Vehicle 59138
Class 104
Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30295
Diagram: 582
Allocations
The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 50430 during the unknown period are:
| w/e 08/06/57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Jun-57 | Transferred to | 9D (Buxton) |
Then the allocations for 59138 are:
| 06/12/81 | Withdrawn from | BX (Buxton) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50430 | 59138 | 50482 | As delivered to 9A - w/e 08/06/57 | ||||||
| 50430 | 59138 | 50482 | Noted 17th June 1957 | ||||||
| 50430 | 59138 | 50482 | Noted 23rd March 1958 | ||||||
| BN461 | 50430 | 59138 | 50482 | Listed at Buxton - circa Dec-69 | |||||
| 50430 | 59138 | 50482 | Noted 22/12/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly1 | ||||||
| 50438 | 59138 | 50514 | Noted 22/05/71 - at Stockport1 | ||||||
| 50430 | 59138 | 50482 | Noted 28/10/71 - in Manchester Piccadilly2 | ||||||
| 50420 | 59138 | 50424 | Noted 28/08/75 - on Longsight depot2 | ||||||
| 50432 | 59138 | 50486 | Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly1 | ||||||
| 50423 | 59138 | 50480 | Noted 24/05/80 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 26th August 1979
BRCW Class 104 DMU's were Sunday resting stabled at Buxton station on August 26th 1979. The nearest three-car set was formed of cars M50482, M59138 & M50460. Buxton Depot had a sizeable allocation of 104's from the late 1950's until the early 1980's. The leading car in this view, Driving Motor Second Lavatory (DMSL) M50482, eventually ended its working life at Preston on January 19th 1986, when working as a two-car set formed of M53482 & M53433, it had a head-on collision with Class 47 47111 just South of Preston station following braking problems. 53482 lanquished for some time in Dock Street Sidings at Preston covered over with a tarpaulin until it was scrapped on-site. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 2nd September 1979
Buxton station on Saturday 2 September 1978 with a 6-car Class 104 formation about to depart. According to my notes these will be 50427/59138/50440, 50421/59148/50490 and 59198. There are 3 trailer cars listed here, but only 2 3-car units in my photo and I can only guess that the "extra" trailer was visible at the diesel depot. The Class 08 on the right will be 08611 and a Class 40 is also just visible; there were 4 Class 40s at Buxton on this day. Lewis Bevan.