Set 126413
These formations have been noted:
| 51043 | 59407 | 51012 | Noted unknown date | |||||
| 51043 | 59404 | 51026 | Listed at AY - 01/04/82 | |||||
| 51043 | 59404 | 51026 | Noted 28th September 1982 | |||||
| 51043 | 59404 | 51026 | Noted 5th October 1982 | |||||
| 51043 | 59404 | 51026 | Noted 09/10/1982 - Swindon Preservation Society Ayrshire Wanderer Railtour 126413+126406 | |||||
| 51043 | 59404 | 51026 | Noted 18th October 1982 |
Unknown date
A 6-car Class 126 formation heads out of Johnstone station, with SC51043 at the rear. Undated. Ian MacDonald.
1981
126 413 led by 126 414 leave Ayr for Maybole and Girvan, 1981. The use of oil lamp was necessary on the Class 126 units as the class did not have electric tail lamps. The rear car (Sc51043) is part of the preserved set owned by the SRPS at Bo'ness. www.class126.co.uk Andrew McConnell.
circa August 1981
51043 seen at Ayr, circa August 1981. This vehicle is now preserved on the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway. Andrew McConnell.
Summer 1981
Set 126 413 is seen departing from Ayr station in late summer 1981. Intermediate DMS 51026 is on the rear. Andrew McConnell.
1982
Class 126 DMU 126 413 is seen at Lochside in 1982. Andrew McConnell.
1982
End of Days. Platform 13 and a six car Swindon Inter-City awaits departure from Glasgow Central. If the station clock is correct, this could be a late running 13:35 hrs to Ayr and Girvan. The slightly cross-eyed domino dots and dirt stains on the DMSL suggests this is Sc51026, probably making it Set 126 413. The rear Set is 126 412. Probably Spring 1982. alicia hartman.
1982
End of Days. The two remaining Swindon Inter-City Sets (126 406 and 413) have arrived at Glasgow Central with a Sunday working from Stranraer Harbour. Judging by the luggage this service had made a connection with the Sealink ferry from Larne. Sc51026 (126 413) is now standing at the head of Platform 9, ready to run out ECS once the passenger work is complete and tail lamp is removed. Probably Autumn 1982. alicia hartman.
1982
Leading power car SC51043 is on the rear of a Swindon Inter-City Class 126 DMU seen departing from Glasgow Central station, probably in 1982. The buckeye couplings were normally left in the upright position due to the frequent joining of and splitting of sets for different services. Ian MacDonald.
1982
End of Days. Swindon Inter-City 126 413 departing Glasgow Central High Level and what was Platform 12. Intermediate Sc51026 is leading on what is likely a departure for Ayr. The short platfrom road on the right was Platfrom 11a, which saw very little passenger use other than in times of disruption. Probably Summer 1982. alicia hartman.
1982
End of Days. Swindon DMSL Sc51026 leads 126 413 at Glasgow Central High Level. The Set is waiting at Platform 12 (now 14) on a departure for Ayr. Notice the Greater Glasgow PTE Trans-Clyde logo below the saloon windows. Probably Summer 1982. alicia hartman.
1982
126 413 + 418 roll into Prestwick Station in 1982, two of the last handful of Intercity sets in their last summer of operation. Andrew McConnell.
1982
End of Days. Swindon DMBSL Sc51043 at the stops at Glasgow Central. Awaiting departure from what used to be Platform 12 on a working to Ayr. Probably May 1982. alicia hartman.
August 1982
126 413 departs for Ayr from platform 13 of Glasgow Central in August 1982 with SC51043 on the rear. Andrew McConnell.
27th September 1982
Cats and Dogs! Looking towards Glasgow and Sc51026 is at the rear of 126 413 at East Kilbride. The rain is pouring from the gutters and the Swindon awaits the return to Glasgow Central and some respite. Focus is not great but, hey-ho, the best at the time in a downpour! Probably Monday 27 September 1982. alicia hartman.
27th September 1982
Cats and Dogs! Swindon Inter-City 126 413 sits in the pouring rain at East Kilbride. Sc51043 awaits the return working to Glasgow Central. Typical holiday weather for what was probably the Glasgow September Holiday Monday. Not great quality but included for interest. Probably Monday 27 September 1982. alicia hartman.
9th October 1982
The SPS Ayrshire Wanderer railtour during the Killoch Colliery stop on 9 October 1982. The vehicles are 51043 + 59404 + 51026 / 51017 + 59411 + 51036. John Horne.
9th October 1982
The SPS Ayrshire Wanderer railtour during the lunch stop at Largs on 9 October 1982. The two Class 126 units have swapped places - in the morning the two intermediate cars were at the outer ends, now the leading cars were on the outside and SC51043 is closest in this view. John Horne.
