Vehicle 50490 / 53490
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: 30294
Diagram: 558
Allocations
| Jul-57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Sep-57 | Transferred to | 5A (Crewe North) | |
| Nov-57 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 01/07/61 | Transferred to | 9D (Buxton) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9L | |
| 4w/e 02/01/65 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| 4w/e 05/08/78 | Transferred to | BX (Buxton) | |
| 13/10/82 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| May-84 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50490 - original number
53490 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
50490 was involved in the following incident:
29/08/65 - Connah's Quay
Fire involving Class 101 / Class 104
10:35 Excursion from Wigan to Llandudno formed M50318/M59129/M50336 & M50490/M59146/M50438 caught fire near Connah's Quay. The failure of a universal joint in the transmission caused the gearbox to become detached and fall to the track rupturing fuel tanks, the spilt fuel was ignited by sparks after vapourizing on hot exhaust parts.
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50438 | 59146 | 50490 | As delivered to 9A - July 1957 | ||||||
| 50438 | 59146 | 50490 | Transfer to 9A - Nov-57 | ||||||
| 50438 | 59146 | 50490 | Noted 29/08/65 - on 10:35 excursion from Wigan to Llandudno formed M50318/M59129/M50336 and M50490/M59146/M50438 which caught fire near Connah's Quay. | ||||||
| 50437 | 59145 | 50490 | Noted 19/04/73 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50437 | 59145 | 50490 | Noted 09/09/73 - in Manchester Oxford Road1 | ||||||
| 50463 | 59161 | 50490 | Noted 28/08/75 - at Southport1 | ||||||
| 50451 | 59159 | 50490 | Noted 06/01/19782 | ||||||
| 50439 | 59137 | 50490 | Noted 21/08/1979 - at Preston 2 | ||||||
| BX490 | 50437 | 59147 | 50490 | Noted 31/05/19823 | |||||
| BX490 | 50437 | 59147 | 50490 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc3 | |||||
| BX490 | 50437 | 59147 | 50490 | Noted circa 10/19823 | |||||
| BX490 | 50490 | 59147 | 50437 | Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 08.35 Shaw to Manchester Vic, then 09.15 Manchester Vic to Blackpool.3 | |||||
| 50437 | 50490 | Noted circa 01/19833 | |||||||
| 50449 | 50490 | Noted circa 03/19833 | |||||||
| 53455 | 53490 | Noted 07/10/1983 - Manchester Vic3 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 2nd September 1979
Buxton station on Saturday 2 September 1978 with a 6-car Class 104 formation about to depart. According to my notes these will be 50427/59138/50440, 50421/59148/50490 and 59198. There are 3 trailer cars listed here, but only 2 3-car units in my photo and I can only guess that the "extra" trailer was visible at the diesel depot. The Class 08 on the right will be 08611 and a Class 40 is also just visible; there were 4 Class 40s at Buxton on this day. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 17th November 1984
Newton Heath depot on 17 November 1984 with Class 120 DMBC M53728, 40 009, withdrawn Class 104 DMSL M53490 and class A Tank TTA 67151. Dave Warby.