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Vehicle 50566

Class 104

BR Diagram 559

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: 559

Allocations

04/07/58 New to South Gosforth
3w/e 30/08/58 Transferred to 53C (Hull Springhead)
30/11/58 Transferred to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens) - (53C closed)
Dec-58 Transferred to 50B (Neville Hill)
Jan-59 Transferred to South Gosforth
3w/e 19/03/60 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
May-73Depot code changeNL
06/06/82 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill)

Modifications

13/05/78 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50545 59191 59212 50566 As delivered to South Gosforth - 4th July 1958
50545 59191 59212 50566 Transfer to South Gosforth - Jan-59
50545 59191 59212 50566 Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
50566 59092 50549 Noted 16/05/1969 - Leeds1
50566 59092 50171 Noted 12/12/1969 - Leeds on 17.18 to Harrogate with 51558-59199-514421
50566 59216 59188 50545 Noted 09/06/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
50591 59189 59240 50566 Noted 27/06/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
50565 59091 59209 50566 Noted 29/08/70 - at York3
50240 59233 59219 50566 Noted 18/12/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
50545 59242 59191 50566 Noted 28/08/19724
50545 59242 59191 50566 Noted 25/10/75 - at Leeds3
50545 59242 59191 50566 Noted 07/11/75 - at Brough3
50545 59242 59191 50566 Noted 22/05/76 - at Leeds3
50545 59242 59191 50566 Noted Jun-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly3
50545 59242 59191 50566 Noted 05/01/77 - at Leeds3
50545 59242 59191 50566 Noted 03/03/77 - on Cambridge depot5
50545 59191 59242 50566 Noted 01/04/77 - on 2118 Leeds-Hull
50545 59191 59242 50566 Noted 13/11/77 - at Doncaster6
50545 59191 59242 50566 Noted 19/08/78 - at Leeds6
50545 59191 59242 50566 Noted 21/04/79 - at Neville Hill6
50566 59191 59242 50545 Noted circa 11/19792
50545 59191 59242 50566 Noted 09/02/1980 - at Leeds City6
50545 59191 59242 50566 Noted 20/07/1980 - at Goole6
50545 59242 59191 50566 Noted 10/08/80
50563 59191 59242 50566 Noted circa 19822
50563 59191 59242 50566 Noted 08/05/1982 - with 51275-56417 + 50204-56363 on special Train from Bridlington to Spalding

Formation Sources
1: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Gerald Brown
6: Martin Lumley

Images:

Class 104 DMU at Morecambe

10th August 1980

Class 104 4-car set (E50566 + E59191 + E59242 + E50545) and 2-car Class 108 (E56192 + E50601) at Morecambe on 10th August 1980. Robert Frise.

Class 104 DMU at Selby

12th September 1981

In the days when Selby was on the East Coast Main Line, a four-car Class 101 and four-car Class 104 with DMCL E50566 at the rear, was forming a Leeds to Hull service on Saturday September 12th 1981. Martyn Hilbert.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 8th May 1982

Two Spalding flower show specials in the up goods loop at Mill Green on 8 May 1982. After arriving at Spalding they ran empty back to Gosberton, crossed over and dropped in here to await their return diagrams. The Closest eight cars (50563 + 59191 + 59242 + 50566 / 51275 + 56417 / 50204 + 56367) ran from Bridlington, the rear six (50330 + 59130 + 50320 / 50337 + 59127 + 50222) from Banbury. Stuart Mackay Collection.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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