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Vehicle 50508 / 53508


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

Nov-57 New to 5D (Cockshute)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
4w/e 04/02/67 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
May-73Depot code changeNH
May-80 Transferred to LO (Longsight)
circa Dec-83 Transferred to BX (Buxton)
09/06/85 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
14/07/85 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50508 - original number
53508 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50456 59164 50508 As delivered to 5D - November 1957
50456 59164 50508 Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Victoria1
50456 59164 50508 Noted 16/08/70 - in Manchester Victoria2
50456 59164 50508 Noted 12/09/71 - at Manchester Victoria1
50456 59164 50508 Noted 17/09/71 - at Manchester Victoria1
50456 59164 50508 Noted 04/09/74 - in Manchester Victoria2
50456 59164 50508 Noted 28/08/75 - at Southport2
50486 59164 50508 Noted 11/08/1977 - 1605 Manchester Victoria to Southport
50456 59164 50508 Noted 04/01/78
50456 59164 50508 Noted 04/09/80
LO525 50456 59164 50508 Noted circa 05/19823
50508 59164 50456 Noted 08/05/1982 - 50508-59164-50456+50458-59166-50514 Special train from Congleton to Spalding
50456 50508 Noted circa 02/19833
53456 59152 53508 Noted circa 05/19833
53456 59230 53508 Noted circa 07/19843
53456 59230 53508 Noted circa 11/1984 - listed at BX3

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

Images:

Class 104 DMU at Birmingham New Street

24th March 1962

BRC&W DMCL M50508 hides behind 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' at Birmingham New Street on 24 March 1962. Michael Mensing.

Class 104 DMU at Helsby

30th August 1979

A Class 104 DMU, M50508 leading, at Helsby on 30 August 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.