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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.
Lincoln allocated Class 105 DMBS E51286, date/location unknown. Paul Redmond.
A Cravens DMU formed of E51287 and E56445 departs Grantham for Skegness in October 1971. Mel Smith.
A Cravens DMU formed of E51287 + E56466 seen on the Midland 'Old Road' at Barrow Hill, date unknown (probably circa 1982). Paul Redmond.
E51287 + E56466 at Leeds on January 29, 1982. John Carter.
A Cravens 2-car set formed of E51287 and E56466 coasts under Park Street Bridge and into Hull Paragon on 10th September 1982 with a service from Bridlington. Syd Young.
A month before closure of the Spalding to March section of the GN & GE Joint line, a Cravens two car unit, 51287 + 56466, rattles across Moulton West Fen with a Doncaster to Cambridge service. The beet campaign is underway as can be seen by the exhaust from the chimney at Spalding sugar factory. 28th October 1982. Mike Dean.
A Lincoln allocated Class 105 with vehicles E51288 and E56445 and Sheffield on the destination blind entering Lincoln Central from the east. The slide process date was September 1975 so circa summer 1975. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A Cravens DMU with Lincoln allocated DMBS E51288 closest at Worksop, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
Cravens car 51288, new to Cambridge in 1958 is seen with trailer 56442 at New Holland Town on 13 June 1981 working a New Holland Pier to Cleethorpes service. After transfer to Lincoln depot in 1964 this car did not move depots again until withdrawn in September 1984. The trailer lasted until 1986. The station was closed from 24 June 1981 after opening of the Humber Bridge, withdrawal of the ferry service from Hull and diversion of the train service directly to Barton on Humber. Jeremy Chapter.
Car 51288, new to Cambridge in 1958 is seen with trailer 56442 at New Holland Pier on 13 June 1981 waiting to depart for Cleethorpes. After transfer to Lincoln depot in 1964 this car did not move depots again until withdrawn in September 1984. The trailer lasted until 1986. The station was closed from 24 June 1981 after opening of the Humber Bridge, withdrawal of the ferry service from Hull and diversion of the train service directly to Barton on Humber. Jeremy Chapter.
On 25th Aug 1984, instead of chasing 40s across the north-west, I chose to take the only scheduled service that was still booked a Class 40, the Man Picc-Skegness (SO) and return. Here we have reached the loop at Sleaford station behind 40 012 'Aureol', after traversing the single-line curve between Sleaford North and Sleaford West Junctions. A six-car DMU set passes us heading for Nottingham Midland, made up of a 2-car Cravens unit with DMBS power trailer E51288 leading, E54431 behind, and two pairs of Lincoln-based Class 114 Derby Heavyweights. Chris McKee.
DMBS E51289 leads Cravens DMU set 44 (with DTCL E56468) past the fuelling point on its departure from Norwich with a Yarmouth service on 10 March 1979. Michael Mensing.
Class 105 Cravens 2-car DMU 51289 + 54136 stabled at Leicester on 1-6-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
On a swelteringly hot July 28th 1983, Norwich Cravens twin set no. 44 : E51289 +E54136 approaches Manea working the 14.52 Cambridge - Peterborough service. These units gave sterling service in East Anglia, though many had followed the example of E51289 by initially working off Lincoln depot for a few weeks when new in 1958, then going south to become part of the Hornsey /Finsbury Park allocation. E51289 arrived at Norwich in February 1978 and finished its career there in September 1985. Like most of its type, it met its end at the Snailwell yard of Mayer Newman. Gerard Fletcher.
E51289 at Snailwell on the 26th February 1989. Nicholas Youngman.
E51289 in Snailwell, 15 March 1989. Nicholas Youngman.
A Cravens Class 105 DMU with DMBS E51290 at Potters Bar in June 1976, just before the start of the electric services. The unit has worked from King`s Cross and is reversing at Potters Bar to return to London. Phil Bevan.
Cravens class 105 DMU, E51290 & E56458 at Ipswich, 31st May 1981. Paul James.
Passing Cravens sets at Norwich on 10th March 1979. On the left is set 67 arriving with the 3.26pm ex-Sheringham, while on the right set 38 is an ECS with DMBS 51292 closest. Michael Mensing.