BIRMINGHAM RAILCAR WORKGROUP

50500

Delivered September 1957 to Crewe South. Withdrawn May 1989 from Crewe Carriage Sidings.

12/7/1959

M50500 leads a 6-car excursion at Barmouth (Mike Boakes Collection)

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M50500 arriving into London Euston, presumably from Birmingham or the North West? (Mike Boakes Collection)

1/9/1973

M50500 at Leicester Midland, 0-6-0 diesel shunter 3785 shunts 2/3rds of a 3-car set into the sidings away from a derailed DMBS (Nigel Tout)

4/12/1977

M50500/M59157/M50447 departs Stoke-on-Trent's Platform 1 heading North (Old Fentonian)

19/6/1983

M50500 loading passengers at Manchester Victoria, shortly before it was renumbered M53500 (Russel Saxton)

7/5/1987

M53500 in Sowerby Bridge cutting working 1M39 18.52 Leeds to Blackpool North (Neil Harvey)

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50501

Delivered October 1957 to Buxton. Withdrawn March 1989 from Newton Heath.

28/9/1963

M50501 at Burslem,
probably in its original 3-car formation as built. It is working the 16:19 Uttoxeter-Congleton (Michael Mensing)

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M50501 at an unknown location. The surroundings are quite distinctive so if any readers recognise the location then please get in touch (Paul Redmond)

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M50501 at an unknown location. The surroundings are quite distinctive so if any readers recognise the location then please get in touch (Paul Redmond)

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M50501 at an unknown location. The surroundings are quite distinctive so if any readers recognise the location then please get in touch (Paul Redmond)

9/12/1985

M53501 undergoing overhaul at Swindon Works (Carl Watson)

20/1/1986

M53501 (left) & M53479 (right) pass at Leytonstone High Road, working the 13:30 Barking - Gospel Oak & 13:15 Gospel Oak - Barking respectively (Michael Mensing)

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50502

Delivered October 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn July 1984 from Buxton.

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M50502 stands in Platform 12 at Manchester Victoria about to depart for Southport (Martin Tasker)

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M50502 leaving Stoke-on-Trent with a Nottingham local (Rob McRorie)

22/2/1981

M50502/M59155/M50444 stand at Nottingham with the 13:47 Derby-Lincoln St Marks (Alan Wass)

1/4/1983

M50502 arriving into Furness Valeworking the 12:29 Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton (Don Gatehouse)

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50503

Delivered October 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn August 1985 from Newton Heath.

18/3/1977

A clean looking M50503 at Belper with a Matlock-Derby working (David Hayes)

19/5/1979

M50503/M59151/M50449 at Beeston heading into Nottingham (John Woolley)

18/2/1986

M53503 (on the right) condemned at Queens Road Carriage Sidings, Manchester (David Ingram)

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50504

Delivered October 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn October 1989 from Chester.

1982

M53504 stabled at Newton Heath, note the GMPTE "M" logo applied next to the BR double arrow (Les Pett)

9/1984

M53504 at Manchester Piccadilly. The vehicle was allocated to Buxton for about a year during this period (Andrew Walker)

18/8/1985

M53504/M59236/M53456 at Buxton working a special Peak Rail Rambler between Buxton and New Mills Central (J W Sutherland)

28/7/1986

M53504/59228/53556 stand at Blackpool North on a typical 104 duty.
This set was destined in four months time however to be sent up to Scotland to cover for a a shortage of units(Dennis Taylor)

4/1987

M53504 at Edinburgh Waverley's Platform 17 (Alan Rintoul)

4/1987

M53504 at Edinburgh Waverley's Platform 17 (Alan Rintoul)

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50505

Delivered October 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn March 1987 from Ayr.

22/8/1959

M50505 at Spon Lane (Michael Mensing)

1961

M50505 at Soho with a Stoke-on-Trent service (Michael Mensing)

3/1975

M50505 at Blackpool North waiting to depart for Manchester Victoria (Alan Rintoul)

14/2/1981

M50505/M59161/M50453 & M50761/M59207/M50794 pass the fomer Bury Knowsley Street with the 11:05 (Additional) Manchester Victoria-Rawtenstall 'Rossendale Farewell' special (David Ingram)

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M50505/M59161/M50453 & M50761/M59207/M50794 pass the fomer Bury Knowsley Street with the 11:05 (Additional) Manchester Victoria-Rawtenstall 'Rossendale Farewell' special (David Ingram)

14/2/1981

M50505/M59161/M50453 & M50761/M59207/M50794 pass the fomer Bury Knowsley Street with the 11:05 (Additional) Manchester Victoria-Rawtenstall 'Rossendale Farewell' special (David Ingram)

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50506

Delivered October 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn September 1985 from Newton Heath, then in departmental use until November 1986.

