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Vehicle 51043


Class 126

Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Inter City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: White Circle
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30414
Diagram: 608

Allocations

27/06/59 New to 67C (Ayr)
06/05/73Depot code changeAY
17/05/82 Stored S. AY (Ayr)
11/08/82 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)
31/08/82 Reinstated AY (Ayr)
p/e 29/01/83 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51043 59394 51023 Noted 27/02/60
51043 59394 51012 Noted 11/03/60
51043 59394 51011 Noted 15/04/60
51043 59393 51019 Noted 23/05/60
51043 59393 51019 Noted 09/07/60
51043 59408 51008 Noted 05/12/60
51043 59400 51008 Noted 18/01/61
51043 59391 51023 Noted 24/01/61
51043 59407 51020 Noted 10/03/61
51043 59391 51020 Noted 29/03/61
51043 59397 51020 Noted 17/05/61
51043 59397 51008 Noted 23/05/61
51043 59412 51009 Noted 13/06/61
51043 59412 51009 Noted 29/06/61
164 51043 59395 51029 Listed at 67C - Aug-70
51043 59395 51029 Noted 15/08/70 - in Kyle St sidings1
51043 59392 51025 Noted 11/09/71 - at Ayr station sidings1
51043 59412 51015 Noted 28/07/1972 - at Ayr2
51043 59408 50936 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central3
51043 59399 51028 Noted 26/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central3
51043 59408 50936 Noted 25/07/1973 - at Ayr3
51033 59407 51043 Noted 04/04/1977 - 07:27 Stranrear to Glasgow2
413 51043 59391 50936 Listed at AY - 01/02/81
126413 51043 59407 51012 Noted unknown date
126413 51043 59404 51026 Listed at AY - 01/04/82
126413 51043 59404 51026 Noted 28th September 1982
126413 51043 59404 51026 Noted 5th October 1982
126413 51043 59404 51026 Noted 09/10/1982 - Swindon Preservation Society Ayrshire Wanderer Railtour 126413+126406
126413 51043 59404 51026 Noted 18th October 1982
51043 59404 51026 Noted 20th October 1982

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Jeremy Goodyear

Images:

Class 126 DMU at Hairmyres

20th March 1964

Sc51043 on the 4.22pm St Enoch - East Kilbride service seen leaving Hairmyres on 20th March 1964, during a period when East Kilbride service were transferred to St Enoch from Central, only to return when St Enoch closed. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 126 DMU at Glasgow Central

June 1978

Set number: 413

Catching a glimpse of sunshine at Glasgow Central in June 1978 is Class 126 Swindon Inter-City set number 413. Mike Cooper.

Class 126 DMU at Glasgow Central

June 1978

Set number: 413

Class 126 set 413 arrives at Glasgow Central in June 1978. Mike Cooper.

Class 126 DMU at Johnstone

Unknown date

Set number: 126413

A 6-car Class 126 formation heads out of Johnstone station, with SC51043 at the rear. Undated. Ian MacDonald.

Class 126 DMU at Ayr

1981

Set number: 126413

126 413 led by 126 414 leave Ayr for Maybole and Girvan, 1981. The use of oil lamp was necessary on the Class 126 units as the class did not have electric tail lamps. The rear car (Sc51043) is part of the preserved set owned by the SRPS at Bo'ness. www.class126.co.uk Andrew McConnell.

Class 126 DMU at Ayr station

circa August 1981

Set number: 126413

51043 seen at Ayr, circa August 1981. This vehicle is now preserved on the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway. Andrew McConnell.

Class 126 DMU at Prestwick

1982

Set number: 126413

126 413 + 418 roll into Prestwick Station in 1982, two of the last handful of Intercity sets in their last summer of operation. Andrew McConnell.

Class 126 DMU at Glasgow Central

1982

Set number: 126413

Leading power car SC51043 is on the rear of a Swindon Inter-City Class 126 DMU seen departing from Glasgow Central station, probably in 1982. The buckeye couplings were normally left in the upright position due to the frequent joining of and splitting of sets for different services. Ian MacDonald.

Class 126 DMU at Lochside

1982

Set number: 126413

Class 126 DMU 126 413 is seen at Lochside in 1982. Andrew McConnell.

Class 126 DMU at Glasgow Central High Level

1982

Set number: 126413

End of Days. Swindon DMBSL Sc51043 at the stops at Glasgow Central. Awaiting departure from what used to be Platform 12 on a working to Ayr. Probably May 1982. alicia hartman.

Class 126 DMU at Glasgoow Central

August 1982

Set number: 126413

126 413 departs for Ayr from platform 13 of Glasgow Central in August 1982 with SC51043 on the rear. Andrew McConnell.

Class 126 DMU at East Kilbride

27th September 1982

Set number: 126413

Cats and Dogs! Swindon Inter-City 126 413 sits in the pouring rain at East Kilbride. Sc51043 awaits the return working to Glasgow Central. Typical holiday weather for what was probably the Glasgow September Holiday Monday. Not great quality but included for interest. Probably Monday 27 September 1982. alicia hartman.

