Vehicle 50497 / 53497
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
| Sep-57 | New to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| Dec-57 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 01/07/61 | Transferred to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 2H (Monument Lane) | |
| 2w/e 08/10/66 | Transferred to | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 3w/e 28/06/69 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| w/e 04/10/75 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 2w/e 05/02/77 | Transferred to | BX (Buxton) | |
| 4w/e 05/08/78 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 4w/e 20/10/79 | Transferred to | DY (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 13/09/81 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| circa Oct-82 | Transferred to | BX (Buxton) | |
| circa 12/83 | Stored U. | BX (Buxton) | - still noted in traffic |
| 09/07/84 | Withdrawn from | BX (Buxton) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50497 - original number
53497 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50445 | 59153 | 50497 | As delivered to 5B - September 1957 | ||||||
| 50770 | 59318 | 50497 | Noted 14/04/69 - in Derby1 | ||||||
| 50770 | 59318 | 50497 | Noted 18/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 50443 | 59158 | 50497 | Transfer to 9D - 3w/e 28/06/69 | ||||||
| 50443 | 59158 | 50497 | Noted 22/08/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly1 | ||||||
| 50497 | 59158 | 50784 | Noted 04/09/74 - in Manchester Victoria2 | ||||||
| TS415 | 50497 | 50340 | 56058 | Noted 08/09/76 - at Tyseley2 | |||||
| 50445 | 59153 | 50497 | Transfer to DY - 4w/e 20/10/79 | ||||||
| 50497 | 59210 | 50502 | Noted 16/05/81 - at Cambridge2 | ||||||
| NH457 | 50497 | 59228 | 50502 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria3 | |||||
| BX493 | 50497 | 59228 | 50502 | Noted circa 10/19823 | |||||
| BX493 | 50497 | 59228 | 50502 | Noted circa 10/19823 | |||||
| BX486 | 50497 | 59228 | 50502 | Noted circa 04/19833 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
Images:
June 1980
A three-car Class 104 DMU led by M50497 seen at Whitacre Junction in June 1980. Stuart Mackay Collection.