Vehicle 51043
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
| 27/06/59 | New to | 67C (Ayr) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | AY | |
| 17/05/82 | Stored S. | AY (Ayr) | |
| 11/08/82 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) | |
| 31/08/82 | Reinstated | AY (Ayr) | |
| p/e 29/01/83 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) |
Disposal
Preserved - more details.
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51043 | 59394 | 51023 | Noted 27/02/60 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59394 | 51012 | Noted 11/03/60 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59394 | 51011 | Noted 15/04/60 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59393 | 51019 | Noted 23/05/60 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59393 | 51019 | Noted 09/07/60 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59408 | 51008 | Noted 05/12/60 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59400 | 51008 | Noted 18/01/61 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59391 | 51023 | Noted 24/01/61 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59407 | 51020 | Noted 10/03/61 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59391 | 51020 | Noted 29/03/61 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59397 | 51020 | Noted 17/05/61 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59397 | 51008 | Noted 23/05/61 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59412 | 51009 | Noted 13/06/61 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59412 | 51009 | Noted 29/06/61 | ||||||
| 164 | 51043 | 59395 | 51029 | Listed at 67C - Aug-70 | |||||
| 51043 | 59395 | 51029 | Noted 15/08/70 - in Kyle St sidings1 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59392 | 51025 | Noted 11/09/71 - at Ayr station sidings1 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59412 | 51015 | Noted 28/07/1972 - at Ayr2 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59408 | 50936 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central3 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59399 | 51028 | Noted 26/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central3 | ||||||
| 51043 | 59408 | 50936 | Noted 25/07/1973 - at Ayr3 | ||||||
| 51033 | 59407 | 51043 | Noted 04/04/1977 - 07:27 Stranrear to Glasgow2 | ||||||
| 413 | 51043 | 59391 | 50936 | Listed at AY - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 126413 | 51043 | 59407 | 51012 | Noted unknown date | |||||
| 126413 | 51043 | 59404 | 51026 | Listed at AY - 01/04/82 | |||||
| 126413 | 51043 | 59404 | 51026 | Noted 28th September 1982 | |||||
| 126413 | 51043 | 59404 | 51026 | Noted 5th October 1982 | |||||
| 126413 | 51043 | 59404 | 51026 | Noted 09/10/1982 - Swindon Preservation Society Ayrshire Wanderer Railtour 126413+126406 | |||||
| 126413 | 51043 | 59404 | 51026 | Noted 18th October 1982 | |||||
| 51043 | 59404 | 51026 | Noted 20th October 1982 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Jeremy Goodyear
Images:
20th March 1964
Sc51043 on the 4.22pm St Enoch - East Kilbride service seen leaving Hairmyres on 20th March 1964, during a period when East Kilbride service were transferred to St Enoch from Central, only to return when St Enoch closed. Hamish Stevenson.
June 1978
Set number: 413
Catching a glimpse of sunshine at Glasgow Central in June 1978 is Class 126 Swindon Inter-City set number 413. Mike Cooper.
June 1978
Set number: 413
Class 126 set 413 arrives at Glasgow Central in June 1978. Mike Cooper.
Unknown date
Set number: 126413
A 6-car Class 126 formation heads out of Johnstone station, with SC51043 at the rear. Undated. Ian MacDonald.
1981
Set number: 126413
126 413 led by 126 414 leave Ayr for Maybole and Girvan, 1981. The use of oil lamp was necessary on the Class 126 units as the class did not have electric tail lamps. The rear car (Sc51043) is part of the preserved set owned by the SRPS at Bo'ness. www.class126.co.uk Andrew McConnell.
circa August 1981
Set number: 126413
51043 seen at Ayr, circa August 1981. This vehicle is now preserved on the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway. Andrew McConnell.
1982
Set number: 126413
126 413 + 418 roll into Prestwick Station in 1982, two of the last handful of Intercity sets in their last summer of operation. Andrew McConnell.
1982
Set number: 126413
Leading power car SC51043 is on the rear of a Swindon Inter-City Class 126 DMU seen departing from Glasgow Central station, probably in 1982. The buckeye couplings were normally left in the upright position due to the frequent joining of and splitting of sets for different services. Ian MacDonald.
