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<- 56303 | 56304 | 56305 ->

Vehicle 56304


Class 100

Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30445
Diagram: 537

Allocations

w/e 16/11/57 New to 64A (St Margarets)
c. summer-58 Transferred to Leith Central
Nov-59Depot code change64H
2w/e 09/04/60 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
w/e 04/06/60 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
4w/e 06/11/65 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
20/03/66 Withdrawn from 66C (Hamilton) - Accident damage

Disposal

Scrapped by BR, Cowlairs Works

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51112 56304 As delivered to 64A - November 1957
51112 56304 Transfer to 66C - 2w/e 09/04/60
51112 56304 Transfer to 64H - 4w/e 04/06/60
51112 56304 Transfer to 66C - 3w/e 31/10/65

Images:

Class 100 DMU at Cowlairs Works

1966

One of the Class 100 vehicles that was saw an early demise was 56304, it was less than eight and half years old when withdrawn. It's seen here partly dismantled at Cowlairs Works, probably in 1966. The cab is on the right. AA McLean.