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Vehicle 50488 / 53488


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

Jul-57 New to 5B (Crewe South)
Oct-57 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
w/e 01/10/60 Transferred to 9D (Buxton)
Sep-63Depot code change9L
w/e 06/11/65 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
3w/e 30/04/66 On loan to 9A (Longsight)
3w/e 02/06/66 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
4w/e 04/02/67 Transferred to 9L (Buxton)
06/05/73Depot code changeBX
11/03/83 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
05/03/84 Transferred to CW (Cricklewood)
09/03/84 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
07/08/85 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50488 - original number
53488 - from Oct-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50436 59144 50488 As delivered to 5B - July 1957
50436 59198 50488 Noted 04/11/68 - at Manchester Piccadilly1
BN436 50436 59198 50488 Listed at Buxton - circa Dec-69
50436 59198 50488 Noted 22/12/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly1
50436 59230 50488 Noted 18/09/1971 - at Stockport2
50431 59135 50488 Noted 27/08/1979 - at Cleethorpes3
50439 59203 50488 Noted 25/10/1980 - At Crewe Station4
BX489 50436 59141 50488 Noted 31/05/19825
BX489 50436 59141 50488 Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc5
53436 50488 Noted circa 03/19835

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 104 DMU at Swan Village

late April 1966

A BRC&W triple DMU still in its original formation of M50488 + M59144 + M50436 is seen at Swan Village, on the Great Western Birmingham - Wolverhampton line, in late April 1966. Michael Mensing.

Class 104 DMU at Buxton

circa 1972

Class 104 M50488 at Buxton circa 1972. John Law.

Class 104 DMU at Horsforth

21st September 1981

Class 104 M50488 + M59141 + M50436 with the 11:02 Leeds - Harrogate service at Horsforth on September 21, 1981. John Carter.

Class 104 DMU at Manchester Victoria

4th April 1984

53488 seen at Manchester Victoria on the 4th April 1984. Dennis Taylor.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: late April 1966

A BRC&W triple DMU formed of M50436 + M59144 + M50488 is seen at Swan Village - on the Great Western Birmingham - Wolverhampton line - in late April 1966. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: October 1971

A BRC&W triple set passing Grantham North box in October 1971. The vehicles are noted as 50445 + 59159 + 50488 (although the latter was not a Derby based vehicle like the other two). Mel Smith.

DMU

Date: 23rd September 1981

M50436 + M59141 + M50488 at Leeds on September 21, 1981. John Carter.