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Vehicle 50578

Class 104

BR Diagram 559

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: 559

Allocations

18/10/58 New to 53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58 Transferred to 50A (York)
4w/e 28/11/59 Transferred to 50B (Neville Hill)
Jan-60Depot code change55H
4w/e 03/08/63 Transferred to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
May-73Depot code changeBG
w/e 18/10/75 Transferred to NR (Norwich)
w/e 22/02/81 Transferred to SF (Stratford)
06/06/82 Withdrawn from SF (Stratford)

Modifications

16/02/80 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50557 59203 59224 50578 As delivered to 53C - 18th October 1958
50557 59203 59224 50578 Transfer to 50A - 30/11/58
50557 59203 59224 50578 Transfer to 50B - 4w/e 28/11/59
50557 59203 59224 50578 Transfer to 50C - 4w/e 03/08/63
50562 59205 59229 50578 Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds1
50561 59218 50578 Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster1
50562 59229 50578 Noted 16/03/1974 - at Doncaster 2
51443 59229 50578 Noted 08/01/75 - at Stainforth & Hatfield3
50163 59229 50578 Noted 09/09/75 - at Brough1
50163 59229 50578 Noted 11/09/75 - at Brough1
80 50562 59229 50578 Noted 03/11/75 - at Bury St Edmunds, 50562 also had old set number H39 and 50578 H313
81 50578 59217 50579 Noted 10/08/76 - at Bury St Edmunds3
85 50578 59218 50590 Noted 10/11/77 - at Bury St Edmunds3
85 50572 59226 50578 Noted 03/08/78 - at Norwich3
85 50572 59226 50578 Listed at NR - Autumn 1978
80 50578 59218 50585 Noted 02/01/79 - at Norwich3
80 50578 59218 50585 Noted 08/04/79 - on Norwich depot3
50578 59218 50585 Noted 30/08/1979 - At Cambridge Station working to Peterborough4
50562 59223 50578 Noted 24/05/80 - at Norwich3
50578 59223 50588 Transfer to SF - w/e 22/02/81
50365 59375 50578 Noted 06/05/1981 - RCTS London Branch East London No 5 Railtour 50370-56138 + 50578-59375-50365 + 56455-50367

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

Images:

Class 104 DMU at Doncaster

October 1975

Birmingham RC&W Co.3-car Local Passenger dmu (Class 104) made up of cars from 1958 batch 4-car sets: Nos.M50578, M59190 and M50544 in BR Rail Blue livery with all yellow front awaiting departure at Doncaster on a Norwich service, 10/75. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 104 DMU at March

25th April 1980

Set number: 80

Three car BRCW dmu sets were allocated to Norwich for the first time in late 1975. All except one came from Hull Botanic Gardens and were replacements for Metro-Cammell sets which had been gathered by Norwich from 1968 onwards. The Class 104 sets were in pretty poor nick, but here's one which has had some TLC at Doncaster Works. Photographed on April 25th 1980 whilst working the 13.36 Peterborough - Cambridge service, E50578 ended up being part of the last three car set at Norwich. Most of them left in 1980, but this one lasted until February 1981 when it went to Stratford. Refurbished Metro-Cammell triples were their replacements. The BRCW units were numbered 80 - 88 and the refurbished Cammells commenced with set 90. Gerard Fletcher.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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