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Vehicle 50710 / 53710


Class 120

Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30335
Diagram: 587

Allocations

4w/e 30/11/57 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61Depot code change88A
by Jun-62 Transferred to 84E (Tyseley)
01/01/63Boundary change84Etransferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63Depot code change2A
3w/e 01/02/64 Transferred to 84A (Laira)
Nov-66 Transferred to 82A (Bristol Bath Road)
2w/e 09/01/71 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
w/e 06/12/80 Transferred to CH (Chester)
circa Aug-84 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
07/08/85 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50710 - original number
53710 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

3w/e 29/05/71 - Dual AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50710 59269 50661 Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1
50710 59269 50661 Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street1
50710 59269 50661 Transfer to 86A - 2w/e 09/01/71
CTN507 50710 59269 50661 Listed at Canton - circa Feb-71
C507 50710 59269 50661 Noted 31/10/72
507 50710 59269 50661 Noted 06/09/73 - in Gloucester Eastgate2
507 50710 59269 50661 Noted 06/09/73 - at Severn Tunnel Junction2
C506 50710 59269 50661 Noted 17/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with B560
C506 50710 59269 50661 Noted 23/12/74 - on 2C46 1600 Weymouth-Cardiff with B468 + C556
C506 50710 59269 50661 Noted 31/01/75 - on 2B46 1620 Cardiff-Bristol TM with B574 + B462
C506 50710 59269 50661 Noted 03/03/75 - on 2C09 1430 Swansea-Newport with C510
C506 50710 59269 50661 Noted 05/03/75 - 2C09 1430 Swansea-Newport with C534
C506 50710 59269 50661 Noted 28/11/75 - on 2C38 1621 Weston SM-Cardiff with C605
C506 50710 59269 50661 Noted 01/12/75 - on 2B46 1625 Cardiff-Bristol TM
C610 50710 59269 50661 Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
50710 59269 50661 Noted 04/09/76 - at Cardiff1
C610 50710 59269 50661 Noted 12/09/76 - on 2C36 1700 Cheltenham-Cardiff
C610 50710 59269 50661 Noted 19/09/76 - on 1O69 1240 Cardiff-Salisbury with C500
C610 50710 59269 50661 Noted 16/02/77 - on 2C54 2132 Bristol TM-Cardiff
C610 50710 59269 50661 Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury2
C610 50710 59269 50661 Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
C610 50710 59269 50661 Noted 22/02/78 - on 2C56 2305 Cardiff-Swansea
C610 50710 59269 50661 Noted 05/06/78 - on 2C01 0549 Newport-Chepstow with C611
C610 50710 59269 50661 Noted 24/08/78 - working 5C99 with C612 seen at Swansea
C610 50710 59269 50661 Noted 01/09/78 - on 2C50 2133 Bristol TM-Cardiff with 975540 attached
C610 50710 59269 50661 Noted 24/03/1979 - at Swansea3
C610 50710 59269 50661 Listed at CF - 03/03/80
C506 50710 59269 50661 Noted 27/10/1980 - At Cardiff Central3
50710 59269 50661 Noted circa 02/19834
53710 59269 53661 Noted circa 04/19834
53710 59540 53661 Noted circa 08/19834

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 120 DMU at Birmingham Snow Hill

2nd December 1961

W50710 leads a nine-car Cross-Country formation on the 10:45am ex-Cardiff General into Birmingham Snow Hill where it will terminate. Michael Mensing.

Class 120 DMU at Wolverhampton Low Level

4th August 1962

Set number: 504

A Swindon Cross-Country DMU (50710 + 59269 and presumably 50661) forms the 5.40pm to Birmingham Snow Hill and Honeybourne at Wolverhampton Low Level on 4 August 1962. Michael Mensing.

Class 120 DMU at Porton

5th March 1968

DMBC W50710 at the front of a Swindon Cross-Country DMU seen at Porton on 5 March 1968. David Mant.

Class 120 DMU at Chester depot

Unknown date

A Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country DMU on Chester depot in the early 1980s, M50710 closest. On the left are Class 108s. Curly42.