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Vehicle 51049


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

26/09/59 New to 67C (Ayr)
06/05/73Depot code changeAY
05/10/81 Stored U. AY (Ayr)
p/e 28/11/81 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)

Notes

20th May 1981 - Seen carrying unit no. 126 419

Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51049 59403 51013 Noted 28/02/60
51049 59405 51026 Noted 09/07/60 - on repair at Ayr
51049 59397 50936 Noted 07/12/60
51049 59397 50936 Noted 13/02/61
51049 59391 50936 Noted 21/03/61
51049 59408 51010 Noted 18/05/61
170 51049 59404 51013 Listed at 67C - Aug-70
51049 59404 51013 Noted 15/08/70 - in Kyle St sidings1
51049 59398 51021 Noted 11/09/71 - at Ayr station sidings1
51049 59398 51016 Noted 24/07/1972 - at Ayr2
51049 59393 51025 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central3
119 51049 59404 51027 Noted 05/09/73 - at Ayr4
405 51035 59396 51049 Noted 03/09/77 - on Glasgow Central, set number 419 on 510494
51034 79470 51049 Noted 23rd May 1979 - 2 DMBS
419 51049 59399 51024 Listed at AY - 01/02/81
126419 51049 59402 51018 Noted 1st July 1981

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

Images:

Class 126 DMU at Hillington East

17th April 1961

Sc51049 leads two Swindon Inter-City three-car sets about to pass through Hillington East 17 April 1961. The second vehicle is a buffet car suggesting this is a St Enoch - Stranraer Harbour service. The leading set also has two vans, the third vehicle being one of the 79xxx series DMBSs. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 126 DMU at Glengarnock

14th July 1975

Sc51049 arriving at Glengarnock. Phil Bidwell.

Class 126 DMU at Ayr depot

25th January 1978

Set number: 419

Sc51049 on Ayr TMD, 25 January 1978. Kevin Lane.

Class 126 DMU at Glasgow Central

Unknown date

Set number: 126419

A Class 126 DMU formation arrives into Glasgow Central led by DMBSL SC51049, date unknown. Paul Redmond.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 26th February 1977

A 6-car Class 126 formation (SC51020 + SC59402 + SC51032 / SC51049 + SC59411 + SC51027) heads north out of Newton-on-Ayr station on 26-02-77. Vincent Haworth.