Vehicle 50523 / 53523
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
| 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-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| 09/03/86 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |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:
50523 - original number
53523 - from 1983 (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 | 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 circa 08/19814 | ||||||
| NH450 | 50471 | 59179 | 50523 | Noted circa 05/19824 | |||||
| 50471 | 50523 | Noted circa 10/19824 | |||||||
| 50471 | 50523 | Noted circa 02/19834 | |||||||
| 53471 | 53523 | Noted circa 05/19834 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
Unknown date
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.
August 1982
Two Birmingham RC&W Co. 3-car Local Passenger dmu's (Class 104) with the trailing unit being Nos.M50523 (Class 104/1), M59149 (169), M50443 (104/2) of the 1957 batch in BR Rail Blue livery with all yellow front end and white stripe (which signified a set with modified suspension specifically allocated to Blackpool services) passing Manchester (Exchange) - with the much loved but now closed Boddington's Brewery in the background - on a Manchester (Victoria) - Bolton - Blackpool service, 08/82. The carriage numbers were hurriedly taken at the time so may not be accurate! Hugh Llewelyn.
1st June 1985
Class 104 M53523 and M53471 arriving at Bolton 1st June 1985. Keith Long.
10th September 1985
Class 104 Driving Motor Second Lavatory (DMSL) M53523 was passing over Pages Crossing as it was approaching Midge Hall with an Ormskirk to Preston service on September 11th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.
11th September 1985
Class 104 53523 leads a Preston to Ormskirk service along the former double track mainline at Pages Crossing, Ulnes Walton, just west of Midge Hall on the 11th September 1985. The white trackside building is an extended former crossing keepers cottage, an occupation crossing still serves farms on both sides of the railway here. Martyn Hilbert.
22nd June 1986
Class 104s 53523 (left) and 53459 await their fate at Vic Berry's, 22/6/86. Ian Francis.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: unknown
Class 104 DMBS M50471 facing M50523. Thought to be in Swindon Works, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
Date: August 1982
Two very smokey Birmingham RC&W Co.3-car Local Passenger dmu's (Class 104) Nos.M50463 (Class 104/2), M59140 (169), M50515 (104/1) of the 1957 batch in BR Rail Blue livery with all yellow front end and another set Nos.M50443 (104/2), M59149 (169), M50523 (Class 104/1) of the 1957 batch with a Blackpool-service white stripe passing Manchester (Exchange) on a Manchester (Victoria) - Bolton - Blackpool service, 08/82. The carriage numbers were hurriedly taken at the time so may not be accurate. Hugh Llewelyn.