Vehicle 50560
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
| 13/11/58 | 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 18/10/75 | Transferred to | NR (Norwich) | |
| w/e 10/08/80 | Transferred to | SF (Stratford) | |
| 25/04/82 | Withdrawn from | SF (Stratford) |
Modifications
Sep-79 - AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50560 | 59206 | 59227 | 50581 | As delivered to 53C - 13th November 1958 | |||||
| 50560 | 59200 | 59221 | 50581 | Noted 19/08/70 - at Brough1 | |||||
| 50560 | 59221 | 50572 | Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster1 | ||||||
| 50560 | 59228 | 50588 | Noted 16/03/1974 - at Sheffield Midland 2 | ||||||
| H33 | 50560 | 59227 | 59205 | 50572 | Noted 24/08/74 - at Sheffield Midland, set number carried on solebar3 | ||||
| 50560 | 59227 | 59205 | 50572 | Noted 27/08/1974 - at Doncaster2 | |||||
| 50560 | 59221 | 50572 | Noted 03/01/75 - on Neville Hill depot3 | ||||||
| 50560 | 59221 | 50561 | Noted 15/09/75 - at Brough1 | ||||||
| 50560 | 51959 | 59771 | 59777 | 51982 | 51961 | Noted 16/09/75 - at Hull1 | |||
| 50559 | 59221 | 50560 | Noted 08/10/75 - at Brough1 | ||||||
| 85 | 50559 | 59221 | 50560 | Noted 24/10/75 - on Norwich depot3 | |||||
| 85 | 50559 | 59221 | 50560 | Noted 13/11/75 - at Bury St Edmunds, 59221 has old set number H333 | |||||
| 50560 | 59218 | 50562 | Noted 29/05/1976 - at Leicester2 | ||||||
| 50560 | 59218 | 50562 | Noted 12/06/76 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | ||||||
| 50560 | 59227 | 50585 | Noted 20/08/76 - on 1255 Norwich-Birmingham New Street with 50654 + 59257 + 50703 | ||||||
| 83 | 50560 | 59227 | 50585 | Noted 28/09/76 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | |||||
| 50560 | Noted 24/03/77 - on Cambridge depot, loose vehicle ex-works3 | ||||||||
| 84 | 50560 | 59228 | 50579 | Noted 13/08/78 - on Norwich depot3 | |||||
| 84 | 50579 | 59228 | 50560 | Listed at NR - Autumn 1978 | |||||
| 50560 | 59221 | 50561 | Noted 05/11/79 | ||||||
| 50560 | 59221 | 50561 | Noted 05/11/1979 - 1010 Ely to Norwich | ||||||
| 50560 | 59225 | 50579 | Transfer to SF - w/e 10/08/80 | ||||||
| 50528 | 59223 | 50560 | Noted 27th March 1982 - on Stratford depot4 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Stuart Mackay
Images:
5th November 1979
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. units 50560 - 59221 - 50561 forming the 10:10 Ely to Norwich service entering Brandon station, 5th November 1979. Gordon Edgar.
13th September 1980
Three car class 104 set 50560 - 59225 - 50579 on the fuel road at Stratford depot on 13/Sep/1980. They had recently been transferred from Norwich and 50560 still has its Norwich destination blind as evidenced by showing 'King's Lynn', which was not present on the Stratford blind. Both power cars worked for a couple more years before being withdrawn from Stratford in early 1982. The trailer car fared better, being transferred a couple of times until ending its days at Ayr in 1987. Interestingly 59225 was delivered new in a 4-car set which included 50579. Robert Chilton.
25th August 1981
A 3-car set seen at Southminster on 25/8/81, with 50560 closest to the camera. Chris Lings.