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Vehicle 50530 / 53530

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 22/03/58	New to	5B (Crewe South)
Apr-58	Transferred to	18A (Toton)
4w/e 29/12/62	Transferred to	17A (Derby Etches Park)
Sep-63	Depot code change	16C
3w/e 02/10/65	Transferred to	9D (Newton Heath)
May-73	Depot code change	NH
15/11/87	Transferred to	ED (Eastfield)
22/04/89	Transferred to	CH (Chester) PCHX
07/06/89	Withdrawn from	CH (Chester) PCHX

Notes

1st January 1988 - Has window bars
3rd September 1989 - Seen withdrawn at Chester depot
7th September 1989 - Seen withdrawn at Chester depot
October 1989 - Arrived at Vic Berry's yard for scrap
19th October 1989 - Listed as withdrawn/out of use

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50530 - original number
53530 - from Oct-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50478	59186	50530	As delivered to 5B - 4w/e 22/03/58
	50478	59186	50530	Noted 1st June 1958
	50478	59186	50530	Noted 20/12/66 - at Leeds City with 50472 + 59180 + 50524¹
	50478	59143	50530	Noted 30/10/68 - in blue
	50478	59186	50530	Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria²
	50478	59186	50530	Noted 28/08/75 - on Newton Heath depot³
NH145	50478	50530		Noted circa 05/1982⁴
NH145	50478	50530		Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria⁴
	50478	50530		Noted circa 02/1983⁴
	53478	53530		Noted 16/07/83
	53478	53530		Noted 11/02/1984⁴
	53478	53530		Listed at NH - Summer 1986
	53478	53530		Noted 31/10/1986⁴
	53478	53530		Noted 01/11/1986⁴
	53478	53530		Noted 10/01/87 - on 10:45 Blackpool North - Leeds⁵
	53478	53530		Listed at NH - 10/05/87
	53478	53530		Listed at NH - 1st January 1988
458	53478	59230	53530	Listed at ED - Jan-88
	51925	59248	53530	Noted 10th January 1988
	53478	59248	53530	Noted March 1988
458	53478	59082	53530	Formation change - ED - circa Mar-88
458	53478	59082	53530	Noted circa 05/1988⁴
458	53478	59082	53530	Listed at ED - 16th July 1988
458	53478	59230	53530	Listed at ED - circa August 1988
458	53478	59082	53530	Noted 17/08/88
758	53478	53530		Noted 03/06/89 - at Chester
458	53478	53530		Listed at CH - 1st July 1989 - withdrawn

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann

Images:

Unknown date

A two-car Class 104 DMU in Manchester Victoria, date unknown. DMSL M53530 is closest. Mike Bunker.

September 1979

A "white-stripe" Class 104 in York station in September 1979. Closest is M50530, the other power car is M50478. George Woods.

28th January 1980

On a warm June 28th 1980 with the train crew looking on, a six-car BRCW Class 104 'White-Liner' DMU was stood at Poulton-Le-Fylde with a Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service. Driving Motor Composite Lavatory Car M50530 was leading the formation. Standard fare along the Manchester-Blackpool route from the late 1960's until around 1982, they were part of the large allocation of 104's at Newton Heath Depot. The well-worn sets were replaced by Swindon Class 120's cascaded from various parts of the country, a temporary measure until the new Class 150/2 Sprinter fleet appeared in sufficient quantities. Martyn Hilbert.

3rd July 1983

Class 104 BRCW DMC 53530 with Manchester-Blackpool white stripe on the fueller at Chester; 3-7-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

16th March 1985

A sudden and unexpected flurry of snow fell in West Lancashire on the late afternoon of March 16th 1985. Within a couple of hours it had all thawed. Class 104 M53530 & M53468 was on a Preston to Ormskirk working passing Cocker Bar, between Midge Hall and Croston. Despite the destination blind, the unit was heading for Ormskirk. In the field to the left of the DMU is a derelict vintage Thames Trader lorry that was in production from 1957 to 1965. Martyn Hilbert.

16th March 1985

A two-car Class 104 DMU formed of cars M53478 & M53530 was passing through snowy West Lancashire farmland, passing Narrow Lane Crossing at Midge Hall with a Preston to Ormskirk service on March 16th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.

26th February 1986

53530 on a service to Blackburn at Manchester Victoria on the 26th February 1986. Dennis Taylor.

13th July 1987

It wasn't often that you saw 2 car BRC&W class 104 on the Buxton line, as all Buxton units were 3 cars. This Newton Heath allocated set comprising of 53530 & 53478 seen heading back to Manchester on the outskirts of Disley on 13th July 1987. The set on the back is one of the Longsight allocated class 127 ex Bed-Pan units now in parcels use. Andrew J Crowther.

25th May 1988

Set number: 458

At Lenzie on 25-05-1988 Class 104 set 458 (car 53530 closest) is on the 11.37 Glasgow Queen Street - Dunblane train, whilst a 107 calls at the Glasgow bound platform. Gordon Thomson.

27th July 1988

Set number: 458

Set 458 is a 104/101/104 hybrid with two brake vans, formed 53530 + 59082 + 53478. It is seen in Perth station on July 27, 1988 with a Class 101 working the 20:20 Perth - Kirkcaldy service. Hamish Stevenson.

17th August 1988

Set number: 458

53530 + 59082 + 53478 pass through Princes Street Gardens with the 12:52 Kirkcaldy - Edinburgh service on August 17, 1988. Hamish Stevenson.

3rd June 1989

Set number: 758

53530 + 53478 sit in Chester depot on June 3rd, 1989. Both were official withdrawn a few days later on the 7th. The DMS has a window missing, an engine missing, and has a charging lead plugged in. Hamish Stevenson.

circa October 1989

53530 seems to be the only first generation DMU in this view of Vic Berry's scrapyard circa October 1989 (or is there a Met-Camm behind?). Bob Belcher.

14th October 1989

Set number: 758

Class 104 53530 shell and stacked behind are Manchester Pullman and sleeper cars, 14th October 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 16th July 1983

Class 110 E51815 + E59703 + E51829 + class 104 M53530 + 53478 in a hybrid livery approach Manchester Victoria on the 16th July 1983. Kevin Law.

Date: 2nd March 1985

Class 104 BRCW 2-car DMU 53478+53530 stands on the banker road at Manchester Victoria on 2-3-85. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Date: 23rd April 1988

Set number: 458

BRCW/Met-Camm Class 104/101/104 DMU set 458, cars 53478 + 59082 + 53530 in Glasgow Queen Street station with the 13:37 service to Dunblane on 23 April 1988. The half displayed destination blind reads Bangor which would be quite a trip on an ageing 104 DMU! Neil Smith.

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