Vehicle 50483 / 53483
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 15/06/57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Jun-57 | Transferred to | 5A (Crewe North) | |
| Sep-57 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Oct-58 | Transferred to | 9D (Buxton) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9L | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | BX | |
| 13/09/81 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| Jan-84 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50483 - original number
53483 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
circa early 1975 - AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50431 | 59139 | 50483 | As delivered to 9A - w/e 15/06/57 | ||||||
| 50431 | 59139 | 50483 | Noted 17th June 1957 | ||||||
| 50431 | 59139 | 50483 | Noted 23rd March 1958 | ||||||
| BN462 | 50431 | 59139 | 50483 | Listed at Buxton - circa Dec-69 | |||||
| 50431 | 59139 | 50483 | Noted 22/12/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly1 | ||||||
| 50431 | 59139 | 50483 | Noted 03/09/73 - at Stockport2 | ||||||
| BN456 | 50421 | 59139 | 50483 | Noted 10/09/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly, set number only on 504212 | |||||
| NH131 | 50423 | 50483 | Noted circa 10/19823 | ||||||
| 50423 | 50483 | Noted circa 12/19823 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
Images:
23rd September 1961
A BRC&W triple DMU arriving at Buxton on 23 September 1961. M50483 leads, presumably with M59139 + M50431. Michael Mensing.
21st June 1980
A five-car BRCW Class 104 DMU, with what appears to be Driving Motor Composite Lavatory (DMCL) M50483 leading, was stood at Burscough Bridge with a Manchester Victoria to Southport service on June 21st 1980. Martyn Hilbert.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 31st July 1975
Some serious track maintenance being examined by all and sundry as Buxton DMUs are seen crossing on Stockport viaduct July 31, 1975. On the left, M50483, M59139 & M50431 (nearest) head toward Piccadilly whilst on the right M50423 (nearest), M59135 & M50427 are bound for Whaley Bridge as they approach the platform at Stockport. Suthen Softy.