Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30334
Diagram: 586
4w/e 22/03/58 | New to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88A | |
Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
06/05/73 | Depot code change | CF | |
w/e 13/12/80 | Transferred to | DY (Derby Etches Park) | |
16/06/85 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
18/07/85 | Stored U. | NH (Newton Heath) | |
07/08/85 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) | - Collision July 17th |
29th January 1958 - New at Swindon Carriage Works.
50662 - original number
53662 - from 1985 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
p/e 31/03/73 - Dual AWS fitted
17/07/85 - Manchester Victoria
Collision involving Class 120
Info from Railway Observer, p415 September 1985
A Class 120 was hit by a runaway freight Train in Manchester Victoria, damaging the cab end of DMSL M53662.
Scrapped by Texas Metals, on location at Cheetham Hill
CDF510 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Listed at CDF - circa Sep-60 | |||||
CTN524 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Listed at 86A - May-70 | |||||
CTN524 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71 | |||||
50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 23/08/1971 - at Newport1 | ||||||
50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 26/08/1971 - at Newport1 | ||||||
524 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 02/11/72 | |||||
50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 05/07/1973 - at Bristol Temple Meads1 | ||||||
50722 | 50662 | Noted 06/09/73 - on Landore depot2 | |||||||
C507 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 23/06/74 - on 2B46 15:30 Cardiff-Bristol TM | |||||
50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 25/08/1974 - at Carmarthen1 | ||||||
50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 28/08/1974 - at Swansea1 | ||||||
C524 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 03/09/74 - at Swansea High Street2 | |||||
C507 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 09/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C508 | |||||
C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 04/09/76 - at Cardiff3 | ||||||
C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 07/10/77 - on 2C82 0912 Pembroke Dock-Swansea | |||||
C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 05/06/78 - on 2C01 0549 Newport-Chepstow with C610 | |||||
C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 15/07/78 - on 2V93 1541 Shrewsbury-Swansea | |||||
C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 27/08/1978 - West Wales Area4 | |||||
C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 21/11/78 - on 2C71 0525 Cambridge-Swansea | |||||
C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 21/04/1979 - At Cardiff Central4 | |||||
C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Listed at CF - 03/03/80 | |||||
EP525 | 50700 | 59680 | 50662 | Listed at DY - circa Jun-82 | |||||
EP525 | 50700 | 59680 | 50662 | Noted 26/09/82 - at Norwich2 | |||||
53700 | 59065 | 53662 | Noted circa 12/19835 | ||||||
53700 | 59089 | 53662 | Noted 11/08/84 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
53700 | 59089 | 53662 | Transfer to NH - 16/06/85 - from DY |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
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.
In the early morning sunlight of 5th May 1979 class 120 set C611 (50662, 59260 & 50699) complete with Central Wales Line headlight at Carmarthen. Ian Buck.
50662,59260 & 50669 stand at Llandeilo on the Central Wales line. The train is working a Shrewsbury to Swansea Service Peter Shoesmith.
Sunday 20 June 1976 at 13:15. BRCW suburban dmu set B460 (W51302, W59469 and W51317) at Pembroke Dock. It is ready to work the 13:20 to Carmarthen, along with Swindon Cross Country set C507 (W50662, W59260 and W50699). The two units worked all Pembrokeshire coast services that day. Mr Deltic.
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.
Cardiff allocated Swindon Cross-Country set C611 (presumably 50699 + 59260 + 50662) at Milford Haven on 3 May 1979. We had taken this from Whitland. Alistair Ness.