4/7/1980

A London Midland 3-car set formed M50506/M59???/M50436 has strayed onto the Eastern region, presumably on an excursion working due to the presence of the 1Z12 headcode in the front window. It is seen departing York, possibly ECS having worked the excursion, due to the lack of passengers visible in the windows (David Hardy)

29/5/1984

M53506 arriving into Manchester Victoria (Dennis Taylor)

29/5/1984

M53506 departing from Manchester Victoria (Dennis Taylor)

26/5/1985

M53506/M53422 at Bramhall (David Burrell)

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50507

Delivered October 1957 to Longsight. Withdrawn October 1989 from Chester.

7/7/1985

BX482 (M53507/M59195/M53429) emerges from the Hayfield tunnel whilst working a New Mills Central turnback service (Andrew Crowther)

18/4/1986

BX482 stands at Manchester Piccadilly. M53507 is thought to be leading.

1/5/1986

M53507 (BX482) calls at Leyland with a Blackpool North-Manchester Victoria service (Martyn Hilbert)

24/5/1986

M53507 (BX482) calls at Heaton Chapel at 15:26 with a Buxton service (Paul Moxon)

24/5/1986

M53507 enters Disley with the 17:02 Manchester Piccadilly-Buxton (6089Gardener)

4/3/1987

M53507/M53429 stand in Stockport's 3A bay (Hugh Searle)

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50508

Delivered November 1957 to Stoke-on-Trent. Withdrawn July 1985 from Newton Heath.

26/6/1982

M50508/M59164/M50456 & M5045?/M59144/M50511 arriving into Llandudno Junction, close to journey's end at Llandudno (Kevin Redwood)

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50509

Delivered November 1957 to Stoke-on-Trent. Withdrawn July 1985 from Newton Heath.

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M50509 at Cheadle Hulme, heading into Manchesdter on the Crewe lines. Note the route indicator which has been painted over (Hugh Searle)

4/4/1983

M53509/M59149/M53457 & M53514/M59166/M53458 at York Holgate Junction, On the Up Leeds line with a 1Z29 special (David Ingram)

8/9/1984

M53509 coupled to a Blue & Grey centre car at Skegness (Russell Saxton)

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50510

Delivered November 1957 to Stoke-on-Trent. Withdrawn June 1986 from Ayr.

4/5/1984

M53510 arriving into Glasgow Central (John Horne)

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50511

Delivered November 1957 to Stoke-on-Trent. Withdrawn May 1989 from Newton Heath.

13/8/1974

M50511/M59144/M50459 at the original Blaenu Ffestiniog station (M Best)

16/4/1986

M53511 stands at Manchester Victoria (Johnathan Hazan)

11/8/1987

This unidentified vehicle is thought to be M53511, at Stalybridge working the shuttle to Stockport (John Atkinson)

7/11/1987

M53511 stabled at Tyseley (Andy Cole)

11/6/1988

M53511 in the shed at Tyseley. A Parcels conversed Class 114 is in the background (Andy Cole)

1988

M53511/M53466 at Southport (Paul Bigland)

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50512

Delivered November 1957 to Stoke-on-Trent. Withdrawn June 1990 from Chester.

27/6/1982

M50512/M59168/M50460 & M50529/M59183/M50477 at Blackpool North after arrival with the 12:10 from Manchester Victoria (Alan Wass)

11/9/1988

M53512/M53431 at Harrogate (Martin Benson)

15/9/1988

M53431/M53512 stand at Manchester Victoria, with Class With 108 54268/53934 behind (Rex Holt)

18/10/1989

M53512/M53431 (CH618) at New Mills Central, with 2E46, the 14:40 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
(Kevin Dowd)

2/12/1989

M53512 (CH635) at Manchester Victoria (Andrew ?)

6/5/1990

M53512 condemned at Chester (Stephen Rueth)

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50513

Delivered November 1957 to Stoke-on-Trent. Withdrawn November 1963 from Stoke-on-Trent following collision damage at Uttoxeter.

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50514

Delivered December 1957 to Stoke-on-Trent. Withdrawn October 1987 from Buxton.

