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Vehicle 50716 / 53716


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 19/04/58 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61Depot code change88A
Sep-63Depot code change86A
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
3w/e 17/02/79 Transferred to CH (Chester)
Mar-86 Withdrawn from CH (Chester) - also noted as 11/05/86

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50716 - original number
53716 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

p/e 09/06/73 - Dual AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


CTN511 50716 59262 50675 Listed at 86A - May-70
CTN511 50716 59262 50675 Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
50716 59262 50675 Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport1
50716 59262 50675 Noted 04/10/72 - at Pritchatts Rd, Edgbaston2
50716 59277 50675 Noted 31/08/1974 - at Newport1
C511 50716 59277 50675 Noted 05/09/74 - at Newport3
C511 50716 59262 50675 Noted 13/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C605
C511 50716 59262 50675 Noted 09/04/75 - on 1A41 1452 Swansea-Paddington with 56289 + C509
C511 50716 59262 50675 Noted 23/02/76 - on 2C40 0710 Cardiff-Swansea
C509 50716 59262 50675 Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
50716 59588 50695 Noted 04/09/76 - at Cardiff2
50716 59292 50675 Noted Sep-76 - at Crewe with 51580/59586/515892
C509 50716 59262 50675 Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
C509 50716 59262 50675 Noted 27/08/1978 - Llanelli4
C509 50716 59262 50675 Noted 18/09/78 - on 2C19 1830 Cardiff-Hereford
50716 59262 50675 Transfer to CH - 3w/e 17/02/79
50716 59275 50675 Noted 27/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station4
50716 59275 50675 Noted circa 08/19825
53716 59275 53675 Noted circa 04/19835
53716 59091 53675 Noted circa 09/19835
53716 59091 53675 Noted circa 10/19845
53716 59091 53675 Noted circa 07/19855
53716 59091 53675 Noted 11/09/85
53716 59091 53675 Noted 07/12/85 - on 10:20 Aberystwyth - Wolverhampton service with 51179 + 543586
53716 59091 53675 Listed at CH - circa Jan-86

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann

Images:

Class 120 DMU at Acocks Green

May 1961

Two Swindon Cross-Country sets led by W50716 form a Birmingham - Swansea service seen at Acocks Green in early May 1961. Michael Mensing.

Class 120 DMU at Aberystwyth

4th August 1981

A Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 DMU with M50716 closest departs from Aberystwyth with the 14:00 to Crewe on 4 August 1981. Robert Thomas.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 1985

A Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country set (M53675 + M59091 + M53716) await departure from Aberystwyth in 1985 with a service for Shrewsbury. Graeme Phillips Collection.

DMU

Date: 29th July 1985

A Class 120/101/120 hybrid at Winwick Junction on 29 July 1985. DMSL 53675 leads, it was allocated to Chester, the other two are presumably 59091 and 53716. Chris Thorp.

DMU

Date: 11th September 1985

M53675 + M59091 + M53716 at Machynlleth with the 13:30 Aberytswyth - Crewe, 11/9/85. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 15th September 1985

A two-car Met-Camm (54403 + 51174) closest with a three-car Class 120 set which has a Class 101 centre car (and 53716 furthest) at Porthmadog on an ex-Pwllheli service, September 15th, 1985. Hamish Stevenson.