Vehicle 56304
Class 100
Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30445
Diagram: 537
Allocations
| w/e 16/11/57 | New to | 64A (St Margarets) | |
| c. summer-58 | Transferred to | Leith Central | |
| Nov-59 | Depot code change | 64H | |
| 2w/e 09/04/60 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| w/e 04/06/60 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| 4w/e 06/11/65 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 20/03/66 | Withdrawn from | 66C (Hamilton) | - Accident damage |
Disposal
Scrapped by BR, Cowlairs Works
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51112 | 56304 | As delivered to 64A - November 1957 | |||||||
| 51112 | 56304 | Transfer to 66C - 2w/e 09/04/60 | |||||||
| 51112 | 56304 | Transfer to 64H - 4w/e 04/06/60 | |||||||
| 51112 | 56304 | Transfer to 66C - 3w/e 31/10/65 |
Images:
9th June 1965
A Gloucester twin passes through Princes Street Gardens on the last part of its journey to Edinburgh Waverley on 9 June 1965. Leading seems to be SC56304, a vehicle that would be withdrawn the following year with accident damage, the cause is unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.
1966
One of the Class 100 vehicles that was saw an early demise was 56304, it was less than eight and half years old when withdrawn. It's seen here partly dismantled at Cowlairs Works, probably in 1966. The cab is on the right. AA McLean.