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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)
06/05/73	Depot code change	AY
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p/e 28/11/81	Withdrawn from	AY (Ayr)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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