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Vehicle 50463 / 53463

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

4w/e 28/12/57	New to	5D (Cockshute)
Jun-58	Transferred to	5B (Crewe South)
w/e 01/10/60	Transferred 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
11/05/86	Withdrawn from	NH (Newton Heath)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50463 - original number
53463 - from Oct-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50463	59171	50515	As delivered to 5D - 4w/e 28/12/57
	50463	59171	50531	Noted 19/12/67 - at Carnforth¹
	50463	59171	50515	Noted 24/03/73 - in Manchester Victoria²
	50463	59161	50490	Noted 28/08/75 - at Southport³
	50463	59171	50515	Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria¹
	50463	59171	50515	Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria¹
	50463	59171	50515	Noted 30/09/1977 - 16.45 Lime Street - Wigan NW with 50943-51570⁴
	50463	59171	50515	Noted 12/03/78 - at Newton Heath²
	50463	59171	50515	Noted 23/09/79 - at Newton Heath²
	50463	59171	50515	Noted 11/09/1980 - at Wigan North Western²
NH447	50463	59153	50515	Noted circa 05/1982⁴
	50463	56453		Noted circa 12/1982⁴
	50463	56453		Noted circa 03/1983⁴
	53463	54453		Noted circa 08/1983⁴
	53463	52041		Noted circa 02/1984⁴
	53463	52041		Noted 20/04/1985 - at Manchester Victoria ²
	53463	53530		Noted 25/10/1985 - at Manchester Victoria ²

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Martin Lumley
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

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.

9th June 1984

The signalman from the quaintly named Chaffers Siding Signalbox is handing the token to the driver of the 08.31 Preston to Colne train on 09/06/1984. The train is lead by 53463, a Class 104 DMBS in all over rail blue livery, the trailing vehicle is 52041, a Class 108 DMSL in Blue/Grey livery. Geoff Dowling.

9th November 1985

On Saturday 9th November 1985 a Blackpool North service awaits departure from Manchester Victoria. Rob's notes record this as 53463+53530+51575+59581+51584, however I'm not too sure about 53530 as that seems never to have been parted from its original partner 53478. Photo by the late Rob Simpson. Ian Hazlehurst.

17th February 1986

There's a storm brewing over Strangeways, viewed from Manchester Victoria station looking towards the Boddington's Brewery. Birmingham R C & W Co. Class 104 unit No.53463 and Swindon Class 120 unit No.51581 face each other in the platform on 17th February 1986. Gordon Edgar.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: July 1978

A Class 104 DMU (noted as M50515 + M59171 + M50463) in Manchester (Victoria) on a Wigan via Swinton service, 07/78. Hugh Llewelyn.

Date: 5th June 1985

A busy scene at York on 5th June 1985, as passengers hurry along the platform to board a gurgling four-car DMU with Newton Heath-allocated hybrid Class 104 (DMBS) 53463 & Class 108 (DMCL) 52041 leading the formation. The driver is at the head of the 'convoy' of passengers, with his polystyrene cup of British Rail tea and the guard unloads parcels from the luggage area of the Class 104. Standing alongside is Hull Botanic Gardens-allocated Class 108 (DTCL) 54207. Gordon Edgar.

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