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Vehicle 50705 / 53705


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

4w/e 02/11/57 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61Depot code change88A
Sep-63Depot code change86A
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
2w/e 06/12/80 Transferred to DY (Derby Etches Park)
02/02/86 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
p/e 23/11/86 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)

Notes

23rd October 1957 - Seen in experimental livery (light grey above waistline, medium grey below) at Swindon Carriage Works.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50705 - original number
53705 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

4w/e 30/12/72 - Dual AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


CTN500 50705 59265 50647 Listed at 86A - May-70
CTN500 50705 59265 50647 Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
50705 59265 50647 Noted 22/02/1971 - at Crewe1
50705 59265 50647 Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport2
50705 59265 50647 Noted 23/08/1971 - at Newport2
50705 59265 50647 Noted 25/08/1971 - at Cardiff2
50705 59265 50647 Noted 26/08/1971 - at Newport2
50705 59265 50647 Noted 29/04/1972 - Dean Forest Railway Preservation Society Sospan Fach Railtour
50705 59265 50647 Noted 30/06/1973 - at Newport2
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 01/08/73 - on 2M67 0755 Cardiff-Crewe with C125 (55025)
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 03/09/73 - at Shrewsbury3
50705 59265 50647 Noted 30/08/1974 - at Newport2
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 03/09/74 - at Cardiff3
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 24/05/75 - on 2B35 (train unknown) with C346 + B559
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 26/08/75 - On Cardiff Canton depot3
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 25/02/76 - on 2C40 0710 Cardiff-Swansea
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 26/02/76 - on 2C39 0910 Pembroke Dock-Swansea
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 03/03/76 - on 2C24 1106 Bristol TM-Cardiff
C500 50705 59265 50647 Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
50705 59265 50647 Noted 29/05/76 - on 13.14 Bristol TM – Cardiff Central with 51075 + 59434 + 511034
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 19/09/76 - on 1O69 1240 Cardiff-Salisbury with C610
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 05/10/76 - on 2C00 0605 Bristol TM-Cardiff
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 29/01/77 - on 2C84 1715 Swansea-Milford Haven
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 07/10/77 - on 1A71 1355 Cardiff-Bristol TM with B462
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 15/12/1977 - Cardiff Central5
C500 50705 59265 50647 Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 06/01/1978 - Cardiff Central5
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 27/08/1978 - West Wales Area5
C500 50705 59265 50647 Listed at CF - 03/03/80
C500 50705 59265 50647 Noted 27/10/1980 - At Cardiff Central5
50705 59265 50647 Transfer to DY - 2w/e 06/12/80
EP500 50705 59265 50647 Listed at DY - circa Jun-82
EP500 50705 59265 50647 Noted circa 06/19826
EP500 50647 59265 50705 Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc, on CLC line working to Chester6
53705 59102 53647 Noted circa 12/19836
53705 59102 53647 Noted 20/06/84 - at Norwich3
53705 59102 53647 Noted circa 07/19856
53705 59264 53687 Formation change - DY - Aug-85
53705 59264 53687 Noted 19/09/19856
53705 59264 53687 Noted 17/11/85 - on 20:25 Crewe - Nottingham service7
53705 59264 53687 Noted 03/12/85 - on 14:33 Lincoln Central - Crewe service7
EP514 53705 59264 53687 Noted 23/12/85
53705 59264 53687 Noted circa Feb-86
514 53705 59264 53687 New set number at AY - circa Feb-86
514 53705 59264 53687 Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986
53473 59264 53705 Noted 7th July 1986
514 53705 59559 53491 Listed at Ayr - August 1986
514 53705 59559 53491 Noted 4th August 1986
514 53705 59559 53491 Noted 9th August 1986
53705 59559 53491 Noted 25/09/86
spare 53705 Formation change - circa Oct-86
53705 Noted 11/10/1986 - at Ayr Depot6

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Phil Shatford
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Martin Baumann

Images:

Class 120 DMU at Old Hill Bank

30th August 1962

A Swindon Cross-Country unit ascending Old Hill bank on the 9.40am Cardiff - Birmingham Snow Hill via Hereford service on 30th August 1962. It is hauling a pre BR bogie BG which might possibly be an LMS 50' van. Michael Mensing.

Class 120 DMU at Hereford

31st December 1973

Set number: C500

Swindon class 120 Cross Country DMU set C500 (presumably W50705 + W59265 + W50674) runs into Hereford on 31-12-73. Note the centre car was still operational as a buffet, it has "Buffet Car" on the side and a red stripe. Paul James.

