Vehicle 50484 / 53484
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
| Jun-57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Oct-58 | Transferred to | 9D (Buxton) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9L | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | BX | |
| Dec-84 | Withdrawn from | BX (Buxton) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50484 - original number
53484 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50432 | 59140 | 50484 | As delivered to 9A - June 1957 | ||||||
| BN463 | 50432 | 59140 | 50484 | Listed at Buxton - circa Dec-69 | |||||
| 50432 | 59140 | 50484 | Noted 22/12/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly1 | ||||||
| BN463 | 50432 | 59140 | 50484 | Noted Oct-70 - fitted with experimental gearboxes, tested ECS on Buxton-Manchester route stopping all stations. | |||||
| 50430 | 59230 | 50484 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight1 | ||||||
| 50432 | 59230 | 50484 | Noted 16/04/73 - in Manchester Piccadilly2 | ||||||
| 50431 | 59139 | 50484 | Noted 08/04/1976 - at Manchester Piccadilly 3 | ||||||
| BX485 | 50432 | 59162 | 50484 | Noted circa 05/19824 | |||||
| BX485 | 50432 | 59162 | 50484 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc4 | |||||
| BX485 | 50432 | 59162 | 50484 | Noted circa 09/19824 | |||||
| BX485 | 50432 | 59186 | 50484 | Noted circa 03/19834 | |||||
| BX485 | 53432 | 59186 | 53484 | Noted circa 11/1984 - listed Stored Unserviceable at BX, 53432 shown Condemned.4 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
18th February 1984
Set number: BX485
Interchange at Hunts Cross as 507032 on the right gets the road to depart for Kirkby whilst BRCW Class 104 DMU set BX485 (presumably 53484 closest) waits in the LH platform to depart for Manchester, 18th Feb 1984. Paul James.
18th February 1984
Set number: BX485
BRCW Class 104 DMU set BX485 (presumably 53484 closest) waits to depart for Manchester from Hunts Cross, 18th Feb 1984. Paul James.
18th February 1984
Set number: BX485
BRCW Class 104 DMU BX485 (presumably 53484 closest) waiting to depart for Manchester from Hunts Cross, 18th Feb 1984. Not one of my best shots as unfortunately it was into the sun, but it does show that the middle car of the unit had lost its roof vents whereas the power cars still retained them. Paul James.
18th February 1984
Set number: BX485
Some of the young passengers in the DMS of BRCW Class 104 set BX485 (presumably 53484) at Hunts Cross, 18th Feb 1984. Paul James.