Vehicle 59229
Class 104
Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30300
Diagram: 584
Allocations
| 04/12/58 | New to | 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| Jan-60 | Depot code change | 50C | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | BG | |
| w/e 18/10/75 | Transferred to | NR (Norwich) | |
| 2w/e 01/05/77 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) | |
| 06/06/82 | Transferred to | BX (Buxton) | |
| p/e 16/05/83 | Transferred to | CW (Cricklewood) | |
| 15/10/83 | Withdrawn from | CW (Cricklewood) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50562 | 59208 | 59229 | 50583 | As delivered to 53B - 4th December 1958 | |||||
| 50572 | 59231 | 59229 | 50582 | Noted 02/01/70 - in Sheffield Midland1 | |||||
| 50559 | 59204 | 59229 | 50571 | Noted 12/02/1972 - Noted working Lincoln to Peterborough football special (It was a 4-4 draw!) | |||||
| 50550 | 59229 | 50582 | Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria2 | ||||||
| 50562 | 59205 | 59229 | 50578 | Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds3 | |||||
| 50551 | 59229 | 50581 | Noted 06/07/73 - at Doncaster3 | ||||||
| 50562 | 59229 | 50578 | Noted 16/03/1974 - at Doncaster 2 | ||||||
| 50551 | 59229 | 50590 | Noted 29/08/74 - on Hull Botanic Gardens depot1 | ||||||
| 51443 | 59229 | 50578 | Noted 08/01/75 - at Stainforth & Hatfield1 | ||||||
| 50163 | 59229 | 50578 | Noted 09/09/75 - at Brough3 | ||||||
| 50163 | 59229 | 50578 | Noted 11/09/75 - at Brough3 | ||||||
| 80 | 50562 | 59229 | 50578 | Noted 03/11/75 - at Bury St Edmunds, 50562 also had old set number H39 and 50578 H311 | |||||
| 85 | 50562 | 59229 | 50589 | Noted 13/01/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | |||||
| 85 | 50559 | 59229 | 50562 | Noted 25/03/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | |||||
| 50559 | 59229 | 50562 | Noted 03/04/1976 - at Ely 2 | ||||||
| 82 | 50544 | 59229 | 50585 | Noted 13/12/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | |||||
| 50575 | 59229 | 59234 | 50554 | Noted circa 19814 | |||||
| 50554 | 59229 | 59234 | 50575 | Noted 16/01/19824 | |||||
| 50063 | 59229 | 50923 | Noted circa 04/19834 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Eddie Knorn
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: August 1987
Set number: 457
In the "anything goes" period before Sprinterisation, this view taken alongside Haymarket depot in August 1987 shows just what a variety of DMUs and liveries could be found. In the centre, a 6 car set is forming a rush hour service to Fife, an all blue "Buxton" BRCW class 104 triple (Set 457 53504 + 59229 + 53556) on the rear and (most of) a Strathclyde red Derby class 107 in front, but with a Met Camm class 101 car leading. On the left is a Stirling to Edinburgh working formed of a blue / grey Met Camm 101, with some more of these on the right awaiting repairs at the depot. Murray Liston.