9th October 1982
SPS Railtour. Intermediate Driving Cars Sc51026 (126 413) nearest and Sc51017 (126 406) coupled cab to cab on Platform 1 after a shunt from Platform 3. The Ayrshire Wanderer shunt took place during the lunchbreak at Largs. Derby 107 434 awaits departure with a service for Glasgow Central from Platform 2. Saturday 09 October 1982. alicia hartman.
9th October 1982
Class 107s & 126 Largs 9 Oct 1982 The 'Ayrshire Wanderer' railtour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society (SPS) and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see the train at Largs with Sc51043 closest, one of the vehicles the SPS would purchase the following year for preservation. Alistair Ness.
9th October 1982
Class 126 Killoch 9 Oct 1982. The 'Ayrshire Wanderer' railtour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see the train at Killoch Colliery, it was formed 51043/59404/51026 + 51017/59411/51036. Alistair Ness.
9th October 1982
Class 126 Waterside 'Ayrshire Wanderer' 9 Oct 1982. This tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see a glimpse of Sc51043 at Benbane on the Waterside branch. Alistair Ness.
9th October 1982
SPS Railtour. Class 126 six car set with Sc51026 (126 413) at the buffer stops at Ardrossan Harbour (Winton Pier). Unit 126 406 at the rear will lead the Ayrshire Wanderer back to Holm Junction and South Beach Station where it will reverse then head north for Hunterston Low Level. Saturday 09 October 1982. alicia hartman.
December 1982
It's Not Unusual. Perhaps, but it's a late Saturday afternoon and Swindon 126 413 has deposited a handful of passengers at Largs after arriving on a service from Glasgow Central. DMBSL Sc51043 is nearest the camera with DMSL Sc51017 recorded at the rear. TSL is presumably Sc59404. This is probably the reformed Set 413 (with DMSL swapped from the other remaining operational Set 406) prior to preservation. December 1982. alicia hartman.
December 1982
End of Days. Late Saturday afternoon and Swindon Inter-City 126 413, with DMSL Sc51017 nearest, idles at Largs on Platform 2. It will work back to Glasgow Central once the crew return and the tail lamp is removed. The high contrast is due due to the low winter sun ... and under exposure! December 1982. alicia hartman.
Unknown date
A Class 126 DMU at Kilmacolm with a service for Glasgow Central, circa late 1982 / first week of January 1983. The set is 126 413, the DMBS closest being the now preserved Sc51043. Andrew McConnell.
5th January 1983
On 5 January 1983 the final two Class 126 units are seen in Glasgow Central station. That date the six vehicles (SC51043 closest, the others being 51017, 51026, 51036, 59404 and 59411) were on Kilmacolm duties. That branch closed a few days a later and the Class 126s were withdrawn by the end of the month. Brian Daniels.
1983
51043, 59404 and 51017 at Dunfermline Townhill depot in 1983. They had been stored there during the tendering process to preservationists, and they are being prepared to leave for their new home on the Caledonian Railway. Andrew McConnell.
May 1983
Class 126 DMU vehicles 51043 + 59404 + 51017 at Laurencekirk in May 1983 awaiting road movement to preservation on the Brechin Railway. They had been moved by rail from Dunfermline Townhill where they had been stored since withdrawal during the tendering process. Ian MacDonald.
May 1983
Sc51043 leaves BR metals to start a new life in preservation. It is being lowered onto a low-loader at Laurenkirk which will take it to the Brechin Railway. May 1983. Ian MacDonald.
May 1983
126 413 (51043, 59404, 51017) at Thornton Yard, Fife, in May 1983, waiting to be rail-freighted as part of an overnight working to Aberdeen the same night. It was dropped off at Laurencekirk, where it left the British Railways network for the last time. Andrew McConnell.
May 1983
"Intercity 125" meets Intercity Class 126 DMU early on a spring morning in 1983 at Laurencekirk. The DMU had been hauled up from Thornton Yard in Fife attached to a Class 40 hauled freight. It would shortly leave BR metals, being craned onto flatbed trailers later in the day for the move to the Brechin railway. Andrew McConnell.
May 1983
51043, 59404 and 51017 sit in the yard at Laurencekirk in May 1983. They'd been moved by rail from storage at Dunfermline Townhill, and would be moved by road to preservation on the Caledonian Railway. Andrew McConnell.
May 1983
126 413 (Sc51043, Sc59404 (and Sc51017)) with limited time still on BR metals at Laurencekirk Goods Yard in May 1983, as they await road movement to preservation on the Caledonian Railway (Brechin). Andrew McConnell.
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