Set 533
These formations have been noted:
| 51069 | 59428 | 51097 | Noted Nov-68 - now in blue/grey | |||||
| 53700 | 59262 | 53682 | Listed at HA - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 53700 | 59289 | 53682 | Noted circa 04/19871 | |||||
| 53700 | 59289 | 53682 | Noted 02/05/19871 | |||||
| 53700 | 59289 | 53682 | Noted 21/05/19871 | |||||
| 53700 | 59289 | 53682 | Noted 27th June 1987 | |||||
| 53700 | 59065 | 53682 | Formation change - 2w/e 14/11/87 - 59065 replaced 59289 | |||||
| 53700 | 59532 | 53682 | Listed at HA - Jan-88 | |||||
| 53700 | 59532 | 53682 | Listed at HA - circa August 1988 | |||||
| 53700 | 59532 | 53682 | Noted 06/03/89 | |||||
| 53700 | 59532 | 53682 | Noted 28th April 1989 | |||||
| 53700 | 59532 | 53682 | Listed at HA - 08/05/89 | |||||
| 53700 | 59532 | 53682 | Noted 27th May 1989 |
Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
April 1975
BR (Swindon) Cross Country 3-car dmu (Class 120) No.C533 in BR Rail Blue & Grey with all yellow front end, at Llanelli (General) Station on a Milford Haven - Swansea (High St) service, 04/75. Hugh Llewelyn.
1987
9am one spring day in 1987. What a delight to be able to contemplate a ride in a Swindon Class 120 set out of Glasgow Queen Street. And there was still van traffic. Set 533 - 53700 and presumably 59289 + 53682. Robert Forsythe.
Unknown date
Class 120 53700 from set 533 running with a boarded front window. Thought to be taken between Barassie and Kilmarnock, date unknown. John Horne Collection.
circa 1987
Class 120 set 533 (53700 closest) on Haymarket depot circa 1987, with Met-Camm set 336 on the left. S Saunders.
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53682 in Glasgow Central station in the late 1980s. Malcolm Clements.
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Class 120 set 533 in Glasgow Central in the late 1980s. The power cars are 53682 (closest) and 53700, they have a Met-Camm centre in between them. Malcolm Clements.
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Swindon Cross-Country vehicle M53700 sits in Glasgow Central station in the late 1980s. Malcolm Clements.
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Class 120 M53700 at the buffers in Glasgow Central station in the late 1980s. Malcolm Clements.
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Class 120/101 hybrid set 533 (probably 53682 + 59532 or 59065 + 53700) seen in Edinburgh Waverley. Late 1980s, exact date unknown. Malcolm Clements.
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Set 533 is a hybrid Class 120 / 101 set when seen at Edinburgh Waverley. Date unknown. Malcolm Clements.
August 1987
Cross Country to Burntisland. Swindon built DMUs were a rarity in Fife, save for the occasional 1960s fill-in turn by an Edinburgh-Glasgow Inter City class 126 set. But in the late 80s several Cross Country class 120s were drafted north having been displaced by Sprinters elsewhere, and this led to their appearance during the "anything goes" period before new sets were introduced. Here set 533 (53700 closest) approaches Burntisland station on an Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy stopping service in August 1987. Murray Liston.
August 1987
From Swindon to Burntisland. Swindon built DMUs were a rarity in Fife, save for the occasional 1960s fill-in turn by an Edinburgh-Glasgow Inter City class 126 set. But in the late 80s several Cross Country class 120s were drafted north having been displaced by Sprinters elsewhere, and this led to their appearance during the "anything goes" period before new sets were introduced. Here set 533 (53682 closest) approaches Burntisland station on an Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy stopping service in August 1987. Murray Liston.
circa summer 1987
Class 120 DMU set 533 (presumably 53682 + 59289 + 53700) in Perth station circa summer 1987. Mike Bunker.
August 1987
Class 120 Burntisland Aug 1987. A northbound working calls at the station, 53700 is still wearing it's M prefix, the other vehicles should be 59289 + 53682. Alistair Ness.
24th October 1987
Class 120 DMU set 533 (53682 + 59289 + 53700) in Edinburgh Waverley with the 12:30 to Kirkcaldy on 24 October 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Unknown date
This appears to be set 533, a 120/101 hybrid, heading south from Glasgow Central. Undated. Andrew McConnell.
22nd January 1988
Class 120 Set 533 (with a Class 101 centre trailer) stands at Stirling. To the right is BRCW Class 104 set 457. Jonathan Watson.
April 1988
53682 leads set 533, a 120/101 hybrid, presumably with 59532 (101) and 53700 (one of the 120s with most of the roof vents removed) out of Edinburgh Waverley with a Fife service in April 1988. Walter Burt Collection.
14th May 1988
Class 120/101 hybrid DMU set 533 (presumably 53700 + 59532 + 53682) departs from Glasgow Central station on 14 May 1988. Brian Ward.
14th May 1988
Set 533 led by Class 120 DMBS M53700 and a Class 101 TS leave Glasgow Central on 14 May 1988. Andrew McConnell.
Unknown date
M53700 in Glasgow Queen Street station in the late 1980s. Malcolm Clements.
13th September 1988
M53700 + 59532 + M53682 heading out of Edinburgh Waverley on the 11:18 Edinburgh - Glasgow Central, 13/9/88. Hamish Stevenson.
21st November 1988
Class 120 DMU Set 533 53700+59532+53682 (Class 101 TCL) with the 15-35 Dundee-Perth, 21-11-88. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
late 1980s
Class 120/101 hybrid DMU set 533 (53682 and presumably 59532 + 53700) sits in Glasgow Queen Street in the late 1980s. Mike Bunker.
late 1980s
Class 120/101 hybrid DMU set 533 (presumably formed of 53682 + 59532 + 53700) sits in Glasgow Queen Street in the late 1980s. Mike Bunker.
6th March 1989
53682, 59532 and 53700 at Glasgow Queen Street waiting departure with the 1137 to Dunblane on 6 March 1989. Keith Long.
12th May 1989
120533 (53700+59532+53683) at Glasgow Central on 12-05-1989. My favourite 1st generation dmu - enjoying an 'Indian summer' on Strathclyde suburban services, shortly before the takeover of class 156 was completed. Gordon Thomson.
1st June 1989
A six-car formation heading out of Perth on June 1st 1989 towards Dundee. The vehicle closest appears to be 53700. Stuart Mackay.
8th December 1990
Withdrawn Class 120 power car 53700 at Thornton Junction on 8 December 1990. Stuart Mackay.
8th December 1990
Withdrawn Class 120 DMSL 53682 at Thornton Junction on 8 December 1990. Stuart Mackay.
Do you have any images of the set you can add?