Vehicle 50785
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: 30353
Diagram: 529
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 | |
| Jul-80 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |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 | 59320 | 50785 | Noted circa 02/1962 - Leicester Midland1 | ||||||
| 50766 | 59319 | 50785 | Noted 01/05/1965 - Leicester1 | ||||||
| 50766 | 59319 | 50785 | Noted 08/05/1965 - Leicester1 | ||||||
| 50785 | 59130 | 50766 | Noted Aug-66 - at Brough2 | ||||||
| 50446 | 59312 | 50785 | Noted 29/03/1969 - Leicester, on 09.10 Birmingham to Norwich with 50761-59319-508001 | ||||||
| 50752 | 50785 | Noted 24/03/73 - in Manchester Victoria3 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50785 | Noted 04/09/74 - in Liverpool Exchange4 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50785 | Noted 20/06/1977 - 07.40 Wigan nW to Lime Street with 51932-520465 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50785 | Noted 04/09/77 - at Newton Heath3 | |||||||
| 50752 | 50785 | Noted 12/03/78 - at Newton Heath3 | |||||||
| 50785 | Noted 19/08/79 - at Newton Heath, stored?3 | ||||||||
| 50389 | 50785 | Noted 08/06/1980 - on Newton Heath depot3 |
Formation Sources
1: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Martin Lumley
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
July 1977
Two Class 105 power twins are seen at Bott Lane - between Nelson and Colne - in early July 1977. The leading DMCL appears to be M50785. Michael Mensing.
1st December 1979
Class 105 DMCL off its bogies and with a buffer and much of the underframe equipment removed at Newton Heath on 1 December 1979. The cab has signs of damage, it would be withdrawn in July 1980. Brian Daniels.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 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.