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Vehicle 50662 / 53662


Class 120

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

Allocations

4w/e 22/03/58 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61Depot code change88A
Sep-63Depot code change86A
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
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07/08/85 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath) - Collision July 17th

Notes

29th January 1958 - New at Swindon Carriage Works.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50662 - original number
53662 - from 1985 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

p/e 31/03/73 - Dual AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 18/11/1983 released in blue/grey livery - C1A overhaul and partial refurbishment

50662 was involved in the following incident:


Image on flickr.

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.


Disposal

Scrapped by Texas Metals, on location at Cheetham Hill

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


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

Images:

Class 120 DMU at Pembroke Dock

20th June 1976

Set number: C507

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.

Class 120 DMU at Carmarthen

5th May 1979

Set number: C611

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.

Class 120 DMU at Llandeilo

1980

Set number: c611

50662,59260 & 50669 stand at Llandeilo on the Central Wales line. The train is working a Shrewsbury to Swansea Service Peter Shoesmith.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 20th June 1976

Set number: B460

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.

DMU

Date: 20th June 1976

Set number: C507

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.

DMU

Date: 3rd May 1979

Set number: C611

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.