Vehicle 50698 / 53698
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: 30335
Diagram: 587
Allocations
| Oct-57 | New to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88A | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CF | |
| 20/06/82 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| by Mar-85 | On loan to | DY (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 13/05/85 | Transferred to | DY (Derby Etches Park) | |
| Jan-86 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 09/03/86 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| 28/09/86 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| Feb-87 | Stored U. | HA (Haymarket) | |
| Mar-87 | Withdrawn from | HA (Haymarket) | - also noted as 10/09/87 |
Notes
29th January 1958 - New at Swindon Carriage Works.
27/07/87 - 51189 + 51782/8/94 + 53172/4/698 + 59285/682 moved Aberdeen Ferryhill to Snailwell hauled by 26007 Millerhill to Newcastle then 37051 to Whitemoor.
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50698 - original number
53698 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
p/e 28/10/72 - Dual AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50698 | 50700 | Noted 29th January 1958 - On trial | |||||||
| CDF502 | 50698 | 59264 | 50649 | Noted Feb-62 | |||||
| 50698 | 50649 | Noted Aug-68 - at Shrewsbury1 | |||||||
| CTN602 | 50698 | 50649 | Listed at 86A - May-70 | ||||||
| CTN602 | 50698 | 50649 | Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71 | ||||||
| C602 | 50698 | 50649 | Noted 06/09/73 - on Cardiff Canton depot1 | ||||||
| 50698 | 50649 | Noted 25/08/1974 - at Carmarthen2 | |||||||
| 50698 | 50649 | Noted 30/08/1974 - at Newport2 | |||||||
| C602 | 50698 | 50649 | Noted 08/10/74 - on 2B36 1415 Cardiff-Weston SM | ||||||
| C602 | 50698 | 50649 | Noted 21/12/74 - on 0910 Bristol TM-Cardiff with B574 | ||||||
| C602 | 50698 | 50649 | Noted 27/03/75 - on 22M67 1510 Cardiff-Crewe with C501 | ||||||
| C602 | 50698 | 50649 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | ||||||
| C602 | 50698 | 50649 | Noted 12/01/77 - on 2C74 1605 Swansea-Pembroke Dock with C511 | ||||||
| C602 | 50698 | 50649 | Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury1 | ||||||
| C602 | 50698 | 50649 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | ||||||
| C602 | 50698 | 50649 | Noted 02/07/1978 - Swansea Area3 | ||||||
| C502 | 50698 | 50649 | Noted 23/08/1978 - Cardiff Central3 | ||||||
| C602 | 50698 | 50649 | Noted 16/04/1979 - At Llanelli Station3 | ||||||
| C602 | 50698 | 50649 | Listed at CF - 03/03/80 | ||||||
| C602 | 50698 | 50649 | Noted 30/08/1980 - Landore Depot open day shuttle from Swansea | ||||||
| C602 | 50698 | 50649 | Noted 25/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station3 | ||||||
| C602 | 50698 | 59535 | 50649 | Noted circa 10/1982 - operating from Newton Heath4 | |||||
| 53698 | 59535 | 53649 | Noted 27/05/1983 - at Shrewsbury on 14:40 to Chester5 | ||||||
| 53698 | 59535 | 53649 | Noted circa 12/19834 | ||||||
| 53698 | 59535 | 53649 | Noted 28/03/1984 - at Chester4 | ||||||
| 53698 | 59535 | 53649 | Noted 22/03/19854 | ||||||
| 53698 | 59535 | 53649 | Noted 23/08/1985 - at Derby6 | ||||||
| TS401 | 53698 | 59535 | 53649 | New set number at TS - Jan-86 - set number never applied | |||||
| 53698 | 59535 | 53649 | Noted 17/01/86 - on 09:22 Derby - Crewe service7 | ||||||
| TS401 | 53698 | 59535 | 53649 | Noted 13/02/19864 | |||||
| 507 | 53698 | 59535 | 53649 | New set number at AY - Mar-86 | |||||
| 507 | 53698 | 59535 | 53649 | Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 53698 | 59285 | 53648 | Noted 7th July 1986 | ||||||
| 507 | 53698 | 59285 | 53648 | Noted 31st July 1986 | |||||
| 507 | 53698 | 59285 | 53648 | Listed at Ayr - August 1986 | |||||
| 53698 | 59285 | 53648 | Noted 26th September 1986 | ||||||
| 507 | 53698 | 59285 | 53648 | Transfer to HA - 28/09/86 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Peter Wallwork
6: Robert Chilton
7: Martin Baumann
Images:
2nd April 1966
W50698 leads this 2-car Swindon Cross-Country set away from Llangunllo tunnel with an afternoon Shrewsbury - Llanelli working, 2nd April 1966. Michael Mensing.
