Vehicle 50742 / 53742
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 27/12/58 | New to | BL (Bristol Marsh Junction) | |
| 30/07/62 | Transferred to | 88A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
| 4w/e 31/05/69 | Transferred to | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DY | |
| 02/02/86 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| 28/09/86 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) | - remained in traffic till Dec. W again 3w/e 21/12/86. |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50742 - original number
53742 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| CDF509 | 50742 | 59276 | 50689 | Noted Aug-67 - in plain blue livery | |||||
| EP482 | 50742 | 59276 | 50689 | Noted circa Jun-69 - ex-CTN509 | |||||
| 50742 | 59276 | 50689 | Noted 18/08/70 - at Derby1 | ||||||
| 50742 | 59292 | 50650 | Noted 20/03/71 - at Leicester2 | ||||||
| 50742 | 59267 | 50680 | Noted 08/07/72 - at Thetford1 | ||||||
| 50742 | 59267 | 50680 | Noted 17/02/73 - at Derby2 | ||||||
| 50742 | 59267 | 50680 | Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street3 | ||||||
| EP583 | 50742 | 59256 | 50685 | Noted 02/07/1975 - at Birmingham New Street4 | |||||
| EP579 | 50742 | 59256 | 50652 | Noted 30/04/76 - at Ely1 | |||||
| EP579 | 50742 | 59256 | 50652 | Noted 10/07/76 - at Peterborough1 | |||||
| 50742 | 59283 | 50652 | Noted 17/08/76 - on 1947 Derby-Lincoln St Marks | ||||||
| EP517 | 50742 | 59268 | 50654 | Listed at DY - circa Jun-82 | |||||
| EP517 | 50742 | 59268 | 50654 | Noted 12/06/82 - at Norwich1 | |||||
| EP517 | 50742 | 59268 | 50654 | Noted circa 01/19835 | |||||
| EP517 | 53742 | 59268 | 53654 | Noted circa 06/19835 | |||||
| EP517 | 53742 | 59268 | 53654 | Noted circa 12/19835 | |||||
| 53742 | 59268 | 53647 | Formation change - DY - Aug-85 | ||||||
| spare | 53742 | Formation change - DY - circa Sep-85 | |||||||
| 53742 | 59268 | 53693 | Listed at AY - circa Jan-86 | ||||||
| 517 | 53742 | 59268 | 53693 | Noted 1st February 1986 | |||||
| 517 | 53742 | 59268 | 53654 | Formation change - AY - circa Feb-86 | |||||
| 53742 | 59268 | 53693 | Noted 25/02/86 | ||||||
| 51174 | 59268 | 53742 | Noted 20th May 1986 | ||||||
| 53742 | 59571 | 53654 | Noted 13th June 1986 | ||||||
| 517 | 53742 | 59571 | 53654 | Noted 8th July 1986 | |||||
| 517 | 53742 | 53654 | Listed at Ayr - August 1986 | ||||||
| 369 | 51186 | 53742 | Formation change - p/e 17/09/86 - two brake vans | ||||||
| 517 | 53722 | 59682 | 53742 | Formation change - p/e 17/09/86 - two brake vans | |||||
| 53722 | 59682 | 53742 | Noted 25th September 1986 | ||||||
| 53742 | 59682 | 53722 | Noted 11/10/1986 - at Edinburgh Waverley5 | ||||||
| 53722 | 59682 | 53742 | Noted 15th November 1986 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
August 1979
A Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country set led by DMBC M50742 passes by Sudbury crossing signal box on the (former) North Staffordshire line in August 1979. The box is now a listed building. Michael Mensing.
2nd November 1985
Set number: EP517
53742 at Birmingham New Street on 02/11/85. Steve Jones.
12th May 1986
Set number: EP517
Class 120 set EP517 runs through Princes Street Gardens on May 12, 1986, with 53742 at the front. David Christie.
13th May 1986
Set number: EP517
Swindon Cross-Country DMU EP517 departs north at Stirling on May 13, 1986. Newly liveried Motorail branded stock is being 'shunted' on the far line by 47 571. David Christie.
25th August 1986
Set number: EP517
A three-car Class 120 DMU is seen in Girvan station on 28 August 1986, probably after terminating on a service from Glasgow Central. It contains two brake vans, the closest vehicle is 53742. Bill Fraser.
28th August 1986
Set number: EP517
A Class 120 DMU at Girvan on 25 August 1986. The power car is 53742. Bill Fraser.
25th September 1986
Set number: EP517
A class 120 dmu departs Troon with an Ayr - Glasgow Central train on 25-09-1986, 3 days before the end of diesel services. The closest vehicle is 53742, it still carries its Derby set number of EP517, 517 was used as it's Ayr set number. Gordon Thomson.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa summer 1986
A trio of DMUs in Ayr station circa summer 1986. The closest Class 120 DMS is unknown, the one behind carrying EP517 is 53742, the Cravens it is facing is 51294. Brian Ward.
Date: circa summer 1986
Set number: 532
For many yeears these Ayr platforms held Class 126 Swindon Inter-City DMUs, but in this circa summer 1986 view they hold mostly Class 120 Class 120 Cross-Country DMUs. Set 532 is contains 53658, Class 107 59796 and Class 105 51294. Behind it is 53742. The vehicles in the 120/101/101 formation on the left are unknown. Brian Ward.
Date: 25th August 1986
A Class 120 DMU at Girvan on 25 August 1986. This power car (with brackets for the headlamp between the cab windows) is unknown, out of sight at the other end is 53742. Bill Fraser.
Date: 15th September 1986
Set number: 120528
A scene at Ayr station on 15/9/86, with a class 120 "scratch set", formed of 53722/59682/53742, waiting to work the 13.40 to Kilmarnock. Alongside is unit 101 321 (51249/59542/53146). Leonard Rogers.