Vehicle 51017
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
| 15/08/59 | New to | 67C (Ayr) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | AY | |
| 17/05/82 | Stored S. | AY (Ayr) | |
| circa Jul-82 | Stored U. | AY (Ayr) | |
| 11/08/82 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) | |
| 31/08/82 | Reinstated | AY (Ayr) | |
| p/e 29/01/83 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) |
51017 was involved in the following incidents:
30/8/73 - Shields Jct (Glasgow), ScR
Collision involving Class 126 / EMU
Info from Bill Read
21:35 Wemyss Bay to Glasgow Central passed a signal at danger at Shields Junction at ran into the back of the 21:10 Ayr to Glasgow Central, formed Sc51017/Sc59398/Sc51023 & Sc51033/Sc59406/Sc51011. Serious damage, 5 fatalities and many injuries. The leading car of the Class 303 EMU, SC75857, impacted with the rear car of the DMU, SC51011, at 65 mph as the DMU was pulling away from a signal stop at about 15 mph. The EMU drove beneath the DMU, a fire broke out and both cars were consumed. Apart from some damage to the rear of SC59406, the other cars suffered only minor damage. The EMU had passed a red signal.
16/4/79 - Paisley Gilmour Street, ScR
Collision involving Class 126 / EMU
Info from Bill Read
The 18:58 Ayr to Glasgow Central additional train formed Sc51031/Sc59412/Sc51014 & Sc51044/Sc59398/Sc51017 passed a signal at danger at Paisley Gilmour Street. Guard gave right away while signal at danger and the driver did not check. Train was in head on collision with the 19:40 Glasgow Central to Wemyss Bay as it crossed the junction east of the station. Serious damage, 7 fatalities and many injuries. Both SC51031 and EMU SC75840 were extensively damaged. SC51031 rode up over the roof of the EMU and was cut up on site. The remaining DMU vehicles were all repairable.
Disposal
Preserved - more details.
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51045 | 59407 | 51017 | Noted 24/02/60 | ||||||
| 51033 | 59407 | 51017 | Noted 30/04/60 | ||||||
| 51030 | 59398 | 51017 | Noted 09/07/60 | ||||||
| 51050 | 59400 | 51017 | Noted 02/12/60 | ||||||
| 51036 | 59408 | 51017 | Noted 11/01/61 | ||||||
| 51044 | 59409 | 51017 | Noted 07/03/61 | ||||||
| 51048 | 59404 | 51017 | Noted 23/06/61 | ||||||
| 161 | 51040 | 59410 | 51017 | Noted circa Oct-60 | |||||
| 154 | 51033 | 59406 | 51017 | Listed at 67C - Aug-70 | |||||
| 51048 | 59391 | 51017 | Noted 11/09/71 - at Ayr station sidings1 | ||||||
| 51037 | 59409 | 51017 | Noted 28/07/1972 - at Ayr2 | ||||||
| 51038 | 59407 | 51017 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central3 | ||||||
| 109 | 51039 | 59402 | 51017 | Noted 25/08/75 - in Glasgow Central4 | |||||
| 416 | 51046 | 59410 | 51017 | Listed at AY - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 126416 | 51046 | 59410 | 51017 | Noted 1st April 1981 - unit no. on 51046, first 6-digit no. seen by observer | |||||
| 126414 | 51044 | 59398 | 51017 | Noted unknown date | |||||
| 126408 | 51038 | 59397 | 51017 | Listed at AY - 01/04/82 | |||||
| 126406 | 51036 | 59411 | 51017 | Noted 3rd August 1982 | |||||
| 51036 | 59411 | 51017 | Noted 7th August 1982 | ||||||
| 126406 | 51036 | 59411 | 51017 | Noted 5th October 1982 | |||||
| 126406 | 51036 | 59411 | 51017 | Noted 09/10/1982 - Swindon Preservation Society Ayrshire Wanderer Railtour 126413+126406 | |||||
| 51036 | 59411 | 51017 | Noted 20th October 1982 | ||||||
| 126406 | 51036 | 59411 | 51017 | Noted 2nd November 1982 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Gerald Brown
Images:
circa 1978
A Class 126 at Glasgow Central with SC51017 closest in 1978 or 1979. John Law.
