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Set C615


These formations have been noted:

51781 59682 51788 Noted 22/07/80 - at Cardiff1
51781 59682 51788 Noted 24/10/1980 - At Malliphant Sidings1
51781 59682 51788 Listed at CF - 15/12/1982
51781 59682 51788 Noted circa 04/19832
51781 59682 51788 Noted 05/09/1983 - on 17.05 Cardiff to Chepstow2
51781 59682 51788 Listed at CF - 01/01/85
51781 59682 51788 Listed at CF - circa Jan-86
51781 59682 51788 Noted 13/02/19862
51781 59682 51788 Noted 20th May 1986

Formation Sources
1: Shayne Lewis
2: Eddie Knorn

Class 120 DMU at Gowerton

1980

C615 - Class 120 and Unknown class 101 working a Swansea to West Wales (Milford Haven or Pembroke Dock) service. Mark.

Class 120 DMU at Crewe

28th December 1980

3 car Swindon Cross Country set C615 (presumably 51781 + 59682 + 51788) stands at Crewe, 28 December 1980. Paul James.

Class 120 DMU at Swansea Loop West

28th March 1981

Two Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country DMU sets form a down passenger service seen at Swansea Loop West on 28 March 1981. Closest is DMSL W51788 which until the previous year had been a Scottish vehicle. The other set is C588 with 51579 at the far end. Robert Thomas.

Class 120 DMU at Carmarthen

10th April 1981

A rather grubby Class 120 'Swindon Cross Country' set no. C615 (51781+59682+51788) is seen at Carmarthen during its reversal with train 2C64 the 13.15 Swansea to Milford Haven on 11/04/81. These 'Swindon' sets were synonymous with West Wales in the late 1970's early 80's with a mix of 2 and 3 car units covering the majority of no loco hauled services. Adrian Nicholls.

Class 120 DMU at Reading

4th January 1983

Class 120 DMU set C615 (51781+59682+51788) making a very unusual visit to the London area of the Western Region on 04/01/83. I have few details for the working other than a note I made on the day which I now question. My photo notes suggest it was working an additional from Birmingham to London Paddington. It arrived at Reading around 12.30 following the 08.20 Liverpool Lime Street to Paddington. Seeing as New Years Day was a Saturday, Monday 3rd would have been a bank holiday so Tuesday 4th was busy so possibly warranted some relief workings but if anybody can shed any light on this or similar workings using 120's I would be grateful. These "Swindon Cross Country" sets were synonymous with workings in West Wales at the time and were never that common east of Cardiff let alone working into London. So I have to question if it did come from Birmingham as a relief train how did it get to Birmingham in the first place ? Via Shrewsbury maybe ? Adrian Nicholls.

Class 120 DMU at Lawrenec Hill

1984

C615 is formed of former ScR vehicles W51788 / W59682 / 51781, and seen at Lawrence Hill in 1984. Robert Tarling.

Class 120 DMU at Stapleton Road

1984

51781 leads 59682 and 51788 as set C615 through Bristol Stapleton Road in 1984. Robert Tarling.

Class 120 DMU at Maidenhead

31st August 1984

An unusual visitor to the London area on 31 August 1984 was Cardiff based class 120 dmu no. C615 presumably (51781 + 59682 + 51788), seen here at Maidenhead about to depart with a train for Oxford (despite what the destination blind says - at least it's in the right general direction!). Robert28194.

Class 120 DMU at Ferryside

31st March 1986

Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 DMU set C615 (presumably 51788 + 59682 + 51781) arrives at Ferryside with a down passenger service on 31 March 1986. Robert Thomas.

Class 120 DMU at Ferryside

31st March 1986

Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 DMU set C615 (presumably 51781 + 59682 + 51788) arrives at Ferryside station with a down passenger service on 31 March 1986. Robert Thomas.

Class 120 DMU at Ferryside

31st March 1986

Swindon Cross-Country DMU set C615 (presumably 51781 + 59682 + 51788) in Ferryside station with a down passenger service on 31 March 1986. Robert Thomas.

Class 120 DMU at Severn Tunnel Junction

24th April 1986

Class 120 DMU set C615 (51788 + 59682 + 51781) at Severn Tunnel Junction on 24 April 1986. Keith Miller.

Class 120 DMU at Whitland

10th May 1986

The driver of 51788 reaches out for the token at Whitland. This was the 13:00 Swansea-Pembroke Dock service on 10 May 1986, the other two vehicles in Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 set C615 are presumably 59682 + 51781. Robert Thomas.

Class 120 DMU at Ayr station

5th June 1986

C615 is seen in Ayr station, presumably with 51788 closest, on June 5th 1986. Tom Clift.

Class 120 DMU at Haymarket depot

14th June 1986

A nice hybrid set - W51781 is at the head of 107 59797 and 116 53132 at Haymarket depot, about to into Haymarket station to work the 18:15 to North Berwick. 14th July 1986. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 120 DMU at Haymarkey depot

14th July 1986

W51781 in Haymarket depot on the 14th July 1986, about to work ECS to form the 18:15 Haymarket - North Berwick. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 120 DMU at Glasgow Central

August 1986

A Swindon Cross-Country DMBC W51781 at the buffers in Glasgow Central. August 1986. Still carrying its Cardiff set number, W prefix and headlamp bracket, it's now part of a hybrid set - the farthest away vehicle is a Class 107. Andrew McConnell.

Class 120 DMU at Glasgow Central

7th September 1986

51781 was for most of it's life a Scottish vehicle, seen here back in Scotland after several years in Cardiff as can be seen by the set number still carried. Working with Class 120 M59268 + Class 107 51987, this is officially Ayr set 427. Seen in Glasgow Central station on the 7th September 1986, ready to work the 14:05 to Ayr. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 120 DMU at Ayr

22nd September 1986

A Class 120 DMU with W51781 at the front is seen in Ayr station on September 22, 1986, beside one of the EMUs which would replace it on the Ayr - Glasgow line. The ex-Cardiff vehicle (sent north to cover for the out-of-traffic Class 107s) was transferred to Haymarket the following week. WS Sellar.

Class 120 DMU at Paisley Gilmour Street

circa 1987

Class 120 set C615 heads out of Paisley Gilmour Street Station towards Glasgow, circa 1987. C615 was the unit's set number from its years at Cardiff, but it was originally allocated to the Scottish Region. Andrew McConnell.


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