Class 126 DMU at Killoch Colliery

9th October 1982

Set number: 126413

The SPS Ayrshire Wanderer railtour during the Killoch Colliery stop on 9 October 1982. The vehicles are 51043 + 59404 + 51026 / 51017 + 59411 + 51036. John Horne.

Class 126 DMU at Largs

9th October 1982

Set number: 126413

Class 107s & 126 Largs 9 Oct 1982 The 'Ayrshire Wanderer' railtour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society (SPS) and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see the train at Largs with Sc51043 closest, one of the vehicles the SPS would purchase the following year for preservation. Alistair Ness.

Class 126 DMU at Largs

9th October 1982

Set number: 126413

The SPS Ayrshire Wanderer railtour during the lunch stop at Largs on 9 October 1982. The two Class 126 units have swapped places - in the morning the two intermediate cars were at the outer ends, now the leading cars were on the outside and SC51043 is closest in this view. John Horne.

Class 126 DMU at Killoch Colliery

9th October 1982

Set number: 126413

Class 126 Killoch 9 Oct 1982. The 'Ayrshire Wanderer' railtour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see the train at Killoch Colliery, it was formed 51043/59404/51026 + 51017/59411/51036. Alistair Ness.

Class 126 DMU at Hunterston Ore Terminal

9th October 1982

Class 126 TransClyde Reflections Hunterston 9 Oct 1982. The 'Ayrshire Wanderer' tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see two Class 126 units (51043 + 51036) reflected in the mud at Hunterston Ore Terminal. Alistair Ness.

Class 126 DMU at Benbain

9th October 1982

Set number: 126413

Class 126 Waterside 'Ayrshire Wanderer' 9 Oct 1982. This tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see a glimpse of Sc51043 at Benbain on the Waterside branch. Alistair Ness.

Class 126 DMU at Largs

9th October 1982

Set number: 126 413

SPS Railtour. Derby DMU (107 434 with Metro Cammell DMS trailing) departs Largs for Glasgow Central from Platform 2. Swindon DMBSL Sc51043 heads up the six car Ayrshire Wanderer (126 413 + 126 406) in Platform 1. The two Swindon sets are having a rest after a shunt from Platform 3 whilst the patrons enjoy lunch in Largs! They arrived with the Intermediate Driving Cars at either end and the Leading Driving Cars cab to cab. Saturday 09 October 1982. alicia hartman.

Class 126 DMU at Largs

December 1982

Set number: 126413

It's Not Unusual. Perhaps, but it's a late Saturday afternoon and Swindon 126 413 has deposited a handful of passengers at Largs after arriving on a service from Glasgow Central. DMBSL Sc51043 is nearest the camera with DMSL Sc51017 recorded at the rear. TSL is presumably Sc59404. This is probably the reformed Set 413 (with DMSL swapped from the other remaining operational Set 406) prior to preservation. December 1982. alicia hartman.

Class 126 DMU at Kilmacolm

Unknown date

Set number: 126413

A Class 126 DMU at Kilmacolm with a service for Glasgow Central, circa late 1982 / first week of January 1983. The set is 126 413, the DMBS closest being the now preserved Sc51043. Andrew McConnell.

Class 126 DMU at Glasgow Central

5th January 1983

Set number: 126413

On 5 January 1983 the final two Class 126 units are seen in Glasgow Central station. That date the six vehicles (SC51043 closest, the others being 51017, 51026, 51036, 59404 and 59411) were on Kilmacolm duties. That branch closed a few days a later and the Class 126s were withdrawn by the end of the month. Brian Daniels.

Class 126 DMU at Dunfermline Townhill depot

1983

Set number: 126413

51043, 59404 and 51017 at Dunfermline Townhill depot in 1983. They had been stored there during the tendering process to preservationists, and they are being prepared to leave for their new home on the Caledonian Railway. Andrew McConnell.

Class 126 DMU at Laurencekirk

May 1983

Set number: 126413

Class 126 DMU vehicles 51043 + 59404 + 51017 at Laurencekirk in May 1983 awaiting road movement to preservation on the Brechin Railway. They had been moved by rail from Dunfermline Townhill where they had been stored since withdrawal during the tendering process. Ian MacDonald.

Class 126 DMU at Laurencekirk

May 1983

Set number: 126413

Sc51043 leaves BR metals to start a new life in preservation. It is being lowered onto a low-loader at Laurenkirk which will take it to the Brechin Railway. May 1983. Ian MacDonald.

Class 126 DMU at Thornton Yard

May 1983

Set number: 126413

126 413 (51043, 59404, 51017) at Thornton Yard, Fife, in May 1983, waiting to be rail-freighted as part of an overnight working to Aberdeen the same night. It was dropped off at Laurencekirk, where it left the British Railways network for the last time. Andrew McConnell.

Class 126 DMU at Laurencekirk

May 1983

Set number: 126413

"Intercity 125" meets Intercity Class 126 DMU early on a spring morning in 1983 at Laurencekirk. The DMU had been hauled up from Thornton Yard in Fife attached to a Class 40 hauled freight. It would shortly leave BR metals, being craned onto flatbed trailers later in the day for the move to the Brechin railway. Andrew McConnell.

