Vehicle 50450 / 53450
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
| w/e 05/10/57 | New to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Feb-58 | Transferred to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 2H (Monument Lane) | |
| 4w/e 05/11/66 | Transferred to | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DY | |
| 13/09/81 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 09/03/86 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50450 - original number
53450 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50450 | 59158 | 50502 | As delivered to 9A - w/e 05/10/57 | ||||||
| 50450 | 59158 | 50502 | Noted 4th April 1958 | ||||||
| 50450 | 59151 | 50500 | Noted Jul-70 - at Derby1 | ||||||
| 50450 | 59151 | 50500 | Noted 30/10/70 - at Derby2 | ||||||
| 50450 | 59151 | 50500 | Noted 06/03/1971 - at Birmingham New Street3 | ||||||
| 50450 | 59151 | 50500 | Noted 06/09/71 - at Nottingham2 | ||||||
| 50450 | 59191 | 50500 | Noted 18/09/1971 - at Crewe4 | ||||||
| 50450 | 50500 | Noted 09/12/1971 - Birmingham New Street on 1E76 12.36 to Norwich5 | |||||||
| 50450 | 59159 | 50500 | Noted 18/08/1972 - at Derby3 | ||||||
| 50450 | 59153 | 50503 | Noted circa 05/1973 - listed at Bletchley on loan6 | ||||||
| EP486 | 50450 | 59156 | 50502 | Noted 04/08/74 - at March7 | |||||
| 50450 | 50502 | Noted 31/05/75 - 1020 Crewe-Lincoln St Marks | |||||||
| 50450 | 59156 | 50503 | Noted 18/06/77 - on 2E84 1320 Crewe-Lincoln St Marks with 50449 + 59155 + 50502 | ||||||
| 50450 | 59156 | 50506 | Noted 03/09/77 - on 2E84 1447 Derby-Lincoln St Marks with 50652 + 59267 + 50743 | ||||||
| 50450 | 59173 | 50465 | Noted 06/01/19783 | ||||||
| 50450 | 59157 | 50501 | Noted 28/10/79 - at Derby1 | ||||||
| NH136 | 50450 | 50517 | Noted circa 05/19826 | ||||||
| NH136 | 50450 | 50517 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria6 | ||||||
| 50450 | 50517 | Noted circa 03/19836 | |||||||
| 50450 | 50517 | Noted 15/05/1983 - on Newton Heath depot 1 | |||||||
| 53450 | 53517 | Noted 20/06/1984 - at Manchester Victoria 1 |
Formation Sources
1: Martin Lumley
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Alan N Walker
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Gerald Brown
Images:
3rd March 1975
Class 104 DMBS M50450 is on the rear of the 3.28pm Birmingham New Street - Cambridge service seen in Hinckley station on March 3, 1975. Michael Mensing.
2nd May 1983
Class 104 power twin DMU 50450 + 50517 coming down Miles Platting, 2-5-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 3rd March 1975
The 3.28pm Birmingham New Street - Cambridge service arrives into Hinckley station on March 3, 1975. DMBS 50450 is on the rear. Michael Mensing.
Date: 29th March 1977
A Class 104 DMU consisting of M50499, M59151 and M50450 (allocated to Derby Etches Park) is seen at Peterborough East on 29 March 1977. Phil Bevan.
Date: 9th April 1977
A class 120 dmu (set EP485) prepares to leave Lincoln St Marks for Nottingham whilst a class 104 unit is stabled, 9/4/77. The 104 DMBS closest is either 50450 or 50451. St Marks was closed in 1985 with all services being concentrated on Central station. Stephen Burdett.
Date: 19th April 1984
An EMU and DMU line-up at Manchester Piccadilly on 19 April 1984. Right to left are Class 123 E52096 (with E59824 + E59773 + E52089), Class 104 M53450 (with M59187 + M53491), the single-engined Class 104 M78601 (with M78851) and a Class 506 EMU. Keith Long.