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Vehicle 50433 / 53433

Class 104

Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30293
Diagram: 556

Allocations

Jun-57	New to	9A (Longsight)
w/e 01/10/60	Transferred to	9D (Buxton)
Sep-63	Depot code change	9L
06/05/73	Depot code change	BX
25/10/82	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
09/03/86	Withdrawn from	NH (Newton Heath)	- Collision at Preston 19/01/86.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50433 - original number
53433 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

50433 was involved in the following incident:

18/1/86 - Preston, LMR

Collision involving Class 104 / Class 86

Info from Bill Read

Collision of Class 104 power-twin and stationary Loco 47 111. M53482-M53433. 44 passengers required hospital treatment (the driver and many passengers had retired to the rear car). The conclusion was that the driver’s brake valve had been inadvertently placed in the “lap” position resulting in the train brake pipe and “topside” vacuum being gradually destroyed during the journey from Carlisle. The driver may have been distracted by the presence of passengers of the football-supporters charter being in the cab. M53482 was severely damaged.

Disposal

Scrapped by Sefton Asbestos Fibre Experts, on location at Lostock Hall

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50433	59141	50485	As delivered to 9A - June 1957
BN464	50433	59141	50485	Listed at Buxton - circa Dec-69
	50433	59141	50485	Noted 17/09/71 - at Manchester Piccadilly¹
	50433	59195	50482	Noted 08/04/1976 - at Manchester Piccadilly ²
	50433	59195	50482	Noted Jun-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly¹
	50433	59203	50482	Noted circa 08/1982 - BX482 set number displayed on 50482, though another set also carried BX482 at this time.³
	50433	50520		Noted circa 10/1982³
	50433	59203	50482	Noted circa 10/1982³
	50433	50482		Noted circa 02/1983³
	53433	53482		Noted circa 06/1985³
	53482	53433		Noted 28/12/1985 - 53812-53355+53482-53433 LCGB Moorsider Railtour failed Manchester Victoria
	53433	53482		Noted 19/01/86 - Involved in collision at Preston with 47111.

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn

Images:

1963

A three-car BRC&W DMU heading to Birmingham seen south of Cannock in autumn 1963. DMBS M50433 leads, allocated to Buxton. Michael Mensing.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 26th August 1979

BRCW Class 104 DMU's were Sunday resting stabled at Buxton station on August 26th 1979. The nearest three-car set was formed of cars M50482, M59138 & M50460. Buxton Depot had a sizeable allocation of 104's from the late 1950's until the early 1980's. The leading car in this view, Driving Motor Second Lavatory (DMSL) M50482, eventually ended its working life at Preston on January 19th 1986, when working as a two-car set formed of M53482 & M53433, it had a head-on collision with Class 47 47111 just South of Preston station following braking problems. 53482 lanquished for some time in Dock Street Sidings at Preston covered over with a tarpaulin until it was scrapped on-site. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 24th January 1986

Looking rather sorry for its self with the driving end sheeted over, Class 104 Driving Motor Second Lavatory M53482 was awaiting its fate in one of the sidings at Dock Street, adjacent to the BR Preston Divisional office block (Ladywell House) on January 24th 1986. M53482 had been paired with car M53433, and on the 18th January 1986 the DMU was involved in a head-on collision at Preston, when on a returning football excursion from Carlisle to Accrington, the unit suffered brake failure and collided with Class 47 47111. No one was killed, but 44 passengers were injured. The car lanquished at Preston for some considerable time awaiting the outcome of the subsequent enquiry into the incident, and was later scrapped where it stood. Martyn Hilbert.

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