Vehicle 50440
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: 30293
Diagram: 556
Allocations
| Jul-57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Sep-57 | Transferred to | 5A (Crewe North) | |
| Nov-57 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 01/07/61 | Transferred to | 5A (Crewe North) | |
| Apr-63 | Transferred to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 2H (Monument Lane) | |
| w/e 07/01/67 | Transferred to | 2A (Tyseley) | |
| 2w/e 18/03/67 | Transferred to | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 2w/e 09/03/68 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| Dec-72 | Transferred to | 9L (Buxton) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | BX | |
| 08/08/82 | Withdrawn from | BX (Buxton) |
Notes
10/05/59 - Noted receiving attention in Horwich Works were M50440, 50495, 50772, 50805, 59148, 79078, 79080 and 79627.
15/06/82 - A fire occurred in Doncaster Works DMU area. 50440 took the brunt of the damage and was burnt out. 50139, 51796 and 56258 were also damaged.
Aug-82 - After inspection 50440 was considered beyond economic repair after suffering fire damage in Doncaster Works. It could be found covered over in the works in August 1982, the body being bowed in the centre.
Disposal
Scrapped by BR, Doncaster Works
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50440 | 59148 | 50492 | As delivered to 9A - July 1957 | ||||||
| 50440 | 59148 | 50492 | Transfer to 9A - Nov-57 | ||||||
| 50440 | 59148 | 50492 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50440 | 59148 | 50492 | Noted 01/09/72 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||||
| 50440 | 59148 | 50492 | Transfer to 9L - 5w/e 06/01/73 | ||||||
| 50440 | 59198 | 50492 | Noted 19/04/73 - in Manchester Picadiily2 | ||||||
| 50440 | 59140 | 50492 | Noted 28/08/75 - in Manchester Piccadilly2 | ||||||
| 50440 | 59145 | 50480 | Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly1 | ||||||
| 50440 | 59138 | 50482 | Noted 09/07/78 - at Buxton3 | ||||||
| 50440 | 59138 | 50482 | Noted 01/09/78 - at Humphrey Park3 | ||||||
| 50440 | 59138 | 50482 | Noted 11/03/79 - at Buxton3 | ||||||
| 50440 | 59137 | 50490 | Noted 29/03/1981 - at Manchester Piccadilly3 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Martin Lumley
Images:
February 1968
DMUs on Etches Park depot in February 1968. On the left is BRC&W DMBS M50440, part of a three-car set, the third vehicle seems to be a Cravens, and another Cravens set is behind - with a TCL centre car. On the right is Cravens DMCL M50797, which has a first class stripe, unusual on green vehicles outside of Scotland. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 2nd September 1979
Buxton station on Saturday 2 September 1978 with a 6-car Class 104 formation about to depart. According to my notes these will be 50427/59138/50440, 50421/59148/50490 and 59198. There are 3 trailer cars listed here, but only 2 3-car units in my photo and I can only guess that the "extra" trailer was visible at the diesel depot. The Class 08 on the right will be 08611 and a Class 40 is also just visible; there were 4 Class 40s at Buxton on this day. Lewis Bevan.