Vehicle 50551
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
| 05/09/58 | New to | 53C (Hull Springhead) | |
| 30/11/58 | Transferred to | 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) | - (53C closed) |
| Jan-60 | Depot code change | 50C | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | BG | |
| w/e 25/10/75 | Transferred to | NR (Norwich) | |
| w/e 15/06/80 | Transferred to | SF (Stratford) | |
| w/e 22/02/81 | Transferred to | KD (Carlisle Kingmoor) | |
| 13/09/81 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| circa Sep-82 | Transferred to | BX (Buxton) | |
| 03/07/83 | Withdrawn from | BX (Buxton) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50551 | 59218 | 59197 | 50572 | As delivered to 53C - 5th September 1958 | |||||
| 50551 | 59204 | 59217 | 50590 | Noted 15/08/19701 | |||||
| 50551 | 59229 | 50581 | Noted 06/07/73 - at Doncaster2 | ||||||
| 50551 | 59229 | 50590 | Noted 29/08/74 - on Hull Botanic Gardens depot3 | ||||||
| 50551 | 59217 | 50580 | Noted 02/11/1974 - at Sheffield1 | ||||||
| 50544 | 59228 | 50551 | Noted 05/01/75 - on Botanic Gardens depot3 | ||||||
| 83 | 50551 | 59225 | 50588 | Noted 24/10/75 - on Norwich depot3 | |||||
| 83 | 50551 | 59225 | 50571 | Noted 24/03/77 - at Cambridge3 | |||||
| 83 | 50590 | 59227 | 50551 | Listed at NR - Autumn 1978 | |||||
| 83 | 50551 | 59227 | 50583 | Noted 04/01/79 - at Norwich3 | |||||
| 50551 | 59226 | 50572 | Transfer to SF - w/e 15/06/80 | ||||||
| 50551 | 59226 | 50572 | Transfer to KD - w/e 22/02/81 | ||||||
| NH458 | 50551 | 59226 | 50572 | Noted circa 05/19824 | |||||
| BX491 | 50551 | 59226 | 50572 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc4 | |||||
| BX491 | 50551 | 59226 | 50572 | Noted circa 09/19824 |
Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
circa September 1958
An official image (Derby Works negative 58/735) showing the first class saloon in a BRC&W DMCL (E50551) from a four-car set taken at Cleobury Mortimer on the Tenbury Wells branch circa September 1958. These sets for the Eastern Region had a DMCL at both ends, one originally had a first class section with smoking, the other was non-smoking. British Railways.
circa September 1958
An official image (Derby Works negative 58/737) showing the second class saloons in BRC&W DMCL E50551 circa September 1958. British Railways.
circa September 1958
An official image (Derby Works negative 58/738) showing a luggage area in an Eastern Region four-car BRC&W DMU circa September 1958. Thought to be in DMCL E50551 looking through to E59218. British Railways.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa September 1958
An official image (Derby Works negative 58/729) of a new four-car BRC&W set (E50572 + E59197 + E59218 + E50551) at Cleobury Mortimer on the Tenbury Wells branch circa September 1958. British Railways.