Vehicle 50481 / 53481
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: 30294
Diagram: 558
Allocations
| w/e 01/06/57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Jun-57 | Transferred to | 9D (Buxton) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9L | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | BX | |
| 07/08/83 | Withdrawn from | BX (Buxton) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50481 - original number
53481 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
circa early 1975 - AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50429 | 59137 | 50481 | As delivered to 9A - w/e 01/06/57 | ||||||
| 50429 | 59137 | 50481 | Noted 22/08/69 - at Manchester Piccadilly1 | ||||||
| BN460 | 50429 | 59137 | 50481 | Listed at Buxton - circa Dec-69 | |||||
| 50429 | 59137 | 50481 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Longsight1 | ||||||
| 50434 | 59141 | 50481 | Noted 04/01/78 | ||||||
| 50435 | 59162 | 50481 | Noted 22/09/78 - in Manchester Piccadily2 | ||||||
| 50428 | 59148 | 50481 | Noted 27/08/1979 - at Cleethorpes3 | ||||||
| 50421 | 59133 | 50481 | Noted 12/07/1981 - on Longsight depot2 | ||||||
| 50421 | 59133 | 50481 | Noted 08/09/1981 - on Buxton depot2 | ||||||
| 50441 | 50481 | Noted circa 05/19824 | |||||||
| BX484 | 50431 | 59133 | 50481 | Noted 11/1982 - on Buxton depot2 | |||||
| BX484 | 50431 | 59133 | 50481 | Noted 30/11/1982 - Noted at Manchester Picc.4 | |||||
| BX483 | 50481 | 59212 | 50571 | Noted circa 03/19834 | |||||
| 50431 | 50481 | Noted circa 04/19834 | |||||||
| 53571 | 59212 | 53481 | Noted 17/04/1983 - on Longsight depot2 | ||||||
| 53571 | 59212 | 53481 | Noted circa 06/19834 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Martin Lumley
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
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