Vehicle 50460 / 53460
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: 30293
Diagram: 556
Allocations
| 4w/e 30/11/57 | New to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 04/02/67 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| 10/11/88 | Stored S. | CP PSPX | |
| 09/03/89 | Withdrawn from | CP PXXZ |
Notes
27th December 1988 - Seen at Crewe carriage shed
January 1989 - Seen stored in Crewe carriage sidings
April 1989 - Cut up in Vic Berry's yard
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50460 - original number
53460 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
Dec-71 - Friction Control Springs Removed
circa Jul-72 - AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50460 | 59168 | 50512 | As delivered to 5D - 4w/e 30/11/57 | ||||||
| 50460 | 59171 | 50515 | Noted 20/07/68 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50460 | 59167 | 50512 | Noted 20/07/68 - at Preston and Manchester1 | ||||||
| 50460 | 59168 | 50512 | Noted 28/08/75 - on Newton Heath depot2 | ||||||
| 50460 | 59168 | 50512 | Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50460 | 59168 | 50515 | Noted 03/01/1981 - At Bolton Station3 | ||||||
| NH466 | 50460 | 59168 | 50512 | Noted circa 05/19824 | |||||
| 50460 | 59168 | 50512 | Noted circa 10/19824 | ||||||
| 50460 | 59168 | 50512 | Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.59 Preston to Manchester Vic4 | ||||||
| 50460 | 59168 | 50512 | Noted 08/04/19834 | ||||||
| 50460 | 50512 | Noted 20/04/19834 | |||||||
| 53460 | 53512 | Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986 | |||||||
| 53460 | 53496 | Formation change - NH - circa Dec-86 | |||||||
| 53460 | 53496 | Listed at NH - 10/05/87 | |||||||
| 53460 | 53496 | Listed at NH - 1st January 1988 | |||||||
| N670 | 53460 | 53496 | Listed at NH - May 1988 | ||||||
| N670 | 53460 | 53496 | Listed at NH - May-88 | ||||||
| N670 | 53460 | 53496 | Listed at NH - 16th July 1988 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
Unknown date
Class 104 DMBS M50460 at Manchester Victoria, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
circa September 1980
M50460 leading arriving at Manchester Victoria Phil Bidwell.
11th June 1986
A two-car Class 104 DMU formed of cars M53460 & M53496 was leading a five-car Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service stood on the Up Fast at Leyland station on June 11th 1986. The unit was eventually scrapped by Berry's of Leicester in April 1989. Martyn Hilbert.
9th April 1989
M53460 Vic Berrys, Leicester 9-4-89. Kevin Dowd.
16th April 1989
M53460 Vic Berrys, Leicester 16-4-89. Kevin Dowd.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 26th August 1979
BRCW Class 104 DMU's were Sunday resting stabled at Buxton station on August 26th 1979. The nearest three-car set was formed of cars M50482, M59138 & M50460. Buxton Depot had a sizeable allocation of 104's from the late 1950's until the early 1980's. The leading car in this view, Driving Motor Second Lavatory (DMSL) M50482, eventually ended its working life at Preston on January 19th 1986, when working as a two-car set formed of M53482 & M53433, it had a head-on collision with Class 47 47111 just South of Preston station following braking problems. 53482 lanquished for some time in Dock Street Sidings at Preston covered over with a tarpaulin until it was scrapped on-site. Martyn Hilbert.