Vehicle 79970
Park Royal Railbus
Builder: Park Royal
Layout: Railbus
Length: 42ft
Coupling Code: None
Coupling Type: None
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30480
Diagram: 613
Allocations
| 12/02/59 | New to | Leith Central | |
| Nov-59 | Depot code change | 64H | |
| 4w/e 27/08/60 | Transferred to | 60B (Aviemore) | |
| 4w/e 26/08/61 | Transferred to | 63A (Perth) | |
| 2w/e 23/09/61 | Transferred to | 60B (Aviemore) | |
| 04/03/63 | Transferred to | 67C (Ayr) | |
| 18/03/67 | Withdrawn from | 67C (Ayr) |
Notes
mid-May 1959 - Sc79958/9 had arrived in Hamilton for driver training by mid-May 1959. The former had worked the first month of the Beith branch service - not devoid of failure and replaced by SC79979 (after it had spent several months on the Crieff branch). SC79959 had been on the Aviemore - Elgin line until replaced early in April by Sc79970. The other Park Royal SC79974 was at Ayr.
Disposal
Scrapped by BR, Ayr depot
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79970 | Noted 07/1960 - working from Craigellachie to Aviemore |
Images:
1959
Park Royal Railbus SC79970 at Aviemore in 1959. Hamish Stevenson.
1959
Park Royal railbus SC79970 heading away from Aviemore with an Elgin service in 1959. Hamish Stevenson.
12th August 1960
Park Royal railbus SC79970 in platform 5 of Stirling station on 12 August 1960. A Met-Camm DMU is alongside. Mike McDonald Collection.
Unknown date
Park Royal railbus Sc79970 arriving into Garelochhead station, probably on an Arrochar - Craigendoran service. Paul Redmond.
17th April 1965
Park Royal railbus Sc79970 in amongst the steam locos on Ayr MPD, 17/4/65. George Woods.
1966
Park Royal railbus SC79970 in Troon station in 1966. Hamish Stevenson.
April 1966
Although slightly blurred, this is very likely to be SC79970 stabled on Ayr depot during Easter weekend of 1966. Phil Griffin.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: unknown
A Park Royal railbus (SC79970 or SC79974) in Arrochar and Tarbet station, date unknown. It will be working the shuttle to Craigendoran. Stuart Mackay Collection.