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APPENDIX "B"
AMMENDED TO 18.1.58

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. Bury - Bacup. North Wales and Banbury - Buckingham
 
West Cumberland
 16 2-car sets Supplied Derby All 16 A1 M.B.S. 16 D.T.C.   32 1 trailer and 1 2-car set from Manchester Part 1 additional to allocation
  3 Parcels vans Mar./Apl.1958 Cravens None 3 - - -   3  
 
Birmingham Part 1
 22 2-car sets
Supplied Derby
All 22 A1 M.B.S. 22 A2 D.T.C.   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 A1 M.B.S. 5 A2 D.T.C.   10 Operating in North Wales
 5 2-car sets Sept./Nov.1958 Park Royal None 5 A1 " 5 A2 "   10  
 2 3-car sets March 1958 Birmingham C&W.Co. None 4 A1 " & A2 M.C. 2 A3 D.T.C.   6 Transferred from Birmingham Part 1
10 2-car sets Mch/Apl. 1958 " None 10 A1 10 A2 D.T.C.   20  
18 3-car sets Jan./May 1958 Metro-Cammell 1 36 A1 " & A2 M.C. 18 A3 T.C.   54  
 5 2-car sets June 1958 Derby None 5 A1 " 5 A2 D.T.C.   10  
 
Manchester Part 1
 8 2-car sets Supplied Derby All 8 A1 " 8 A2 D.T.C.   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 A2 "   1  )
                  )
*4 2-car sets Supplied Metro-Cammell All 4 A1 " 4 A2 "   8
11 2-car sets    " Gloucester C&W.Co. All 11 A1 " 11 A2 "   22 Originally 20 2-car sets. Nine sets transferred to Scottish Region Nov. 1957.
 
15 2-car sets Nov.1957/Aug'58 Park Royal 2 15 A1 " 15 A2 "   30  
52 3-car sets Apl.1957/Feb.'58 Birmingham C&W.Co 46 104 A1 " & A2 M.C. 52 A3 T.C.   156  
 
Manchester (Part 2)
 5 2-car sets Supplied Derby All 10 A1 " & A2 M.C. - -   10 Operating in West Cumberland and North Wales - to be re-allocated.
14 2-car sets Mar./June 1958 Cravens None 28 A1 " & A2 M.C. - -   28  
12 2-car sets Mar/Apl.1959 Derby - 12 A1 " & A2 M.C. - -   12  
 
Derby-Nottingham-Leicester
19 3-car sets Aug.1957/Jan.'58. Cravens 15 38 A1 " & A2 M.C. 19 A3 T.C.   57 Operating in Manchester Part 1
 2 3-car sets March 1958 Birmingham C&W.Co None 4 A1 " & A2 M.C. 2 A3 T.C.   6 Transferred from Birmingham Part 1
 
Liverpool Cen.-Gateacre & Warrington
   6 2-car sets Oct.1958 Metro-Cammell None 6 A1 " 6 A2 D.T.C.   12 9 2-car sets transferred temporarily from Birmingham Part 1
 
Railbuses
  4 single cars Mar.1958 B.U.T. None 4 Special - 4-wheel   4  
 
Not yet allocated to schemes
  24 2-car sets Oct./Nov.1958 Metro-Cammell None 24 A1 M.B.S. 24 A2 D.T.C.   48  
  59 2-car sets 1959 Not yet known None 59 A1  " 59 A2 "   118 NOTE
  50 2-car sets 1959 Not yet known None 100 A1 " & A2 M.C. - -   100  A1 M.B.S. type = motor brake open second
                 A2 M.C. " = " open compo
   * Rolls Royce engines.              A2 D.T.C. " = driving trailer open compo
                     A3 T.C. " = trailer open compo