Class 504 returns to Bury Bolton Street

[@davidmeachen2896]

Always good to see our rail history preserved.

[@GeoffLord1]

I was an Apprentic Diesel and Electrical train Mechanic At Bury MPD when these trains were first introduced to replace the original old stock from 1918 which I had spent my first year working on. The 504 were at the time a Major advance on the old stock and much easier to work on. I am glad to learn that at least one of them has been preserved at Bury. I would love to be able re-visit the Sheds and sit at my old Bench ;)

[@peterudbjorg]

Glad to see a set preserved! Wish you all the best in resyoring it all the way! I doubt you’ll find anywhere to run it, considered the weird voltage & third rail system. But even so, it’s an important part of British railway history. I hope you’ve found a drier place for it by now… :)

[@tenacious3911]

The class was the only one of its kind, it didn't use a third rail, it used an unusual side-contact system that probably isn't used anywhere today.

[@None-zc5vg]

@@tenacious3911 The "third rail" was boxed-in on three sides by strips of (I think) sandalwood (which resisted rot), so that the public and track-workers were put at minimum risk of electrocution.

[@majorpygge-phartt2643]

For those who don't know these old units are compatible with class 25 diesel loco's and they can still be driven from the unit cab with the loco providing the propulsion. The ELR actually had two of these units, and one had the words "the last survivor" sprayed down one side, and I took a photo of it in service, but they cut that one up, they should've kept that one instead, then it really would've been the last survivor. It must've been too knackered.

[@johnrugman52]

An interesting addition to ELR stock. I have just found and subscribed to your channel.

[@cannadineboxill-harris2983]

I needed to know why don’t dig a tunnel and do an extension for the main line Train so that they can extend the unused abandoned underground stations. Why couldn’t they use the part D78 Stock train doors on the sides and also restructure the front face of the A60 and A62 stock and that includes the class 313, class 314 and class 315 remix and make them all together and also redesign them an overhead line and also make them into Five cars per units and also having three Disabled Toilets on those Five cars per units A60 and A62 stock trains and also convert the A60 and A62 stock trains into a Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Engines and also put the Loud 7-Speed Voith Gearboxes even Loud 8-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Gearboxes in the A60 and A62 stock, class 313, class 314, and class 315 and also modernise the A60 and A62 stock and make it into an 11 car per unit so it could have fewer doors, more tables, computers and mobile phone chargers. A Stock Trains and also having 8 Disabled Toilets on those A stock trains. why couldn’t we refurbish and modernise the waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel and make it bigger and extend it to the bank station, making it into a Triple-Track Railway Line so those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden to convert the waterloo and city line Triple-Track Train tunnel into a High-Speed train? The Third Euro tunnel Triple-Track Train line to make it 11 times better for passengers so they could go from A to B. then put the modernised 11 car per unit A Stock and put them on a bigger modernised waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel so it could go to bank station to those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. The modernised refurbished 11 cars per unit A stock could be a High Speed The Third Triple-Track Euro Tunnel Train So it is promising and 37 times a lot more possible to do this kind of project that is OK for London Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. oh by the way, could they also tunnel the Triple-Track Railway Line so it will stop from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex so that the Passengers will go to Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and also extend the Triple-Track Railway Line from Bank to Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Stations so that more people from there could go to Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden Easily. Why couldn't they extend the Piccadilly line and also build brand-new underground train stations so it could go even further right up to Clapton, Wood Street and also make another brand new tunnel train station in Chingford could they extend the DLR. All of the classes 150, 155, 154, 117, 114, 105, and 106, will be replaced by all of the Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Five carriages three disabled toilets are air conditioning trains including Highams Park for extended roots which is the Piccadilly line and the DLR trains. Could you also convert all of the 1973 stock trains into an air-conditioned maximum speed 78 km/hours (48 MPH) re-refurbished and make it into a 8 cars per unit if that will be alright, and also extend all of the Piccadilly train stations to make more space for all of the extended 8 car per unit 1973 stock air condition trains and can you also build another Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive Companies and they can order Every 17 Octagon and Hexagon shape LNER diagram unique small no.13 and unique small no.11 Boilers from those Countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, can they make Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive speeds by up to 117MPH so you can try and test it on the Original Mainline so it will be much more safer for the Passengers to enjoy the 117MPH speed Limit only for HS2 and Channel Tunnel mainline services, if they needed 16 Carriages Per units can they use those class 55’s, class 44’s, class 40’s and class 43HST Diesel Locomotive’s right at the Back of those 18 Carriages Per Units so they can take over at the Back to let those Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s have a rest for those interesting Journeys Please!!, oh can you make all of those Coal Boxes’s 16 Tonnes for all of the 117MPH Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s so the Companies will Understand us PASSENGER’S!! so please make sure that the Builders can do as they are Told!! And please do something about these very important Professional ideas Please Prime Minister of England, the Prime Minister of Sweden, the Prime Minister of Germany, the Prime Minister of Italy, the Prime Minister of Poland and that Includes the Mayor of London.

[@majorpygge-phartt2643]

Did anyone else notice the number 2 sticker on the cab end above the windows when the unit came in, but it's gone later when they start back out again. Someone must've nicked it!

[@jamesbraithwaite478]

They've got a blue and white one as well, I believe.

[@srfurley]

They originally had two units, but one was scrapped long ago.

[@theosluckymummy]

Saved from scrap i guess