14th May 1966
The 2.50pm Shrewsbury - Llanelly service heads away from Penybont Halt on 14 May 1966. The rear vehicle is DMSL W50649, the DMBC is presumably W50698. Michael Mensing.
11th February 1978
Set number: C602
Two-car Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 DMU set C602 (presumably 50698 + 50649) are seen heading to Swansea at Cockett on 11 February 1978. Robert Thomas.
30th August 1980
Set number: C602
Class 120 DMU set C602 (W50698 + W50649) in Swansea Landore depot with an open day shuttle to High Street station on 30 August 1980. Paul Redmond.
1st November 1986
Set number: 507
A Class 120 set with two brake vehicle in Edinburgh Waverley on November 1st, 1986. This should make it set 507 formed 53698 + 59285 + 51781. Gordon Thomson.
circa January 1987
Set number: 507
A Class 120 seen between Haymarket station and depot, the slide process date was January 1987. Closest is DMBS 53698 carrying set number 507, the centre car is presumably 59285 and the rear car is another brake vehicle still with a yellow first class stripe presumably 51781. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 14th May 1966
The 2.50pm Shrewsbury - Llanelly service heads away from the camera after departing from Penybont Halt on 14 May 1966. DMSL W50649 is closest, presumably with DMBC W50698. Michael Mensing.
Date: mid-1973
Set number: C602
Class 120 DMU set C602 (W50649 and presumably W50698) is seen three miles north of Craven Arms in mid-1973. Michael Mensing.
Date: 30th August 1980
Set number: C602
Formed of 50649 + 50698 Class 120 set C602 is seen at Swansea on 30/8/80. It was working shuttles to the Landore open day. Chris Lings.
Date: 30th August 1980
Set number: C602
W50698 from Class 120 set C602 in Swansea Landore depot with an open day shuttle to High Street station on 30 August 1980. Robert Thomas.
Date: 30th August 1980
Set number: C602
Class 120 DMU set C602 (W50649 + W50698) in Swansea Landore depot with an open day shuttle to High Street station on 30 August 1980. Paul Redmond.
Date: May 1981
Set number: C602
2 x 2-car class 120 DMU's with set C602 (presumably 50649 + 50698) leading set C605 call at Llandrindod Wells on the Central Wales line with the 10.46 Shrewsbury to Swansea in May 1981. Adrian Nicholls.
Date: 27th May 1981
Set number: C602
Under leaden skies 2-Car class 120 DMU set no.C602 (50649+50698) leads a 2x2-car class 120 formation into Llandrindod Wells on 27/05/81 with train 2V93 the 10.46 Shrewsbury to Swansea. These units were fitted with headlights specifically for this lengthy single line through Mid-Wales many years before it became standard on BR traction. Adrian Nicholls.
Date: 1st November 1986
Set number: C507
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.
Date: 1st November 1986
Set number: C507
Set 507 (W51781 + M59285 + M53698) arrives into Uphall station with the 16:03 Bathgate - Edinburgh on the 1st November 1986. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 5th December 1986
Set number: C507
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.
Date: January 1987
Set number: 507
Swindon class 120 set 507 (W51781 + M59285 + M53698) rasps its way up the grade towards Lochmuir summit with an Edinburgh to Dundee stopping service. January 1987. Bruce Galloway.