Class 504 Profile and Models

Class 504

504 unit at Manchester Victoria in 1991. ©Public Domain

The British Rail Class 504 was a unique type of electric multiple unit that ran on 1,200 V DC third rail with side-contact current collection. All other mainline UK third rails have the electric "shoe" on top of the rail. The type was used only on the Bury Line between Manchester and Bury. They were built in 1959 at Wolverton Works, and the body was a standard type used for several electrification schemes of the time, but the high DC voltage through a side-contact third rail was unique in Britain. The trains replaced the previous five-car units built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) for the route, which had inaugurated this electrification scheme in 1916. All were withdrawn in 1991 when the line was closed for conversion to form part of the Manchester Metrolink light rail system. One unit, No. 65451+77172, is preserved at the East Lancashire Railway.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Unit

1,200V DC side-contact 3rd-rail EMU

Builder

BR Wolverton Works

Build Dates

1959

Total Built

26 sets

Coaches Per Unit

2

Power Output

564hp

Top Speed

65 mph

Passenger Capacity

178 seats

Operated By

British Rail

Main Duties

Local Passenger

In Service Until

1991

Surviving Examples

1 set

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Modern Traction Kits (MTK) MTK10 Class 504 EMU Kit Requires assembly Not set MTK10
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Class 504 EMU Kit Awaiting Categorisation