Class 504 Profile and Models
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 All were withdrawn in 1991 when the line was closed for conversion to form part of the Manchester Metrolink light rail system.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. |
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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 |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Modern Traction Kits (MTK) | Requires assembly | Not set |
MTK10 View |
Class 504 EMU Kit | Awaiting Categorisation |