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Set C560

These formations have been noted:

51581 59587 51585 Noted 02/09/74 - at Gloucester Eastgate1
51581 59587 51585 Noted 04/03/75 - on 2C09 1430 Swansea-Newport with C557
51581 59587 51585 Noted 28/04/75 - on 2C09 1420 Swansea-Cardiff with C505
51581 59587 51585 Noted 26/08/75 - On Cardiff Canton depot1
51581 59587 51585 Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
51581 59587 51585 Noted 10/06/76 - on 2C53 1945 Pembroke Dock-Swansea
51581 59587 50674 Noted 08/09/76 - in Birmingham New Street1
51581 59587 51585 Noted 20/01/77 - on 2C38 1630 Weston Super Mare-Cardiff
51581 59587 51585 Noted 09/05/77 - on 2B50 1600 Cardiff-Bristol TM
51581 59587 51585 Noted 15/07/77 - on 0539 Newport-Chepstow with C515
51581 59587 51585 Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
51581 59587 51585 Noted 23/08/1978 - Cardiff Central2
51581 59587 51585 Noted 13/09/78 - on 2C71 0520 Carmarthen-Swansea
51581 59587 51585 Noted 02/12/1978 - Cardiff Canton3
51581 59587 51585 Noted 24/03/1979 - at Swansea2
51581 59587 51585 Noted 13/04/1979 - at Cardiff Central2
51581 59587 51585 Noted 20/01/1980 - at Carmarthen 3
51581 59587 51585 Listed at CF - 03/03/80
51581 59587 51585 Noted 09/09/1980 - at Burry Port 3
51581 59587 51585 Noted 22/10/1980 - at Birmingham New Street 3
51581 59587 51585 Noted 25/01/1981 - on Cardiff Canton depot 3
51581 59587 51585 Listed at CF - 01/03/81
51581 59587 51585 Noted 06/06/1981 - at Swindon 3
51581 59587 51585 Listed at CF - 28/11/81

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Shayne Lewis
3: Martin Lumley

Class 120 DMU at Cardiff Central

June 1975

BR (Swindon) Cross Country 3-car dmu (Class 120) No.C560 with 4 character headcode in BR Rail Blue & Grey with all yellow front end at Cardiff (Central) on a Gloucester service, 06/75. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 120 DMU at Cardiff Central

June 1975

BR (Swindon) Cross Country 3-car dmu (Class 120) No.C560 (consisting of Class 120/1, 179 [built without buffet] & 120/2 cars) with 4 character headcode in BR Rail Blue & Grey with all yellow front end at Cardiff (Central) on a Gloucester service, 06/75. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 120 DMU at Smethwick (W)

17th September 1976

On a dreary 17th September 1976 51581 leads set C560 out of Smethwick (W) with the 4.50pm Hereford - Birmingham New Street. Michael Mensing.

Class 120 DMU at Welshpool

11th June 1977

Two Class 120 DMUs at Welshpool on the 11th June 1977 . The closest set (C560, W51585 and 59587 + presumably 51581) is a three-car, the far set just a two-car. The Mid Walesman was run by the Gwili Railway Preservation Society from Swansea to Welshpool out via Hereford returning by the Central Wales Line. Robert Thomas.

Class 120 DMU at Castle Cary

1979

Class 120 DMU set C560 (51585 and presumably 59587 + 51581) at Castle Cary in mid-1979. Michael Mensing.

Class 120 DMU at Avoncliff

1979

Swindon Class 120 Cross-Country set C560 (presumably 51585 + 59587 + 51581) at Avoncliff in mid-1979. Michael Mensing.

Class 120 DMU at Bruton

1979

Class 120 DMU set C560 (presumably 51585 + 59587 + 51581) with a three-car Class 101 on the rear at Bruton on the Bristol - Weymouth line sometime in 1979. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 120 DMU at Pembroke Dock

5th May 1979

Next to the stock of a railtour class 120 set C560 (51581, 59587 & 51585) arrives at Pembroke Dock on 5th May 1979. Ian Buck.

Class 120 DMU at Pembroke Dock

5th May 1979

Swindon Cross-Country set C560 at Pembroke Dock on May 5th, 1979. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 120 DMU at Pembroke Dock

5th May 1979

Swindon Cross-Country set C560 in Pembroke Station on May 5th, 1979. On the left is the Pembroke Pioneer railtour. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 120 DMU at Pembroke Dock

5th May 1979

Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country set C560 arriving into Pembroke Dock station on May 5th, 1979. In the distance is the Pembroke Pioneer railtour. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 120 DMU at Pembroke Dock

5th May 1979

Swindon Cross-Country set C560, with 51581 leading, at Pembroke Dock on May 5th, 1979. In the distance is the Pembroke Pioneer railtour. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 120 DMU at Westbury

21st July 1979

Swindon Cross-Country DMU set C560 (51585 and presumably 59587 + 51581) is working with a Met-Camm DMU when seen at Westbury on 21st July, 1979. Michael Mensing.

Class 120 DMU at Swindon

22nd August 1981

Class 120 set C560 (presumably 51585 + 59587 + 51581) with a Class 119 at Swindon on 22-8-81. Stuart Mackay Collection.


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