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Vehicle 51009


Class 126

Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Inter City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: White Circle
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30413
Diagram: 551

Allocations

30/03/59 New to 67C (Ayr)
unknown On loan to 64H (Leith Central) - Move not listed
Sep-60 Ex-loan back to 67C (Ayr)
06/05/73Depot code changeAY
05/10/81 Stored U. AY (Ayr)
p/e 28/11/81 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)

51009 was involved in the following incidents:


14/02/63 - Ayr station

Collision involving Class 126

On the evening of 14/02/63 a 33 wagon laden coal train from Waterside 'ran away' on the downhill stretch of the Dalmellington branch to the main line at Dalrymple Jct. The crew, seeing the signals at danger jumped off, expecting to be derailed at the catch points. However the line had been set for the train and it continued crewless on the main line downhill into Ayr station. At Ayr No2 signal box 26 of the wagons became derailed and ripped up the track, the loco and one wagon continued on its path until it collided tender first with a 3-car Swindon DMU (51042 + 59411 + 51009) underneath a road bridge at Ayr station. Fortunately the DMU was empty, but the driver and guard were both injured. That night cranes were brought in from Polmadie and Hurlford, the clean up proved difficult as the Black Five 45481 and DMBS 51042 were locked together underneath the road bridge. Passengers to and from Girvan were conveyed to Ayr by bus. The line was finally cleared at 6.30pm the following day.


19/10/70 - Near Glasgow Central, ScR

Collision involving Class 126 / EMU

Info from Peter Mullen

The 12:10 Glasgow Central to Gourock passed signals at danger and was in a sidelong collision with the late-running 12:00 Glasgow Central to Ayr DMU. More Details.


Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51050 59411 51009 Noted 24/02/60
51050 59401 51008 51009 Noted 01/04/60
51009 59401 51008 Noted Apr-60 - On a Stanraer service.
51034 59398 51009 Noted 09/04/60
51033 51009 Noted 16/04/60
79084 51009 Noted 24/04/60
51009 59409 51014 Noted 30/04/60
51031 59411 51009 Noted 09/05/60
51051 59412 51009 Noted 09/07/60
51031 59395 51009 Noted 01/02/61
51035 59395 51009 Noted 13/02/61
51035 59402 51009 Noted 01/04/61
51034 59412 51009 Noted 17/04/61
51039 59412 51009 Noted 20/04/61
51037 59407 51009 Noted 19/05/61
51043 59412 51009 Noted 13/06/61
51043 59412 51009 Noted 29/06/61
51034 59400 51009 Noted 10/07/61
152 51031 59392 51009 Listed at 67C - Aug-70
51036 59400 51009 Noted 24/07/1972 - at Ayr1
51048 59412 51009 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2
51051 79479 51009 Noted 15/08/74 - on 1645 Ayr-Glasgow Central
51034 79470 51009 Noted 11th June 1980
417 51047 59405 51009 Listed at AY - 01/02/81
126417 51047 59405 51009 Noted 9th June 1981

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Jeremy Goodyear

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