Vehicle 50515 / 53515
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
| 4w/e 28/12/57 | New to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| Jun-58 | Transferred to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| w/e 01/10/60 | Transferred 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 | |
| 10/06/84 | Transferred to | BX (Buxton) | |
| 09/07/84 | Withdrawn from | BX (Buxton) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50515 - original number
53515 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50463 | 59171 | 50515 | As delivered to 5D - 4w/e 28/12/57 | ||||||
| 50460 | 59171 | 50515 | Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50463 | 59171 | 50515 | Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50463 | 59171 | 50515 | Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50463 | 59171 | 50515 | Noted 30/09/1977 - 16.45 Lime Street - Wigan NW with 50943-515702 | ||||||
| 50460 | 59168 | 50515 | Noted 03/01/1981 - At Bolton Station3 | ||||||
| NH447 | 50463 | 59153 | 50515 | Noted circa 05/19822 | |||||
| 50498 | 59219 | 50515 | Noted circa 10/19822 | ||||||
| 50498 | 59219 | 50515 | Noted 30/11/1982 - Noted at Manchester Picc.2 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Shayne Lewis
Images:
4th October 1958
M50515 appears to be sitting on its own in Birmingham New Street station on the afternoon of October 4, 1958. The photographer thinks it may have been en-route from Crewe (it was allocated to Crewe South) to BRCW for repairs. Michael Mensing.
July 1978
A Class 104 DMU (noted as M50515 + M59171 + M50463) in Manchester (Victoria) on a Wigan via Swinton service, 07/78. Hugh Llewelyn.
26th April 1984
Set number: BX495
Set BX495 comprising 53515 59219 53498 approaches Buxton station on 26th April 1984. Steve Montgomery.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: August 1982
Two very smokey Birmingham RC&W Co.3-car Local Passenger dmu's (Class 104) Nos.M50463 (Class 104/2), M59140 (169), M50515 (104/1) of the 1957 batch in BR Rail Blue livery with all yellow front end and another set Nos.M50443 (104/2), M59149 (169), M50523 (Class 104/1) of the 1957 batch with a Blackpool-service white stripe passing Manchester (Exchange) on a Manchester (Victoria) - Bolton - Blackpool service, 08/82. The carriage numbers were hurriedly taken at the time so may not be accurate. Hugh Llewelyn.