Vehicle 50699 / 53699
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 | |
| w/e 13/12/80 | Transferred to | DY (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 19/01/86 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 07/09/86 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| Mar-87 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| p/e 07/10/89 | Sector Change to | HA (Haymarket) PZQZ | |
| 23/10/89 | Withdrawn from | HA (Haymarket) |
Notes
30th December 1989 - Seen at Haymarket depot
17th January 1990 - Seen at Haymarket depot
8th March 1990 - Seen at Haymarket depot
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50699 - original number
53699 - from May-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
p/e 31/03/73 - Dual AWS fitted
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 08/03/1984 released in blue/grey livery - C1 overhaul and partial refurbishmentDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| CDF510 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Listed at CDF - circa Sep-60 | |||||
| 50699 | 50693 | Noted Summer 1966 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| C526 | 50699 | 59260 | 50682 | Noted 18/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C503 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 50699 | 59260 | 50658 | Noted 10/05/82 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
| EP507 | 50699 | 59260 | 50658 | Listed at DY - circa Jun-82 | |||||
| 53699 | 59306 | 53658 | Noted 26/05/84 - at Norwich with 53534 + 54177 on 09:15 Birmingham New St – Gt Yarmouth2 | ||||||
| 53699 | 59306 | 53658 | Noted circa 07/19845 | ||||||
| 53699 | 59306 | 53658 | Noted 14/02/19855 | ||||||
| 53699 | 59306 | 53658 | Noted 27/07/19855 | ||||||
| 53699 | 59306 | 53658 | Listed at CH - circa Jan-86 | ||||||
| 53699 | 53658 | Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 | |||||||
| 532 | 53699 | 59571 | 53658 | Listed at HA - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 532 | 53699 | 59571 | 53658 | Noted circa 05/19875 | |||||
| 532 | 53699 | 59571 | 53658 | Listed at HA - Jan-88 | |||||
| 532 | 53699 | 59571 | 53658 | Noted 16th July 1988 | |||||
| 532 | 53699 | 59571 | 53658 | Noted 23rd July 1988 | |||||
| 532 | 53699 | 59571 | 53658 | Listed at HA - circa August 1988 | |||||
| 53699 | 59571 | 53658 | Noted 13th April 1989 | ||||||
| 532 | 53699 | 59571 | 53658 | Listed at HA - 08/05/89 | |||||
| 532 | 53699 | 59571 | 53658 | Noted 30/09/89 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
1966
BR (Swindon) Cross Country (later Class 120) 2-car dmu (reduced from 3-cars) Nos.W50699 (120/1), W50693 (120/2) at Newport (High St), c.Summer 1966, on a shuttle service to Cardiff (General) - hardly the long range fast service it was designed for. Hugh Llewelyn.
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.
circa 1987
Set number: 532
Swindon/Met-Camm hybrid DMU set 532 (presumably 53699 + 59571, far car is 53658) arrives into Glasgow Central station circa 1987. Mike Bunker.
circa 1987
Set number: 532
A Swindon/Met-Camm hybrid DMU (set 532, presumably 53699 + 59571 + 53658) and a Class 303 cross over the River Clyde on the approach to Glasgow Central station circa 1987. Mike Bunker.
1987
Set number: 532
Class 120/101 hybrid set 532 (53699 and presumably 59571 visible) in Princes Street Gardens in 1987. S Saunders.
1987
Set number: 532
Swindon Cross-Country 53699 and Met-Camm 101307 (presumably 51231) at Edinburgh Waverley in 1987. S Saunders.
circa 1987
Set number: 532
Class 120/101 hybrid set 532 passes through Princes Street Gardens on its way out of Edinburgh Waverley circa 1987. S Saunders.
28th June 1987
Set number: 532
A Swindon class 120 DMU attracts the attention of the fitters at Edinburgh Waverley on 28th June 1987. There is a Class 08 attached to the far end, so it may have been shunted in after a failure. 53699 is closest, presumably with 59571 + 53658. Jonathan Hazan.
August 1987
Set number: 532
Seen crossing over from the south to north approach tracks before entering Waverley one afternoon in August 1987 is this hybrid set using Swindon Cross Country power cars 53699 and 53658 sandwiching Metro Cammell centre car 59571, originally part of a Rolls Royce powered headcode set. Murray Liston.
August 1987
Set number: 532
With the former British Aluminium Company works in the background, a hybrid Swindon / Met Camm set 53658 + 59571 + 53699 is seen leaving Burntisland on a stopping service from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh in August 1987. Murray Liston.
