Vehicle 50480 / 53480
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: 30294
Diagram: 558
Allocations
| w/e 25/05/57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Jun-57 | Transferred to | 9D (Buxton) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9L | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | BX | |
| Aug-82 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| Mar-84 | Transferred to | CW (Cricklewood) | |
| 22/07/84 | Withdrawn from | CW (Cricklewood) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50480 - original number
53480 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50428 | 59136 | 50480 | As delivered to 9A - w/e 25/05/57 | ||||||
| 50428 | 59136 | 50480 | Noted 17th June 1957 | ||||||
| 50428 | 59136 | 50480 | Noted 16th September 1957 | ||||||
| 50428 | 59136 | 50480 | Noted 04/11/68 - at Manchester Piccadilly1 | ||||||
| BN459 | 50428 | 59136 | 50480 | Listed at Buxton - circa Dec-69 | |||||
| 50428 | 59136 | 50480 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight1 | ||||||
| 50428 | 59136 | 50480 | Noted 03/09/73 - at Stockport2 | ||||||
| 50435 | 59136 | 50480 | Noted 28/08/75 - on Reddish depot2 | ||||||
| 50440 | 59145 | 50480 | Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly1 | ||||||
| 50436 | 59143 | 50480 | Noted 21/08/1979 - at Preston 3 | ||||||
| 50423 | 59138 | 50480 | Noted 24/05/80 | ||||||
| BX493 | 50454 | 59140 | 50480 | Noted circa 05/19824 | |||||
| BX493 | 50454 | 59140 | 50480 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc4 | |||||
| 50454 | 50480 | Noted circa 10/19824 | |||||||
| 50454 | 50480 | Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.13 Southport to Manchester Victoria via Atherton with 56456-509714 | |||||||
| 53480 | 59794 | 53701 | Noted circa 05/19834 | ||||||
| 53437 | 53480 | Noted circa 06/19834 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
January 1977
BRCW M50480 on it's lonesome passing through Stockport in January, 1977. Note the 'repair' the the side of the cab half way up. Arnie Furniss.