26th May 1979
Two Class 126 DMUs, the closest being SC51017 + 59406 + 51033, in the southbound through platform at Ayr on 26 May 1979. Another set, a leading car closest, can just be glimpsed to its right. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Unknown date
This 'intermediate' car (the now preserved 51017) still has it's gangway fitted, and carries a cover once commonly used on the back of hauled stock. The Class 126s generally always ran latterly with the buckeyes permanently raised. Malcolm Clements.
circa 1981
A Class 126 DMSL Sc51017 in one of the bay platforms at the north end of Carlisle station circa 1981/2, forming a service to Glasgow Central via Kilmarnock. The vehicle is now preserved on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway. Andrew McConnell.
1982
Set number: 126406
End of Days. The last two Swindon Inter-City Sets are ticking over in Kyle Street Sidings. 126 406 (Sc51017) is nearest the camera and the rear set will be 126 413. Probably a Sunday in Autumn 1982 as the light fades on a dreich afternoon. alicia hartman.
Unknown date
Set number: 126408
Class 126 DMS SC51017. Seen at Corkerhill, where it was seen as part of set 126 408, circa 1982. The vehicle is now preserved on the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway. Ian MacDonald.
1982
Set number: 126406
End of Days. Swindon DMSL Sc51017 and 126 406 ticking over at Ayr station. It is sitting in the Bay Platforms, probably having arrived on a working from Glasgow Central. The Station Hotel dominates the background, whilst the through platforms to Girvan and Stranraer are off camera to the left. Probably summer 1982. alicia hartman.
Unknown date
A Class 126 set at Johnstone circa 1981. SC51017 is on the rear, one of the vehicles now preserved at Bo'ness. Andrew McConnell.
circa 1982
A Class 126 set departs from Glasgow Central, probably in 1982, headed by the now preserved intermediate DMS Sc51017. Ian MacDonald.
1982
Kyle Street sidings at Ayr, probably taken in 1982. Two Class 126 DMUs are visible, SC51017 at the front, and a Class 107 on the right. Ian MacDonald.
1982
SC51017 in Glasgow Central station, probably taken in 1982. The Swindon-built DMS, one of six vehicles reinstated after the rest of the Class had been withdrawn and now preserved, was easily identified in its later days by the odd headcode configuration. Ian MacDonald.
9th April 1982
51017 is on the rear of 59397 & 51038 departing Glasgow Central on the 9th April 1982. Jerry Glover.
1st August 1982
Swindon Inter-City power cars Sc51017 and Sc51043 at Largs on August 1st, 1982. They are now the only surviving Class 126 power cars. John Carter.
August 1982
Sc51017 and Sc51043 face off in Ayr (Kyle St sidings), August 1982. The vehicles were then part of the last two Class 126 units to survive (126 413 and 126 406). The best example of each type of 126 vehicle from the last two sets were remarshalled to form the now preserved Class 126 unit, 126 413 (Sc51017, Sc59404, Sc51043). Andrew McConnell.
12th August 1982
The now preserved Class 126 DMSL SC51017 is seen stabled at Ayr's Kyle Street Sidings on 12 August 1982. Bill Fraser.
9th October 1982
51017 + 59411 + 51036 at Hunterston on the 9th October 1982 with the "Ayrshire Wanderer" railtour. Ian MacDonald.
9th October 1982
Class 126 Hunterston 9 Oct 1982. This tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had been meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see Sc51017 at Hunterston Ore Terminal. Alistair Ness.
9th October 1982
Class 126 Hunterston 9 Oct 1982. The 'Ayrshire Wanderer' tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see the train at Hunterston Ore Terminal, it was formed of 51017/59411/51036 + 51043/59404/51026. Alistair Ness.
