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Vehicle 50742 / 53742


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 27/12/58 New to BL (Bristol Marsh Junction)
30/07/62 Transferred to 88A (Cardiff Canton)
Sep-63Depot code change86A
4w/e 31/05/69 Transferred to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
May-73Depot code changeDY
02/02/86 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
28/09/86 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr) - remained in traffic till Dec. W again 3w/e 21/12/86.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50742 - original number
53742 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


CDF509 50742 59276 50689 Noted Aug-67 - in plain blue livery
EP482 50742 59276 50689 Noted circa Jun-69 - ex-CTN509
50742 59276 50689 Noted 18/08/70 - at Derby1
50742 59292 50650 Noted 20/03/71 - at Leicester2
50742 59267 50680 Noted 08/07/72 - at Thetford1
50742 59267 50680 Noted 17/02/73 - at Derby2
50742 59267 50680 Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street3
EP583 50742 59256 50685 Noted 02/07/1975 - at Birmingham New Street4
EP579 50742 59256 50652 Noted 30/04/76 - at Ely1
EP579 50742 59256 50652 Noted 10/07/76 - at Peterborough1
50742 59283 50652 Noted 17/08/76 - on 1947 Derby-Lincoln St Marks
EP517 50742 59268 50654 Listed at DY - circa Jun-82
EP517 50742 59268 50654 Noted 12/06/82 - at Norwich1
EP517 50742 59268 50654 Noted circa 01/19835
EP517 53742 59268 53654 Noted circa 06/19835
EP517 53742 59268 53654 Noted circa 12/19835
53742 59268 53647 Formation change - DY - Aug-85
spare 53742 Formation change - DY - circa Sep-85
53742 59268 53693 Listed at AY - circa Jan-86
517 53742 59268 53693 Noted 1st February 1986
517 53742 59268 53654 Formation change - AY - circa Feb-86
53742 59268 53693 Noted 25/02/86
51174 59268 53742 Noted 20th May 1986
53742 59571 53654 Noted 13th June 1986
517 53742 59571 53654 Noted 8th July 1986
517 53742 53654 Listed at Ayr - August 1986
369 51186 53742 Formation change - p/e 17/09/86 - two brake vans
517 53722 59682 53742 Formation change - p/e 17/09/86 - two brake vans
53722 59682 53742 Noted 25th September 1986
53742 59682 53722 Noted 11/10/1986 - at Edinburgh Waverley5
53722 59682 53742 Noted 15th November 1986

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

Images:

Class 120 DMU at Sudbury

August 1979

A Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country set led by DMBC M50742 passes by Sudbury crossing signal box on the (former) North Staffordshire line in August 1979. The box is now a listed building. Michael Mensing.

Class 120 DMU at Birmingham New Street

2nd November 1985

Set number: EP517

53742 at Birmingham New Street on 02/11/85. Steve Jones.

Class 120 DMU at Princes Street Gardens

12th May 1986

Set number: EP517

Class 120 set EP517 runs through Princes Street Gardens on May 12, 1986, with 53742 at the front. David Christie.

Class 120 DMU at Stirling

13th May 1986

Set number: EP517

Swindon Cross-Country DMU EP517 departs north at Stirling on May 13, 1986. Newly liveried Motorail branded stock is being 'shunted' on the far line by 47 571. David Christie.

Class 120 DMU at Girvan

25th August 1986

Set number: EP517

A three-car Class 120 DMU is seen in Girvan station on 28 August 1986, probably after terminating on a service from Glasgow Central. It contains two brake vans, the closest vehicle is 53742. Bill Fraser.

Class 120 DMU at Girvan

28th August 1986

Set number: EP517

A Class 120 DMU at Girvan on 25 August 1986. The power car is 53742. Bill Fraser.

Class 120 DMU at Troon

25th September 1986

Set number: EP517

A class 120 dmu departs Troon with an Ayr - Glasgow Central train on 25-09-1986, 3 days before the end of diesel services. The closest vehicle is 53742, it still carries its Derby set number of EP517, 517 was used as it's Ayr set number. Gordon Thomson.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa summer 1986

A trio of DMUs in Ayr station circa summer 1986. The closest Class 120 DMS is unknown, the one behind carrying EP517 is 53742, the Cravens it is facing is 51294. Brian Ward.

DMU

Date: circa summer 1986

Set number: 532

For many yeears these Ayr platforms held Class 126 Swindon Inter-City DMUs, but in this circa summer 1986 view they hold mostly Class 120 Class 120 Cross-Country DMUs. Set 532 is contains 53658, Class 107 59796 and Class 105 51294. Behind it is 53742. The vehicles in the 120/101/101 formation on the left are unknown. Brian Ward.

DMU

Date: 25th August 1986

A Class 120 DMU at Girvan on 25 August 1986. This power car (with brackets for the headlamp between the cab windows) is unknown, out of sight at the other end is 53742. Bill Fraser.

DMU

Date: 15th September 1986

Set number: 120528

A scene at Ayr station on 15/9/86, with a class 120 "scratch set", formed of 53722/59682/53742, waiting to work the 13.40 to Kilmarnock. Alongside is unit 101 321 (51249/59542/53146). Leonard Rogers.