Vehicle 59230
Class 104
Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30302
Diagram: 583
Allocations
| 18/12/58 | New to | 50A (York) | |
| w/e 05/12/59 | Transferred to | 50B (Neville Hill) | |
| Jan-60 | Depot code change | 55H | |
| 3w/e 05/08/67 | Transferred to | 9L (Buxton) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | BX | |
| 20/09/87 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 2w/e 14/11/87 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 11/10/88 | Withdrawn from | ED (Eastfield) |
Notes
17th October 1987 - Seen at Red Bank parcels sidings
1st July 1989 - Listed as withdrawn at Thornton Junction Yard
19th October 1989 - Listed as withdrawn/out of use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:
| 50584 | 59230 | 59240 | 50589 | As delivered to 50A - 18th December 1958 | |||||
| 50584 | 59230 | 59240 | 50589 | Transfer to 50B - w/e 05/12/59 | |||||
| BN466 | 50435 | 59230 | 50487 | Listed at Buxton - circa Dec-69 | |||||
| 50430 | 59230 | 50484 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight1 | ||||||
| 50436 | 59230 | 50488 | Noted 18/09/1971 - at Stockport2 | ||||||
| 50432 | 59230 | 50484 | Noted 16/04/73 - in Manchester Piccadilly3 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59230 | 50492 | Noted circa 10/19824 | ||||||
| 50492 | 59230 | 50455 | Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.53 Southport to Man Vic via Atherton with 50546-59240-505934 | ||||||
| 50455 | 59230 | 50524 | Noted circa 01/19834 | ||||||
| 53437 | 59230 | 59195 | 53507 | Noted circa 04/19834 | |||||
| 53437 | 59230 | 50522 | Noted 11/04/19834 | ||||||
| 53449 | 59230 | 53522 | Noted circa 08/19834 | ||||||
| BX488 | 53449 | 59230 | 53522 | Noted 23/12/1983 - at Manchester Picc4 | |||||
| 53456 | 59230 | 53508 | Noted circa 07/19844 | ||||||
| 53456 | 59230 | 53508 | Noted circa 11/1984 - listed at BX4 | ||||||
| 53456 | 59230 | 53504 | Noted circa 06/19854 | ||||||
| BX485 | 53456 | 59230 | 53504 | Listed at BX - circa Jul-85 - with white roof domes | |||||
| BX485 | 53456 | 59230 | 53504 | Listed at BX - circa Dec-85 | |||||
| 51947 | 59230 | 52065 | Listed at Buxton - Summer 1986 | ||||||
| 51941 | 59230 | 52056 | Formation change - BX - circa Dec-86 | ||||||
| 51941 | 59230 | 52056 | Noted circa 02/19874 | ||||||
| 458 | 53478 | 59230 | 53530 | Listed at ED - Jan-88 | |||||
| 458 | 53478 | 59230 | 53530 | Listed at ED - circa August 1988 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
27th January 1979
The 12.45 Buxton service calls at New Mills Newtown comprising of the standard Buxton based BRC&W class 104 3 car dmu, whilst working a Manchester Piccadilly-Buxton service. 27th January 1979. The centre car is a TSL, of which there was only one of on the LMR on this date - 59230. Andrew J Crowther.
3rd June 1987
Class 104 TSL M59230 stabled at Buxton on June 3, 1987. Hamish Stevenson.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 10th April 1985
Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon 1959 built Class 128 parcels unit M55994 is seen tagged into the rear of the 13.29 Manchester Piccadilly-Buxton service, which was worked by class 104 units M53456, M59230, M53504. At New Mills Newtown, 10th April 1985. Andrew J Crowther.