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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-60Depot code change50C
May-73Depot code changeBG
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25/04/82 Withdrawn from SF (Stratford)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:

Class 104 DMU at Brandon

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.

Class 104 DMU at Stratford Depot

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.

Class 104 DMU at Southminster

25th August 1981

A 3-car set seen at Southminster on 25/8/81, with 50560 closest to the camera. Chris Lings.