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Vehicle 50525 / 53525


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: 30294
Diagram: 558

Allocations

4w/e 22/02/58 New to 5B (Crewe South)
Apr-63 Transferred to 5D (Cockshute)
3w/e 31/10/64 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
May-73Depot code changeNH
circa Jan-84 Transferred to AY (Ayr) - cover for fire damaged vehicles
Feb-87 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr) - Officially 15/07/87

Notes

19th January 1984 - Seen in blue livery with white stripe
31st January 1984 - Seen with white stripe & first-class yellow band in blue livery
28th February 1984 - Seen with white stripe & first-class yellow band in blue livery
30th March 1984 - Seen with white stripe & first-class yellow band in blue livery
27th June 1984 - Seen carrying unit no. 104 while in 104 451
3rd February 1987 - Seen at Ayr depot

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50525 - original number
53525 - from Jan-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50473 59181 50525 As delivered to 5B - 4w/e 22/02/58
50473 59181 50525 Transfer to 9D - 3w/e 31/10/64
50473 59181 50525 Noted 13/04/71 - in Manchester Victoria1
50473 59181 50525 Noted 17/09/71 - at Manchester Victoria2
50473 59181 50525 Noted 31/08/72 - in Manchester Victoria2
50473 59181 50525 Noted 19/04/73 - on Newton Heath depot1
50474 59181 50525 Noted 08/04/1976 - at Manchester Victoria 3
50473 59181 50525 Noted 08/04/1976 - at Manchester Victoria 3
50473 59181 50525 Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria2
50473 59181 50525 Noted circa 08/19814
50473 50525 Noted circa 10/19824
53473 53525 Noted circa 06/19834
53473 53525 Noted circa 08/19834
53473 59789 53525 Noted 19th January 1984
104450 53452 59225 53525 Noted 31st January 1984
104451 53473 59559 53525 Listed at AY - 17/06/84
104451 53473 59559 53525 Noted 27th June 1984
104451 53473 59559 53525 Listed at AY - 25/03/85
104451 53473 59559 53525 Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986
104368 53491 59225 53525 Formed at AY circa Oct-86
53525 Noted 11/10/1986 - at Ayr Depot4
51578 59571 53525 Noted 07/11/19864
51578 59571 53525 Noted 15th November 1986
104455 53598 59796 53525 Formation change - circa Dec-86 - 53525 replaced 53673

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

Images:

Class 104 DMU at Newton Heath

18th September 1982

Class 104 BRCW DMC 50525 and 08-475 on Newton Heath depot, 18-9-82. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 104 DMU at Blackpool North

29th August 1983

Class 104 BRCW 2-car DMU 53525+53473 with white body stripe waits to depart Blackpool North for Manchester Victoria 29-8-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 104 DMU at Kilwinning

17th July 1984

Set number: 104

Another grey day at Kilwinning Stn, on the Largs line. A BRCW Class 104/Met-Camm hybrid (53525 closest) departs on 17/7/84. David Christie.

Class 104 DMU at Falkirk Grahamston

30th September 1984

Set number: 104

53525 on the rear of a Dunblane service at Falkirk Grahamston on the 30th September 1984. The centre car is presumably 59559 and the other power car is 53473, labeled set 104 451. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 104 DMU at Largs

Ayr Variety. Largs station and an Ayr allocated BRCW Class 104 DMS Sc53525 is sitting at Platform 3. A Class 116 is visible in the background in the siding adjacent to Platform 1. However, the centre road has been lifted and is probably in advance of full scale track rationalisation and electrification. Probably January / February 1985. alicia hartman.

Class 104 DMU at Ayr depot

31st March 1985

Class 104 DMS SC53525 at Ayr depot on the 31st March 1985. Jerry Glover.

Class 104 DMU at Haymarket

9th March 1986

Set number: 104

A DMU line-up in Haymarket depot on March 9, 1986. On the left is a Class 107, in the middle 101307 (presumably with 53189 closest) and on the right a Class 104 with 53525 closest. Hamish Stevenson.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: January 1984

Ayr Variety. Platform 11 at Glasgow Central High Level with motley six car DMU departing for the Ayrshire coast. An old note book suggests the leading BRCW Triple is M53473 DMBSL (White Stripe) + Sc59789 (107 TSL) + M53525 DMCL (White Stripe and yellow First Class cantrail stripe) as seen at Central on 19/01/1984. The rear lash up is probably MC DMB E53207 + BRCW DMC M53510 + MC DMS E54088, previously seen at Ayr. Three manufacturers / vehicle types, all blue, blue with white stripe, blue - grey ... and 'first class'. Variety, indeed! A rotten photograph, but then again, possibly a rotten journey for commuters in vehicles past their best. Friday 27 January 1984. alicia hartman.

DMU

Date: 30th September 1984

Set number: 104451

53473 leads 104 451 into Falkirk Grahamston station with a Dunblane service on the 30th September 1984. The rear car is 53525, the centre car is probably 59559. Hamish Stevenson.