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APPENDIX "B"
AMMENDED TO 8.11.58

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: Derby-Nottingham-Leicester: and Banbury - Buckingham
                     
West Cumberland              
 16 2-car sets Supplied Derby All 16 A1 MBS 16 A2 DTC   32 1 trailer and 1 2-car set from Manchester Part 1 additional to allocation.
  3 Parcels vans Supplied Cravens All 3 - - -   3  
                     
Birmingham Part 1              
 22 2-car sets
Supplied Derby
All 22 A1 MBS 22 A2 DTC   44 Original allocation 9 2-car sets and 4 3-car sets.  13 2-car sets taken from Manchester Pt.1 and 2 3-car sets re-allocated to Derby - Nottingham - Leicester scheme and 2 sets to Birmingham Pt.2.
                   
Birmingham Part 2            
 5 2-car sets Supplied Cravens All 5 A1 MBS 5 A2 DTC   10  
 5 2-car sets Sept/Nov.1958 Park Royal All 5 A1 " 5 A2 "   10  
 2 3-car sets Supplied Birmingham C&W.Co. All 4 A1 " & A2 MC 2 A3 TC   6 Transferred from Birmingham Part 1
10 2-car sets    " " All 10 A1 " 10 A2 DTC   20  
18 3-car sets    " Metro-Cammell All 36 A1 " & A2 MC 18 A3 TC   54  
 5 2-car sets Dec.1958 Derby None 5 A1 " 5 A2 DTC   10  
                     
Manchester Part 1              
 8 2-car sets Supplied Derby All 8 A1 " 8 A2 "   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 November, 1957.
                   
15 2-car sets    " Park Royal All 15 A1 " 15 A2 "   30  
52 3-car sets    " Birmingham C&W.Co All 104 A1 " & A2 MC 52 A3 TC   156  
                     
Manchester (Part 2)              
 5 2-car sets Supplied Derby All 10 A1 " & A2 MC - -   10 To be re-allocated.
14 2-car sets    " Cravens All 28 A1 " & A2 " - -   28  
12 2-car sets June/Aug.1959 Derby None 24 A1 " & A2 " - -   24  
 2 parcels vans(63'6") June 1959 Gloucester C. & W. None 2 - - - - -   2  
                     
Central Division            
*40 2-car sets May/Dec.1959 Cravens None 80 A1 MBS & A2 MC - -   80  
                     
Liverpool Central - Gateacre - Warrington            
   6 2-car sets Oct/Nov. 1958 Metro-Cammell Five 6 A1 " 6 A2 DTC   12 9 2-car sets transferred temporarily.
                     
Liverpool - St.Helens - Wigan            
*10 2-car sets Apl/May, 1959 Cravens None 20 A1 " & A2 MC - -   20  
                     
Chester-North Wales Area            
   9 2-car sets Dec.1958/Feb.1959 Derby None 9 A1 " 9 A2 DTC   18  
                     
St.Pancras Suburban            
*30 4-car sets (63'6") May/Dec.1959 Derby None 60 C5 50 C4 & C6   120  
  2 parcels vans June, 1959 Gloucester C. & W. None 2 - - -   2 NOTE
                     A1 MBS type = motor brake open second
Marylebone Suburban            A2 MC    "  = motor open compo
15 4-car sets (63'6") Jan/Mch.1960 Derby None 30 C5 30 C4 & C6   60  A2 DTC   "  = driving trailer open compo
                     A3 TC    "  = trailer open compo
Railbuses            A3 TS    "  = trailer open second
  3 single cars Supplied B.U.T. All 3 Special - 4-wheel   3  C4 (63'6") = trailer open second
                     C5          = motor brake open second
Not yet allocated to schemes            C6          = trailer second
  24 2-car sets Nov.1958/Jan.1959 Metro-Cammell None 24 A1 MBS 24 A2 DTC   48  
  31 2-car sets Feb./June 1959 Derby None 31 A1  " 31 A2 "   62  
  19 2-car sets Sept/1959/Jan.1960. Derby None 19 A1  " 19 A2 "   38   * Rolls Royce engines.