Vehicle 50550
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: 30298
Diagram: 580
Allocations
| 28/08/58 | New to | 53C (Hull Springhead) | |
| 30/11/58 | Transferred to | 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) | - (53C closed) |
| Jan-60 | Depot code change | 50C | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | BG | |
| w/e 11/10/75 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 14/06/81 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) |
Modifications
04/02/78 - AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by A King, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50550 | 59217 | 59196 | 50571 | As delivered to 53C - 28th August 1958 | |||||
| 50550 | 59224 | 59207 | 50582 | Noted 29/08/70 - at York1 | |||||
| 50550 | 59229 | 50582 | Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria2 | ||||||
| 50544 | 59226 | 59207 | 50550 | Noted 02/11/1974 - at Doncaster2 | |||||
| 50550 | 59224 | 50581 | Noted 09/01/75 - at Doncaster3 | ||||||
| 50550 | 59224 | 50580 | Transfer to NL - w/e 11/10/75 | ||||||
| 50550 | 59224 | 50580 | Noted 19/11/75 - at Brough1 | ||||||
| 50550 | 59199 | 56213 | 50567 | Noted 23/02/76 - at Leeds1 | |||||
| 50550 | 59219 | 59194 | 50591 | Noted 22/05/76 - at Leeds1 | |||||
| 50550 | 59224 | 59192 | 50580 | Noted 21/08/76 - at Brough1 | |||||
| 50550 | 59224 | 59192 | 50580 | Noted Sep-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly with 50287/59525/515591 | |||||
| 50550 | 59224 | 59192 | 50580 | Noted 17/02/77 - on Cambridge depot3 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
Images:
4th February 1981
E50550 + E59241 + E59199 + E50580 at Wakefield Kirkgate on February 4, 1981. John Carter.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: September 1958
Recently new BRC&W DMUs, E50571 is closest as part of a four-car set, its partners should be 59196 + 59217 + 50550 - they were delivered to Hull Springhead at the end of August 1958, and this seems to be taken at Hull Dairycoates. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: March 1976
Birmingham RC&W Co. 4-car Local Passenger dmu (Class 104) Nos.E50567 (Class 104/1), E59213 (Class 166), E59199 (Class 160), E50550 (Class 104/1) of the 1958 batch in BR Rail Blue livery with all yellow front end approaching Leeds (City) station, 03/76. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: March 1976
Surrounded by Met-Camms (left, right, and attached), a Birmingham RC&W Co. 4-car Local Passenger dmu (Class 104) Nos.E50567 (104/1), E59213 (166), E59199 (160), E50550 (Class 104/1) in BR Rail Blue livery with all yellow front end at Leeds (city) on a Liverpool (Lime St) - Manchester (Victoria) - Huddersfield - Hull service, 03/76. Hugh Llewelyn.