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APPENDIX "B"
AMMENDED TO 21. 2.59.

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; Manchester Part 1; West Cumberland; Liverpool Central - Gateacre - Warrington; Railcars in Bedford Area; and Banbury - Buckingham
 
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 Supplied 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 Supplied    -do- All 10 A1 " 10 A2 DTC   20  
18 3-car sets Supplied Metro-Cammell All 36 A1 " & A2 MC 18 A2 TC   54  
 5 2-car sets Supplied Derby All 5 A1 " 5 A2 DTC   10  
 
Manchester (Part 2)
 5 2-car sets Supplied Derby All 10 A1 " & A2 MC - -   10 To be re-allocated. Working temporarily on Liverpool-Wigan service from 5th January, 1959.
14 2-car sets Supplied 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 Lines
*40 2-car sets May/Dec.1959 Cravens None 80 A1 MBS & A2 MC - -   80  
 
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 Supplied Derby All 9 A1 " 9 A2 DTC   18  
 
St.Pancras Suburban
*30 4-car sets (63'6") May/Dec.1959 Derby None 60 C5 60 C4 TS & C6   120  
  2 parcels vans June 1959 Gloucester C. & W. None 2 - - -   2  
 
Manchester Central-Liverpool Central (C.L.C.) (63'6")
  6 4-car sets Jan. 1960 Derby None 12 C5 12 C4 TC & C6 24    
 
Marylebone Suburban
35 4-car sets (63'6") Feb./July 1960 Derby None 70 C5 70 C4 TC & C6   140  
 
Nottingham, Leicester and Old G.C.Lines
  Sept./Dec.1960 Derby None 50 A1 50 A2 DTC   100  
 
Not yet allocated to schemes
  24 2-car sets Supplied Metro-Cammell All 24 A1 MBS 24 A2 DTC   48  
  31 2-car sets Feb/June 1959 Derby Four 31 A1  " 31 A2 "   62  
  19 2-car sets Sept.1959/Jan.1960. Derby None 19 A1  " 19 A2 "   38  
 
    * Rolls Royce engines.   NOTE   (57')    A1 MBS type = motor brake open second
          "      A2 MC    "  = motor open compo
          "      A2 DTC   "  = driving trailer open compo
          "      A3 TC    "  = trailer open compo
          "      A3 TS    "  = trailer open second
        (63'6")  C4 TC    "  = trailer open composite
          "      C4 TS    "  = trailer open second
          "      C5       "  = motor brake open second
          "      C6       "  = trailer second