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Vehicle 50524 / 53524


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

w/e 31/01/58 New to 5B (Crewe South)
Apr-63 Transferred to 5D (Cockshute)
3w/e 31/10/64 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
May-73Depot code changeNH
09/02/86 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50524 - original number
53524 - from Jun-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50472 59180 50524 As delivered to 5B - w/e 31/01/58
50472 59180 50524 Transfer to 9D - 3w/e 31/10/64
50472 59180 50524 Noted 05/01/66 - in Manchester Victoria station1
50472 59180 50524 Noted 20/12/66 - at Leeds City with 50478 + 59186 + 505301
50472 59180 50524 Noted 04/06/71 - at Manchester Victoria1
50472 59180 50524 Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
50472 59180 50524 Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
50472 59180 50524 Noted 09/09/76 - at Preston2
50472 59180 50524 Noted 09/04/1977 - at Preston 3
50472 59180 50524 Noted 04/01/78
50475 59183 50524 Noted 03/08/79
NH455 50479 50524 Noted circa 10/19824
50479 59180 50524 Noted circa 10/19824
50524 59180 50479 Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 06.53 Blackpool to Manchester Victoria4
50479 50524 Noted circa 12/19824
50455 59230 50524 Noted circa 01/19834
50522 59225 50524 Noted circa 02/19834
53538 50524 Noted circa 04/19834
53464 53524 Noted 21/08/84
53464 53524 Noted 15/02/85

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

Images:

Class 104 DMU at Appley

21st August 1984

Class 104 DMU car 53524, the last to carry a white stripe signifying its modified suspension, is seen coupled to 53464 passing Appley Locks between Appley Bridge and Parbold on the 21st August 1984. The large house on the hill is Parbold Hall, then home of Sir Peter Moores, son of Sir John Moores the founder of Littlewoods Pools. S Gaskell.

Class 104 DMU at Manchester Victoria

15th February 1985

One of the Newton Heath allocated 'White Stripe' with red buffer beam class 104 BRC&W dmu's DMCL M53524 with M53464, stand at platform 14 at a now totally unrecognizable Manchester Victoria. These units with a White Strip down the body side indicated that they had modified suspension for fast running on express services to Blackpool, which probably meant very little when i took this with the influx of class 150 'Sprinter' new builds. 15th February 1985. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 104 DMU at Manchester Victoria

18th May 1985

The last of the Newton Heath allocated 'White Stripe' with red buffer beam liveried class 104 BRC&W dmu's - DMCL M53524 - makes a smoky departure upon leaving what is now a totally unrecognizable Manchester Victoria with a service for Blackpool North. These units with a White Strip down the body side indicated that they had modified suspension for fast running on express services to Blackpool, which probably meant very little when i took this with the influx of class 150 'Sprinter' new builds. 18th May 1985 Andrew J Crowther.

Class 104 DMU at Farington Curve

23rd July 1985

A BRCW Class 104 two-car DMU formed of cars M53524 & M53451 was passing over Farington Curve Junction with a well-filled late afternoon Preston to Ormskirk service on July 23rd 1985. The Newton Heath allocated set was a reform, with M53524 still wearing its white bodyside stripe from the days when it was part of a Manchester-Blackpool 'White Line' three-car set that included cars M59180 & M50472. M53524 was the last Class 104 car to retain the white stripe in service. The Newton Heath fleet of 'White Line' three-car 104's were a common sight in the 1970's along the busy Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North route which carried heavy commuter and leisure traffic. Six-car formations were the norm for weekday peak-time services and weekend workings in the Spring, Summer and Autumn. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 104 DMU at Preston

24th July 1985

A class 104 DMU at Preston on 24th July 1985 - the sandwich board on the platform states that its an Ormskirk service. Formed of 53524 (which has 'Newton Heath' written under the drivers window) and presumably 53451. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 104 DMU at Leeds

25th July 1985

M53524 + M53451 with the 17:51 to Preston departing from Leeds on July 25, 1985. John Carter.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 3rd August 1979

Blackpool North was a frequent haunt for Class 104s. In the station when this shot was taken on the 3rd August 1979 were 50524 + 59183 + 50475, 50504 + 59160 + 50452, 50477 + 59185 + 50529 and 50517 + 59173 + 50465. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 27th April 1984

53538 50524 at Miles Platting with the 10.30 Manchester Victoria-Oldham-Shaw-Manchester on 27th April 1984. Steve Montgomery.