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Vehicle 59215

Class 104

Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30300
Diagram: 584

Allocations

25/07/58	New to	53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58	Transferred to	53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)	- (53C closed)
w/e 03/01/59	Transferred to	50B (Neville Hill)
Jan-60	Depot code change	55H
4w/e 12/10/63	On loan to	16C (Derby Etches Park)
w/e 07/12/63	Ex-loan back to	51A (Darlington)
w/e 07/03/64	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
4w/e 05/12/70	Transferred to	30A (Stratford)
May 1973	Depot code change	SF
2w/e 24/07/77	Transferred to	GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 10/08/80	Transferred to	DN (Darlington)
Feb-82	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
05/06/82	Transferred to	HA (Haymarket)
27/11/82	Transferred to	AY (Ayr)
11/05/86	Transferred to	ED (Eastfield)
Dec-87	Withdrawn from	ED (Eastfield)

Notes

19th September 1983 - Seen lettered Class 101 and unit no. 366 on end
1st January 1988 - In blue & grey livery
1st July 1989 - Listed as withdrawn at Thornton Junction Yard
19th October 1989 - Listed as withdrawn/out of use
12th October 1990 - Listed as condemned at Thornton Junction Yard

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50548	59194	59215	50569	As delivered to 53C - 25th July 1958
	50548	59194	59215	50569	Transfer to 16C - 4w/e 12/10/63 - on loan NER to LMR
	50548	59194	59215	50569	Transfer to 51A - w/e 07/12/63 - ex-loan
	50548	59194	59215	50569	Transfer to 55H - w/e 07/03/64
	50546	59215	50564	50553	Noted 02/05/1971 - LCGB Westfalen & Weser Railtour
	50546	59215	50568		Noted 27/07/75 - on Colchester depot¹
	50546	59215	50577		Noted 10/08/75 - at Bury St Edmunds strengthening two FP 105s (51260 + 56429, 51279 + 56458) on a Summer Sunday service¹
	50568	59215	50574		Noted 11/07/76 - at Manningtree¹
	50546	59215	50549		Transfer to GF - 2w/e 24/07/77
	50546	59215	59233	50591	Noted 24/05/80
101366	50748	59215	51806		Listed at HA - 13/06/82
101366	51806	59215	52012		Noted 19th September 1983
	52016	59215	52030		Noted circa 11/1983²
	52016	59215	52030		Noted 17th January 1984
101366	52012	59215	53577		Listed at AY - 17/06/84
101366	52012	59215	52018		Noted 2nd November 1984
101366	51534	59215	53577		Listed at AY - 25/03/85
	52029	59215	52030		Noted circa 02/1986²
107438	53505	59215	52030		Noted 23/03/86
	53505	59215	52030		Noted 1st April 1986
	53505	59215	52030		Noted 2nd April 1986
101366	51528	59215	51534		Formation change - ED - w/e 15/05/86
	51528	59215	51534		Noted 24th May 1986
101366	51528	59215	51534		Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986
366	51528	59215	51807		Listed at Eastfield - August 1986
101366	51807	59215	51528		Noted 10/10/1986 - at Edinburgh Waverley²
101366	51527	59215	51807		Noted 17/01/1987²
	51527	59215	51807		Noted 25th February 1987
101366	51528	59215	51534		Listed at ED - 23/03/87
101366	51527	59215	51807		Noted 28/03/1987²
101366	51527	59215	51807		Noted 25/04/1987²
101366	51534	59215	51537		Noted circa 05/1987²
101366	51534	59215	53179		Noted circa 05/1987²
101366	51534	59215	51528		Noted circa 05/1987²

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Unknown date

Class 104 Trailer Brake Second 59215 in Corkerhill depot. Date unknown. Andrew McConnell.

June 1986

Some Class 104 TBS's spent a brief spell in Scotland, here SC59215 is seen at Edinburgh Waverley working between a pair of 101 cars, June 1986. Alan Rintoul.

4th April 1988

59215 seems to have the small window at the nearest end boarded over when seen at Corkerhill on the 4th April 1988. Dennis Taylor.

29th August 1993

A scene in Millerhill yard on 29/8/93, showing a line-up of withdrawn coaching stock. On the left is Mk.1 BSK no. 35450 then, in the centre, cl.104 TBS no. 59215. Behind it is cl.104 former TC no. 59153 and then Mk.2a FK no. 13461. The DMU trailers had been long withdrawn - for five-and-a-half years in the case of 59215 and four years for 59153 - and were now awaiting removal to Springburn for scrap. Leonard Rogers.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 8th June 1974

The 3-car BRCW diesel unit forming the 12.31 to Wickford at Southminster on 8 June 1974 comprises E50556 (nearest), 59215 and 50568. Tom Burnham.

Date: 18th October 1980

E50591 + E59233 + E59215 + E50564 working the 1721 Darlington-Saltburn at Thornaby on 18/10/80. Darlington DMU depot gained some of these BRCW 104 class units displaced from South Gosforth by the first phase of the Tyne and Wear Metro. Most were withdrawn from Darlington in 1981. John Carter.

Date: 23rd March 1986

Set number: 107438

Hybrid class 107/104 DMU unit No.107438 (52030 + 59215 + 53505) and class 107 unit No107437 (with 52021 leading) at Ayr station shortly before energisation of the overhead electrification on 23rd March 1986. Gordon Edgar.

Date: 22nd July 1987

Set number: 101366

A hybrid class 101/104 set standing at Stirling on 22/7/87. It is labelled as "101 366", though technically it should have been 104 366, since the class of the brake vehicle determined the class prefix in ScR set numbers. It will depart at 18.05 to Edinburgh. The nearest vehicle is 51528 and the TBS is 59215; though the furthest-away vehicle was not identified definitely, it is likely to be 51534. Leonard Rogers.

Date: August 1987

Set number: 101366

A 3-car DMU smokes through Princes St Gardens in August 1987 on an Edinburgh to Glasgow via Falkirk Grahamston stopping service. Class 101 power cars SC51528 and 51534 are sandwiching class 104 TBS 59215, originally part of a 4 car set and which was reallocated north from Neville Hill in 1982 and withdrawn at the end of 1987. Murray Liston.

Date: August 1987

Set number: 101366

A hybrid DMU seen entering the east portal of Haymarket Tunnel in August 1987. A Class 101 DMSL is closest (thought to be 51534), the centre car is a Class 104 TBSL and should be 59215. Alistair Ness.

Date: August 1987

Two Met Cam driving cars sandwich a BRCW Class 104 centre car (presumably 59215) passing through Princes Street Gardens in August 1987. Alistair Ness.

Date: circa late 1987 or 1988

Having recently received a fresh coat of Rail Blue paint, Class 104 TSL SC59195 sits in Corkerhill depot. Date unknown, it was transferred to the ScR in November 1987. To the left is classmate 59215. Andrew McConnell.

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