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Grounded 'white circle' Swindon built 'Intercity' ex Scottish Region DMU cars were awaiting the end at the King's scrapyard at Snailwell on a snowy November 29th 1980. The units were built in 1956 and worked between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh until 1971 when they were replaced by Class 27's on push-pull duties. Centre is SC79164, on the right SC79109 and on the left facing away is believed to be SC79105. Martyn Hilbert.
A DMS from the Swindon Inter-City 79xxx series awaits its fate at Mayer Newman Scrapyard, Snailwell, Cambridgeshire on a snowy November 29th 1980. A DMBS of the same type is on the left. Martyn Hilbert.
A Swindon Intercity DMU 'leading' power car awaiting its fate, surrounded by other redundant rolling stock awaiting the end, at Mayer Newman's scrapyard at Snailwell in Cambridgeshire on a snowy November 29th 1980. To the left is another Swindon Intercity DMU car, whilst to the rear are two cars of London Transport CO/CP surface stock. Martyn Hilbert.
Former Derby Lightweight DTCL DB975014 is sandwiched between a BR Mk.I catering vehicle and a Swindon 'Intercity' power car at the Mayer Newman scrapyard at Snailwell on November 29th 1980. It appears to have blacked out windows and an unusual style of number. Apparently after withdrawal in 1967 it (along with similar car DB975013), was used as Staff Mess coaches. A contemporary report at the time (Pennine Railway Society who visited Ely in November 1980), suggested that DB975014 was the last remaining original BR Green liveried DMU car on BR. There seems to be some mystery with this particular car, as DB975013 appears in some Ian Allan DMU books under 'Departmentals' in the early 1970's, however there is no reference to DB975014. However, according to the website 'Departmentals.com' the car had spells at Dundee and Edinburgh Craigentinny Depots as a Staff Mess facility. Martyn Hilbert.
The end of the line for four former Scottish Region, Swindon built 'Inter City' DMU power cars. The intermediate car is SC79164, two of the others are noted as SC79105, SC79109 (the latter with the cab facing us). They stand off the rails in Kings Scrapyard at Snailwell in Cambridgeshire on a wintery 29th November 1980. The units were contaminated with asbestos and would be passed through the on-site firing tunnel before the charred remains were cut-up for scrap. Martyn Hilbert.
Vehicles awaiting disposal at Snailwell in 1983, including three Edinburgh-Glasgow Swindon DMU cars. Joint Line.
Snailwell scrapyard seen in 1983; on the left is a Swindon Inter-City DMU. Joint Line.
Swindon Inter-City DMU vehicle SC79083 (with 3" high numbers) awaiting disposal at Snailwell in 1983. The other vehicles are MkI coaches. Joint Line.
Former BR Class '03' No.03012 with Cravens DMU SC50778 at the fire tunnel at King's scrapyard, Snailwell, near Newmarket, on 17th January 1983. Photograph by Roy Burt. Gordon Edgar Collection.
55937 (M51581) at Snailwell on 24 July 1987. The 120 parcel renumberings were done just before they were withdrawn, if the managed to be applied at all to the unit in most cases this was the furthest it got. Nicholas Youngman.
55937 (ex-51581) at Snailwell on July 24, 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
Cravens E54472 sits beside Met-Camm E53199 in the yard at Snailwell on August 24, 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
A Class 120 DMS after a visit to the firing tunnel at Snailwell. 24 August 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
Looking through the gangway of Class 105 DMBS E53381 at Snailwell on October 26, 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
Met-Camm E53199 and Cravens E54472 are amongst a stack of coaches at Snailwell on the 26th October 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
Cravens Class 105 E51284 and E51299 behind, at Snailwell on 26.10.87. Nicholas Youngman.
Class 105 DMBS E53381 awaiting disposal at Snailwell on the 26th October 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
SC53174 at Snailwell on the 26th October 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
E51299 at Snailwell on the 26th October 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
E53381 at Snailwell on the 26th October 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
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