1982
Set number: 126413
Class 126 DMU 126 413 is seen at Lochside in 1982. Andrew McConnell.
1982
Set number: 126413
End of Days. Swindon DMBSL Sc51043 at the stops at Glasgow Central. Awaiting departure from what used to be Platform 12 on a working to Ayr. Probably May 1982. alicia hartman.
August 1982
Set number: 126413
126 413 departs for Ayr from platform 13 of Glasgow Central in August 1982 with SC51043 on the rear. Andrew McConnell.
27th September 1982
Set number: 126413
Cats and Dogs! Swindon Inter-City 126 413 sits in the pouring rain at East Kilbride. Sc51043 awaits the return working to Glasgow Central. Typical holiday weather for what was probably the Glasgow September Holiday Monday. Not great quality but included for interest. Probably Monday 27 September 1982. alicia hartman.
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.
9th October 1982
Set number: 126413
Class 107s & 126 Largs 9 Oct 1982 The 'Ayrshire Wanderer' railtour was organised by the Swindon Preservation Society (SPS) 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 Largs with Sc51043 closest, one of the vehicles the SPS would purchase the following year for preservation. Alistair Ness.
9th October 1982
Set number: 126413
The SPS Ayrshire Wanderer railtour during the lunch stop at Largs on 9 October 1982. The two Class 126 units have swapped places - in the morning the two intermediate cars were at the outer ends, now the leading cars were on the outside and SC51043 is closest in this view. John Horne.
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.
9th October 1982
Class 126 TransClyde Reflections 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 two Class 126 units (51043 + 51036) reflected in the mud at Hunterston Ore Terminal. Alistair Ness.
9th October 1982
Set number: 126413
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 a glimpse of Sc51043 at Benbane on the Waterside branch. Alistair Ness.
9th October 1982
Set number: 126 413
SPS Railtour. Derby DMU (107 434 with Metro Cammell DMS trailing) departs Largs for Glasgow Central from Platform 2. Swindon DMBSL Sc51043 heads up the six car Ayrshire Wanderer (126 413 + 126 406) in Platform 1. The two Swindon sets are having a rest after a shunt from Platform 3 whilst the patrons enjoy lunch in Largs! They arrived with the Intermediate Driving Cars at either end and the Leading Driving Cars cab to cab. Saturday 09 October 1982. alicia hartman.
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.
Unknown date
Set number: 126413
A Class 126 DMU at Kilmacolm with a service for Glasgow Central, circa late 1982 / first week of January 1983. The set is 126 413, the DMBS closest being the now preserved Sc51043. Andrew McConnell.
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.
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.
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.
May 1983
Set number: 126413
Sc51043 leaves BR metals to start a new life in preservation. It is being lowered onto a low-loader at Laurenkirk which will take it to the Brechin Railway. May 1983. Ian MacDonald.
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.
May 1983
Set number: 126413
"Intercity 125" meets Intercity Class 126 DMU early on a spring morning in 1983 at Laurencekirk. The DMU had been hauled up from Thornton Yard in Fife attached to a Class 40 hauled freight. It would shortly leave BR metals, being craned onto flatbed trailers later in the day for the move to the Brechin railway. Andrew McConnell.
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.
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.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: unknown
Set number: 126408
DMUs in Kyle Street sidings, Ayr, date unknown, probably in the final days of the Class 126 Swindon DMUs, with two sets 126 408 (51038) and 126 413 (51043) visible. On the right are Class 107 and Class 101 vehicles. Ian MacDonald.
Date: 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.
Date: 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.
Date: 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.
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
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.
Date: 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 two Class 126 units coupled together (51036 + 51043) and reflected in the mud at Hunterston Ore Terminal. Alistair Ness.
Date: 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.
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
51026 + 59404 + 51043 at Hunterston Ore Terminal with the SPS Ayrshire Wanderer railtour on 9 October 1982. 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: 126406
Class 126 Hunterston 9 Oct 1982. This tour ("Ayrshire Wanderer") 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 two Class 126 driving cabs coupled together at Hunterston Ore Terminal. 51043 is on the left and 51036 on the right. Alistair Ness.
Date: 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.
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 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: 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.