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Vehicle 59240

Class 104

BR Diagram 584

Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30303
Diagram: 584

Allocations

18/12/58 New to 50A (York)
w/e 05/12/59 Transferred to 50B (Neville Hill)
Jan-60Depot code change55H
May-73Depot code changeNL
2w/e 25/09/76 Transferred to GF (South Gosforth)
w/e 10/08/80 Transferred to DN (Darlington)
w/e 15/02/81 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
18/02/83 Transferred to BX (Buxton)
09/07/84 Withdrawn from BX (Buxton)

Notes

14/10/79 - Class 104 vehicles 50563, 50573, 50585, 50589, 50591, 50595, 59226 and 59240 noted in Doncaster Works

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50584 59230 59240 50589 As delivered to 50A - 18th December 1958
50584 59230 59240 50589 Transfer to 50B - w/e 05/12/59
51560 59240 59571 51551 Noted 12/07/1966 - York1
50542 59240 59387 50589 Noted 16/05/1969 - Leeds, on 17.12 Morecambe service1
50237 59240 59191 50553 Noted 12/12/1969 - Leeds1
51845 59191 59240 51500 Noted 21/01/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51500 59240 50245 Noted 07/02/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
50150 59089 59240 50151 Noted 23/05/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
50591 59189 59240 50566 Noted 27/06/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
50195 59240 50586 Noted 18/12/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
50273 59188 59240 51560 Noted 19/04/71 - in Leeds City3
50273 59188 59240 51560 Noted 28/10/71 - in Sheffield Midland3
50273 59188 59240 51560 Noted 24/12/1971 - at York4
50273 59188 59240 51560 Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria5
51543 59240 59188 51560 Noted 24/08/74 - at Sheffield Midland3
50273 59240 59188 51560 Noted 08/01/75 - at Stainforth & Hatfield3
50273 59240 59188 51560 Noted 12/02/76 - at Brough6
50568 59190 59240 50586 Noted 07/04/79 - in Newcastle Central7
50568 59190 59240 50586 Noted 29/08/79 - in Newcastle Central7
50577 59208 59240 50751 Noted 22/03/1980 - on Heaton depot7
50546 59240 59206 50593 Noted 25/10/1980 - At Crewe Station8
50546 59240 59206 50593 Noted circa 11/1980 - On loan from DN to Chester2
NH467 50546 59240 50593 Noted circa 05/19822
NH467 50546 59240 50593 Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria2
50546 59240 50593 Noted 13/10/1982 - Worked 07.53 Southport to Man Vic via Atherton with 50492-59230-504552
50546 59240 50593 Noted 22/01/1983 - on Newton Heath depot7
50546 59240 50593 Noted circa 04/19832
50546 59240 50593 Noted 17/04/1983 - on Buxton depot 7
53546 59240 53593 Noted 30/12/1983 - at Manchester Piccadilly7

Formation Sources
1: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Gerald Brown
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Peter Wallwork
6: Leonard Rogers
7: Martin Lumley
8: Shayne Lewis

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