Vehicle 50525 / 53525
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 22/02/58 | New to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| Apr-63 | Transferred to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| 3w/e 31/10/64 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| circa Jan-84 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | - cover for fire damaged vehicles |
| Feb-87 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) | - Officially 15/07/87 |
Notes
19th January 1984 - Seen in blue livery with white stripe
31st January 1984 - Seen with white stripe & first-class yellow band in blue livery
28th February 1984 - Seen with white stripe & first-class yellow band in blue livery
30th March 1984 - Seen with white stripe & first-class yellow band in blue livery
27th June 1984 - Seen carrying unit no. 104 while in 104 451
3rd February 1987 - Seen at Ayr depot
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50525 - original number
53525 - from Jan-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50473 | 59181 | 50525 | As delivered to 5B - 4w/e 22/02/58 | ||||||
| 50473 | 59181 | 50525 | Transfer to 9D - 3w/e 31/10/64 | ||||||
| 50473 | 59181 | 50525 | Noted 13/04/71 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50473 | 59181 | 50525 | Noted 17/09/71 - at Manchester Victoria2 | ||||||
| 50473 | 59181 | 50525 | Noted 31/08/72 - in Manchester Victoria2 | ||||||
| 50473 | 59181 | 50525 | Noted 19/04/73 - on Newton Heath depot1 | ||||||
| 50474 | 59181 | 50525 | Noted 08/04/1976 - at Manchester Victoria 3 | ||||||
| 50473 | 59181 | 50525 | Noted 08/04/1976 - at Manchester Victoria 3 | ||||||
| 50473 | 59181 | 50525 | Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria2 | ||||||
| 50473 | 59181 | 50525 | Noted circa 08/19814 | ||||||
| 50473 | 50525 | Noted circa 10/19824 | |||||||
| 53473 | 53525 | Noted circa 06/19834 | |||||||
| 53473 | 53525 | Noted circa 08/19834 | |||||||
| 53473 | 59789 | 53525 | Noted 19th January 1984 | ||||||
| 104450 | 53452 | 59225 | 53525 | Noted 31st January 1984 | |||||
| 104451 | 53473 | 59559 | 53525 | Listed at AY - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 104451 | 53473 | 59559 | 53525 | Noted 27th June 1984 | |||||
| 104451 | 53473 | 59559 | 53525 | Listed at AY - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 104451 | 53473 | 59559 | 53525 | Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 104368 | 53491 | 59225 | 53525 | Formed at AY circa Oct-86 | |||||
| 53525 | Noted 11/10/1986 - at Ayr Depot4 | ||||||||
| 51578 | 59571 | 53525 | Noted 07/11/19864 | ||||||
| 51578 | 59571 | 53525 | Noted 15th November 1986 | ||||||
| 104455 | 53598 | 59796 | 53525 | Formation change - circa Dec-86 - 53525 replaced 53673 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
18th September 1982
Class 104 BRCW DMC 50525 and 08-475 on Newton Heath depot, 18-9-82. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
29th August 1983
Class 104 BRCW 2-car DMU 53525+53473 with white body stripe waits to depart Blackpool North for Manchester Victoria 29-8-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
17th July 1984
Set number: 104
Another grey day at Kilwinning Stn, on the Largs line. A BRCW Class 104/Met-Camm hybrid (53525 closest) departs on 17/7/84. David Christie.
30th September 1984
Set number: 104
53525 on the rear of a Dunblane service at Falkirk Grahamston on the 30th September 1984. The centre car is presumably 59559 and the other power car is 53473, labeled set 104 451. Hamish Stevenson.
Ayr Variety. Largs station and an Ayr allocated BRCW Class 104 DMS Sc53525 is sitting at Platform 3. A Class 116 is visible in the background in the siding adjacent to Platform 1. However, the centre road has been lifted and is probably in advance of full scale track rationalisation and electrification. Probably January / February 1985. alicia hartman.
31st March 1985
Class 104 DMS SC53525 at Ayr depot on the 31st March 1985. Jerry Glover.
9th March 1986
Set number: 104
A DMU line-up in Haymarket depot on March 9, 1986. On the left is a Class 107, in the middle 101307 (presumably with 53189 closest) and on the right a Class 104 with 53525 closest. Hamish Stevenson.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: January 1984
Ayr Variety. Platform 11 at Glasgow Central High Level with motley six car DMU departing for the Ayrshire coast. An old note book suggests the leading BRCW Triple is M53473 DMBSL (White Stripe) + Sc59789 (107 TSL) + M53525 DMCL (White Stripe and yellow First Class cantrail stripe) as seen at Central on 19/01/1984. The rear lash up is probably MC DMB E53207 + BRCW DMC M53510 + MC DMS E54088, previously seen at Ayr. Three manufacturers / vehicle types, all blue, blue with white stripe, blue - grey ... and 'first class'. Variety, indeed! A rotten photograph, but then again, possibly a rotten journey for commuters in vehicles past their best. Friday 27 January 1984. alicia hartman.
Date: 30th September 1984
Set number: 104451
53473 leads 104 451 into Falkirk Grahamston station with a Dunblane service on the 30th September 1984. The rear car is 53525, the centre car is probably 59559. Hamish Stevenson.