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Vehicle 50455 / 53455

Class 104

Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30293
Diagram: 556

Allocations

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)
May-73	Depot code change	NH
w/e 05/11/76	Transferred to	BX (Buxton)
circa Dec-83	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
05/03/84	Transferred to	CW (Cricklewood)
10/05/87	Transferred to	OO (Old Oak Common)
Jun-88	Withdrawn from	OO (Old Oak Common)
Oct-88	Reinstated	OO (Old Oak Common)
p/e 31/12/88	Sector Change to	OO (Old Oak Common) NGBX
21/01/92	Transferred to	RG (Reading) NWRX
22/09/92	Withdrawn from	RG (Reading) NWRX

Notes

07/03/84 - 53455/479/492/501 were noted at Cricklewood on 7/3/84.
1st January 1988 - Has NSE symbols on sides
1989 - Seen in NSE livery
3rd December 1988 - Seen in NSE livery

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50455 - original number
53455 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

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
	50455	59230	50492	Noted circa 10/1982³
	50492	59230	50455	Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.53 Southport to Man Vic via Atherton with 50546-59240-50593³
	50455	59230	50524	Noted circa 01/1983³
	53455	53490		Noted 07/10/1983 - Manchester Vic³
	53455	53520		Noted circa 04/1984³
	53455	53522		Noted 15/10/84
	53437	53455		Noted circa 04/1985³
	53455	53492		Noted 01/08/86 - on 11:30 Barking - Gospel Oak⁴
	53455	53492		Noted 11/04/1987 - at Stratford Depot⁵
L702	53455	53539		Formed at OO circa 10/87
L702	53455	53539		Listed at OO - 1st January 1988
	53429	53455		Listed at OO - 16th July 1988
L702	53455	53539		Listed at - 15/05/89
L702	53455	53539		Listed at OO - 1st July 1989
L702	53455	53539		Noted circa 10/1990³
L702	53455	53539		Listed at OO - 12th October 1990
L702	53455	53539		Listed at OO - 21/01/91
	51343	51571	53455	Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
L730	53455	59495	51571	Listed at RG - 12/08/92

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Martin Baumann
5: Robert Chilton

Images:

late April 1966

A BRC&W triple DMU led by M50455 is seen after exiting Wednesbury Tunnel in late April 1966. Michael Mensing.

3rd February 1980

This shows 50455 facing 50507 at NH on 3/2/80. Despite it looking as if the two vehicles are cannibalised and about to be scrapped, both vehicles returned to traffic for several more years. Jerry Glover.

16th September 1980

A once familiar scene that was played out daily from the Manchester Victoria of old - a well-worn location with an equally well-worn first generation Diesel Multiple Unit. With most of the doors left wide open, a Class 104 BRCW DMU with Driving Motor Brake Second M50455 leading, was awaiting departure for Blackpool North on September 16th 1980. These units, all allocated just up the line at Newton Heath Depot, dominated the services to Blackpool & Southport in the 1970's and into the early 1980's. Martyn Hilbert.

26th December 1985

Class 104 53455 on 26.12.1985 stabled at Tyseley. It was later preserved. Andy Cole.

Unknown date

Set number: L702

A study of L702 (presumably 53455 + 53539) at Gospel Oak. Date unknown. Tom Clift.

April 1988

Set number: L702

L702 (53455 + 53539) seen at Southall working with Class 101 set L203 circa April 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

5th September 1991

Set number: L702

53455 at Barking with the 16:27 to Gospel Oak on September 5, 1991. John Carter.

17th April 1992

Set number: L730

53455 with 51571, as L730 at Greenford on the 09:56 to Ealing Broadway, 17/4/92. Gazza Prescott.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 3rd March 1987

53xxx and 53455 on a service to Gospel Oak waiting to leave Barking on the 3rd March 1987. Dennis Taylor.

Date: unknown

Set number: L702

Class 104 set L702 (presumably 53539 + 53455) departs from Barking. Undated. Tom Clift.

Date: April 1988

Set number: L702

Class 104 DMBS 53539 is part of set L702 with 53455 when seen at Southall working with a Class 101 circa April 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 20th January 1990

Set number: L702

Network SouthEast liveried BRC&W 2 car class 104 dmu, set L702 formed of 53539 & 53455, arrive at Barking with a service from Gospel Oak on 20th January 1990, Andrew J Crowther.

Date: 30th April 1990

Set number: L702

A Class 104 dmu (53455 + 53539) passes Leytonstone on a Gospel Oak-Barking train on 30 April 1990. Lewis Bevan.

Date: 25th May 1990

Set number: L702

Seen from the now demolished bridge west of Iver is L702 (53539 + 53455) on a Paddington - Slough working during the evening of 25 5 1990. roger geach.

Date: 13th October 1990

Set number: L702

53539 + 53455 at Hayes & Harlington on 13/10/90 with the 13:28 to Paddington. Sparegang.

Date: 20th October 1990

Set number: L702

Class 104 53539, set number L702 (presumably paired with 53455), is seen departing Paddington on 20.10.1990 in Network South East livery. Andy Cole.

Date: 8th November 1990

Set number: L701

L701 53437 + 53479, L705 53599 + 51572, L702 53539 + 53455 at St Pancras on the early morning ECS moves from Old Oak Common to Gospel Oak and Barking, 8-11-90. Kevin Dowd.

Date: 14th September 1991

Set number: L702

Network SouthEast Class 104 set No. L702 (53539 and 53455) departs Walthamstow Queens Road working the 10:30 Barking to Gospel Oak service on 14 September 1991. Brian Creasey.

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