Vehicle 50488 / 53488
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
| Jul-57 | New to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| Oct-57 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| w/e 01/10/60 | Transferred to | 9D (Buxton) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9L | |
| w/e 06/11/65 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | On loan to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 3w/e 02/06/66 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 04/02/67 | Transferred to | 9L (Buxton) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | BX | |
| 11/03/83 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 05/03/84 | Transferred to | CW (Cricklewood) | |
| 09/03/84 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 07/08/85 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50488 - original number
53488 - from Oct-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50436 | 59144 | 50488 | As delivered to 5B - July 1957 | ||||||
| 50436 | 59198 | 50488 | Noted 04/11/68 - at Manchester Piccadilly1 | ||||||
| BN436 | 50436 | 59198 | 50488 | Listed at Buxton - circa Dec-69 | |||||
| 50436 | 59198 | 50488 | Noted 22/12/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly1 | ||||||
| 50436 | 59230 | 50488 | Noted 18/09/1971 - at Stockport2 | ||||||
| 50431 | 59135 | 50488 | Noted 27/08/1979 - at Cleethorpes3 | ||||||
| 50439 | 59203 | 50488 | Noted 25/10/1980 - At Crewe Station4 | ||||||
| BX489 | 50436 | 59141 | 50488 | Noted 31/05/19825 | |||||
| BX489 | 50436 | 59141 | 50488 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc5 | |||||
| 53436 | 50488 | Noted circa 03/19835 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
late April 1966
A BRC&W triple DMU still in its original formation of M50488 + M59144 + M50436 is seen at Swan Village, on the Great Western Birmingham - Wolverhampton line, in late April 1966. Michael Mensing.
circa 1972
Class 104 M50488 at Buxton circa 1972. John Law.
21st September 1981
Class 104 M50488 + M59141 + M50436 with the 11:02 Leeds - Harrogate service at Horsforth on September 21, 1981. John Carter.
4th April 1984
53488 seen at Manchester Victoria on the 4th April 1984. Dennis Taylor.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: late April 1966
A BRC&W triple DMU formed of M50436 + M59144 + M50488 is seen at Swan Village - on the Great Western Birmingham - Wolverhampton line - in late April 1966. Michael Mensing.
Date: 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.
Date: 23rd September 1981
M50436 + M59141 + M50488 at Leeds on September 21, 1981. John Carter.