Vehicle 59144
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 50436 during the unknown period are:
| Jul-57 | New to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| Oct-57 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| w/e 01/10/60 | Transferred to | 9D (Buxton) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9L | |
| w/e 06/11/65 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | On loan to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 3w/e 02/07/66 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 04/02/67 | Transferred to | 9L (Buxton) |
Then the allocations for 59144 are:
| by May-68 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| May-80 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) | |
| circa 10/83 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 08/11/83 | Transferred to | BX (Buxton) | |
| 19/03/89 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) PMSX | |
| 14/05/89 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) PNLX | |
| p/e 07/10/89 | Sector Change to | NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ | |
| 23/10/89 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ |
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50436 | 59144 | 50488 | As delivered to 5B - July 1957 | ||||||
| 50459 | 59144 | 50511 | Noted 16/11/68 | ||||||
| 50459 | 59144 | 50511 | Noted 26/10/71 - at Preston1 | ||||||
| 50459 | 59144 | 50511 | Noted 01/09/72 - in Liverpool Exchange2 | ||||||
| 50459 | 59144 | 50511 | Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria2 | ||||||
| LO528 | 50459 | 59144 | 50511 | Noted circa 08/19823 | |||||
| 50459 | 59144 | 50511 | Noted 07/08/82 | ||||||
| 50459 | 59144 | 50511 | Noted circa 12/19823 | ||||||
| 53476 | 59144 | 53511 | Noted circa 11/19833 | ||||||
| 53598 | 59144 | 53542 | Noted circa 03/19843 | ||||||
| 53598 | 59144 | 53542 | Noted circa 11/1984 - listed at BX3 | ||||||
| 53598 | 59144 | 53542 | Noted 20/01/85 | ||||||
| BX488 | 53598 | 59144 | 53542 | Noted circa 06/19853 | |||||
| BX488 | 53598 | 59144 | 53542 | Listed at BX - circa Jul-85 | |||||
| BX488 | 53598 | 59144 | 53542 | Listed at BX - circa Dec-85 | |||||
| 53925 | 59144 | 51565 | Formation change - BX - 2w/e 14/05/86 | ||||||
| 53925 | 59144 | 51565 | Listed at Buxton - Summer 1986 | ||||||
| 53925 | 59144 | 52065 | Formation change - BX - circa Nov-86 | ||||||
| 53925 | 59144 | 52065 | Noted 30th November 1986 | ||||||
| 53925 | 59144 | 52065 | Noted circa 02/19873 | ||||||
| 53925 | 59144 | 52065 | Listed at BX - Jun-87 | ||||||
| 51938 | 59144 | 52065 | Noted circa 07/19873 | ||||||
| 53626 | 59144 | 53636 | Listed at BX - mid Nov-87 | ||||||
| BX370 | 53626 | 59144 | 53636 | Noted 13/12/19873 | |||||
| BX370 | 53626 | 59144 | 53636 | Listed at BX - May 1988 | |||||
| 53626 | 59144 | 53636 | Noted 18/06/88 - at Norwich with 51950 + 59155 + 52062 on the Manchester – Gt. Yarmouth service1 | ||||||
| BX370 | 53626 | 59144 | 53636 | Noted circa Jul-88 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Eddie Knorn
Images:
1st December 1979
Class 104 TCL M59144 on Newton Heath depot on 1 December 1979. Brian Daniels.
6th May 1985
Set number: BX488
Buxton based BRC&W class 104 3 car dmu BX488 (M53598, M59144, M53542) in Buxton station on 6th May 1985. Andrew J Crowther.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: late April 1966
A BRC&W triple DMU formed of M50436 + M59144 + M50488 is seen at Swan Village - on the Great Western Birmingham - Wolverhampton line - in late April 1966. Michael Mensing.
Date: late April 1966
A BRC&W triple DMU still in its original formation of M50488 + M59144 + M50436 is seen at Swan Village, on the Great Western Birmingham - Wolverhampton line, in late April 1966. Michael Mensing.
Date: 7th August 1982
Cars M50514 + M59166 + M50458 / M50511 + M59144 + M50459 call at Llandudno Junction with the 09"59 Stockport - Llandudno, 7th August 1982. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 8th October 1984
Set number: BX488
This was the first class 104 I photographed in the West Midlands but that doesn't really excuse the poor job I made of composing the picture. I'm not a fan of pictures without at least some background and the only bit of identity is a small part of Leamington Spa's signalbox. The train is an Accrington to Portsmouth footex on 8 October 1984 formed of BX 488 with cars M53598, M59144 and M53542 running through the station on the up main line. I should love to see any photographs taken of this working somewhere in the Basingstoke area as it would have been quite a rarity on the LSWR. Peter Tandy.
Date: 20th January 1985
Buxton based BRC&W class 104 3 car dmu M53598, M59144, M53542, is seen at Bankend between Furness Vale and New Mills Newtown, whilst working a Buxton-Manchester Piccadilly service. 20th January 1985 Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 9th March 1985
Having just left Middlewood station on the 1in60 climb to Disley, Buxton based BRC&W class 104 dmu (M53542, M59144, M53598) emerges from the short Middlewood Tunnel which takes the railway underneath the Macclesfield Canal. 9th March 1985. Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 30th November 1985
Set number: BX488
With the Buxton tracks having been temporary slewed, two Buxton allocated BRC&W class 104 dmu's are about to pass each other, working the Manchester Piccadilly - Buxton services on 30th November 1985. The cord track bed is now in place it wont be long before the track on the cord is in place as well, providing a link between the old Midland Rly that crosses the bridge and the L&NW Rly, an idea that was first proposed in 1902, the cord opened for traffic on the 12th May 1986. BX488 presumably contains 53542 59144 53598. Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 19th June 1987
With Class 142 142045 stood at Leyland with a Liverpool Lime Street to Preston service, a Class 108/104 three-car hybrid DMU was passing on the Up Fast with a Heysham Harbour to Stockport 'limited stop' service on June 19th 1987. The Buxton allocated DMU had been a long way from its home depot and was formed of cars M53925, M59144 & M52065. Following withdrawal by Northern in 2019, 142045 eventually found a new home at Kirk Merrington Primary School in County Durham in 2020. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 30th August 1987
Set number: BX497
Set BX497 at Scarborough on August 30, 1987. Between the two Class 108 power cars (M52065 closest, the other is probably 53925) is a Class 104 centre car, probably 59144. John Carter.
Date: 18th June 1988
Set number: BX370
M53626 (presumably with 59144 + 53636) leads a special from Buxton with class 108 and 104 stock seen near Ely West Junction, 18.06.88. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 11th July 1989
51194 leads a hybrid set as it enters Carlisle station at 16.10 on 11/7/89, forming the 13.03 from Leeds via Settle. The set formation was 51194(cl.101)/59144(cl.104)/51175(cl.101). Leonard Rogers.
Date: 11th May 1990
E78971, 78719, 59144, 51458, 51812 and 51520 are seen outside Vic Berrys on May 11, 1990. Nicholas Youngman.