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Vehicle 59242

Class 104

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

Allocations

15/01/59	New to	50B (Neville Hill)
4w/e 21/02/59	Transferred to	South Gosforth
2w/e 11/06/60	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
3w/e 22/10/60	On loan to	66C (Hamilton)
2w/e 14/01/61	Ex-loan back to	51A (Darlington)
Jan-61	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
4w/e 03/06/61	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
3w/e 30/09/61	On loan to	50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
4w/e 30/06/62	Ex-loan back to	55H (Neville Hill)
May-73	Depot code change	NL
06/06/82	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

50586	59232	59242	50591	As delivered to 50B - 15th January 1959
50586	59232	59242	50591	Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 21/02/59
50586	59232	59242	50591	Transfer to 51A - 2w/e 11/06/60
50586	59232	59242	50591	Transfer to 66C - 3w/e 22/10/60 - on loan
50586	59232	59242	50591	Transfer to 51A - 2w/e 14/01/61 - ex-loan
50586	59232	59242	50591	Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 03/06/61
50586	59232	59242	50591	Transfer to 50C - 3w/e 30/09/61 - on loan
50586	59232	59242	50591	Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 30/06/62 - ex-loan
50586	59242	59188	50150	Noted 10/12/1969 - Leeds¹
50586	59242	59086	50547	Noted 12/12/1969 - Leeds, on 12.30 to Scarborough with 50545-59215-59065-51500¹
50163	59106	59242	50591	Noted 29/04/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.²
50554	59242	59199	50567	Noted 19/08/70 - at Leeds³
50554	59242	59189	50575	Noted 06/11/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.²
50545	59242	59191	50566	Noted 28/08/1972⁴
50545	59242	59191	50566	Noted 25/10/75 - at Leeds³
50545	59242	59191	50566	Noted 07/11/75 - at Brough³
50545	59242	59191	50566	Noted 22/05/76 - at Leeds³
50545	59242	59191	50566	Noted Jun-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly³
50545	59242	59191	50566	Noted 05/01/77 - at Leeds³
50545	59242	59191	50566	Noted 03/03/77 - on Cambridge depot⁵
50545	59191	59242	50566	Noted 01/04/77 - on 2118 Leeds-Hull
50545	59191	59242	50566	Noted 13/11/77 - at Doncaster⁶
50545	59191	59242	50566	Noted 19/08/78 - at Leeds⁶
50545	59191	59242	50566	Noted 21/04/79 - at Neville Hill⁶
50566	59191	59242	50545	Noted circa 11/1979²
50545	59191	59242	50566	Noted 09/02/1980 - at Leeds City⁶
50545	59191	59242	50566	Noted 20/07/1980 - at Goole⁶
50545	59242	59191	50566	Noted 10/08/80
50563	59191	59242	50566	Noted circa 1982²
50563	59191	59242	50566	Noted 08/05/1982 - with 51275-56417 + 50204-56363 on special Train from Bridlington to Spalding
50563	59191	59242	50586	Noted 04/12/1982 - on Hammerton Street depot, withdrawn⁶

Formation Sources
1: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Gerald Brown
6: Martin Lumley

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 10th October 1964

The RCTS (West Riding branch) Hull Docks Rail Tour at Belle Vue Sidings, Hull, on 10 October 1964. E50589 is closest, the TBSL is E59242, the far power car is E50577. Image taken by DC Sanderson. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 10th August 1980

Class 104 4-car set (E50566 + E59191 + E59242 + E50545) and 2-car Class 108 (E56192 + E50601) at Morecambe on 10th August 1980. Robert Frise.

Date: 8th May 1982

Two Spalding flower show specials in the up goods loop at Mill Green on 8 May 1982. After arriving at Spalding they ran empty back to Gosberton, crossed over and dropped in here to await their return diagrams. The Closest eight cars (50563 + 59191 + 59242 + 50566 / 51275 + 56417 / 50204 + 56367) ran from Bridlington, the rear six (50330 + 59130 + 50320 / 50337 + 59127 + 50222) from Banbury. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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