Vehicle 50445 / 53445
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
| Sep-57 | New to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| Dec-57 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 01/07/61 | Transferred to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 2H (Monument Lane) | |
| 2w/e 08/10/66 | Transferred to | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DY | |
| w/e 01/05/77 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 4w/e 20/10/79 | Transferred to | DY (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 13/09/81 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 21/08/85 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50445 - original number
53445 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50445 | 59153 | 50497 | As delivered to 5B - September 1957 | ||||||
| EP471 | 50445 | 59155 | 50447 | Noted circa Jun-69 | |||||
| 50445 | 59159 | 50499 | Noted 07/11/71 - in Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 50445 | 59152 | 50499 | Noted 18/08/1972 - at Derby2 | ||||||
| 50445 | 59152 | 50499 | Noted 16/12/72 - at Derby1 | ||||||
| 50445 | 59152 | 50499 | Noted 16/06/73 - at Thetford3 | ||||||
| EP481 | 50445 | 59152 | 50499 | Noted 10/08/74 - at Norwich3 | |||||
| 50445 | 59159 | 50496 | Noted 05/03/1976 - at Loughborough2 | ||||||
| 50445 | 59153 | 50497 | Transfer to DY - 4w/e 20/10/79 | ||||||
| NH443 | 50445 | 59155 | 50504 | Noted circa 05/19824 | |||||
| 50445 | 59155 | 50504 | Noted circa 10/19824 | ||||||
| 50445 | 59155 | 50504 | Noted circa 12/19824 | ||||||
| 50445 | 50504 | Noted circa 03/19834 | |||||||
| 53445 | 52053 | Noted circa 12/19834 | |||||||
| 53445 | 52053 | Noted 27/03/1984 - on Wigan to Kirkby service4 | |||||||
| 53445 | 52053 | Noted circa 06/19854 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
28th September 1963
With DMBS M50445 closest a BRC&W triple DMU forms the 5.30pm Stoke-on-Trent - Manchester Piccadilly service arriving into Longport station on 28 September 1963. Michael Mensing.
October 1971
A BRC&W triple set passing Grantham North box in October 1971. The vehicles are noted as 50445 + 59159 + 50488 (although the latter was not a Derby based vehicle like the other two). Mel Smith.
Unknown date
A BRC&W three-car set in Leicester Midland station circa early 1970s. Graham Clark.
2nd March 1985
Class 104/108 hybrid 2-car DMU 53445 + 52053 (DMBS + DMC), Manchester Victoria with the 08-55 to Blackburn 2-3-85. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
24th May 1985
Two DMUs twins - a Class 104/108 hybrid (53445 and presumably 52053) and a Class 104 at Bolton on 24 May 1985. Chris Thorp.