Vehicle 50458 / 53458
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
| Nov-57 | New to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 4w/e 04/02/67 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NH | |
| May-80 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) | |
| circa Dec-83 | Transferred to | BX (Buxton) | |
| 21/02/84 | Withdrawn from | BX (Buxton) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50458 - original number
53458 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50458 | 59166 | 50510 | As delivered to 5D - November 1957 | ||||||
| 50458 | 59166 | 50510 | Noted 20/07/68 - in Newton Heaton depot1 | ||||||
| 50458 | 59166 | 50510 | Noted 27/10/71 - in Manchester Victoria2 | ||||||
| 50458 | 59166 | 50510 | Noted 01/09/72 - in Liverpool Exchange1 | ||||||
| 50458 | 59166 | 50514 | Noted 05/01/77 - in Liverpool Lime Street1 | ||||||
| 50458 | 59166 | 50514 | Noted 06/02/77 - at Chester3 | ||||||
| 50458 | 59166 | 50514 | Noted 09/08/78 - in Manchester Victoria3 | ||||||
| 50458 | 59166 | 50514 | Noted 11/03/79 - at Newton Heath3 | ||||||
| 50458 | 59166 | 50514 | Noted 19/08/79 - at Newton Heath3 | ||||||
| 50458 | 59166 | 50514 | Noted 23/09/79 - at Newton Heath3 | ||||||
| 50458 | 59166 | 50514 | Noted 12/07/1981 - on Longsight depot3 | ||||||
| 50458 | 59166 | 50514 | Noted 08/05/1982 - 50508-59164-50456 + 50458-59166-50514 Special train from Congleton to Spalding | ||||||
| 50458 | 59166 | 50514 | Noted 07/08/82 | ||||||
| LO527 | 50458 | 59166 | 50514 | Noted circa 10/19824 | |||||
| 50458 | 59166 | 50514 | Noted 22/01/1983 - on Longsight depot3 | ||||||
| 53458 | 59166 | 53514 | Noted 04/04/1983 - Unknown working observed at Holgate Junction, York. 53458-59166-53514+53547-59149-53509 | ||||||
| 53458 | 59155 | 53514 | Noted circa 06/19834 | ||||||
| 53458 | 59155 | 53514 | Noted 30/12/1983 - at Manchester Piccadilly3 | ||||||
| 50458 | 50564 | Noted 8th June 1989 - Left Heaton depot en route to Mayer Newman |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Martin Lumley
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
16th December 1957
A Class 104 set in Birmingham New Street beside a Derby Lightweight on December 16, 1957. M50458, at the front, was just a few weeks old and allocated to 5D (Stoke). Michael Mensing.
27th March 1959
M50458 leads two three-car BRC&W sets on the 12.35pm Manchester (London Road) - Birmingham service past Prestbury on the Macclesfield line, on Good Friday, March 27, 1959. Michael Mensing.
late 1965
M50458 is the nearest vehicle in a BRC&W triple DMU seen in Birmingham New Street in late 1965. Michael Mensing.
8th January 1972
The LCGB Selnec Spider railtour at New Hey on 8 January 1972. It is formed of two three-car Class 104s, M50458 closest. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 7th August 1982
Cars M50514 + M59166 + M50458 / M50511 + M59144 + M50459 call at Llandudno Junction with the 09:59 Stockport - Llandudno, 7th August 1982. Graeme Phillips Collection.