7/8/1982

M50514/M59166/M50458/M50511/M59144/M50459 at Llandudno Junction with the 09:59 Stockport-Llandudno (Graeme Phillips)

1/4/1984

M53514 stabled at Sheffield (Dennis Taylor)

1/4/1984

M53514 stabled at Sheffield (Dennis Taylor)

1984

Thought to be M53514 at Manchester Piccadilly (Lee Brown)

25/1/1986

M53514 well off region at Eastleigh as part of a 9-car formation (Carl Watson)

23/2/1986

M53514/M59228/M53556 (BX487) arrive into Chapel-en-le-Frith with a Buxton to Manchester Oxford Road service (Andrew ?)

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50515

Delivered December 1957 to Stoke-on-Trent. Withdrawn July 1984 from Buxton.

4/10/1958

M50515 Sitting on its own at Birmingham New Street,
possibly en-route from Crewe to BRCW for repairs (Michael Mensing)

7/1978

M50515/M59171/M50463 Manchester Victoria with a Wigan service (Hugh Llewelyn)

3/5/1980

M50515/M59171/M50463 at Manchester Victoria/ platform 12. Working the 16:27 Manchester Victoria to Southport (David Ingham)

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M53515 at Salwick, on a Manchester-Blackpoo. working. Taken between May 1980 and October 1984 (Steven Brindley)

23/10/1984

M53515/M51563 at Preston with the 09:15 to Ormskirk (Alan Wass)

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50516

Delivered December 1957 to Stoke-on-Trent. Withdrawn May 1990 from Chester.

17/6/1962

M50516 at Hednesford (Michael Mensing)

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M50516 (Paul Redmond)

4/4/1981

M50516 calls at St Helens with a David Isherwood "Knotty Rambler" railtour from Bury to Manchester Piccadilly via various lines in Staffordshire (Alan Rintoul)

6/2/1984

M53516/M53468 & M53470/M53499 stand at Bury Interchange with the 20:30 Bury to Manchester Victoria (2J90) (David Ingram)

21/3/1986

M53516/M53442 & M53447/M53531 at Leeds at 11:18 (Paul Moxon)

1988

Set N664 at Grange-over-Sands (Tony Walmsley)

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50517

Delivered December 1957 to Crewe South. Withdrawn May 1990 from Chester and later preserved by the BRCW Group.

8/1981

M50517 at Preston with just a single red light showing (curly42)

12/12/1983

M53517/M53450 stand at Manchester Victoria's Platform 12 forming the 12:23 Manchester Victoria to Southport (2F50) (David Ingram)

14/12/1984

M53517/M59168/M53472 at Preston with the 09:10 Manchester Victoria-Blackpool North (Alan Wass)

22/2/1986

M53517/M59168/M53464 at Clifton with the 12:25 (Saturdays Only) Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria (2J56) (David Ingram)

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M53517 (456) Glasgow Queen Street during the mid 1980's (Ian Docwra)

2/5/1987

M53517/M59168/M53464 (set 456) stabled Eastfield (Dennis Taylor)

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50518

Delivered December 1957 to Crewe South. Withdrawn May 1989 from Crewe Carriage Sidings.

5/1982

M50518, M51939, & M50442 stabled at Newton Heath (Chris Lemon)

21/5/1984

M53518/M53451 calls at Rose Grove on the 12:50 Blackpool North-Leeds. Passengers are transferring to road coach (on bridge) for transfer to Hebden Bridge due to Todmorden tunnel being closed (Alan Wass)

2/1986

M53518 calls at a snowy Farnworth (Paul Williams)

13/2/1987

M53518/451 arriving into Manchester Oxford Road with the 14:35 Altrincham-Manchester Piccadilly (6089Gardener)

21/5/1987

M53518/M53451 passing 150204 at Bagley Fold Junction (David Ingram)

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M53518/M53451 (N668) with a happy driver at Chester. 21:28 Man Picc and ex Northwich (Gazza Prescott)

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50519

Delivered January 1958 to Crewe South. Withdrawn April 1985 from Newton Heath, following fire damage at Glazebrook.

3/4/1979

Recorded as M50519, this view is interesting as it shows a vehicle with no marker lights fitted at all. Is it M50519, or is it an earlier vehicle that has had a roof dome swapped with a later vehicle? In any case, this unusual example is seen arriving into Parbold working a Southport-Manchester Victoria service (Martyn Hilbert)

10/1/1981

M50519/M59175/M50467 stands at Manchester Victoria's Platform 13 with the 14:15 Manchester Victoria-Blackpool North (David Ingram)

10/1/1981

M50519 at Manchester Victoria's Platform 13 with the 14:15 Manchester Victoria-Blackpool North. Class 101 E51503 stands alongside working the 14:23 Manchester Victoria-Southport (David Ingram)

27/9/1982

M50519/M50467 departing York (John Carter)

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