Vehicle 50752
Class 105
Builder: Cravens
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp / Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30352
Diagram: 528
Allocations
| Sep-57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Oct-57 | Transferred to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| Mar-58 | Transferred to | 17A (Derby Etches Park) | |
| Apr-58 | Transferred to | 18A (Toton) | |
| 4w/e 29/12/62 | Transferred to | 17A (Derby Etches Park) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 16C | |
| 4w/e 31/05/69 | Transferred to | 10E (Accrington) | |
| Oct-72 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| Nov-81 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
Disposal
Scrapped by A King, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50752 | 59307 | 50785 | As delivered to 9A - September 1957 | ||||||
| 50752 | 59311 | 50789 | Noted 28/06/59 - on 06:30 Daybrook to Bournemouth West charter and 18:30 return1 | ||||||
| 50495 | 59314 | 50752 | Noted 07/09/68 - at March2 | ||||||
| EP479 | 50752 | 59314 | 50495 | Noted circa May-69 | |||||
| 50752 | 50795 | Noted 07/06/72 - at Sandhills3 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50785 | Noted 24/03/73 - in Manchester Victoria4 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50785 | Noted 04/09/74 - in Liverpool Exchange2 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50785 | Noted 20/06/1977 - 07.40 Wigan nW to Lime Street with 51932-520465 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50785 | Noted 04/09/77 - at Newton Heath4 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50785 | Noted 12/03/78 - at Newton Heath4 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50797 | Noted 09/08/79 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50797 | Noted 23/09/79 - at Preston4 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50797 | Noted 29/06/80 - at Morecambe6 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50797 | Noted circa 07/19805 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50797 | Noted 30/08/1980 - at Preston4 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50797 | Noted circa 01/19815 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50797 | Noted 03/01/1981 - At Burnley Station6 |
Formation Sources
1: Martin Baumann
2: Gerald Brown
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Martin Lumley
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Shayne Lewis
Images:
circa September 1957
A three-car Cravens DMU showing 50752 and presumably 59307 + 50785, at Darnall station. They were delivered new to Longsight depot in September 1957. This was taken from a Cravens advertisement, hence the cropping. Cravens.
2nd May 1965
A nine-car Cravens formation (three triples) working the 5.15pm Nottingham Midland - Birmingham New Street approaching Water Orton on Sunday 2 May 1965. M50752 leads. Michael Mensing.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 9th August 1979
At Carnforth on the 9th August 1979 was a train formed of M50966 + M56249 + M50752 + M50797 + M50765 + M50798. Robert Frise.