9th October 1982
Class 126 Hunterston 9 Oct 1982. The 'Ayrshire Wanderer' tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see Sc51017 at Hunterston Ore Terminal. Alistair Ness.
9th October 1982
Class 126 Hunterston 9 Oct 1982. The 'Ayrshire Wanderer' tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see the train at Hunterston Ore Terminal, it was formed of 51017/59411/51036 + 51043/59404/51026. Alistair Ness.
9th October 1982
The "Ayrshire Wanderer" railtour is seen at Hunterston on the 9th October 1982. It was formed of 51017 / 59411 / 51036 + 51043 / 59404 / 51026. Ian MacDonald.
December 1982
The now preserved Sc51017 heading Class 126 Swindon Intercity DMU set 126406 at Kilmacolm on the last weeks in service for both the Swindon and the Branch itself. The guard is carrying the oil tail lamp to the far end of the unit. Experienced Swindon DMU guards would often be seen casually stepping out of the van at a convenient point on the platform of terminus stations to wait for the end of the set to draw to a gentle halt right alongside. A lost art. Andrew McConnell.
December 1982
Set number: 126413
End of Days. Late Saturday afternoon and Swindon Inter-City 126 413, with DMSL Sc51017 nearest, idles at Largs on Platform 2. It will work back to Glasgow Central once the crew return and the tail lamp is removed. The high contrast is due due to the low winter sun ... and under exposure! December 1982. alicia hartman.
1983
Class 126 vehicles 51017, 59404 and 51043 pass through Dundee in a freight formation on their way to the Brechin Railway and a new life in preservation in 1983. Andrew McConnell.
May 1983
51017, 59404 and 51043 at Thornton Junction depot in May 1983. After a period in store at Dunfermline Townhill there they are en-route to their new home in preservation on the Caledonian Railway. Andrew McConnell.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: May 1982
Set number: 126418
End of Days. Swindon Inter-City Sets stored at Ayr Townhead Yard. 126 418 is one of the few with the identity displayed on the DMSL (presumably Sc51025). The DMSL to the right looks suspiciously like preserved Sc51017 which may have been part of 126 408 at that time. Summer 1982. alicia hartman.
Date: August 1982
Two Swindon Inter-City Class 126 sets seen inside Ayr depot in August 1982. 51044 is on the left at 51017 on the right. Ian MacDonald.
Date: August 1982
Two Swindon Inter-City sets in Ayr shed in August 1982. 51044 is on the left and 51017 on the right. Andrew McConnell.
Date: 9th October 1982
Set number: 126413
SPS Railtour. Intermediate Driving Cars Sc51026 (126 413) nearest and Sc51017 (126 406) coupled cab to cab on Platform 1 after a shunt from Platform 3. The Ayrshire Wanderer shunt took place during the lunchbreak at Largs. Derby 107 434 awaits departure with a service for Glasgow Central from Platform 2. Saturday 09 October 1982. alicia hartman.
Date: 9th October 1982
Set number: 126406
Class 126 Waterside 'Ayrshire Wanderer' 9 Oct 1982. This tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see the train at Benbane on the Waterside branch. The vehicles were 51036/59411/51017 + 51026/59404/51043. Alistair Ness.
Date: 9th October 1982
Set number: 126406
Class 126 Waterside 'Ayrshire Wanderer' 9 Oct 1982. This tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see the train at Benbane on the Waterside branch. The vehicles were 51036/59411/51017 + 51026/59404/51043. Alistair Ness.
Date: 9th October 1982
Set number: 126413
Class 126 Killoch 9 Oct 1982. The 'Ayrshire Wanderer' railtour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Here we see the train at Killoch Colliery, it was formed 51043/59404/51026 + 51017/59411/51036. Alistair Ness.
Date: 9th October 1982
Set number: 126406
Class 101 & 126 Largs 9 Oct 1982. The Class 126 (formed 51036/59411/51017 + 51026/59404/51043) was on the 'Ayrshire Wanderer' railtour. This tour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society and used the same name as the previous year's BLS tour doing exactly what it said on the headboard. The class also remained in service for a bit longer than planned after the tour which had meant to see them being withdrawn from service the following day. Alistair Ness.
