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Vehicle 51033

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: 30414
Diagram: 608

Allocations

23/05/59	New to	67C (Ayr)
06/05/73	Depot code change	AY
p/e 28/11/81	Stored U.	AY (Ayr)
01/03/82	Withdrawn from	AY (Ayr)

Notes

17th June 1981 - Seen carrying unit no. 126 403
30th April 1983 - Seen in Falkland Yard

51033 was involved in the following incident:

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.

Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51033	59402	51029	Noted 25/02/60
	51033	59402	51031	Noted 10/03/60
	51033	59402	51023	Noted 13/03/60
	51033	51009		Noted 16/04/60
	51033	59396	51024	Noted 21/04/60
	51033	59407	51017	Noted 30/04/60
	51033	59409	51021	Noted 09/07/60
	51033	59399	51016	Noted 05/12/60
	51033	59399	51027	Noted 09/12/60
	51033	59405	51027	Noted 09/03/61
	51033	59406	51023	Noted 17/05/61
	51033	59395	51023	Noted 13/06/61
	51033	59394	51008	Noted 06/07/61
154	51033			Noted circa Sep-69 - plus two others
154	51033	59400	51018	Noted circa Oct-60
154	51033	59406	51017	Listed at 67C - Aug-70
	51033	59402	51010	Noted 25/07/1972 - at Ayr¹
	51033	59392	51018	Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central²
	51033	59412	51047	Noted 20/03/76 - (2 DMBSs) in Glasgow Central with 51042/59392/51013³
	51033	59407	51043	Noted 04/04/1977 - 07:27 Stranrear to Glasgow¹
	51033	59392	51048	Noted 13th March 1979 - 2 DMBS
403	51033	59396	51012	Listed at AY - 01/02/81

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Leonard Rogers

Images:

27th May 1961

Swindon Inter-City DMBSL Sc51033 leads the 12.58pm from Stranraer Harbour into its destination of Glasgow St Enoch station on 27 May 1961. Michael Mensing.

circa 1982

Set number: 126403

Recently withdrawn Swindon Intercity DMUs were boarded up (due to asbestos contamination) and dumped at Falkland Yard - a short distance from their former home of Ayr Depot - prior to transport to Meyer Newman (Snailwell) for scrapping. Sc51033 was withdrawn from service 3/1982. The Swindon Diesel Preservation Society received permission to remove parts from these units for the preserved Class 126 unit as long as we did not enter the vehicles or remove parts that would affect braking. Behind are two Cravens cars, 51476 and 51474, then Class 126 centre car 59394. Andrew McConnell.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 26th February 1977

A Class 126 set formed SC51023, SC59403 and SC51033 in Ayr station on 26-02-77. Vincent Haworth.

Date: 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.

Date: circa 1982

Withdrawn DMU vehicles at Falkland Yard, Ayr, circa mid-1982 boarded up because of asbestos contamination and awaiting their final journey - to the scrapyard. On the left is Class 126 51033, to its right Class 105 51476 and partially seen is another blue grey Class 105 DMBS 51474. John Horne.

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