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Set BX488

These formations have been noted:

50435	59145	50427	Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc¹
50435	59145	50427	Noted circa 09/1982¹
50435	59145	50427	Noted circa 02/1983¹
50435	59183	50427	Noted 23/02/1983¹
53449	59230	53522	Noted 23/12/1983 - at Manchester Picc¹
51927	59390	52049	Noted circa 10/1984¹
51927	59390	52049	Noted circa 11/1984¹
53598	59144	53542	Noted circa 06/1985¹
53598	59144	53542	Listed at BX - circa Jul-85
53598	59144	53542	Listed at BX - circa Dec-85

Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn

8th October 1984

This was the first class 104 I photographed in the West Midlands but that doesn't really excuse the poor job I made of composing the picture. I'm not a fan of pictures without at least some background and the only bit of identity is a small part of Leamington Spa's signalbox. The train is an Accrington to Portsmouth footex on 8 October 1984 formed of BX 488 with cars M53598, M59144 and M53542 running through the station on the up main line. I should love to see any photographs taken of this working somewhere in the Basingstoke area as it would have been quite a rarity on the LSWR. Peter Tandy.

6th May 1985

Buxton based BRC&W class 104 3 car dmu BX488 (M53598, M59144, M53542) in Buxton station on 6th May 1985. Andrew J Crowther.

30th November 1985

With the Buxton tracks having been temporary slewed, two Buxton allocated BRC&W class 104 dmu's are about to pass each other, working the Manchester Piccadilly - Buxton services on 30th November 1985. The cord track bed is now in place it wont be long before the track on the cord is in place as well, providing a link between the old Midland Rly that crosses the bridge and the L&NW Rly, an idea that was first proposed in 1902, the cord opened for traffic on the 12th May 1986. BX488 presumably contains 53542 59144 53598. Andrew J Crowther.

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