August 1987
Set number: 532
Class 120/101 Princes Street Gardens August 1987. 53699 and presumably 59571 + 53658. Alistair Ness.
August 1987
Set number: 532
A Class 120/101 hybrid set (532, 53699 and presumably 59571 + 53658) departs Dalmeny with an Edinburgh bound working in August 1987. Alistair Ness.
August 1987
Set number: 532
Class 120 M53699 Aberdour Aug 1987. One of the reallocated ex Midland Region Swindon's still with its M prefix (no one cared any longer) departs towards Burntisland. Alistair Ness.
August 1987
Set number: 532
Class 120 M53699 Aberdour Aug 1987. One of the reallocated ex Midland Region Swindon's still with its M prefix (no one cared any longer) with a Class 101 Met Cam centre trailer rolls into the station from Inverkeithing. Alistair Ness.
August 1987
Set number: 532
Baskets and Basket cases. The award winning floral displays at Aberdour frame a hybrid Swindon class 120 / Met Camm class 101 set (532, 53699 and presumably 59571 visible) arriving from Inverkeithing on a stopping service for Kirkcaldy in August 1987. Murray Liston.
31st October 1987
Set number: 120533
A scene inside Waverley station, Edinburgh, on the evening of 31/10/87 with 120 532 waiting to form the 17.33 to Kirkcaldy. 53699 is nearest the camera, with 59571 and 53658 behind. Leonard Rogers.
April 1988
Set number: 532
120532 (presumably 53699 + 59571 + 53658) reverses at Dunblane in August 1988. Andrew McConnell.
mid-1988
Set number: 532
Class 120/111 hybrid DMU set 532 (presumably 53699 + 59571 + 53658) departs from Glasgow Central station in mid-1988. Brian Ward.
August 1988
Set number: 532
120 532 (presumably 53699 + 59571 + 53658) at Dunblane in August 1988. Andrew McConnell.
24th August 1988
Set number: 532
Set 532 (53699 + 59571 + 53658) is seen as part of a formation working the 17:03 Edinburgh - Cardenden on August 24, 1988 passing through Princes Street Gardens. Hamish Stevenson.
1st June 1989
Set number: 532
Class 120/101 DMU set 532 (53699 and presumably 59571 + 53658) departs from Perth station with the 07:14 Perth - Edinburgh service on 1 June 1989. Stuart Mackay.
circa summer 1989
Set number: 532
Hybrid Class 120/101 DMU set 532 (presumably 53699 + 59571 + 53658) approaches Newton circa summer 1989 with an Edinburgh Wavereley - Glasgow Central via Shotts service. Brian Ward.
circa summer 1989
Set number: 532
Class 120/101 DMU set 532 (presumably 53699 + 59571 + 53658) in Bellshill station circa summer 1989. Brian Ward.
circa summer 1989
Set number: 532
Set 532 (53699 + 59571 + 53658 - a 120/111 hybrid) departs from Belshill. Circa summer 1989. Andrew McConnell.
15th October 1989
Set number: 120532
A view of the DMU sidings at Haymarket on 15/10/89, with 53699 and 59571 of set 120 532 on the left and 59153 (withdrawn) and the end of 107 733 in the centre. Leonard Rogers.
circa November 1989
Set number: 532
The former first class saloon of 53699, seen at HA circa November 1989, shortly after withdrawal. Andrew McConnell.
circa November 1989
Set number: 532
53699 and 53658 at Haymarket depot circa November 1989, shortly after withdrawal. Andrew McConnell.
circa November 1989
Set number: 532
53699 (and to its left 53658) at HA after withdrawal, circa November 1989. Andrew McConnell.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
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.
Date: 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.
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.
Date: 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.
Date: 1987
Set number: 532
Swindon Cross-Country / Met-Camm hybrid set 532 (53658 + presumably 59571 + 53699) passing through Princes Street Gardens in 1987. S Saunders.
Date: unknown
Set number: 532
Set 532 (53658 + 59571 + 53699) is a 120/111 hybrid when seen at Cambuslang with a Glasgow Central - Shotts - Edinburgh run. Undated. Andrew McConnell.
Date: circa 1987
Set number: 532
Swindon/Met-Camm hybrid DMU set 532 (53658 and presumably 59571 + 53699) arrives into Glasgow Central station circa 1987. Mike Bunker.
