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APPENDIX "B"
AMMENDED TO 23.11.57

LONDON MIDLAND REGION

DIESEL RAILCARS - ALLOCATION OF VEHICLES


Scheme Anticipated
delivery
dates
Make No.of
sets
delivered
Motors
No.  Type
Trailers
No.  Type
  Total Remarks

Schemes completed and not shown below -
Watford - St.Albans
Harrow - Belmont
Bary - Bacup
North Wales and Banbury - Buckingham
 
West Cumberland
 16 2-car sets Supplied Derby All 13 A1 16 B2   32 1 trailer and 1 2-car set from Manchester Part 1 additional to allocation.
        3 A3        
  3 Parcels vans Nov. 1957 Cravens None 3 - - -   3  
 
Birmingham Part 1
 22 2-car sets
Supplied Derby
All 22 A3 22 B2   44 Original allocation 9 2-car sets and 4 3-car sets.  13 2-car sets taken from Manchester Part 1 and 2 3-car sets re-allocated to Derby - Nottingham - Leicester scheme and 2 sets to Birmingham Part 2.
 
Birmingham Part 2
 5 2-car sets Supplied Cravens All 5 A3 5 B2   10 Operating in Manchester Part 1.
 5 2-car sets June/Aug.1958 Park Royal None 5 A3 5 B2   10  
 2 3-car sets March 1958 Birmingham C&W.Co. None 4 A3 & B1 2 D   6 Transferred from Birmingham Part 1
10 2-car sets Mch/April 1958 " None 10 A3 10 B2   20  
18 3-car sets Feb./May 1958 Metro-Cammell None 36 A3 & B1 18 D   54  
 5 2-car sets Dec.1958/Jan.1959 Derby None 5 A3 5 B2   10  
 
Manchester Part 1
 8 2-car sets Supplied Derby All 8 A3 8 B2   16 ) Originally 25 2-car sets. 13 2-car sets transferred to Birmingham. One 2-car set to Bury. One 2-car set to West Cumberland. Two motor cars taken for Banbury scheme and 1 trailer to West Cumberland.
 1 trailer car    "    " All - - 1 B2   1  )
                  )
*4 2-car sets Supplied Metro-Cammell All 4 A3 4 B2   8
20 2-car sets    " Gloucester C&W.Co. All 20 A3 20 B2   40 Nine of these 2-car sets have been re-allocated to Scottish Region and will be transferred to Scotland when the Park Royal vehicles are delivered to Manchester.
 
15 2-car sets Nov.1957/June'58 Park Royal None 15 A3 15 B2   30  
52 3-car sets Apl.1957/'58 Birmingham C&W.Co 29 104 A3 & B1 52 D   156  
 
Manchester (Part 2)
 5 2-car sets Supplied Derby All 10 A3 & B1 - -   10 Operating in Manchester Part 1
14 2-car sets Jan./Apl.1958 Cravens None 28 A3 & B1 - -   28  
 3 2-car sets    - Not yet ordered - 6 A3 & B1 - -   6  
 
Derby-Nottingham-Leicester
19 3-car sets Aug.1957/Jan.1958. Cravens 4 38 A3 & B1 19 D   57 Operating in Manchester Part 1
 2 3-car sets March 1958 Birmingham C&W.Co None 4 A3 & B1 2 D   6 Transferred from Birmingham Part 1
 
Liverpool Cen.-Gateacre & Warrington
   6 2-car sets Oct.1958 Metro-Cammell None 6 A3 6 B2   12 Part of 51 sets in 1958 allocation.
  NOTE Al type = 57 ft. motor car with 10ft. guard's van
Railbuses      A3  "   =   "      "    "    "  16ft.    "     "
  4 single cars Dec.1957 B.U.T. None 4 Special - 4-wheel   4      B1  "   =   "      "    "
   * Rolls Royce engines.                  B2  "   =   "    driving trailer
       D   "   =   "    trailer