Class 120 DMU at Worcester Shrub Hill

28th March 1978

Set number: C500

Motor Brake Composite W50705 was built at Swindon Works and entered service at Cardiff in 1957. It was still allocated to Cardiff when seen at Worcester Shrub Hill bound for Hereford on 28 March 1978. The other two vehicles in set C500 are presumably 59265 and 50647. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 120 DMU at Old Castle Crossing, Llanelli

23rd June 1980

Set number: C500

Swindon Cross-Country DMU set C500 (W50705 and presumably 59265 + 50647) on the 16:10 Swansea-Pembroke Dock service pass 08 354 at Old Castle Crossing, Llanelli, on 23 June 1980. Robert Thomas.

Class 120 DMU at Cardiff Central

Unknown date

Set number: C500

Class 120 DMU set C500 - W50705 closest - at Cardiff Central, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Class 120 DMU at Chesterfield

Unknown date

A Class 120 DMU with freshly painted DMBC M50705 departing from Chesterfield station in the early 1980s. Paul Redmond.

Class 120 DMU at Leicester

1st June 1983

A three-car Swindon / Met-Camm hybrid DMU at Leicester in 1 June 1983. Closest is M50703, possibly with 59102 and 53647. Walter Burt.

Class 120 DMU at Edinburgh Waverley

1986

Set number: 514

Set 514 arrives into Edinburgh Waverley in 1986. It is presumably formed Class 120 53705, Class 101 59559 and Class 104 53491. S Saunders.

Class 120 DMU at Largs

23rd March 1986

Largs railway station on 23rd March 1986, before work on electrification began. On the left was Class 120 Cross Country DMU 53705 + 59264 + 53687 and on the right Class 101/107 hybrid unit 101320 (51248 + 59800 + 52011). Gordon Edgar.

Class 120 DMU at Corkerhill

25th May 1986

Class 107 51986 and Class 120 53705 share depot space at Corkerhill with a Class 116 on 25.05.1986. Andy Cole.

Class 120 DMU at Largs

1986

Set number: 514

Set 514 at Largs in 1986, the hybrid formation contained 53705 (120), 59559 (101) and 53491 (104). Andrew McConnell.

Class 120 DMU at Glasgow Central

Summer 1986

Set number: 514

514 is seen in Glasgow Central, the set composed of the 120, a 101 centre car (59559) and 104 DMC (53491). Summer 1986. Andrew McConnell.

Class 120 DMU at Johnstone

circa September 1986

Set number: EP514

EP514 - Johnstone circa September 1986. Class 120 unit 514 transferred from Derby Etches Park seen here in Johnstone just before the electrification of the Ayr line. The set was formed of 53705 59264 53687 around that time. Building of new housing developments around the station was in full swing. Andrew McConnell.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 29th April 1972

Set number: C500

Swindon Cross-Country set C500 (presumably 50705 + 59265 + 50647) at the entrance to Abernant Colliery; working the Dean Forest Railway Preservation Society 'Sospan Fach' railtour on 29th April 1972. Walter Burt.

DMU

Date: November 1985

Set number: EP514

53687-59264-53705 EP514 Alsager November 1985 Martin Baumann.

DMU

Date: 23rd December 1985

Set number: EP514

A Derby allocated Swindon Cross-Country class 120 dmu set EP514 comprising of cars M53687 + M59264 + M53705, leaves platform 4 at Crewe with a Derby service on 23rd December 1985. Class 85kv electric locomotive 85017 (E3072) can be seen standing on one of the through roads along with it's driver. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 23rd December 1985

Set number: EP514

A Derby allocated Swindon Cross-Country class 120 dmu set EP514 comprising of cars M53687 + M59264 + M53705, waits to leave platform 4 at Crewe with a Derby service, 23rd December 1985. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 6th August 1986

A hybrid DMU arrives into Glasgow Central station on 6 August 1986. Closest is Class 104 DMSL 53491, the Met-Camm centre car is presumably 59559 and at the far end is a Class 120 DMBS presumably 53705. Andrew Malloy.

DMU

Date: 30th August 1986

Class 104 DMCL no 53491 in plain blue leads blue / grey class 101 (presumably 59559) and 53705 (class 120) in platform 1 of Ayr station on 30-08-1986. This is typical of the 'Frankenstein' dmu sets that were put together in the 1980's immediately prior to the start of electric services, four weeks after this picture was taken. Gordon Thomson.

DMU

Date: 15th September 1986

Ayr depot on 15/9/86 with a very mixed set comprising 53491 (cl.104) nearest the camera, with 59559 (cl.101) and 53705 (cl.120) behind. This set was typical of those on the Ayr line at this time, with Ayr depot almost seeming as though they were lashing together anything that could turn a wheel so as to keep the service going until the advent of the electrics. Leonard Rogers.