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Vehicle 50440


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

Jul-57 New to 9A (Longsight)
Sep-57 Transferred to 5A (Crewe North)
Nov-57 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
4w/e 01/07/61 Transferred to 5A (Crewe North)
Apr-63 Transferred to 5D (Cockshute)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 2H (Monument Lane)
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 2A (Tyseley)
2w/e 18/03/67 Transferred to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
2w/e 09/03/68 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
Dec-72 Transferred to 9L (Buxton)
06/05/73Depot code changeBX
08/08/82 Withdrawn from BX (Buxton)

Notes

10/05/59 - Noted receiving attention in Horwich Works were M50440, 50495, 50772, 50805, 59148, 79078, 79080 and 79627.
15/06/82 - A fire occurred in Doncaster Works DMU area. 50440 took the brunt of the damage and was burnt out. 50139, 51796 and 56258 were also damaged.
Aug-82 - After inspection 50440 was considered beyond economic repair after suffering fire damage in Doncaster Works. It could be found covered over in the works in August 1982, the body being bowed in the centre.

Disposal

Scrapped by BR, Doncaster Works

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50440 59148 50492 As delivered to 9A - July 1957
50440 59148 50492 Transfer to 9A - Nov-57
50440 59148 50492 Noted 04/06/71 - at Manchester Victoria1
50440 59148 50492 Noted 01/09/72 - in Manchester Victoria1
50440 59148 50492 Transfer to 9L - 5w/e 06/01/73
50440 59198 50492 Noted 19/04/73 - in Manchester Picadiily2
50440 59140 50492 Noted 28/08/75 - in Manchester Piccadilly2
50440 59145 50480 Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly1

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 2nd September 1979

Buxton station on Saturday 2 September 1978 with a 6-car Class 104 formation about to depart. According to my notes these will be 50427/59138/50440, 50421/59148/50490 and 59198. There are 3 trailer cars listed here, but only 2 3-car units in my photo and I can only guess that the "extra" trailer was visible at the diesel depot. The Class 08 on the right will be 08611 and a Class 40 is also just visible; there were 4 Class 40s at Buxton on this day. Lewis Bevan.