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<- 50352 | 50353 | 50354 ->

Vehicle 50353

Class 100

BR Diagram 536

Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30278
Diagram: 536

Allocations

Sep-57 New to 5D (Cockshute)
Dec-57 On loan to 8E (Brunswick)
Jan-58 Transferred to 8E (Brunswick)
Apr-58Depot code change27F
Jun-58 Transferred to 3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60Depot code change21F
Sep-63Depot code change2G
3w/e 31/01/65 Transferred to 2H (Monument Lane)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 2G (Ryecroft)
3w/e 30/06/66 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
3w/e 30/03/69 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
May 1973Depot code changeLO
17/07/83 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50353 56108 As delivered to 5D - September 1957
50353 56103 Noted 11/04/67 - at Crewe1
50353 56183 Noted 23/11/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly1
LT296 50353 56183 Listed at Longsight - circa Dec-69
LT296 50353 56108 Listed at 9A - circa Jul-70
50353 56108 Noted 04/06/71 - at Manchester Piccadilly1
50353 56108 Noted 04/09/74 - at Reddish North2
50353 Noted 28/08/75 - on Longsight depot, loose vehicle2
50353 56108 Noted Jun-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly1
50353 56108 Noted 17/07/76 - at Stalybridge1
LO294 50353 56108 Noted 31/05/19823
LO294 50353 56108 Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc3
LO294 50353 56108 Noted circa 10/19823
50353 56108 Noted circa 12/19823

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

Images:

Class 100 DMU at Aberdovey

23rd August 1967

A GRC&W twin DMU set is seen at Aberdovey on 23 September 1967. The DMBS is in the early blue livery with small yellow panel, the DTCL is still in green. This was one of eleven of these sets that were allocated to Chester from 1966 to 1969. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 100 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

March 1976

Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. Class 100 Local Passenger 2-car dmu Nos.M50353 leading in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front ends at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a service from Marple (Rose Hill) via Bredbury, 3/76. Hugh Llewelyn.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 23rd October 1982

Manchester Piccadilly, a Class 506, Class 100 DMU 50353, Swindon Class 123 DMU car 52100 23-10-82. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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