Vehicle 50493 / 53493
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: 30294
Diagram: 558
Allocations
| Aug-57 | New to | 9D (Buxton) | |
| Sep-57 | Transferred to | 5A (Crewe North) | |
| Dec-57 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 01/07/61 | Transferred to | 18A (Toton) | |
| 4w/e 29/12/62 | Transferred to | 17A (Derby Etches Park) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 11/09/65 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 11/06/90 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) PZQZ |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50493 - original number
53493 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50441 | 59149 | 50493 | As delivered to 9D - August 1957 | ||||
| 53443 | 53493 | Listed at Newton Heath - Summer 1986 | |||||
| N666 | 53444 | 53493 | Noted circa May-88 | ||||
| N666 | 53444 | 53493 | Noted circa Jul-88 | ||||
| N666 | 53444 | 53493 | Noted 24/04/89 |
Modifications
Dec-71 - Friction Control Springs Removed
Oct-86 - Window Bars Fitted
Images:
Date: 24th April 1984
53493 passes Manchester Exchange on 24th April 1984. Dennis Taylor.
Date: 29th May 1984
53493 seen in Manchester Victoria station on the 29th May 1984. Dennis Taylor.
Date: September 1984
A 104/101 formation at Manchester Victoria circa September 1984. The 104 DMS is 53493. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 24th April 1989
Set number: N666
This was the last time I saw a BRC&W Class 104 on the Buxton line on a service train, as they had long since been displaced on the Buxton line by this time, interesting too the second time I had seen a 2 car example, as all Buxton units were 3 cars. This is Newton Heath allocated N666 led by 53493 heading back to Manchester on the outskirts of Hazel Grove, 24th April 1989. Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 24th October 1990
Set number: N666
53493 and 53511 head a long line of vehicles awaiting disposal at Vic Berrys on 24/10/90. Ian Francis.
Date: 28th October 1990
Set number: N666
M53493 at Vic Berrys, Leicester on 28-10-90. Kevin Dowd.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 24th April 1989
Set number: N666
A BRC&W Class 104/Derby Class 108 combination on a peak hour working, 24th April 1989, having just left Furness Vale on their way up to Buxton. This is Newton Heath allocated N666 comprising of 53444 + 53493. Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 8th June 1990
Amongst the DMUs at Newton Heath on 08.06.90 were M53444 and M53493 and in the foreground M53421. Surface Stock.