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Vehicle 50686 / 53686


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 04/10/58 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61Depot code change88A
Sep-63Depot code change86A
05/05/69 Withdrawn from 86A (Cardiff Canton)
08/11/69 Stored 86A (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-70 Reinstated 86A (Cardiff Canton)
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
20/06/82 Transferred to CH (Chester)
14/07/85 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
13/10/85 Transferred to CH (Chester)
Nov-86 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
p/e 07/10/89 Sector Change to HA (Haymarket) PZQZ
23/10/89 Withdrawn from HA (Haymarket) PZQZ

Notes

23rd July 1988 - Seen with 'ScotRail' branding

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50686 - original number
53686 - from Aug-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Aug-72 - Dual AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 19/08/1983 released in blue/grey livery - C3A overhaul, not full refurbishment.

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


CTN605 50733 50686 Listed at 86A - May-70
CTN605 50733 50686 Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
C605 50733 50686 Noted 22/06/74 - at Crewe1
50733 50686 Noted 27/08/1974 - at Swansea2
C605 50733 50686 Noted 06/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C508
C605 50733 50686 Noted 13/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C511
C605 50733 50686 Noted 16/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C510
C605 50733 50686 Noted 28/11/75 - on 2C38 1621 Weston SM-Cardiff with C506
C605 50733 50686 Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
C605 50733 50686 Noted 13/09/77 - at Shrewsbury1
C605 50733 50686 Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
C605 50733 50686 Noted 13/09/78 - on 2C96 2240 Swansea-Carmarthen with C613
C605 50733 50686 Noted 16/04/1979 - At Llanelli Station3
C605 50733 50686 Listed at CF - 03/03/80
C605 50733 50686 Noted 03/01/1981 - At Shrewsbury Station P6 09363
C605 50733 50686 Noted circa 08/1982 - operating from Chester.4
C605 50733 59523 50686 Noted circa 09/1982 - operating from Chester.4
53732 59526 53686 Noted circa 12/19834
53686 59526 53732 Noted 31/03/19844
53732 59526 53686 Noted circa 09/19844
53732 59526 53686 Transfer to NH - 14/07/85 - from CH
53732 59526 53686 Transfer to CH - 13/10/85
53732 59526 53686 Listed at CH - circa Jan-86
53686 59526 53732 Noted 21/04/1986 - 13.01 Helsby-Chester5
53732 59528 53686 Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
534 53732 59281 53686 Listed at HA - 23/03/87
534 53732 59281 53686 Noted circa 04/19874
534 53732 59281 53686 Noted 29/05/19874
534 53732 59303 53686 Formation change - 2w/e 14/11/87 - 59303 (ex-101302) replaced 59281 (W)
534 53732 59303 53686 Listed at HA - Jan-88
534 53732 59116 53686 Noted 23rd July 1988
534 53732 59116 53686 Listed at HA - 08/05/89
53732 59116 53686 Noted 16/08/89 - on 12:15 Edinburgh - Cardenden6
534 53732 59116 53686 Noted 16th August 1989
53732 59116 53686 Noted 5th September 1989

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Chris Moxon
6: Graeme Phillips

Images:

Class 120 DMU at Llanelli

21st August 1976

Set number: C605

W50686 leads Class 120 set C605 at Llanelli with the 10:49 Shrewsbury-Swansea service passing 37 217 outside the goods shed on 21 August 1976. Robert Thomas.

Class 120 DMU at Llandeilo

1978

Set number: C605

A Central Wales line DMU arrives at Llandeilo 1978. John Law.

Class 120 DMU at Penybont Junction

Unknown date

Set number: C605

Cross Country set C605 is seen at Penybont Jct. Undated. Tom Clift.

Class 120 DMU at Porthmadog

September 1983

A Class 120 DMU with DMSL M50686 closest seen at a rainy Porthmadog with a Pwllheli - Shrewsbury service, 09/83. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 120 DMU at Blaenau Ffestiniog

12th August 1984

A Class 120/101 DMU (53686 + 59526 + 53752) at Blaenau Ffestiniog on Sunday 12 August 1984. Ian 10B.

Class 120 DMU at Thornton

16th April 1987

Set number: 534

Class 120 set 534 (Sc53686 + 59281 + Sc53732) are amongst many other DMU vehicles stabled at Thornton on the 16th April 1987. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 120 DMU at Princes Street Gardens

August 1987

Set number: 534

Swindon class 120 Cross Country set 534 (53686 + 59281 + 53732) are seen rasping through Princes Street Gardens with a service for Kirkcaldy late one afternoon in August 1987/ Murray Liston.

Class 120 DMU at Stirling

Unknown date

Set number: 534

A view of Swindon-Cross country set 534 at Stirling. Undated. Tom Clift.

