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Vehicle 50490 / 53490


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: 30294
Diagram: 558

Allocations

Jul-57 New to 9A (Longsight)
Sep-57 Transferred to 5A (Crewe North)
Nov-57 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
4w/e 01/07/61 Transferred to 9D (Buxton)
Sep-63Depot code change9L
4w/e 02/01/65 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
May-73Depot code changeNH
4w/e 05/08/78 Transferred to BX (Buxton)
13/10/82 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
May-84 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50490 - original number
53490 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

50490 was involved in the following incident:


29/08/65 - Connah's Quay

Fire involving Class 101 / Class 104

10:35 Excursion from Wigan to Llandudno formed M50318/M59129/M50336 & M50490/M59146/M50438 caught fire near Connah's Quay. The failure of a universal joint in the transmission caused the gearbox to become detached and fall to the track rupturing fuel tanks, the spilt fuel was ignited by sparks after vapourizing on hot exhaust parts.


Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50438 59146 50490 As delivered to 9A - July 1957
50438 59146 50490 Transfer to 9A - Nov-57
50438 59146 50490 Noted 29/08/65 - on 10:35 excursion from Wigan to Llandudno formed M50318/M59129/M50336 and M50490/M59146/M50438 which caught fire near Connah's Quay.
50437 59145 50490 Noted 19/04/73 - in Manchester Victoria1
50437 59145 50490 Noted 09/09/73 - in Manchester Oxford Road1
50463 59161 50490 Noted 28/08/75 - at Southport1
50451 59159 50490 Noted 06/01/19782
50439 59137 50490 Noted 21/08/1979 - at Preston 2
BX490 50437 59147 50490 Noted 31/05/19823
BX490 50437 59147 50490 Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc3
BX490 50437 59147 50490 Noted circa 10/19823
BX490 50490 59147 50437 Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 08.35 Shaw to Manchester Vic, then 09.15 Manchester Vic to Blackpool.3
50437 50490 Noted circa 01/19833
50449 50490 Noted circa 03/19833
53455 53490 Noted 07/10/1983 - Manchester Vic3

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 2nd September 1979

Buxton station on Saturday 2 September 1978 with a 6-car Class 104 formation about to depart. According to my notes these will be 50427/59138/50440, 50421/59148/50490 and 59198. There are 3 trailer cars listed here, but only 2 3-car units in my photo and I can only guess that the "extra" trailer was visible at the diesel depot. The Class 08 on the right will be 08611 and a Class 40 is also just visible; there were 4 Class 40s at Buxton on this day. Lewis Bevan.

DMU

Date: 17th November 1984

Newton Heath depot on 17 November 1984 with Class 120 DMBC M53728, 40 009, withdrawn Class 104 DMSL M53490 and class A Tank TTA 67151. Dave Warby.