Vehicle 50544
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: 30298
Diagram: 580
Allocations
| 26/06/58 | New to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 4w/e 24/01/59 | Transferred to | 50B (Neville Hill) | |
| 3w/e 21/03/59 | Transferred to | 51A (Darlington) | |
| 3w/e 19/03/60 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| w/e 04/03/67 | Transferred to | 52J (South Gosforth) | |
| 2w/e 10/10/70 | Transferred to | 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 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| 06/06/82 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50544 | 59190 | 59211 | 50565 | As delivered to 51A - 26th June 1958 | |||||
| 50544 | 59190 | 59211 | 50565 | Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 21/03/59 | |||||
| 50544 | 59190 | 59211 | 50565 | Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60 | |||||
| 51443 | 59540 | 59539 | 50544 | Noted 14/03/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.1 | |||||
| 51443 | 59540 | 59539 | 50544 | Noted 11/05/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. 59539 and 59540 both in green livery but with differing lining styles. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.1 | |||||
| 50544 | 59190 | 59227 | 50588 | Transfer to 50C - 2w/e 10/10/70 | |||||
| 50544 | 59196 | 59224 | 50588 | Noted 27/10/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.1 | |||||
| 50580 | 59227 | 59231 | 50544 | Noted 09/11/1971 - York2 | |||||
| 50544 | 51969 | 59770 | 51983 | 51954 | Noted 27/08/1974 - at York3 | ||||
| 50544 | 59224 | 50557 | Noted 11/1974 - at Sheffield 3 | ||||||
| 50544 | 59226 | 59207 | 50550 | Noted 02/11/1974 - at Doncaster3 | |||||
| 50544 | 59228 | 50551 | Noted 05/01/75 - on Botanic Gardens depot4 | ||||||
| 50544 | 59226 | 50581 | Noted 08/10/75 - at Brough5 | ||||||
| 50544 | 59226 | 50581 | Noted 24/12/75 - at Bury St Edmunds4 | ||||||
| 50544 | 59226 | 50581 | Noted 16/03/76 - at Bury St Edmunds4 | ||||||
| 50544 | 59226 | 50581 | Noted 10/07/76 - at Peterborough4 | ||||||
| 82 | 50544 | 59229 | 50585 | Noted 13/12/76 - at Bury St Edmunds4 | |||||
| 50544 | 59211 | 50587 | Noted 04/11/78 - in Sheffield Midland6 | ||||||
| 50544 | 59211 | 50587 | Noted 19/08/79 - at Newton Heath6 | ||||||
| 50544 | 59211 | 50587 | Noted 09/02/1980 - at Leeds City6 | ||||||
| 50544 | 59211 | 50587 | Noted 06/09/1980 - at Leeds City6 | ||||||
| 50544 | 59194 | 59211 | 50587 | Noted circa 04/19821 |
Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
2: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Leonard Rogers
6: Martin Lumley
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: October 1975
Birmingham RC&W Co.3-car Local Passenger dmu (Class 104) made up of cars from 1958 batch 4-car sets: Nos.M50578, M59190 and M50544 in BR Rail Blue livery with all yellow front awaiting departure at Doncaster on a Norwich service, 10/75. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: 10th October 1981
E50587 + E59211 + E50544 on 16:37 to Huddersfield at Clayton West on 10 October 1981. Stuart Mackay Collection.