. TDB977123/977125. The vantage point for my photograph was the footbridge connecting the station to the locomotive works, which was used on that day for access on the occasion of the Works Open Day. Another Cravens DMU is on the left the DMBS being E51278. Andrew Walker.

Class 105 DMU at Doncaster

28th July 1984

Cravens route-learning set 977123 and 977125 at Doncaster on 28 July 1984. Spannerman37025.

Class 105 DMU at Doncaster

18th August 1984

Class 105 977123 is seen stabled at Doncaster coupled with 977125 on 18.08.1984. It was converted from 51286, and was used as a route learning unit. Andy Cole.

Class 105 DMU at Wakefield Kirkgate

June 1987

Departmental Cravens unit comprising TDB977123 and 977125 at Wakefield Kirkgate, June 1987. Robert28194.

Class 105 DMU at Ipswich

22nd September 1987

Cravens route-learning set 977123 and 977125, allocated at the time to Lincoln, they made regular visits to Ipswich. They are seen here in the 'East-Suffolk' bay at Ipswich Station on 22/9/87 no doubt about to set off down the East Suffolk Line to Lowestoft. AndrewHA.

Class 105 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

13th March 1989

977123 and 977125 in Manchester Piccadilly station on the 13th March 1989. Dennis Taylor.

Class 105 DMU at Cambridge

7th August 1989

977123 at Cambridge on 7/8/89. Behind are 977125 and 977124. Mike Cooper.

Class 105 DMU at Cambridge

4th November 1989

TDB977123 seen at Cambridge on 4th November 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 105 DMU at Cambridge

circa late 1989/early 1990

Route learning vehicle TDB977123 stabled at Cambridge circa late 1989/early 1990. Malcolm Clements.

Class 105 DMU at Cambridge

circa late 1989/early 1990

Route learning Class 105 TDB977123 faces Express Parcels Class 114 E54026 at Cambridge circa late 1989/early 1990. Malcolm Clements.

Class 105 DMU at Cambridge

circa late 1989/early 1990

Route learning Class 105 TDB977123 faces an Express Parcels Class 114 at Cambridge circa late 1989/early 1990. Malcolm Clements.

Class 105 DMU at Cambridge

5th May 1990

Two Cravens route learning DMUs at Cambridge on Saturday 5th May 1990. Left to right are 977123 + 977125 / 977124 + 977126, all four were withdrawn that month. Colin Brooks.

Class 105 DMU at Trumpington

27th May 1990

TDB977123 (E51286) at the end of extended siding laterley used for withdrawn stock. Taken from Long Road bridge at Trumpington, Cambridge on 27 May 1990. This seems to be two Cravens sets and the "Provincial" liveried Class 100 975637 / 975664. Joint Line.

Class 105 DMU at Snailwell

26th August 1990

TDB977123 (E51286) facing the Class 100 Stourton Saloon at Snailwell on 26th August 1990. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: early 1970s

Cravens DTC E56444 in Sheffield station, probably in the early 1970s. It is paired with DMBS E51286. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: April 1983

One of the ER route learning Cravens sets (977125 + 977123) at Sheffield Midland in April 1983. It still has it's rubber pad between the cab window and the first "passenger" window, which was fitted to avoid tablets damaging the bodywork when exchanged on the move. Ian Francis.

DMU

Date: 7th October 1983

Departmental Class 105 Cravens DMU as Route Learner TDB977125 + TDB977123 at Doncaster on 7-10-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 29th July 1984

Cravens route learning unit TDB977125 + TDB977123 at Doncaster on July 29, 1984. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 1st June 1987

Departmental DMU set ADB977125 ADB977123 accelerate away from Mexborough East Junction while working a drivers route learning special in conjunction with the then newly opened Holmes chord and Rotherham Central station on June 1, 1987. The new line had come into use on a few weeks earlier on 11th May 1987 but passenger crews were still being trained for the new route which no longer passed through Rotherham Masborough station which wasn't ideally situated for the town. Adrian Nicholls.

DMU

Date: 18th March 1988

977125 + 977123 and 47 223 at Warrington on 18 March 1988. Brian Daniels.

DMU

Date: 16th February 1989

Route learning Class 105 TDB977125 (formerly 56444) front and TDB977123 (formerly 51286) rear, at Doncaster. Year definitely 1989. Date believed to be 16th February. Andrew Slack.

DMU

Date: 8th August 1989

Condemned vehicles at Cambridge on 8/9/89. From left to right; the three 101 vehicles - thought to be 51439, 51441 + 51430, Class 105 53369 + 53367; the Cravens in the middle is 977123, and Class 100 975637. Mike Cooper.

DMU

Date: 4th November 1989

TDB977126 and behind seen are 977124, 977125, 977123 and 54026 at Cambridge on 4th November 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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