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<- 50587 | 50588 | 50589 ->

Vehicle 50588

Class 104

BR Diagram 580

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: 30301
Diagram: 580

Allocations

12/03/59 New to 53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)
3w/e 04/07/59 Transferred to South Gosforth
3w/e 04/06/60 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 29/10/60 On loan to South Gosforth
4w/e 01/07/61 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
Jun-64 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
2w/e 10/10/70 Transferred to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
May-73Depot code changeBG
w/e 25/10/75 Transferred to NR (Norwich)
w/e 22/02/81 Transferred to SF (Stratford)
21/03/82 Withdrawn from SF (Stratford)

Notes

15/06/83 - 50573, 50580, 50588 departed Norwich on the Norwich - Whitemoor Speedlink service

Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50588 59234 59244 50593 As delivered to 53B - 12th March 1959
50588 59234 59244 50593 Transfer to South Gosforth - 3w/e 04/07/59
50588 59234 59244 50593 Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 04/06/60
50588 59234 59244 50593 Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 29/10/60
50588 59234 59244 50593 Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 01/07/61
50588 59234 59244 50593 Transfer to South Gosforth - Jun-64
50553 59246 59390 50588 Noted 29/08/70 - at York1
50544 59190 59227 50588 Transfer to 50C - 2w/e 10/10/70
50585 59218 50588 Noted 16/04/73 - in Sheffield Midland2
50572 59207 59225 50588 Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds1
50585 59217 50588 Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50370 + 561341
50560 59228 50588 Noted 16/03/1974 - at Sheffield Midland 3
50581 59224 50588 Noted 17/04/1975 - at Sheffield3
50557 59228 50588 Noted 12/09/75 - at Brough1
50557 59228 50588 Noted 16/09/75 - at Hull1
83 50551 59225 50588 Noted 24/10/75 - on Norwich depot2
83 50585 59227 50588 Noted 10/07/76 - at Peterborough2
85 50572 59226 50588 Noted 09/04/77 - at Ely2
85 50572 59226 50588 Noted 30/05/77 - at Bury St Edmunds2
82 50562 59223 50588 Noted 03/08/78 - on Norwich depot2
89 50557 59225 50588 Listed at NR - Autumn 1978
50578 59223 50588 Transfer to SF - w/e 22/02/81

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork

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