Date: August 1987
Set number: 532
Back in the "anything goes" days it wasn't a surprise to see this lash-up on an Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy stopping service at Aberdour in August 1987. The two Swindon Cross-Country power cars started their life 20 years earlier at Cardiff as W50658 and W50699, while the Met Camm centre car spent most of its life in the North East as E59571. Murray Liston.
Date: August 1987
Set number: 532
Class 120 North Queensferry Aug 1987 An Edinburgh bound train comes out of the tunnel and rolls into the station. The first two vehicles are presumably 53658 + 59571, 53699 is at the far end. Alistair Ness.
Date: August 1987
Set number: 532
Class 120 Aberdour Aug 1987. One of the reallocated ex Midland Region Swindon's with a Class 101 Met Cam centre trailer departs towards Burntisland. The first two vehicles are presumably 53658 + 59571, 53699 is at the far end. Alistair Ness.
Date: 1988
Set number: 532
120 532 (presumably 53658 + 59571 + 53699) passes through Princes Street Gardens on its way into Edinburgh Waverley in 1988. Andrew McConnell.
Date: 20th April 1988
Set number: 120535
Set 120 535, on the right with 53733 leading 59065 and 53215, leaves Edinburgh Waverley on 9/4/88, forming the 15.10 to Dunblane. As it does so, it passes set 120 532 (53699/59571/53658), coupled to 120533 (53682/59532/53700) which is not visible. These latter two sets will form the 15.13 to Cowdenbeath. Leonard Rogers.
Date: mid-1988
Set number: 532
Class 120 DMU set 532 (presumably 53658 + 59571 + 53699) seen in platform 8 of Glasgow Central station in mid-1988. Brian Ward.
Date: mid-1988
Set number: 532
Class 120/111 hybrid DMU set 532 (presumably 53658 + 59571 + 53699) departs from platform 8 of Glasgow Central station in mid-1988. Brian Ward.
Date: mid-1988
Set number: 532
Class 120/111 hybrid DMU set 532 (presumably 53658 + 59571 + 53699) departs from Glasgow Central station in mid-1988. Brian Ward.
Date: August 1988
Set number: 532
Class 120/111 hybrid set 532 (presumably 53658 + 59571 + 53699) at Dunblane in August 1988. Andrew McConnell.
Date: August 1988
Set number: 532
120 532 (presumably 53658 + 59571 + 53699) at Dunblane in August 1988. Andrew McConnell.
Date: November 1988
Set number: 532
Hybrid 120/101/120 Set 532 (presumably 53658 + 59571 + 53699) arrives into Lenzie station in November 1988 on its way to Glasgow Queen Street. Gordon Thomson.
Date: unknown
Set number: 532
120/111 hybrid set 532 (53658 + 59571 + 53699) seen at Falkirk Grahamston. Undated, but the boarded up passenger window suggests it was it's final months in traffic. John Stewart.
Date: 5th June 1989
Set number: 532
53658, 59571 and 53699 leave Glasgow Central with a Barrhead service. Class 120 and 101 mixture. 05.06.89. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 10th June 1989
Set number: 120532
Set 120 532 (53699/59571/53658) is seen stabled in platform 13 at Waverley station, Edinburgh, around 20.00 on 10/6/89. 53658 is nearest to the camera. Leonard Rogers.
Date: 14th July 1989
Set number: 120532
Set 120532 (53699/59571/53658) enters Haymarket station at 09.08 on 14/7/89. It is working the 07.09 Fife 'Outer Circle' service - Edinburgh to Edinburgh via Dunfermline, Thornton and Kirkcaldy - and 53658 is leading. Leonard Rogers.
Date: circa summer 1989
Set number: 532
Class 120 hybrid set 532 (53658 + 59571 + 53699) at Belshill on a Glasgow Central - Shotts - Edinburgh run. Circa summer 1989. The leading vehicle appears have a side window boarded over. Andrew McConnell.
Date: circa November 1989
Set number: 532
DMUs on Haymarket depot. On the left is a Class 107, in the centre two Class 120 vehicles 53699 + 53658 from set 532. With the Met-Camm centre car removed it suggests this was taken around the time of their withdrawal in late 1989. Photograph by Dave Rutter. Waddo Rail Archive.
Date: circa November 1989
Set number: 532
53658 and 53699 sit in Haymarket depot after withdrawal. Both had formed set 532 with Class 111 TC 59571, all three were withdrawn in October 1989. Andrew McConnell.
Date: circa November 1989
Set number: 532
53658 (and to its right 53699) at HA after withdrawal. Circa 11/89. Andrew McConnell.