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Class 104 SC53473 at Snailwell on 21 November 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
Having arrived at journeys end on one of the well-patronised services from Manchester Victoria, and with Driving Motor Brake Second M50474 bringing up the rear of a six-car formation, alighted passengers were making their way out of the station at Blackpool North on an overcast August 12th 1979. Martyn Hilbert.
Normally used on Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North services, one of the three-Car Newton Heath allocated Class 104 sets complete with its white bodyside stripe, was working the Kirkham to Blackpool South shuttle service on September 19th 1979. M50474 arrives from Kirkham along a route that was still double track into the magnificent station at St-Annes-On-The-Sea. Martyn Hilbert.
The view through bridge 26 looking towards Kirkham North Junction as a 6-Car Class 104 formation takes the station avoiding line with a Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on Saturday August 2nd 1980. The leading car is M50474 one of the large fleet of 104's then allocated to Newton Heath Depot. This was before the construction of the Kirkham by-pass which now crosses the line adjacent to the signalbox. The Coast Line to Blackpool South can be seen diverging away on the left, whilst behind the outer home signal on the Blackpool bound line is one of the brick piers that once carried the flyover that took trains from the Marton Direct Line (From Blackpool Central) over the Blackpool North route, the ramp onto the up direction station avoiding line being at the West side of the signalbox. Martyn Hilbert.
Class 104 DMU DMBS 53474 at Chester TMD 26-6-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Buxton based BRC&W class 104 dmu DMBS car M53474 has just cleared the level crossing at Furness Vale, whilst in the consist of a Buxton-Manchester Piccadilly service, 27th January 1985. Andrew J Crowther.
Class 104 3-car DMU with DMBS 53474 leading in Buxton station, 19-5-85. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
The passengers on the Poynton Parish Puffa were treated at Stratford-upon-Avon to a visit by the steam locomotive 46229 Duchess of Hamilton on 29 June 1985 although I don't recall taking any pictures of this. The return working of the steam special left a short while before the DMU (BX480, presumably 53474/59152/53420 and BX496, presumably 52062/59155/51947) went back to Cheshire and I photographed the latter from the window of the signal box. The industrial units in the background are the site of the erstwhile Stratford-upon-Avon shed and coaling stage. The entire backdrop is virtually unrecognisable nowadays and the signal box itself was demolished many years ago. Peter Tandy.
Class 104 DMBS M53474 seen at Newton Heath depot on April 27th 1986 during a Midland Railfans visit. Ian Charles.
A 'black mask' two-car Class 104 DMU, DMBS 53474 closest, at Manchester Victoria on August 21 1986. Jonathan Hazan.
Newton Heath allocated two-car Class 104 DMU 53474 + 53427 in Whitby station on 24 August 1985 with 1Z36 Yorkshire Coast Express. Robert Thomas.
Newton Heath based class 104 2-car DMU set no. N674 (presumably 53474 + 53427) sits in the bay platform at Stalybridge with the local service to Stockport on May 3, 1988. This shot was taken when there was still 16 trains a day each way. It would then become a parliamentry service with one train a week on a Friday in one direction only leaving Stockport at 09.22. By running this token service the railway did not have to go through the lengthy statutory close notice period for a line closure. The route became largely obsolete when the Windsor link line opened in West Manchester. Adrian Nicholls.
M53474 Manchester Victoria, May 13, 1988. John Carter.
At Stockport with the 12:30 to Stalybridge is N674, which included 53474. Date unknown. Gazza Prescott.
M53474 (N674), M53501 (N691) Vic Berrys, Leicester 16-4-89. Kevin Dowd.
The 4.23pm to Derby awaits departure time in platform 7 of Birmingham New Street on 18 February 1961. DMBS M50475 is closest in the BRC&W triple set which was allocated to Toton at the time. Michael Mensing.
A BRC&W triple DMU seen at Broughton Astley on the Leicester - Rugby line on 21 September 1961. Michael Mensing.
The guard was looking back, as a well filled six-car Class 104 DMU, with Driving Motor Brake Second M50475 at the rear, was stood at Salwick with the 16.45 Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on June 28th 1980. The single island platform still retained its L&Y platform canopy in faded 1950's BR maroon & cream paint. The platform buildings at Salwick were demolished in the early 1970's, but the canopy remained until around 1990, and inevitably has since been replaced by a small shelter. Long grass had reclaimed where there was once a well-kept station garden. To the left of the DMU is the site of the former fast lines, removed in 1966. Martyn Hilbert.
Former Manchester/Blackpool 'White Line' Class 104, minus its centre trailer car with Motor Brake Second M53475 leading, passes Cocker Bar Farm as it runs between Midge Hall and Croston with a Preston to Ormskirk service on May 20th 1983. The Midge Hall distant signal for Northbound services is located adjacent to the farm access bridge. Martyn Hilbert.
M53475 at Derby RTC, where it spent a short spell apparently as a carriage washing test coach, later renumbered ADB977342. Taken on the 15th March 1986. Ian Francis.