Set C507
These formations have been noted:
| 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 31/10/72 | |||||
| 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 23/06/74 - on 2B46 15:30 Cardiff-Bristol TM | |||||
| 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 09/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C508 | |||||
| 50721 | 59275 | 50668 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| 50721 | 59275 | 50668 | Noted 15/12/1977 - Cardiff Central1 | |||||
| Noted 24/12/77 - on 2C50 2135 Bristol TM-Cardiff with C502 + C504 | ||||||||
| 50721 | 59275 | 50668 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| 50721 | 59275 | 50668 | Noted 08/04/1978 - Monmouthshire Railway Society Tintern Thunderbolt Railtour 51324-59476-51309+50721-59275-50668 B467+C507 | |||||
| 50721 | 59275 | 50668 | Noted 19/05/1978 - Cardiff Central1 | |||||
| Noted 24/07/78 - on 2C12 0720 Hereford-Cardiff | ||||||||
| 50721 | 59275 | 50668 | Noted 01/10/78 - on 1755 Cardiff-Gloucester |
Formation Sources
1: Shayne Lewis
May 1975
BR (Swindon) Cross Country 3-car dmu (Class 120) No.C507 (consisting of Class 120/1, 179 & 120/2 cars) in BR Rail Blue & Grey with all yellow front end nearing Hereford on a Crewe - Cardiff service, 05/75. Hugh Llewelyn.
June 1975
BR (Swindon) Cross Country 3-car dmu (Class 120) No.C507 (consisting of Class 120/1, 179 & 120/2 cars) in BR Rail Blue & Grey with all yellow front end, coupled to a BR (Derby) 3-car suburban dmu's (Class 116) at Cardiff (Central) unusually on a Rhymney service. Hugh Llewelyn.
8th May 1976
Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country DMU set C507 with W50721 closest in Carmarthen station with the 14:33 Pembroke Dock-Swansea service on 8 May 1976. Robert Thomas.
8th May 1976
The 13.25 to Pembroke Dock sits in Whitland station on 8 May 1976/ It is formed of Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 DMU set C507 with DMSL W50668 closest. Robert Thomas.
20th June 1976
Sunday 20 June 1976 at 13:10. Swindon Cross Country DMU set C507 (W50662, W59260 and W50699) soon after arriving at Pembroke Dock. This unit along with BRCW suburban set B460 formed the 12:08 from Whitland, along with all other Pembrokeshire coast services that day. Mr Deltic.
20th June 1976
Sun 20 Jun 1976 at 12:35. Swindon Cross Country dmu set C507 (W50662, W59260 and W50699) arrives at Tenby. This is the front unit forming the 12:08 Whitland-Pembroke Dock. The 'Tenby' blind had probably not been changed after it's first working of the day - the 07:30 Newport-Tenby. Mr Deltic.
8th April 1978
The Monmouthshire Railway Society ran their "Tintern Thunderbolt" railtour on 8 April 1978 using Cardiff-based Swindon cross-country set C507 and a Tyseley class 118 3-car set. Class 120 car W50668 is nearest the camera at the site of Trethomas station, but I have no record of the number of the class 08. Jeremy Chapter.
8th April 1978
The Monmouthshire Railway Society "Tintern Thunderbolt" rail tour on 8 April 1978 was planned to go to Markham Colliery, but owing to flooding was only able to go as far as Oakdale Colliery Sidings. The train was formed of a class 120 Cross Country set C507 (50721 + 59275 + 50668) coupled to a class 118 Bristol Suburban set (only just visible). Jeremy Chapter.
June 1979
Class 120 DMU set C507 (presumably 50668 + 59275 + 50721) at Chester in June 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.
22nd September 1979
Class 120 DMU set C507 - with presumably 50668 in view - with a 119 to the left and 101 to the right on Chester Depot, 22 September 1979. Brian Daniels.
1st November 1986
W51781 is at the rear of M59285 + M53698 heading out of Uphall with the 11:18 Edinburgh - Bathgate on the 1st November 1986. This is set 507, a few weeks earlier the vehicle still had its Cardiff set number C615, the new set sticker failed to cover the 'C'. Hamish Stevenson.
1st November 1986
Set 507 (W51781 + M59285 + M53698) arrives into Uphall station with the 16:03 Bathgate - Edinburgh on the 1st November 1986. Hamish Stevenson.
5th December 1986
Set formation C507 consisting of vehicles W51781 M59285 M53698 is seen working the North Berwick-Edinburgh Waverley shuttle service at North Berwick on 5/12/86. This example had been transferred from Western Region - Cardiff Division in May, the car numbers still had W-prefixing and the C-prefix set number. It also has a bracket between the two cab front windows for carrying the extra headlight used on the Central Wales line. Graeme Phillips Collection.
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