Vehicle 50524 / 53524
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
| w/e 31/01/58 | New to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| Apr-63 | Transferred to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| 3w/e 31/10/64 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| 09/02/86 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50524 - original number
53524 - from Jun-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50472 | 59180 | 50524 | As delivered to 5B - w/e 31/01/58 | ||||||
| 50472 | 59180 | 50524 | Transfer to 9D - 3w/e 31/10/64 | ||||||
| 50472 | 59180 | 50524 | Noted 05/01/66 - in Manchester Victoria station1 | ||||||
| 50472 | 59180 | 50524 | Noted 20/12/66 - at Leeds City with 50478 + 59186 + 505301 | ||||||
| 50472 | 59180 | 50524 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50472 | 59180 | 50524 | Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50472 | 59180 | 50524 | Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50472 | 59180 | 50524 | Noted 09/09/76 - at Preston2 | ||||||
| 50472 | 59180 | 50524 | Noted 09/04/1977 - at Preston 3 | ||||||
| 50472 | 59180 | 50524 | Noted 04/01/78 | ||||||
| 50475 | 59183 | 50524 | Noted 03/08/79 | ||||||
| NH455 | 50479 | 50524 | Noted circa 10/19824 | ||||||
| 50479 | 59180 | 50524 | Noted circa 10/19824 | ||||||
| 50524 | 59180 | 50479 | Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 06.53 Blackpool to Manchester Victoria4 | ||||||
| 50479 | 50524 | Noted circa 12/19824 | |||||||
| 50455 | 59230 | 50524 | Noted circa 01/19834 | ||||||
| 50522 | 59225 | 50524 | Noted circa 02/19834 | ||||||
| 53538 | 50524 | Noted circa 04/19834 | |||||||
| 53464 | 53524 | Noted 21/08/84 | |||||||
| 53464 | 53524 | Noted 15/02/85 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
19th May 1979
In the days when Blackpool South still had two operational platforms and when the former booking hall on Waterloo Road bridge had a large model railway shop and layout, a three-car Class 104 Manchester-Blackpool 'white-liner' DMU was operating the 12.1 Mile, Blackpool South to Kirkham & Wesham shuttle service on May 19th 1979. The set complete with its first class saloons in the leading car and the centre trailer, was formed of cars M50524, M59180 & M50472. Visible in the view are the remains of much redundant railway land, including the trackbed and platform that was once part of the direct line between Blackpool South and Kirkham in the days when this was a busy location with trains going to and from the terminus at Blackpool Central that closed in November 1964. All the land to the right of the DMU is now given over to car parking and a link road to the M55 motorway, and where the DMU was stood, the track has gone and large advertising hoardings facing the road, ar Martyn Hilbert.
21st August 1984
Class 104 DMU car 53524, the last to carry a white stripe signifying its modified suspension, is seen coupled to 53464 passing Appley Locks between Appley Bridge and Parbold on the 21st August 1984. The large house on the hill is Parbold Hall, then home of Sir Peter Moores, son of Sir John Moores the founder of Littlewoods Pools. S Gaskell.
15th February 1985
One of the Newton Heath allocated 'White Stripe' with red buffer beam class 104 BRC&W dmu's DMCL M53524 with M53464, stand at platform 14 at a now totally unrecognizable Manchester Victoria. These units with a White Strip down the body side indicated that they had modified suspension for fast running on express services to Blackpool, which probably meant very little when i took this with the influx of class 150 'Sprinter' new builds. 15th February 1985. Andrew J Crowther.
18th May 1985
The last of the Newton Heath allocated 'White Stripe' with red buffer beam liveried class 104 BRC&W dmu's - DMCL M53524 - makes a smoky departure upon leaving what is now a totally unrecognizable Manchester Victoria with a service for Blackpool North. These units with a White Strip down the body side indicated that they had modified suspension for fast running on express services to Blackpool, which probably meant very little when i took this with the influx of class 150 'Sprinter' new builds. 18th May 1985 Andrew J Crowther.
23rd July 1985
A BRCW Class 104 two-car DMU formed of cars M53524 & M53451 was passing over Farington Curve Junction with a well-filled late afternoon Preston to Ormskirk service on July 23rd 1985. The Newton Heath allocated set was a reform, with M53524 still wearing its white bodyside stripe from the days when it was part of a Manchester-Blackpool 'White Line' three-car set that included cars M59180 & M50472. M53524 was the last Class 104 car to retain the white stripe in service. The Newton Heath fleet of 'White Line' three-car 104's were a common sight in the 1970's along the busy Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North route which carried heavy commuter and leisure traffic. Six-car formations were the norm for weekday peak-time services and weekend workings in the Spring, Summer and Autumn. Martyn Hilbert.
24th July 1985
A class 104 DMU at Preston on 24th July 1985 - the sandwich board on the platform states that its an Ormskirk service. Formed of 53524 (which has 'Newton Heath' written under the drivers window) and presumably 53451. Jonathan Hazan.
25th July 1985
M53524 + M53451 with the 17:51 to Preston departing from Leeds on July 25, 1985. John Carter.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 3rd August 1979
Blackpool North was a frequent haunt for Class 104s. In the station when this shot was taken on the 3rd August 1979 were 50524 + 59183 + 50475, 50504 + 59160 + 50452, 50477 + 59185 + 50529 and 50517 + 59173 + 50465. Robert Frise.
Date: 27th April 1984
53538 50524 at Miles Platting with the 10.30 Manchester Victoria-Oldham-Shaw-Manchester on 27th April 1984. Steve Montgomery.