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Vehicle 50814

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

2w/e 31/05/58	New to	26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63	Depot code change	9D
May-73	Depot code change	NH
Oct-83	Withdrawn

Notes

May-81 - 50814 has been noted as reallocated to HA with 50778 but it seems it was 50805 that actually moved.

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

50781	50814		As delivered to 26A - May 1958
50781	50814		Noted 20/12/66 - at Manchester Victoria¹
50781	50814		Noted 20/07/68 - at Bolton¹
50778	50814		Noted 04/06/71 - at Newton Heath¹
50778	50814		Noted 12/09/71 - at Wigan Wallgate¹
50778	59158	50814	Noted 16/04/73 - in Manchester Victoria²
50778	50814		Noted 19/04/74 - in Manchester Victoria¹
50778	59142	50814	Noted 10/09/76 - in Manchester Victoria²
50778	50814		Noted 28/10/78 - at Newton Heath³
50778	50814		Noted circa 06/1980⁴
50778	50814		Noted 25/08/80
50778	50814		Noted 30/08/1980 - at Preston³
50772	50814		Noted circa 07/1981⁴
50754	50814		Noted circa 01/1982⁴

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Martin Lumley
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

25th August 1980

At Southport 50814 and 50778 are amongst the many DMUs to be seen on 25/8/80. Chris Lings.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: July 1978

A mixed 3-car Local Passenger dmu consisting of Cravens Class 105/2 No.M50778 of the 1957 batch, BRC&W Co. Class 169 (104) No.M59142 of the 1957 batch and Cravens Class 105/1 No.M50814 of the 1958 batch in Rail Blue livery with all-yellow front end at Manchester (Victoria) on an ecs working, 07/78. Hugh Llewelyn.

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