Vehicle 59163
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 50455 during the unknown period are:
| w/e 05/10/57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Dec-57 | Transferred to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 04/02/67 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) |
Then the allocations for 59163 are:
| w/e 05/11/76 | Transferred to | BX (Buxton) | |
| 12/05/85 | Transferred to | BY (Bletchley) | |
| p/e 07/10/89 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) NWRX | |
| 22/10/90 | Withdrawn from | RG (Reading) NXXZ |
Notes
1989 - Seen in NSE livery
12th October 1990 - Listed as being at Reading depot, still in regular service
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | As delivered to 9A - w/e 05/10/57 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | Noted 08/08/68 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Newton Heath1 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | Noted 17/09/71 - at Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | Noted 19/09/71 - in Chester station1 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | Noted 28/08/75 - on Newton Heath depot2 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | Transfer to BX - w/e 05/11/76 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59163 | 50507 | Noted 05/01/77 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50422 | 59163 | 50506 | Noted 24/05/80 | ||||||
| 50420 | 59163 | 50426 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc3 | ||||||
| BX483 | 50420 | 59163 | 50426 | Noted circa 09/19823 | |||||
| BX480 | 50420 | 59163 | 50426 | Noted circa 10/1982 - Previously BX483.3 | |||||
| BX480 | 53420 | 59163 | 53426 | Noted circa 11/1984 - listed at BX3 | |||||
| 53439 | 59163 | 53425 | Noted circa 09/19853 | ||||||
| 53439 | 59163 | 53425 | Noted circa 12/19853 | ||||||
| 53439 | 59163 | 53425 | Noted 22/03/86 - on 06.58 Bedford - Bletchley4 | ||||||
| 53439 | 59163 | 53532 | Noted circa 06/19863 | ||||||
| 53439 | 59163 | 53532 | Noted 14/02/19873 | ||||||
| 51912 | 59163 | 51572 | Noted 23/02/19873 | ||||||
| 51912 | 59163 | 51572 | Noted circa 10/19873 | ||||||
| 51942 | 59163 | 59206 | 53628 | Noted 24/04/19883 | |||||
| 51916 | 59734 | 59163 | 51571 | Noted circa 10/19883 | |||||
| L402 | 51335 | 59163 | 51377 | Noted early 1990 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Phil Shatford
Images:
23rd March 1986
M59163 seen at Leicester on the 23rd March 1986. Dennis Taylor.
4th November 1991
Withdrawn from Reading Depot on 22nd October 1990 after just over a year operating on the former London Division of the Western Region is Class 104 TCL 59163 in Revised NSE livery. It has obviously suffered from fire damage, although whether this was the reason for its withdrawal or something that occurred afterward is not known ...... It was scrapped by Mayer Parry of Snailwell. Old Oak Common Carriage Sdgs 4th November 1991 (?) Nigel Mack.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 13th June 1986
Running through the haze of an early Summer morning, the 0924 Kettering - Bedford service is just about to arrive at Wellingborough station formed of an all blue 3 Car Class 104 BY allocated DMU set M53532+M59163+M53439 .... 13th June 1986. Nigel Mack.
Date: 4th May 1987
Class 108 power cars 51912 + 51572 are running with an unknown Class 104 centre car (probably 59163) when seen heading towards Corby at Glendon Junction with the shuttle from Kettering on 4 May 1987. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 24th October 1987
M51912 + M59163 + M51572 arrive at Kettering at 17:30 with a Bedford - Corby service on Saturday 24th October 1987. Colin Brooks.
Date: 7th April 1990
Set number: L402
Class 117 DMU set L402 is running with a Class 104 center car (51377 + 59163 + 51335) in this view at Moreton Cutting on 7 April 1990. Reading is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.