Class 120 DMU at Montrose

circa 1988

Set number: 534

DMU set 534 approaches Montrose station circa spring 1988. The closest vehicle is thought to be Class 120 DMSL 53686. Brian Ward.

Class 120 DMU at Glasgow Central

Unknown date

Set number: 534

53686 sits at the stops at Glasgow Central in the late 1980s. Malcolm Clements.

Class 120 DMU at Haymarket

circa summer 1988

Set number: 534

Class 120 set 534 (53686 closest) heads away from Haymarket station circa summer 1988. Brian Ward.

Class 120 DMU at Glasgow Queen Street

30th September 1988

Set number: 534

Class 120/101 hybrid set 534 in Glasgow Queen Street station on September 20, 1988. John Carter.

Class 120 DMU at Haymarket depot

1989

Set number: 534

Class 120 DMSL 53686 from set 534 seen on Haymarket depot circa late summer 1989. Brian Ward.

Class 120 DMU at Haymarket depot

1989

Set number: 534

A view of Haymarket depot circa late summer 1989 with a Class 150 and set 534 (presumably 53686 + 59116 + 53732). Brian Ward.

Class 120 DMU at Kilmarnock

12th May 1989

Set number: 534

120534 at Kilmarnock on 12-05-1989. This was not long before the introduction of class 156 'Sprinters' when just about any type of unit could be found on Strathclyde services. The class 120s were superior to most it has to be said. Pity none were preserved. Gordon Thomson.

Class 120 DMU at Glasgow Central

circa late summer 1989

Set number: 534

Class 120/101 hybrid DMU set 534 (presumably 53686 + 59116 + 53732) in Glasgow Central station circa late summer 1989. Brian Ward.

Class 120 DMU at Perth

circa September 1989

Set number: 534

Class 120/101 set 534 in Perth station, 53686 and presumably 59116 in view. The slide process date was October 1989, the power car was stored circa late September and withdrawn soon after. Stuart Mackay Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 4th August 1975

Set number: C605

Class 120 DMU set C605 (power cars presumably 50733 + 50686) is running with a Met-Camm centre car when seen at Tenby with the 11:40 Pembroke Dock - Whitland service on 4 August 1975. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 26th March 1977

Set number: C605

Two class 120 "Swindon" units pass on the Central Wales line north of Llanelli on 26th March 1977. C605 (presumably 50686 + 50733) is the approaching unit, heading south. Bob Belcher.

DMU

Date: 21st April 1986

Class 120/101 hybrid 3-car 53732, 59526 & 53686 calls at Ince & Elton working the 13.01 Helsby-Chester via Hooton, 21/4/86. Anthony Griffiths.

DMU

Date: 19th March 1987

Set number: 534

Swindon Cross Country DMU set 534 departs from Stirling Station on March 19, 1987. 53732, presumably with 59281 + 53686. David Christie.

DMU

Date: August 1987

Set number: 534

Smoking towards Fife. A Swindon Cross Country class 120 set (534, presumably 53732 + 59281 + 53686) smokes into Haymarket tunnel one afternoon in August 1987 on an Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy stopping service. Murray Liston.

DMU

Date: circa 1988

Set number: 534

Hybrid Class 120/101 DMU set 534 (power cars are presumably 53732 + 53686) in Montrose station circa spring 1988. Brian Ward.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: 534

Class 120 set 534 in Glasgow Central in the late 1980s. 53732 is closest, 53686 is the other power car, it has a Met-Camm centre car. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: 21st November 1988

Set number: 534

Set 534, a 120/101/120 hybrid, passes Haymarket depot towards Edinburgh with a service from Fife on November 21, 1988. The power cars are presumably 53732 + 53686. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 1989

Set number: 534

A Class 120/101 hybrid DMU - thought to set 534 (53732 + 59116 + 53686) in late summer 1989. Brian Ward.

DMU

Date: 3rd May 1989

Set number: 534

Set 534 (a 120/101/120 hybrid) arrives into Glasgow Central on May 3rd, 1989. The power cars are presumably 53732 + 53686. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 2nd June 1989

Set number: 534

Class 120/101/120 set 534 (53732 + 59116 + 53686) arrives into Glasgow Central station on the 2nd June 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 16th August 1989

Set number: 534

ScotRail set 534 (53732 + 59116 + 53686) departs from Edinburgh Waverley on the 12:15 to Cardenden. Graeme Phillips.

DMU

Date: 16th August 1989

Set number: 534

53732 sits at the head of Haymarket set 534 (with 59116 + 53686) awaiting departure at Edinburgh Waverley with the 12:15 to Cardenden, 16/8/89. Graeme Phillips.