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Vehicle 50471 / 53471

Class 104

BR Diagram 556

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

4w/e 25/01/58 New to 5B (Crewe South)
Apr-63 Transferred to 5D (Cockshute)
11/09/65 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
May-73Depot code changeNH
09/03/86 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

Notes

2w/e 15/04/86 - 53471/53523 noted as Reinstated to NH for brake testing only

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50471 - original number
53471 - from Aug-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50471 59179 50523 As delivered to 5B - 4w/e 25/01/58
50471 59179 50523 Noted Aug-66 - at Brough1
50471 59179 50523 Noted Autumn 1966 - at Brough on 07:56 Hull - Manchester Exchange1
50471 59179 51948 Noted 06/04/67 - at York with 50509 + 59164 + 504571
50471 59179 50523 Noted 20/07/68 - at Preston and Manchester1
50471 59179 50523 Noted 04/08/68 - in Manchester Victoria1
50471 59179 50523 Noted 16/08/70 - in Manchester Victoria2
50471 59179 50523 Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria3
50471 59179 50523 Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
50471 59179 50523 Noted 10/09/76 - on Newton Heath depot2
50471 59179 50523 Noted 04/09/77 - at Newton Heath4
50471 59146 50523 Noted 19/02/78 - at Stockport4
50471 59193 50523 Noted 12/03/78 - at Newton Heath4
50471 59179 50523 Noted 03/06/78 - at Preston4
50471 59179 50523 Noted 09/07/78 - at Red Bank CS4
50471 59179 50523 Noted 11/03/79 - at Newton Heath4
50471 59179 50523 Noted 19/08/79 - at Newton Heath4
50471 59179 50523 Noted 23/09/79 - at Newton Heath4
50471 59179 50523 Noted circa 08/19815
NH450 50471 59179 50523 Noted circa 05/19825
50471 50523 Noted circa 10/19825
50471 50523 Noted 22/01/1983 - on Newton Heath depot4
50471 50523 Noted circa 02/19835
53471 53523 Noted circa 05/19835
53471 53523 Noted 20/06/1984 - at Manchester Victoria 4
53471 53523 Noted 20/04/1985 - at Leeds City 4

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

Images:

Class 104 DMU at Manchester Victoria

circa May 1974

A Class 104 'white-striper' in Manchester Victoria. M50471 seems to be the closest vehicle, with the glass broken on the destination box and yellow wiper arms. The slide process date was May 1974. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 104 DMU at possibly Swindon Works

Unknown date

Class 104 DMBS M50471 facing M50523. Thought to be in Swindon Works, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Class 104 DMU at Manchester Victoria

14th May 1977

Blackpool white-stripe Class 104 M50471 sits next to a Class 108 in Manchester Victoria on May 14, 1977. Rex Holt.

Class 104 DMU at Manchester Victoria

September 1984

A DMU formation led by Class 104 DMBS 53471 enters Manchester Victoria circa September 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: unknown

Class 104 DMCL M50523, it and the Class 104 it faces (M50471) have repair work in progress. Thought to be taken at Swindon Works, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

DMU

Date: 1st June 1985

Class 104 M53523 and M53471 arriving at Bolton 1st June 1985. Keith Long.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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