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<- 50537 | 50538 | 50539 ->

Vehicle 50538 / 53538

Class 104

BR Diagram 556

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: 30296
Diagram: 556

Allocations

3w/e 19/04/58 New to 5B (Crewe South)
Apr-63 Transferred to 5D (Cockshute)
4w/e 06/02/65 Transferred to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
3w/e 02/10/65 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
4w/e 06/11/65 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
May 1973Depot code changeLO
May-80 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
09/03/86 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50538 - original number
53538 - from Feb-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50538 56181 As delivered to 5B - 3w/e 19/04/58
50538 56222 Noted 01/01/68 - in Manchester Piccadilly1
50538 56222 Noted 04/11/68 - at Stalybridge1
LT308 50538 56111 Listed at Longsight - circa Dec-69
50538 56111 Noted 22/12/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly1
LT308 50538 56181 Listed at 9A - circa Jul-70
50538 56181 Noted 12/08/70 - in Manchester Piccadilly2
50538 56181 Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight1
50538 56181 Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester3
50538 56181 Noted 04/09/74 - at Reddish North2
50538 56181 Noted 28/08/75 - on Longsight depot2
50538 56181 Noted Jun-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly1
50538 56181 Noted 14/08/76 - at Derby Litchurch Lane4
50538 56181 Noted 04/09/77 - at Longsight4
50538 56181 Noted 01/10/77 - in Manchester Piccadilly5
50538 56181 Noted 12/03/78 - at Longsight4
50538 56181 Noted 09/07/78 - at Longsight4
50538 56181 Noted 25/08/78 - in Manchester Piccadilly4
50538 56184 Noted 20/05/79 - at Longsight4
50538 56181 Noted 11/08/79 - at Derby Litchurch Lane4
50538 56181 Noted 08/06/1980 - on Newton Heath depot4
50538 56181 Noted 06/06/1981 - working 1D38 09.59 Stockport - Llandudno and 1H29 14.40 Llandudno - Stockport6
NH343 50538 56175 Noted circa 10/19826
50538 56175 Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.10 Kirkby to Manchester Victoria via Bolton6
53538 50524 Noted circa 04/19836
53538 53524 Noted 15/12/1983 - at Manchester Victoria4
53538 54176 Noted 11/01/1986 - at Manchester Victoria 4

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Martin Lumley
5: Phil Shatford
6: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 104 DMU at Stockport

12th October 1978

M50538 is seen on the back of a set leaving Stockport, 12/10/78. Malcolm Clements.

Class 104 DMU at Doncaster Works

circa 1983

Class 104 DMBS M50538 part way through an overhaul at Doncaster Works circa 1983. Paul Redmond.

Class 104 DMU at Miles Platting

27th April 1984

53538 50524 at Miles Platting with the 10.30 Manchester Victoria-Oldham-Shaw-Manchester on 27th April 1984. Steve Montgomery.

Class 104 DMU at Manchester Victoria

27th February 1986

A two-car class 104 in plain blue leaving Manchester Victoria on 27 February 1986. Closest (trailing) is M53538 possibly with M54176 as this pair were listed as working together at this time. The shot looking towards the station was available as a long freight was heading east and blocking the view but had fortunately cleared for my picture. Peter Tandy.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: August 1981

Class 104 DMU at Southport, M56181 closest, I believe the rear car is 50538. Taken in August 1981. Curly42.

DMU

Date: 17th August 1985

54176+53538 depart ECS from Manchester Victoria Saturday 17th August 1985. Photo by the late Rob Simpson Ian Hazlehurst.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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