Vehicle 50593 / 53593
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: 30301
Diagram: 559
Allocations
| 12/03/59 | New to | 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 3w/e 04/07/59 | Transferred to | South Gosforth | |
| 3w/e 04/06/60 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 4w/e 29/10/60 | On loan to | South Gosforth | |
| 4w/e 01/07/61 | Ex-loan back to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| Jun-64 | Transferred to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
| 4w/e 05/12/70 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
| 2w/e 20/11/76 | Transferred to | GF (South Gosforth) | |
| w/e 10/08/80 | Transferred to | DN (Darlington) | |
| w/e 15/02/81 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 18/02/83 | Transferred to | BX (Buxton) | |
| 14/10/84 | Withdrawn from | BX (Buxton) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50593 - original number
53593 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50588 | 59234 | 59244 | 50593 | As delivered to 53B - 12th March 1959 | |||||
| 50588 | 59234 | 59244 | 50593 | Transfer to South Gosforth - 3w/e 04/07/59 | |||||
| 50588 | 59234 | 59244 | 50593 | Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 04/06/60 | |||||
| 50588 | 59234 | 59244 | 50593 | Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 29/10/60 | |||||
| 50588 | 59234 | 59244 | 50593 | Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 01/07/61 | |||||
| 50588 | 59234 | 59244 | 50593 | Transfer to South Gosforth - Jun-64 | |||||
| 50548 | 59234 | 59244 | 50593 | Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 05/12/70 | |||||
| 50548 | 59206 | 59244 | 50593 | Noted 12/08/1971 - at York1 | |||||
| 50548 | 59206 | 59244 | 50593 | Noted 19/04/74 - at Leeds2 | |||||
| 50548 | 59206 | 59244 | 50593 | Noted 30/11/74 - on 1450 York-Leeds | |||||
| 50548 | 59206 | 59244 | 50593 | Noted 02/01/75 - at York3 | |||||
| 50593 | 59536 | 51544 | Noted 11/09/75 - at Bury St Edmunds, probably covering at 31A for asbestos removal vehicles3 | ||||||
| 50548 | 59206 | 59244 | 50593 | Noted 29/11/75 - at Brough2 | |||||
| 50548 | 59206 | 59244 | 50593 | Noted 10/04/76 - at Leeds2 | |||||
| 50548 | 59206 | 59244 | 50593 | Noted 17/07/76 - at Leeds2 | |||||
| 50548 | 59206 | 59244 | 50593 | Transfer to GF - 2w/e 20/11/76 | |||||
| 50546 | 59240 | 59206 | 50593 | Noted 25/10/1980 - At Crewe Station4 | |||||
| 50546 | 59240 | 59206 | 50593 | Noted circa 11/1980 - On loan from DN to Chester5 | |||||
| NH467 | 50546 | 59240 | 50593 | Noted circa 05/19825 | |||||
| NH467 | 50546 | 59240 | 50593 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria5 | |||||
| 50546 | 59240 | 50593 | Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.53 Southport to Man Vic via Atherton with 50492-59230-504555 | ||||||
| 50546 | 59240 | 50593 | Noted circa 04/19835 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
27th August 1983
Set number: BX491
Class 104 BRC&W 3-car DMU set BX491 with car 53593 leading departing Manchester Piccadilly for Buxton, 27-8-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.