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Vehicle 59230


Class 104

Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30302
Diagram: 583

Allocations

18/12/58 New to 50A (York)
w/e 05/12/59 Transferred to 50B (Neville Hill)
Jan-60Depot code change55H
3w/e 05/08/67 Transferred to 9L (Buxton)
06/05/73Depot code changeBX
20/09/87 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
2w/e 14/11/87 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
11/10/88 Withdrawn from ED (Eastfield)

Notes

17th October 1987 - Seen at Red Bank parcels sidings
1st July 1989 - Listed as withdrawn at Thornton Junction Yard
19th October 1989 - Listed as withdrawn/out of use
12th October 1990 - Listed as condemned at Thornton Junction Yard

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50584 59230 59240 50589 As delivered to 50A - 18th December 1958
50584 59230 59240 50589 Transfer to 50B - w/e 05/12/59
BN466 50435 59230 50487 Listed at Buxton - circa Dec-69
50430 59230 50484 Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight1
50436 59230 50488 Noted 18/09/1971 - at Stockport2
50432 59230 50484 Noted 16/04/73 - in Manchester Piccadilly3
50455 59230 50492 Noted circa 10/19824
50492 59230 50455 Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.53 Southport to Man Vic via Atherton with 50546-59240-505934
50455 59230 50524 Noted circa 01/19834
53437 59230 59195 53507 Noted circa 04/19834
53437 59230 50522 Noted 11/04/19834
53449 59230 53522 Noted circa 08/19834
53456 59230 53508 Noted circa 07/19844
53456 59230 53508 Noted circa 11/1984 - listed at BX4
53456 59230 53504 Noted circa 06/19854
BX485 53456 59230 53504 Listed at BX - circa Jul-85 - with white roof domes
BX485 53456 59230 53504 Listed at BX - circa Dec-85
51947 59230 52065 Listed at Buxton - Summer 1986
51941 59230 52056 Formation change - BX - circa Dec-86
51941 59230 52056 Noted circa 02/19874
458 53478 59230 53530 Listed at ED - Jan-88
458 53478 59230 53530 Listed at ED - circa August 1988

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 104 DMU at New Mills Newtown

27th January 1979

The 12.45 Buxton service calls at New Mills Newtown comprising of the standard Buxton based BRC&W class 104 3 car dmu, whilst working a Manchester Piccadilly-Buxton service. 27th January 1979. The centre car is a TSL, of which there was only one of on the LMR on this date - 59230. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 104 DMU at Buxton

3rd June 1987

Class 104 TSL M59230 stabled at Buxton on June 3, 1987. Hamish Stevenson.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 10th April 1985

Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon 1959 built Class 128 parcels unit M55994 is seen tagged into the rear of the 13.29 Manchester Piccadilly-Buxton service, which was worked by class 104 units M53456, M59230, M53504. At New Mills Newtown, 10th April 1985. Andrew J Crowther.