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Vehicle 50562 / 53562


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

04/12/58 New to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)
Jan-60Depot code change50C
May-73Depot code changeBG
w/e 18/10/75 Transferred to NR (Norwich)
w/e 30/11/80 Transferred to LO (Longsight)
circa Sep-82 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
29/09/82 Transferred to BX (Buxton)
09/07/84 Withdrawn from BX (Buxton)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50562 - original number
53562 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

26/07/79 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50562 59208 59229 50583 As delivered to 53B - 4th December 1958
50562 59205 59229 50578 Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds1
50562 59229 50578 Noted 16/03/1974 - at Doncaster 2
50557 59224 50562 Noted 29/08/74 - at Doncaster3
50557 59224 50562 Noted 30/08/1974 - at Doncaster2
50562 59227 50583 Noted 03/01/75 - in Leeds City3
80 50562 59229 50578 Noted 03/11/75 - at Bury St Edmunds, 50562 also had old set number H39 and 50578 H313
85 50562 59229 50589 Noted 13/01/76 - at Bury St Edmunds3
85 50559 59229 50562 Noted 25/03/76 - at Bury St Edmunds3
50559 59229 50562 Noted 03/04/1976 - at Ely 2
50560 59218 50562 Noted 29/05/1976 - at Leicester2
50560 59218 50562 Noted 12/06/76 - at Bury St Edmunds3
84 50562 59228 50590 Noted 12/02/77 - at Bury St Edmunds3
82 50562 59223 50583 Noted 09/03/78 - at Bury St Edmunds3
82 50562 59223 50588 Noted 03/08/78 - on Norwich depot3
82 50583 59223 50562 Listed at NR - Autumn 1978
83 50562 59227 50571 Noted 08/04/79 - on Norwich depot3
50562 59223 50578 Noted 24/05/80 - at Norwich3
50562 59227 50590 Transfer to LO - w/e 30/11/80
BX494 50562 59227 50590 Noted circa 02/19834
BX494 53562 59227 53590 Noted 30/04/84

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

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 30th April 1984

Set number: BX494

Class 104 3-car unit M53590 + M59227 + M53562 stands at Buxton on 30th April 1984. Kevin Law.