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Vehicle 50511 / 53511

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

Nov-57	New to	5D (Cockshute)
3w/e 30/04/66	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
4w/e 04/02/67	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
May-73	Depot code change	NH
May-80	Transferred to	LO (Longsight)
10/06/84	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
20/05/89	Withdrawn from	NH (Newton Heath) PNHX

Notes

1st January 1988 - Has window bars
9th July 1989 - Seen out of service at Newton Heath depot
19th October 1989 - Listed as withdrawn/out of use
4th December 1989 - Seen stored out of service at Newton Heath depot
12th October 1990 - Listed as stored condemned at Crewe Basford Hall Yard

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50511 - original number
53511 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Jul-72 - AWS fitted
Oct-86 - Window Bars Fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50459	59167	50511	As delivered to - November 1957
	50459	59144	50511	Noted 16/11/68
	50459	59144	50511	Noted 26/10/71 - at Preston¹
	50459	59144	50511	Noted 01/09/72 - in Liverpool Exchange²
	50459	59144	50511	Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria²
LO528	50459	59144	50511	Noted circa 08/1982³
	50459	59144	50511	Noted 07/08/82
	50459	59144	50511	Noted circa 12/1982³
	53476	59144	53511	Noted circa 11/1983³
	53476	53511		Noted circa 12/1983³
	53466	53511		Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986
	53466	53511		Noted circa 12/1986³
	53466	53511		Noted 10/01/87 - on 11:40 Blackpool North - Leeds with 53431 / 53512⁴
	53466	53511		Noted 17/01/87 - on 12:29 Kirby - Manchester Victoria⁴
	53466	53511		Listed at NH - 10/05/87
	53466	53511		Noted 27/06/1987 - at Willesden Brent⁵
	53466	53511		Noted 20/07/87 - on 08:17 Stalybridge - Stockport⁶
	53466	53511		Noted 3rd September 1987
	53466	53511		Noted 05/12/87 - on 11:00 Manchester Victoria - Blackburn⁴
	53466	53511		Noted 05/12/87 - on 12:10 Blackburn - Manchester Victoria⁴
	53466	53511		Listed at NH - 1st January 1988
	53466	53511		Noted 15th February 1988
	53466	53511		Noted circa 04/1988³
N672	53466	53511		Listed at NH - May 1988
N672	53466	53511		Listed at NH - May-88
	53466	53511		Noted circa Jul-88
N672	53466	53511		Listed at NH - 16th July 1988
N672	53466	53511		Noted circa 11/1988³
N665	53443	53511		Listed at NH - 1st July 1989 - withdrawn

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Martin Baumann
5: Robert Chilton
6: David Bellamy

Images:

12th August 1977

50763 and 50511 sit side by side in Blackpool North station on the 12th August 1977. Robert Frise.

6th October 1984

With the driver clearly pleased to have his photograph taken, a two-car BRCW Class 104 DMU formed of cars M53511 & M53466 was arriving at Rishton with a Colne to Preston service on October 6th 1984. Martyn Hilbert.

7th November 1987

53511 Class 104 is seen at Tyseley on 07.11.1987. Andy Cole.

11th June 1988

Class 104 53511 is seen receiving attention on the wheel lathe at Tyseley on 11.06.1988. Andy Cole.

15th June 1988

Class 104 53511 and 53466 have arrived at Shirley station on the North Warwickshire line with a working from Birmingham Moor Street. The train will proceed under the two bridges and use the crossover to access the right hand platform ready for the return journey. Geoff Dowling.

8th June 1990

Set number: N672

Withdrawn M53511 (N672) at Newton Heath on the 8th June 1990. In the background is Class 101 51227 and fire damaged Class 104 53487. Nicholas Youngman.

24th October 1990

M53511 boarded up at Vic Berrys, Leicester. It was withdrawn in May '89, and listed as cut up in October 1990. Ian Francis.

28th October 1990

Set number: N672

M53511, M54179 and W59282 at Vic Berrys, Leicester, 28-10-90. Kevin Dowd.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 7th August 1982

Cars M50514 + M59166 + M50458 / M50511 + M59144 + M50459 call at Llandudno Junction with the 09"59 Stockport - Llandudno, 7th August 1982. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Date: 28th March 1984

A Class 104 Two-Car set formed of cars M53466 & M53511 was departing from Croston with an Ormskirk to Preston service on March 28th 1984. This particular set was once a three-car that had a centre trailer composite car, along with a first class saloon at the leading end of M53511. As a three-car set it was one of the large fleet of 104's based at Newton Heath that had a white bodyside stripe, used mainly on Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North workings. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 10th November 1985

Winter light at Bamber Bridge on November 10th 1985, with a two-car BRCW Class 104 DMU formed of cars M53466 & M53511 with a Preston to Colne service. The set was finally withdrawn from Newton Heath Depot in 1989 and scrapped by Berry's of Leicester in 1990. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 29th December 1985

With a 'Not to be Moved' sign attached to one of the front lamp irons, a two-car BRCW Class 104 DMU formed of cars M53466 & M53511 was stabled in Croft Street Sidings adjacent to the Preston PSB on December 29th 1985. To the right is Class 127 parcel set 916. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 15th August 1987

Class 104 M53466 + M53511 at Stockport on August 15, 1987. John Carter.

Date: 19th January 1988

Class 104 No M53466 and M53511 waiting departure from Blackburn with the 1410 to Manchester Victoria 19th January 1988. Keith Long.

Date: 4th February 1988

A Class 104 DMU set formed of M53466 + M53511 at Leeds on 4 February 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 11th June 1988

Class 104 53466 is seen stabled solo at Tyseley on 11.06.1988. It's partner may well have been 53511 which was on the wheel lathe. Andy Cole.

Date: 24th October 1990

Set number: N666

53493 and 53511 head a long line of vehicles awaiting disposal at Vic Berrys on 24/10/90. Ian Francis.

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