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Vehicle 56104

Class 100

Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30279
Diagram: 537

Allocations

The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 50349 during the unknown period are:

Sep-57	New to	5D (Cockshute)
Jan-58	On loan to	8E (Brunswick)
Apr-58	Depot code change	27F
Jun-58	Transferred to	3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60	Depot code change	21F
Sep-63	Depot code change	2G
3w/e 31/01/65	Transferred to	2H (Monument Lane)
3w/e 30/04/66	Transferred to	2G (Ryecroft)
3w/e 30/06/66	Transferred to	6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56104 are:

3w/e 30/03/69	Transferred to	9A (Longsight)
May 1973	Depot code change	LO
03/07/83	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50349	56104	As delivered to 5D - September 1957
	50349	56104	Noted 16th September 1957
	50395	56104	Noted 01/01/68 - at Manchester Exchange¹
	50395	56104	Noted 21/08/68 - at Chester¹
	50355	56104	Noted 03/05/69 - in Manchester Central (last day)¹
LT292	50349	56104	Listed at 9A - circa Jul-70
	50349	56104	Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight¹
	50349	56104	Noted 06/08/1974 - at Manchester Piccadilly²
	50349	56104	Noted 28/08/75 - on Longsight depot³
	50349	56104	Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly¹
	50349	56104	Noted Sep-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly¹
LO292	50349	56104	Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc⁴
LO292	50349	56104	Noted circa 02/1983⁴

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

Images:

summer 1964

DTCL M56104 leads a GRC&W / Met-Camm DMU formation into platform five at Birmingham New Street in summer 1964. Michael Mensing.

27th August 1983

Condemned Class 100 Gloucester 2-car DMUs on Longsight, 56104 + 50349 closest, 27-8-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

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