BIRMINGHAM RAILCAR WORKGROUP

50480

Delivered May 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn July 1984 from Cricklewood following collision damage.

1/1977

A very rare shot of the first production DMCL, M50480, working empty stock through Platform 4 at Stockport, possibly on its way to Longsight depot (Arnie Furness)

10/7/1977

Lincoln. This is thought to be M50480, based on the unusual cab corner "repair" which appears to match the one seen in the image of M50480 taken just a few months previously (R Keeley)

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50481

Delivered June 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn August 1983 from Buxton.

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50482

Delivered June 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn February 1986 from Newton Heath following collision damage at Preston.

26/4/1977

A 104 heavy scene at Buxton. M50482/M59145 are on the right in platform 1, with M50435 on the left in Platform 2 (Andy Harris)

1983

This is thought to be M53482, based on unusual windscreen washer, racing a Class 47 into Manchester Victoria (Graeme Phillips)

25/6/1985

M53482 at Midge Hall on a lovely sunny day, working the 17:19 Preston-Ormskirk (Martyn Hilbert)

20/1/1986

Not a 104 image, however this view at Loctock Hall Depot shows the "other end" of the accident that finished M53482 off in 1986 when a return football excursion from Carlisle to Accrington collided with 47111. The Class 47 was stood light engine when the collision occured, the loco never worked again, being scrapped at Cardiff Canton Depot (Martyn Hilbert)

3/1986

M53482 condemned at Dock Street sidings near Preston. This was shortly after being in a collision with 47111 at Preston in January 1986 (Roger Sutcliffe)

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50483

Delivered June 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn January 1984 from Newton Heath.

12/9/1981

M50483/M59143/M50423 call at Miles Platting. Neither the station or any of the vehicles pictured survive (David Ingram)

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50484

Delivered June 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn December 1984 from Buxton.

27/8/1978

An unusual angle of Stockport station, showing M50484 departing Platform 1 and likely to be heading for Buxton (Hugh Searle)

1979

M50484 having recently received a trademark Buxton white cab roof dome, waiting to depart Manchester Piccadilly at the head of a 6-car formation

30/1/1982

M50484/M59162/M50432 arrive into Disley with a Buxton service (Kevin Cooke)

30/1/1982

M50484 stabled alongside 25201 at Buxton Depot. Sadly, the 25, the 104 and the depot have all since been destroyed (Kevin Cooke)

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50485

Delivered June 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn December 1984 from Newton Heath.

3/9/1982

M50485/M50428 arriving into Manchester Victoria (Alan Chilestone)

4/1984

M53485 calls at Clifton Junction (Paul Williams)

4/6/1984

M53485 departing Preston with the 12:35 Preston-Colne

11/8/1985

M53485 condemned. The photo is likely to have been taken at Newton Heath Depot, where the vehicle was stored for over 12 months after withdrawal (Pete ?)

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50486

Delivered July 1957 to Crewe North. Withdrawn February 1979 from Newton Heath.

22/4/1979

M50486 grounded at Newton Heath, withdrawn after only 22 years service,
which was quite short compared to most of the rest of the 104 fleet (Brian Daniels)

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50487

Delivered July 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn May 1989 from Newton Heath.

8/1975

M50487/M59147/M50439 arriving into Manchester Piccadilly on a service from Whaley Bridge (Hugh Llewelyn)

2/3/1985

M53487/M59148/M53421 departing Middlewood heading for Manchester Piccadilly (Chris Lemon)

25/1/1986

M53487 on the rear of an extraordinary 9-car formation which has gone considerably far away from home to Eastleigh on the Southern Region (Carl Watson)

Undated

M53487 (N676) at Stockport (David Burrell)

9/6/1987

M53487 departing Manchester Victoria (David Douch)

16/7/1988

M53487 (N676) stands under the overall roof at Manchester Victoria. 31223 & 45128 are also present (Gazza Prescott)

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50488

Delivered July 1957 to Crewe South. Withdrawn August 1985 from Newton Heath.

1972

M50488, stabled in the centre road at Buxton (John Law)

21/9/1981

M50488/M59141/M50436 departing from Horsforth with the 11:02 Leeds-Harrogate (John Carter)

4/4/1984

M5348, now with a rather battered front end and larger-than-normal cab windscreen rubbers, enters Manchester Victoria (Dennis Taylor)

Undated

M53488 at Kirkham & Wesham (Steve Blackman)

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M53488 at Kirkham & Wesham (Steve Blackman)

Undated

M53488 at Blackpool South (Steve Blackman)

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50489

Delivered July 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn October 1976 from Buxton following collision damage.

13/8/1977

M50489 condemned at Derby Litchurch lane Works, its collision damage evident. It is now on accommodation bogies and has no doubt gone through component recovery.
Although withdrawn in October 76, it would be Nov 79 before the carcass was finally cut up (John Woolley)

16/9/1979

Believed to be M50489 on the left, stored grounded at Newton Heath depot for final parts recovery. Two months later it would be transported away for final scrap, along with M50486, also withdrawn and visible on the right (D Hills)

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50490

Delivered July 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn May 1984 from Newton Heath.

Undated

M50490 at the head of a 7-car formation on an excursion at Rhyl, on the North Wales coast, probably during the 1970's

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50491

Delivered July 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn December 1986 from Ayr.

