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APPENDIX "B".

DIESEL MULTIPLE UNITS
IN 1959 AND 1960 BUILDING PROGRAMMES.

ALLOCATED TO THE LONDON MIDLAND REGION

  Builder and type of vehicle   Power
  Unit
Coup-
 ling
 Code
Number
  of
Vehicles
 Lot
 No.
 Vehicle
 numbers -
 M Prefix
 Schemes in which working or
 intended to work when received
Dates into service
 where delivered
  Remarks

DERBY
  Low density - 57' light alloy
    Motor open second brake        A1
    Driving trailer open composite A2
    Motor open second brake        A1
    Driving trailer open composite A2
    Motor open composite           A2

  High density - 63'6" steel
    Motor open second brake        C5
    Trailer semi-open second       C2
    Trailer open second            C4
    Motor open second brake        C5
    Trailer second                 C2
    Trailer open composite         C4
    Motor open second brake        C5
    Trailer second                 C2
    Trailer open composite         C4
    Motor open second brake        C5
    Trailer second                 C2
    Trailer open composite         C4

 
 
2 x 150 BUT
 
2 x 150 BUT
 
2 x 150 BUT

 
2 x 238 RR *
 
 
2 x 230 BUT
 
 
2 x 230 BUT
 
 
2 x 230 BUT

 
 
3
3
3
3
3


3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

 
 
  9
  9
 50
 21 )
 29 )


 60
 30
 30
 30
 15
 15
 12
  6
  6
 40
 20
 20


402

 
 
30498
30499
30601
30602
 

 
30521
30523
30522
30530
30531
30532
30595
30596
30597
30598
30599
30600

 
 
51416-424 )
56271-279 )
51901-950)
56484-533)
         )
         )

51591-650 )
59619-648 )
59589-618 )
51651-680)
59649-663)
59664-678)
51849-860 )
59713-718 )
59719-724 )
51861-900)
59725-744)
59745-764)

 
 
Nottingham area
 
21 - MC + DT sets Nottingham area
 3 - MC + MC sets Manchester Part 3
15 - MC + MC sets Manchester Part 4
11 - MC + MC sets North Wales Part 3

 
St.Pancras suburban
 
 
Marylebone suburban
 
 
Liverpool-Manchester
 
 
Marylebone suburban

   

CRAVENS LTD.
  Low Density - 57' steel
    Motor open second brake        A1
 
    Motor open composite           A2
    Motor open second brake        A1
    Motor open composite           A2

 
 
1 x 238 RR
 
1 x 238 RR
1 x 238 RR *
1 x 238 RR *

 
 
3
 
3
3
3

 
 
 25
 
 25
 25
 25


100

 
 
30533
 
30534
30535
30535

 
 
51681-705 )
          )
51706-730 )
51731-755)
51756-780)

 
 
10 - MC + MC sets Liverpool-St.Helens-
            Wigan
15 - MC + MC sets Manchester Part 3
 
Manchester Part 3

   

GLOUCESTER RLY. C.& W.CO.
    Motor parcels vans

 
2 x 230 BUT

 
3

 
  4

 
30552

 
55987-990

 
2 Manchester Part 2
2 St.Pancras

  2 authorised by B.T.C.
Min.11/362(g) 28.8.58.

TOTAL ALLOCATED TO
    LONDON MIDLAND REGION

    506          

3 - Blue square painted on end of vehicles

- TRANSMISSION IS BY GEAR BOX EXCEPT WHEN INDICATED BY * FOR TORQUE CONVERTOR -

15th September, 1959