Vehicle 50455 / 53455
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: 30293
Diagram: 556
Allocations
| w/e 05/10/57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Dec-57 | Transferred to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 04/02/67 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| w/e 05/11/76 | Transferred to | BX (Buxton) | |
| circa Dec-83 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 05/03/84 | Transferred to | CW (Cricklewood) | |
| 10/05/87 | Transferred to | OO (Old Oak Common) | |
| Jun-88 | Withdrawn from | OO (Old Oak Common) | |
| Oct-88 | Reinstated | OO (Old Oak Common) | |
| p/e 31/12/88 | Sector Change to | OO (Old Oak Common) NGBX | |
| 21/01/92 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) NWRX | |
| 22/09/92 | Withdrawn from | RG (Reading) NWRX |
Notes
07/03/84 - 53455/479/492/501 were noted at Cricklewood on 7/3/84.
1st January 1988 - Has NSE symbols on sides
1989 - Seen in NSE livery
3rd December 1988 - Seen in NSE livery
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50455 - original number
53455 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Preserved - more details.
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | As delivered to 9A - w/e 05/10/57 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | Noted 08/08/68 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Newton Heath1 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | Noted 17/09/71 - at Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | Noted 19/09/71 - in Chester station1 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | Noted 28/08/75 - on Newton Heath depot2 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | Transfer to BX - w/e 05/11/76 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | Noted 05/01/77 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59230 | 50492 | Noted circa 10/19823 | ||||||
| 50492 | 59230 | 50455 | Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.53 Southport to Man Vic via Atherton with 50546-59240-505933 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59230 | 50524 | Noted circa 01/19833 | ||||||
| 53455 | 53490 | Noted 07/10/1983 - Manchester Vic3 | |||||||
| 53455 | 53520 | Noted circa 04/19843 | |||||||
| 53455 | 53522 | Noted 15/10/84 | |||||||
| 53437 | 53455 | Noted circa 04/19853 | |||||||
| 53437 | 53455 | Noted 30/04/85 - on 10.45 Gospel Oak - Barking and 11.30 Barking – Gospel Oak4 | |||||||
| 53455 | 53529 | Noted 22/05/85 - on Gospel Oak – Barking services4 | |||||||
| 53455 | 53529 | Noted 23/05/85 - on Gospel Oak – Barking services4 | |||||||
| 53455 | 53492 | Noted 01/08/86 - on 11:30 Barking - Gospel Oak5 | |||||||
| 53455 | 53492 | Noted 11/04/1987 - at Stratford Depot6 | |||||||
| L702 | 53455 | 53539 | Formed at OO circa 10/87 | ||||||
| L702 | 53455 | 53539 | Listed at OO - 1st January 1988 | ||||||
| 53429 | 53455 | Listed at OO - 16th July 1988 | |||||||
| L702 | 53455 | 53539 | Listed at - 15/05/89 | ||||||
| L702 | 53455 | 53539 | Listed at OO - 1st July 1989 | ||||||
| L702 | 53455 | 53539 | Noted circa 10/19903 | ||||||
| L702 | 53455 | 53539 | Listed at OO - 12th October 1990 | ||||||
| L702 | 53455 | 53539 | Listed at OO - 21/01/91 | ||||||
| 51343 | 51571 | 53455 | Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool | ||||||
| L730 | 53455 | 59495 | 51571 | Listed at RG - 12/08/92 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Phil Shatford
5: Martin Baumann
6: Robert Chilton
Images:
late April 1966
A BRC&W triple DMU led by M50455 is seen after exiting Wednesbury Tunnel in late April 1966. Michael Mensing.
3rd February 1980
This shows 50455 facing 50507 at NH on 3/2/80. Despite it looking as if the two vehicles are cannibalised and about to be scrapped, both vehicles returned to traffic for several more years. Jerry Glover.
16th September 1980
A once familiar scene that was played out daily from the Manchester Victoria of old - a well-worn location with an equally well-worn first generation Diesel Multiple Unit. With most of the doors left wide open, a Class 104 BRCW DMU with Driving Motor Brake Second M50455 leading, was awaiting departure for Blackpool North on September 16th 1980. These units, all allocated just up the line at Newton Heath Depot, dominated the services to Blackpool & Southport in the 1970's and into the early 1980's. Martyn Hilbert.
2nd April 1983
M53455 leads a 104, 120, and possibly a third set arriving into Wakefield with the 09:33 Leeds - Southport service on 2 April 1983. Harvey Scowcroft / Nigel Valentine Collection.
26th December 1985
Class 104 53455 on 26.12.1985 stabled at Tyseley. It was later preserved. Andy Cole.
Unknown date
Set number: L702
A study of L702 (presumably 53455 + 53539) at Gospel Oak. Date unknown. Tom Clift.
April 1988
Set number: L702
L702 (53455 + 53539) seen at Southall working with Class 101 set L203 circa April 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
5th September 1991
Set number: L702
53455 at Barking with the 16:27 to Gospel Oak on September 5, 1991. John Carter.
17th April 1992
Set number: L730
53455 with 51571, as L730 at Greenford on the 09:56 to Ealing Broadway, 17/4/92. Gazza Prescott.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 3rd March 1987
53xxx and 53455 on a service to Gospel Oak waiting to leave Barking on the 3rd March 1987. Dennis Taylor.
Date: unknown
Set number: L702
Class 104 set L702 (presumably 53539 + 53455) departs from Barking. Undated. Tom Clift.
Date: April 1988
Set number: L702
Class 104 DMBS 53539 is part of set L702 with 53455 when seen at Southall working with a Class 101 circa April 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 20th January 1990
Set number: L702
Network SouthEast liveried BRC&W 2 car class 104 dmu, set L702 formed of 53539 & 53455, arrive at Barking with a service from Gospel Oak on 20th January 1990, Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 30th April 1990
Set number: L702
A Class 104 dmu (53455 + 53539) passes Leytonstone on a Gospel Oak-Barking train on 30 April 1990. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 25th May 1990
Set number: L702
Seen from the now demolished bridge west of Iver is L702 (53539 + 53455) on a Paddington - Slough working during the evening of 25 5 1990. roger geach.
Date: 13th October 1990
Set number: L702
53539 + 53455 at Hayes & Harlington on 13/10/90 with the 13:28 to Paddington. Sparegang.
Date: 20th October 1990
Set number: L702
Class 104 53539, set number L702 (presumably paired with 53455), is seen departing Paddington on 20.10.1990 in Network South East livery. Andy Cole.
Date: 8th November 1990
Set number: L701
L701 53437 + 53479, L705 53599 + 51572, L702 53539 + 53455 at St Pancras on the early morning ECS moves from Old Oak Common to Gospel Oak and Barking, 8-11-90. Kevin Dowd.
Date: 14th September 1991
Set number: L702
Network SouthEast Class 104 set No. L702 (53539 and 53455) departs Walthamstow Queens Road working the 10:30 Barking to Gospel Oak service on 14 September 1991. Brian Creasey.