Class 105 DMU images
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11th June 1979
Prescot station with a Cravens power twin and two-car Class 108 formation working towards Liverpool on 11 June 1979. Kevin Lane.
23rd June 1979
The driver looks-back as passengers alight and board Cravens Class 105 Driving Motor Brake Second M50755, as it was stood at Bolton as the lead car of a Kirkby - Wigan Wallgate - Manchester Victoria service on June 23rd 1979. Note the model of the Isle of Man steamer in a glass case, visible on the extreme right of this scene. These models were a feature at the stations of both Bolton and Blackburn at the time - now sadly gone. The Cravens Power-Twin fleet based at Newton Heath Depot were a joy to behold. Run-down, noisy, but with well-sprung seats and a warm interior that smelled of diesel fuel. The degree of rattle from the metal interior fittings was dependent on engine revs and speed - and all topped-off with an interior that had green formica panels - Happy Days. Martyn Hilbert.
23rd June 1979
With the vintage Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway platform clock showing 3.08 pm, A Cravens Class 105 Power-Twin set, with Driving Motor Brake Second M50765 at the rear, had just arrived at Blackburn with a service from Manchester Victoria via Bolton and Darwen on June 23rd 1979. The paraffin tail-lamp had not been removed from the rear of the set, ready for the return working back to Manchester. Such services normally terminated in the West facing bay at Blackburn, but on that particular day a four-car DMU set was stabled in the bay, necessitating the use of one of the through platforms for the turnaround. Martyn Hilbert.
23rd June 1979
M50805 in the bay platform at Blackburn on 23rd June 1979. Martyn Hilbert.
23rd June 1979
A pair of Newton Heath Cravens Class 105 Power-Twin DMU's were forming a Manchester Victoria to Kirkby service awaiting departure from Bolton on an overcast June 23rd 1979. Bringing up the rear complete with its paraffin tail-lamp was Driving Motor Brake Second M50771. The Power-Twin fleet were a familiar sight around Greater Manchester and Lancashire at the time, and the Preston to Colne service was virtually monopolised by these distinctive machines. A ride on a Power-Twin was an experience never to be forgotten. Pale green formica interiors, curvy-backed seats, and every imaginable metal item from the luggage racks, window frames and door surrounds would vibrate to various degrees depending on the engine speed. They had comfortable seating and a smell of warm diesel throughout each car. They were though to be quite rough and ready at the time, well-worn, but far superior to what was to follow, that promised so much (Class 142 Pacers). Martyn Hilbert.
July 1979
Class 105 DMBS Sc51476 at Haymarket depot in July 1979. Alan Rintoul.
12th July 1979
A Cravens Class 105 2-car set with E56142 leading arrives at Cottingham with an evening service from Beverley to Hull on 12th July 1979. At this date Northgate crossing box still controlled the semaphore signals and the wooden gates, together with the crossover and ground discs shown in the photograph. All have been consigned to history along with the 105s. Syd Young.
13th July 1979
Set: 32
Cravens Class 105 DMU set 32 arrives into North Walsham on 13 July 1979. The closest vehicle is believed to be E50371. Robert Forsythe.
14th July 1979
A Cravens and Met-Camm DMU formation at Doncaster on 14 July 1979. DTCL E56471 is closest. Dave Warby Collection.
24th July 1979
Set: 65
Class 105 DMU set 65 (E56480 + E51261) arriving into March station on 24 July 1979. Brian Daniels.
August 1979
Calling at Custom House a Cravens set on its way to North Woolwich in August 1979. Ian Buck.
August 1979
Leaving Custom House in August 1979 is a Cravens set heading for North Woolwich. Ian Buck.
August 1979
Set: 41
Cravens set number 41 at Lowestoft in August 1979. Ian Buck.
August 1979
A Cravens unit at North Woolwich in August 1979. Ian Buck.
August 1979
In August 1979 a Cravens unit arrives at North Woolwich. Ian Buck.
August 1979
A Cravens DMU in Skipton station in August 1979. Roger Geach.
2nd August 1979
50768 has Barrow on its blind, Lancaster Castle, 2/8/79. It had just worked in on the late afternoon from Windemere. Note the handrail in the inside of the cab door, used for climbing up from track level. Robert Frise.
9th August 1979
Carnforth, the 9th August 1979. On train on the left is formed E50035 + E56008 + E50289 + E59531 + E51559 (Class 114 & 101/111). On the right is M56475 + M50784 + M56129 + M50374. Robert Frise.
24th August 1979
A former Eastern Region Cravens Class 105 Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) M50389, complete with a paraffin tail lamp, was stood in platform 3 at Preston station with a well-filled two-car Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North service on the evening of Friday August 24th 1979. Most of the local Cravens sets in the Preston area were power-twin units, but this set was a power-trailer, with Driving Trailer Composite Lavatory (DTCL) M56456 leading. Martyn Hilbert.
26th August 1979
A two-car Cravens DMU set with 56454 nearest stabled at Grantham on 26th August 1979. David Scott.