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Vehicle 50547


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: 30298
Diagram: 580

Allocations

18/07/58 New to 53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58 Transferred to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) - (53C closed)
w/e 03/01/59 Transferred to 50B (Neville Hill)
Jan-60Depot code change55H
4w/e 05/12/70 Transferred to 30A (Stratford)
May 1973Depot code changeSF
w/e 11/05/74 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
06/06/82 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50547 59193 59214 50568 As delivered to 53C - 18th July 1958
50547 59214 50553 Noted 05/04/71 - at Stratford depot1
50543 59220 50547 Noted 02/09/71 - at Southminster1
50547 59213 50567 Transfer to NL - w/e 11/05/74
50547 59199 59213 50567 Noted 26/08/74 - at York2
50547 59199 59213 50567 Noted 27/08/1974 - at Sheffield3
50547 59199 59213 50567 Noted 03/01/75 - on Neville Hill depot2
50547 59234 59211 50575 Noted 03/04/76 - at York2
50547 59199 59213 50567 Noted 10/04/76 - at Leeds1
50547 59199 59213 50567 Noted 08/08/76 - on 1021 Scarborough-York
50547 59213 59199 50567 Noted 23/11/76 - at York1
50547 59213 50567 Noted 07/08/1978 - at Sheffield 3

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

Images:

Class 104 DMU at Romford

17th August 1971

A three-car Class 104 trailer brake second set is seen at Romford with the 14:10 to Upminster on 17 August 1971. Closest is noted as E50547, it has no yellow first class (unlike the far DMCL) suggesting it has been downgraded to a DMSL. Robert Thomas.

Class 104 DMU at York

1977

A four car Class 104 unit, led by DMC(L) E50547 departs York with a service to Huddersfield in 1977. The second vehicle is TS(L) 59199. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 104 DMU at Sheffield

6th July 1978

A three-car trailer-brake BRC&W Class 104 DMU departing from Sheffield station with the 10:21 to Doncaster on 6 July 1978. Closest is DMCL E50547, the TBSL is E59213, the rear DMCL is presumably E50567, the vehicles being allocated to Neville Hill. Michael Mensing.