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Vehicle 50585


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: 30301
Diagram: 580

Allocations

29/12/58 New to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)
4w/e 28/11/59 On loan to 41A (Darnall)
4w/e 26/12/59 Ex-loan back to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)
Jan-60Depot code change50C
May-73Depot code changeBG
w/e 24/01/76 Transferred to NR (Norwich)
w/e 26/10/80 Transferred to DN (Darlington)
Feb-81 Withdrawn from DN (Darlington)

Modifications

18/03/78 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50585 59231 59241 50590 As delivered to 53B - 29th December 1958
50585 59231 59241 50590 Transfer to 41A - 4w/e 28/11/59 - on loan
50585 59231 59241 50590 Transfer to 53B - 4w/e 26/12/59 - ex-loan
50585 59218 50588 Noted 16/04/73 - in Sheffield Midland1
50585 59217 50588 Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50370 + 561342
51443 59224 50585 Noted 02/11/1974 - at Doncaster3
51482 59527 50585 Noted 01/11/75 - at Brough2
88 50557 59218 50585 Noted 29/01/76 - at Bury St Edmunds, old set numbers H32 on 50557 and H34 on 592181
83 50585 59227 50587 Noted 15/05/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1
83 50585 59227 50588 Noted 10/07/76 - at Peterborough1
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 Edmunds1
82 50544 59229 50585 Noted 13/12/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1
82 50579 59221 50585 Noted 09/04/77 - at Peterborough1
80 50583 59218 50585 Noted 13/08/78 - on Norwich depot1
80 50561 59218 50585 Listed at NR - Autumn 1978
80 50578 59218 50585 Noted 02/01/79 - at Norwich1
80 50578 59218 50585 Noted 08/04/79 - on Norwich depot1
50578 59218 50585 Noted 30/08/1979 - At Cambridge Station working to Peterborough4

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Shayne Lewis

Images:

Class 104 DMU at Middlesbrough

9th November 1980

E50585 with a Met-Camm DMBS stabled in the long lifted centre road at Middlesbrough on 09/11/1980. Recently transferred from Norwich, it has the remains of a Norwich set number in the centre cab window. John Carter.