Vehicle 59140
Class 104
Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30295
Diagram: 582
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 50432 during the unknown period are:
| Jun-57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Oct-58 | Transferred to | 9D (Buxton) |
Then the allocations for 59140 are:
| Aug-82 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| Dec-82 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50432 | 59140 | 50484 | As delivered to 9A - June 1957 | ||||||
| BN463 | 50432 | 59140 | 50484 | Listed at Buxton - circa Dec-69 | |||||
| 50432 | 59140 | 50484 | Noted 22/12/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly1 | ||||||
| 50420 | 59140 | 50424 | Noted 13/08/70 - in Manchester Piccadilly2 | ||||||
| BN463 | 50432 | 59140 | 50484 | Noted Oct-70 - fitted with experimental gearboxes, tested ECS on Buxton-Manchester route stopping all stations. | |||||
| 50422 | 59140 | 50487 | Noted 18/09/1971 - at Stockport3 | ||||||
| 50434 | 59140 | 50486 | Noted 16/04/73 - in Manchester Piccadilly2 | ||||||
| 50440 | 59140 | 50492 | Noted 28/08/75 - in Manchester Piccadilly2 | ||||||
| 50470 | 59140 | 50522 | Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| BX493 | 50454 | 59140 | 50480 | Noted circa 05/19824 | |||||
| BX493 | 50454 | 59140 | 50480 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc4 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Eddie Knorn
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: August 1982
Two very smokey Birmingham RC&W Co.3-car Local Passenger dmu's (Class 104) Nos.M50463 (Class 104/2), M59140 (169), M50515 (104/1) of the 1957 batch in BR Rail Blue livery with all yellow front end and another set Nos.M50443 (104/2), M59149 (169), M50523 (Class 104/1) of the 1957 batch with a Blackpool-service white stripe passing Manchester (Exchange) on a Manchester (Victoria) - Bolton - Blackpool service, 08/82. The carriage numbers were hurriedly taken at the time so may not be accurate. Hugh Llewelyn.