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Vehicle 59240

Class 104

BR Diagram 584

Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30303
Diagram: 584

Allocations

18/12/58	New to	50A (York)
w/e 05/12/59	Transferred to	50B (Neville Hill)
Jan-60	Depot code change	55H
May-73	Depot code change	NL
2w/e 25/09/76	Transferred to	GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 10/08/80	Transferred to	DN (Darlington)
w/e 15/02/81	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
18/02/83	Transferred to	BX (Buxton)
09/07/84	Withdrawn from	BX (Buxton)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

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
	50273	59188	59240	51560					Noted 19/04/71 - in Leeds City¹
	50273	59188	59240	51560					Noted 28/10/71 - in Sheffield Midland¹
	50273	59188	59240	51560					Noted 24/12/1971 - at York²
	50273	59188	59240	51560					Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria³
	51543	59240	59188	51560					Noted 24/08/74 - at Sheffield Midland¹
	50273	59240	59188	51560					Noted 08/01/75 - at Stainforth & Hatfield¹
	50273	59240	59188	51560					Noted 12/02/76 - at Brough⁴
	50546	59240	59206	50593					Noted 25/10/1980 - At Crewe Station⁵
	50546	59240	59206	50593					Noted circa 11/1980 - On loan from DN to Chester⁶
NH467	50546	59240	50593						Noted circa 05/1982⁶
NH467	50546	59240	50593						Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria⁶
	50546	59240	50593						Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.53 Southport to Man Vic via Atherton with 50492-59230-50455⁶
	50546	59240	50593						Noted circa 04/1983⁶

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Leonard Rogers
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn

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