Class 126 DMU at Laurencekirk

May 1983

Set number: 126413

51043, 59404 and 51017 sit in the yard at Laurencekirk in May 1983. They'd been moved by rail from storage at Dunfermline Townhill, and would be moved by road to preservation on the Caledonian Railway. Andrew McConnell.

Class 126 DMU at Laurencekirk Goods Yard

May 1983

Set number: 126413

126 413 (Sc51043, Sc59404 (and Sc51017)) with limited time still on BR metals at Laurencekirk Goods Yard in May 1983, as they await road movement to preservation on the Caledonian Railway (Brechin). Andrew McConnell.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: 126408

DMUs in Kyle Street sidings, Ayr, date unknown, probably in the final days of the Class 126 Swindon DMUs, with two sets 126 408 (51038) and 126 413 (51043) visible. On the right are Class 107 and Class 101 vehicles. Ian MacDonald.

DMU

Date: August 1982

Sc51017 and Sc51043 face off in Ayr (Kyle St sidings), August 1982. The vehicles were then part of the last two Class 126 units to survive (126 413 and 126 406). The best example of each type of 126 vehicle from the last two sets were remarshalled to form the now preserved Class 126 unit, 126 413 (Sc51017, Sc59404, Sc51043). Andrew McConnell.

DMU

Date: 1st August 1982

Swindon Inter-City power cars Sc51017 and Sc51043 at Largs on August 1st, 1982. They are now the only surviving Class 126 power cars. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 9th October 1982

The "Ayrshire Wanderer" railtour is seen at Hunterston on the 9th October 1982. It was formed of 51017 / 59411 / 51036 + 51043 / 59404 / 51026. Ian MacDonald.

DMU

Date: 9th October 1982

Set number: 126406

Class 126 Waterside 'Ayrshire Wanderer' 9 Oct 1982. This tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see the train at Benbain on the Waterside branch. The vehicles were 51036/59411/51017 + 51026/59404/51043. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 9th October 1982

Set number: 126406

Class 126 Waterside 'Ayrshire Wanderer' 9 Oct 1982. This tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see the train at Benbain on the Waterside branch. The vehicles were 51036/59411/51017 + 51026/59404/51043. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 9th October 1982

Class 126 Hunterston 9 Oct 1982. The 'Ayrshire Wanderer' tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see the train at Hunterston Ore Terminal, it was formed of 51017/59411/51036 + 51043/59404/51026. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 9th October 1982

Class 126 Hunterston 9 Oct 1982. The 'Ayrshire Wanderer' tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see two Class 126 units coupled together (51036 + 51043) and reflected in the mud at Hunterston Ore Terminal. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 9th October 1982

Class 126 Hunterston 9 Oct 1982. The 'Ayrshire Wanderer' tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see the train at Hunterston Ore Terminal, it was formed of 51017/59411/51036 + 51043/59404/51026. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 9th October 1982

Set number: 126406

Class 101 & 126 Largs 9 Oct 1982. The Class 126 (formed 51036/59411/51017 + 51026/59404/51043) was on the 'Ayrshire Wanderer' railtour. This tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 9th October 1982

The SPS "Ayrshire Wanderer" railtour at Ardrossan Harbour on 9 October 1982. It was formed of 51026 + 59404 + 51043 / 51036 + 59411 + 51017. John Horne.

DMU

Date: 9th October 1982

51026 + 59404 + 51043 at Hunterston Ore Terminal with the SPS Ayrshire Wanderer railtour on 9 October 1982. John Horne.

DMU

Date: 9th October 1982

The SPS organised Ayrshire Wanderer railtour after leaving Hunterston Ore Terminal on 9 October 1982. Taken on board 51026 looking torwards 59404 + 51043 / 51036 + 59411 + 51017. John Horne.

DMU

Date: 9th October 1982

Set number: 126406

Class 126 Hunterston 9 Oct 1982. This tour ("Ayrshire Wanderer") was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see two Class 126 driving cabs coupled together at Hunterston Ore Terminal. 51043 is on the left and 51036 on the right. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 1983

Class 126 vehicles 51017, 59404 and 51043 pass through Dundee in a freight formation on their way to the Brechin Railway and a new life in preservation in 1983. Andrew McConnell.

DMU

Date: 5th January 1983

On 5 January 1983 the final two Class 126 units are seen in Kilmacolm station with a Glasgow Central service. DMSL SC51026 closest, the others being 51017, 51036, 51043, 59404 and 59411. The branch closed a few days a later and the Class 126s were withdrawn by the end of the month. Brian Daniels.

DMU

Date: 5th January 1983

Two Class 126 DMUs in Kilmacolm station with a Glasgow Central service on 5 January 1983 a few days before services were withdrawn. DMSL SC51026 is closest (the others are 51017 51036 51043 59404 and 59411). Brian Daniels.

DMU

Date: May 1983

51017, 59404 and 51043 at Thornton Junction depot in May 1983. After a period in store at Dunfermline Townhill there they are en-route to their new home in preservation on the Caledonian Railway. Andrew McConnell.