Undated

M50491 (BX483) still with a route indicator box present, at Buxton. M50551/59226/50572 is on the centre road (Pete Wilcox)

8/6/1985

M53491 (BX485) with a rare trailer brake behind, at Manchester Piccadilly (Chris Tolley)

19/12/1985

M53491 formed into set BX483 at Stockport, probably heading for Buxton. 304017 stands alongside (Paul Moxon)

12/5/1986

Buxton sets BX484 & BX483 (including M53491 on the right) pass at Hazel Grove. Note that the track has been slewed for the new chord on the left to be constructed (Andrew)

Undated

BX483 (M53491) lurks in Sheffield's platform 7 (Peter Heppenstall)

3/7/1986

M53491/59225/53695 ('491 shortly after transferring to Scotland) standing at Glasgow Central (Richard Buckley)

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50492

Delivered July 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn September 1989 from Chester.

11/8/1979

M50492 at Derby Litchurch Lane Carriage Works mid way through overhaul. New steel has been added to the cab front and primed, whilst the doors have been removed, also for overhaul (John Woolley)

20/8/1986

This is thought to be M53492, calling at Woodgrange Park, with the 13:15 Gospel Oak - Barking (6089 Gardener)

15/8/1987

M53492 stands in the bay platforms at Manchester Victoria (John Carter)

16/4/1988

M53492/M53439 stands in platform 3A bay at Stockport, having arrived with the shuttle service from Stalybridge. The vehicle is by now looking rather tatty at the front end, with just over a year of service left before being withdrawn (Gazza Prescott)

14/10/1989

Set CH607 (M53492) condemned with M53478 (Nick Youngman)

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50493

Delivered August 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn June 1990 from Newton Heath.

30/5/1981

M50493 at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway, whilst working a Rail Rambler Special (Steven Brindley)

14/1/1984

M53493/M53443 at Preston, with plenty of station furniture also in view (Don Gatehouse)

24/4/1984

M53493 passes Manchester Exchange (Dennis Taylor)

29/5/1984

M53493 stands at Manchester Victoria (Dennis Taylor)

20/10/1984

Another view of M53493 at Manchester Victoria (Richard Allen)

13/7/1986

M53493 on Eastern Region territory at York, working the 08:33 Wakefield-Scarborough

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50494

Delivered August 1957 to Stoke-on-Trent. Withdrawn June 1990 from Chester and later preserved by the BRCW Group.

5/79

M50494 at Southport (Roger Sutcliffe)

30/10/87

M53494/M53468 stand at Manchester Victoria with a Wigan Wallgate service (Neil Harvey)

12/3/88

M53494/M53468 Sheffield (Johannes Smit)

6/4/88

M53494 at Manchester Victoria with a Rochdale via Moston train (Colin Brooks)

23/6/88

M53494/M53468 (N673) Bolton (Gazza Prescott)

8/9/1988

N673 (M53494) at Dewsbury (Malcolm Clements)

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50495

Delivered August 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn March 1977 from Derby following collision damage at Shippea Hill.

13/8/1977

M50495 condemned at Derby Carriage Works (John Woolley)

1979

This photo was originally captioned "M50495 being hauled through Derby en-route to Vic Berry's for disposal, 11/1979". However other records state the vehicle was moved from Derby-Newton Heath in June 1979, this photo may instead show this move? (A Healey)

16/9/1979

This vehicle, not identified by the original photographer, may be M50495 (not 100% confirmed), grounded at Newton heath before being scrapped in November 1979 (D Hills)

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50496

Delivered September 1957 to Crewe South. Withdrawn March 1989 from Newton Heath.

16/3/1968

A 104/105 hybrid during R.E.C. Tour's "Collier No.2", seen at an unknown mining site. There is debate as to whether this vehicle is M50496 or 495 (Ivan Stewart Collection)

16/3/1968

A 104/105 hybrid during R.E.C. Tour's "Collier No.2", seen at Sutton Colliery. There is debate as to whether this vehicle is M50496 or 495 (Ivan Stewart Collection)

16/3/1968

A 104/105 hybrid during R.E.C. Tour's "Collier No.2", seen at an unknown mining site. There is debate as to whether this vehicle is M50496 or 495 (Courtney Hayden Collection)

16/3/1968

A 104/105 hybrid during R.E.C. Tour's "Collier No.2", seen at New Hucknall Colliery. There is debate as to whether this vehicle is M50496 or 495 (Courtney Hayden Collection)

16/3/1968

A 104/105 hybrid during R.E.C. Tour's "Collier No.2", seen at Pleasley. There is debate as to whether this vehicle is M50496 or 495 (Courtney Hayden Collection)

16/3/1968

A 104/105 hybrid during R.E.C. Tour's "Collier No.2", seen at Pleasley. There is debate as to whether this vehicle is M50496 or 495 (Courtney Hayden Collection)

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50497

Delivered September 1957 to Crewe South. Withdrawn October 1989 from Chester.

1967

M50497 at Newark Castle with a Lincoln service (Ed Walton)

5/4/1983

With late snow on the ground, M50497/59228/50502 depart Buxton with the 08:53 to Manchester Piccadilly (Graham Walker)

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50498

Delivered September 1957 to Crewe South. Withdrawn July 1984 from Buxton.

8/9/1971

M50498/M59165/M50446/M50447/M59155/M50496 stands on the left, with M50445/M59159/M50499 on the right, at Derby (Jim Hardwick)

28/1/1977

M50498 stands after dark at Oxford

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50499

Delivered September 1957 to Crewe South. Withdrawn October 1989 from Chester.

16/3/1974

M50499/M59152/M50445 arriving into Nottingham Midland, passing under London Road Bridge with a Lincoln St.Marks-Crewe service at 14:40 (Alan Wass)

19/2/1980

M50499 at journey's end: Matlock (Chris Lings)

25/9/1982

M50499/M59174/M50469 passing 40044 at Bolton East Junction (David Ingram)

7/1989

M53499 (CH607) having terminated at Blaenau Ffestiniog (Roger Marks)

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30/10/87

M53494/M53468 stand at Manchester Victoria with a Wigan Wallgate service (Neil Harvey)