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Vehicle 50565 / 53565


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: 30298
Diagram: 559

Allocations

26/06/58 New to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 24/01/59 Transferred to 50B (Neville Hill)
3w/e 21/03/59 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
3w/e 19/03/60 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
4w/e 31/01/71 Transferred to 30A (Stratford)
May 1973Depot code changeSF
2w/e 16/04/77 Transferred to GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 06/07/80 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
Nov-80 Transferred to DY (Derby Etches Park)
13/09/81 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
p/e 16/05/83 Transferred to BX (Buxton)
May-84 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
circa May-85 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
May-85 Stored S. ED (Eastfield)
circa Oct-85 Stored U. AY (Ayr)
2w/e 14/05/86 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)

Notes

24th January 1985 - Seen in blue & grey livery

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50565 - original number
53565 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50544 59190 59211 50565 As delivered to 51A - 26th June 1958
50544 59190 59211 50565 Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 21/03/59
50544 59190 59211 50565 Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
50565 59091 59209 50566 Noted 29/08/70 - at York1
50556 59214 50565 Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 31/01/71
50565 59210 50567 Noted 31/07/1971 - at Colchester2
50549 50565 59210 50553 Noted 14/02/72 - in Liverpool Street, around 4am3
50565 59228 50577 Noted 16/01/81 - at Norwich3
NH460 50565 59210 50577 Noted circa 05/19824
50565 59210 50577 Noted circa 03/19834
53565 59210 53577 Noted circa 06/19834
BX498 53565 59210 53577 Noted 23/12/1983 - at Manchester Picc4
53565 59210 53575 Transfer to AY - circa Jun-84 - from BX
107432 51992 59800 53565 Listed at AY - 17/06/84
52001 59800 53565 Noted 28th August 1984
104367 53510 59210 53565 Formation created January 1985
104367 53510 59210 53565 Formation change - AY - P2/85
53510 59210 53565 Noted 6th March 1985
104367 53510 59210 53565 Listed at AY - 25/03/85
104367 53510 59210 53565 Transfer to Stored serviceable - May-85
53510 59210 53565 Noted 3rd July 1985 - in Falkland Yard
Stored 53565 Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986

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

Images:

Class 104 DMU at Haymarket

13th June 1984

M53565 is the leading car in this 6-car set (presumably with 59800 + 51992) running into Haymarket station with the ECS for the 06:52 Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central on the 13th June 1984. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 104 DMU at Glasgow Central

24th July 1984

A Class 104 DMS takes the place of a power car in a Class 107 set at Glasgow Central on 24/7/84. Probably 53565 (note the boarded up rear window) with 59800 + 51992. Hamish Stevenson.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 5th April 1985

Set number: 367

Awaiting departure from Platform 4 at Glasgow Queen Street station on the 5th April 1985 is Ayr allocated Class 104 set 367 formed of DMCL 53510, TBSL 59210 & DMCL 53565. All arrived in Scotland from the Manchester area during early 1984. Their stay was fairly brief as all three were scrapped at Vic Berry's yard in Leicester during July 1986. Bob Woolnough.

DMU

Date: 20th April 1985

Set number: 367

Class 104 DMU set 367 (presumably formed of DMCL 53510, TBSL 59210 & DMCL 53565) arrives into Dalmeny station on 20 April 1985. Mike MacDonald.

DMU

Date: July 1986

Class 129 975385 (ex-55997) "Hydra" at Vic Berrys, Leicester, with a 3-car blue/grey Class 104 (right to left 53510 + 59210 + 53565), in early July 1986. Ian Francis.