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 1973 | Depot code change | SF | |
| 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| 2w/e 14/05/86 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) |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 | |||||
| 50244 | 59708 | 59055 | 50565 | Noted 21/02/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes1 | |||||
| 50565 | 59091 | 59209 | 50566 | Noted 29/08/70 - at York2 | |||||
| 50556 | 59214 | 50565 | Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 31/01/71 | ||||||
| 50565 | 59210 | 50567 | Noted 31/07/1971 - at Colchester3 | ||||||
| 50549 | 50565 | 59210 | 50553 | Noted 14/02/72 - in Liverpool Street, around 4am4 | |||||
| 50549 | 59233 | 59219 | 50565 | Noted 20/05/78 - in Newcastle Central5 | |||||
| 50565 | 59228 | 50577 | Noted 16/01/81 - at Norwich4 | ||||||
| NH460 | 50565 | 59210 | 50577 | Noted circa 05/19821 | |||||
| 50565 | 59210 | 50577 | Noted circa 03/19831 | ||||||
| 53565 | 59210 | 53577 | Noted circa 06/19831 | ||||||
| BX498 | 53565 | 59210 | 53577 | Noted 23/12/1983 - at Manchester Picc1 | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 53565 | 59210 | 53510 | Noted 06/09/1985 - at Ayr5 | ||||||
| 53565 | 59210 | 53510 | Noted 09/12/1985 - at Ayr 5 | ||||||
| Stored | 53565 | Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 |
Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Martin Lumley
Images:
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.
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:
Date: 8th July 1984
Set number: 313
One of three images taken at Elderslie on 8 July 1984 - it is unclear what the original order was (see comment!). In this view, two Class 101s - set 313 leading (51239 closest with its higher than normal vehicle number) and a Class 107 vehicle at the rear of the 2nd set - passes another six-car formation in the siding on their way from Glasgow to Ayrshire. This contained DMSL SC52026 from set 107432 working with two 101 vehicles, and a 104/107/107 combo thought to be 53565 + 59800 + 51992 - the latter two being the rest of 107432. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 8th July 1984
Set number: 107432
One of three images taken at Elderslie on 8 July 1984 - it is unclear what the original order was (see comment for image 33546). In this view, a six-car formation in the siding contains DMSL SC52026 from set 107432 with two 101 vehicles, and a 104/107/107 combo, thought to be 53565 + 59800 + 51992. The engines are being revved up, but there is no sign of smoke from the closest car or the 104, that and the Class 47 could be signs that this train had been a failure. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 8th July 1984
Set number: 107432
One of three images taken at Elderslie on 8 July 1984 - it is unclear what the original order was (see comment for image 33546). In this view, a six-car formation heads in the Glasgow direction past Elderslie No.1 signal box onto the Paisley Canal lines. The formation contained DMSL SC52026 from set 107432 closest working with two 101 vehicles, and a 104/107/107 combo, thought to be 53565 + 59800 + 51992. Stuart Mackay Collection.
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.
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.
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.