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Vehicle 59398


Class 126

Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Inter City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: White Circle
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Lot Number: 30415
Diagram: 570

Allocations

04/07/59 New to 67C (Ayr)
06/05/73Depot code changeAY
17/05/82 Stored S. AY (Ayr)
11/08/82 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)

59398 was involved in the following incidents:


lifted by crane

30/8/73 - Shields Jct (Glasgow), ScR

Collision involving Class 126 / EMU

Info from Bill Read

21:35 Wemyss Bay to Glasgow Central passed a signal at danger at Shields Junction at ran into the back of the 21:10 Ayr to Glasgow Central, formed Sc51017/Sc59398/Sc51023 & Sc51033/Sc59406/Sc51011. Serious damage, 5 fatalities and many injuries. The leading car of the Class 303 EMU, SC75857, impacted with the rear car of the DMU, SC51011, at 65 mph as the DMU was pulling away from a signal stop at about 15 mph. The EMU drove beneath the DMU, a fire broke out and both cars were consumed. Apart from some damage to the rear of SC59406, the other cars suffered only minor damage. The EMU had passed a red signal.


16/4/79 - Paisley Gilmour Street, ScR

Collision involving Class 126 / EMU

Info from Bill Read

The 18:58 Ayr to Glasgow Central additional train formed Sc51031/Sc59412/Sc51014 & Sc51044/Sc59398/Sc51017 passed a signal at danger at Paisley Gilmour Street. Guard gave right away while signal at danger and the driver did not check. Train was in head on collision with the 19:40 Glasgow Central to Wemyss Bay as it crossed the junction east of the station. Serious damage, 7 fatalities and many injuries. Both SC51031 and EMU SC75840 were extensively damaged. SC51031 rode up over the roof of the EMU and was cut up on site. The remaining DMU vehicles were all repairable.


Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51034 59398 51018 Noted 01/03/60
51034 59398 51026 Noted 04/03/60
51034 59398 51009 Noted 09/04/60
51030 59398 50936 Noted 28/04/60
51030 59398 51017 Noted 09/07/60
51051 59398 51011 Noted 12/07/60
51037 59398 51013 Noted 06/12/60
51037 59398 51028 Noted 16/12/60
51047 59398 51028 Noted 28/12/60
51047 59398 51016 Noted 18/05/61
160 51039 59398 51022 Listed at 67C - Aug-70
51035 59398 51022 Noted 15/08/70 - on Ayr depot1
51035 59398 51050 Noted 17/08/70 - in Glasgow Central working with 51019 + 59409 + 51037, perhaps with DB999510 attached2
51049 59398 51021 Noted 11/09/71 - at Ayr station sidings1
51049 59398 51016 Noted 24/07/1972 - at Ayr3
51045 59398 51023 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central4
51031 59398 51013 Noted 31/12/75 - in Glasgow Central1
414 51044 59398 51014 Listed at AY - 01/02/81
126414 51044 59398 51017 Noted unknown date
126412 51042 59398 51025 Listed at AY - 01/04/82 - 51025 was carrying set number 126418

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

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