Date: 9th October 1982
The SPS "Ayrshire Wanderer" railtour at Ardrossan Harbour on 9 October 1982. It was formed of 51026 + 59404 + 51043 / 51036 + 59411 + 51017. John Horne.
Date: 9th October 1982
The SPS organised Ayrshire Wanderer railtour after leaving Hunterston Ore Terminal on 9 October 1982. Taken on board 51026 looking torwards 59404 + 51043 / 51036 + 59411 + 51017. John Horne.
Date: 9th October 1982
Set number: 126413
The SPS Ayrshire Wanderer railtour during the Killoch Colliery stop on 9 October 1982. The vehicles are 51043 + 59404 + 51026 / 51017 + 59411 + 51036. John Horne.
Date: December 1982
Set number: 126413
It's Not Unusual. Perhaps, but it's a late Saturday afternoon and Swindon 126 413 has deposited a handful of passengers at Largs after arriving on a service from Glasgow Central. DMBSL Sc51043 is nearest the camera with DMSL Sc51017 recorded at the rear. TSL is presumably Sc59404. This is probably the reformed Set 413 (with DMSL swapped from the other remaining operational Set 406) prior to preservation. December 1982. alicia hartman.
Date: 5th January 1983
Set number: 126413
On 5 January 1983 the final two Class 126 units are seen in Glasgow Central station. That date the six vehicles (SC51043 closest, the others being 51017, 51026, 51036, 59404 and 59411) were on Kilmacolm duties. That branch closed a few days a later and the Class 126s were withdrawn by the end of the month. Brian Daniels.
Date: 5th January 1983
On 5 January 1983 the final two Class 126 units are seen in Kilmacolm station with a Glasgow Central service. DMSL SC51026 closest, the others being 51017, 51036, 51043, 59404 and 59411. The branch closed a few days a later and the Class 126s were withdrawn by the end of the month. Brian Daniels.
Date: 5th January 1983
Two Class 126 DMUs (including DMBSL 51036 and DMSL 51017 on the right) in Kilmacolm station with a Glasgow Central service on 5 January 1983. This was the final few days for the branch and the final few weeks for these Swindon DMUs. Brian Daniels.
Date: 5th January 1983
Two Class 126 DMUs in Kilmacolm station with a Glasgow Central service on 5 January 1983 a few days before services were withdrawn. DMSL SC51026 is closest (the others are 51017 51036 51043 59404 and 59411). Brian Daniels.
Date: 1983
Set number: 126413
51043, 59404 and 51017 at Dunfermline Townhill depot in 1983. They had been stored there during the tendering process to preservationists, and they are being prepared to leave for their new home on the Caledonian Railway. Andrew McConnell.
Date: May 1983
Set number: 126413
126 413 (51043, 59404, 51017) at Thornton Yard, Fife, in May 1983, waiting to be rail-freighted as part of an overnight working to Aberdeen the same night. It was dropped off at Laurencekirk, where it left the British Railways network for the last time. Andrew McConnell.
Date: May 1983
Set number: 126413
Class 126 DMU vehicles 51043 + 59404 + 51017 at Laurencekirk in May 1983 awaiting road movement to preservation on the Brechin Railway. They had been moved by rail from Dunfermline Townhill where they had been stored since withdrawal during the tendering process. Ian MacDonald.
Date: May 1983
Set number: 126413
51043, 59404 and 51017 sit in the yard at Laurencekirk in May 1983. They'd been moved by rail from storage at Dunfermline Townhill, and would be moved by road to preservation on the Caledonian Railway. Andrew McConnell.
Date: May 1983
Set number: 126413
126 413 (Sc51043, Sc59404 (and Sc51017)) with limited time still on BR metals at Laurencekirk Goods Yard in May 1983, as they await road movement to preservation on the Caledonian Railway (Brechin). Andrew McConnell.