Vehicle 50443 / 53443
Class 104
Builder: BRC&W
Type: 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
| Aug-57 | New to | 9D (Buxton) | |
| Sep-57 | Transferred to | 5A (Crewe North) | |
| Nov-57 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 01/07/61 | Transferred to | 5D (Stoke) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 2H (Monument Lane) | |
| 4w/e 05/11/66 | Transferred to | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 3w/e 28/06/69 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 08/09/89 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) PZQX |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50443 - original number
53443 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50443 | 59151 | 50495 | As delivered to 9D - August 1957 | ||||
| 50443 | 59151 | 50495 | Transfer to 9A - Nov-57 | ||||
| 50443 | 59158 | 50497 | Transfer to 9D - 3w/e 28/06/69 | ||||
| 53443 | 53493 | Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986 | |||||
| N665 | 53443 | 53500 | Listed at NH - May-88 | ||||
| N665 | 53443 | 53500 | Noted circa Jul-88 |
Modifications
Dec-71 - Friction Control Springs Removed
Oct-86 - Window Bars Fitted
Images:
Date: 29th May 1984
M53443 in Manchester Victoria on the 29th May 1984. Dennis Taylor.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 28th October 1990
M54184 on top of W51106 and M53443 at Vic Berry's, 28-10-90. Kevin Dowd.