Vehicle 51584
Class 120
Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30516
Diagram: 637
Allocations
| Apr-61 | New to | 84E (Tyseley) | |
| by Jun-62 | Transferred to | 83D (Laira) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 84A | |
| 5w/e 05/12/70 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | BR | |
| 5w/e 02/02/74 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) | |
| w/e 03/05/80 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 29/11/81 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 11/05/86 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| Jun-86 | Reinstated | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| Jun-86 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| Mar-87 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) |
Notes
24th April 1987 - Seen at Falkland Yard
29th April 1987 - Seen at Falkland Yard
Modifications
circa Jul-70 - Dual AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51575 | 59581 | 51584 | Noted circa Nov-67 - in plain blue with small yellow panel | ||||||
| 51575 | 59581 | 51584 | Noted circa Dec-67 - in plain blue with small yellow panel | ||||||
| 51575 | 59581 | 51584 | Noted 12/08/70 - at Plymouth1 | ||||||
| 51575 | 59581 | 51584 | Transfer to 82A - 5w/e 05/12/70 | ||||||
| 51575 | 59261 | 51584 | Noted 03/03/73 - at Weymouth1 | ||||||
| 51575 | 59264 | 51584 | Transfer to LA - 5w/e 02/02/74 | ||||||
| P554 | 51575 | 51584 | Noted 6th September 1974 | ||||||
| P554 | 51575 | 51584 | 56283 | Noted 27/08/75 - at Plymouth, 56293 carrying P2831 | |||||
| P554 | 51575 | 51584 | Listed at LA - 01/05/1976 | ||||||
| P554 | 51575 | 51584 | Listed at LA - 31st December 1977 | ||||||
| P554 | 51575 | 51584 | Listed at LA - 03/03/80 | ||||||
| 554 | 51575 | 51584 | Transfer to CF - w/e 03/05/80 - from LA | ||||||
| 554 | 51575 | 59581 | 51584 | Formation change - w/e 13/12/80 - 59581 added | |||||
| NH462 | 51575 | 59581 | 51584 | Noted circa 05/19822 | |||||
| NH462 | 51575 | 59581 | 51584 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Victoria2 | |||||
| NH462 | 51584 | 59581 | 51575 | Noted circa 10/1982 - operating from Newton Heath, previously C554 set.2 | |||||
| 51575 | 59581 | 51584 | Noted 13/10/1982 - Arrived Manchester Victoria as 06.38 ex Wigan via Atherton.2 | ||||||
| 51575 | 59581 | 51584 | Noted circa 04/19842 | ||||||
| 51575 | 59581 | 51584 | Listed at NH - circa Jan-86 | ||||||
| 454 | 51268 | 59785 | 51584 | Listed at Ayr - August 1986 | |||||
| 51268 | 59560 | 51584 | Noted 28th August 1986 | ||||||
| 104452 | 53461 | 59558 | 51584 | Formation change - circa Oct-86 - 51584 added | |||||
| 53473 | 59264 | 51584 | Noted 11/10/1986 - at Ayr Depot2 | ||||||
| 53473 | 59264 | 51584 | Noted 16th October 1986 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Eddie Knorn
Images:
Unknown date
Set number: P554
Class 120 set P554 at Looe. Date unknown. Peter Heppenstall.
15th June 1976
Set number: P554
On Tuesday 15 June 1976 at 13:30 Laira (LA) based Swindon Cross Country dmu set P554 (W51584 visible) leaves St Ives with the 13:27 to St Erth. Mr Deltic.
15th June 1976
Set number: P554
On Tuesday 15 June 1976 at 13:00 Laira (LA) based Swindon Cross Country P554 (W51575 and W51584 with a suburban centre car) is seen at St Ives after arriving with the 12:45 from St Erth. Mr Deltic.
30th September 1978
Set number: P554
Class 120 car W51584 is seen at Gunnislake on 30 September 1978, coupled with W51575. 51584 was new in 1961 at Tyseley, Birmingham and withdrawn in March 1987 by which time it had moved to Ayr in Scotland. Jeremy Chapter.
Unknown date
Set number: P554
Two-car Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country DMU set P554, W51584 and presumably W51575, is seen in Bere Alston station. Date unknown, prior to 1976. Stuart Mackay Collection.
12th April 1986
A Class 120 DMU formed of 51584 + 59581 + 51575 heads away from Ribblehead station on 12 April 1986. John Carter.
circa summer 1986
Set number: 368
A mixed DMU formation heads north from Kilwinning station with a Glasgow service circa summer 1986. Closest is set 368, the Class 120 DMS is thought to be M51584. Brian Ward.
6th August 1986
Set number: 368
A hybrid DMU arrives into Glasgow Central station on 6 August 1986, Leading is Swindon Class 120 DMS 51584 carrying set number 368 followed by a Met-Camm Class 101 TSL and a Cravens Class 105 DMBS. Andrew Malloy.
23rd August 1986
Set number: 368
Class 120 DMS M51584 as part of hybrid set 386 (with a Met-Camm centre car and possibly a 105 DMBS) in Glasgow Central on 23/8/86. Roddy MacPhee.
24th January 1988
Set number: 368
Class 120 M51584 carrying set number 368 at Snailwell on January 24, 1988. Nicholas Youngman.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 15th May 1974
Set number: P554
15/5/74 at Par. A class 120 dmu shortened to a 2 car unit waits for its next turn on the Newquay branch. Set P554 is presumably formed of 51575 + 51584. Stephen Burdett.
Date: 16th May 1974
Set number: P554
P554 (presumably 51575 + 51584) heads for Penzance at St Austell on 16/5/74. The parcels office seems to be generating good business. The attractive GWR buildings have been replaced by a modern structure. Stephen Burdett.
Date: 6th September 1974
Set number: P554
Swindon Class 120 set P554 (51575 + 51584) DMU at Dockyard, Devonport on 06/09/1974 with a train for Gunnislake. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 21st August 1976
Set number: P554
The 8.01 to Exeter departs from Teignmouth on 21 August 1976, formed of Swindon Cross-Country set P554 (presumably 51575 + 51584) with a Class 116 centre car. Tom Burnham.
Date: July 1978
Set number: P554
Class 120 set number P554 (presumably vehicles 51575 and 51584) sets off from Liskeard on another trip to Looe in July, 1978. Glen Batten.
Date: 15th August 1978
Set number: P554
A Looe to Liskeard service just departing St Keyne looking at the rear of the train (Class 120 set P554, presumably 51584 + 51575) on 15 August 1978. Roger Geach.
Date: 15th August 1978
Set number: P554
Class 120 DMU set P554 (presumably 51575 + 51584) arrives into St Keyne station with a Looe to Liskeard service on 15 August 1978. Roger Geach.
Date: unknown
Set number: P554
Cross-Country set P554 (51575 + 51584) at Paignton. Date unknown. Ian Francis.
Date: unknown
Set number: P554
Two-car Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country DMU set P554, presumably W51575 with W51584, is seen in Gunnislake station. Date unknown, prior to 1976. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 12th April 1985
On 12th April 1985, just a month before withdrawal on the outskirts of Skipton is a Swindon Cross-Country class 120 dmu set, comprising of cars M51575 + M59581 + M51584, which has either worked in over the Settle & Carlisle line or the Little North Western from Lancaster. These units were not common along here, this is the only time I think I saw one, it's certainly the only photogragh I have of one along here! Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 22nd February 1986
One of the stylish and well-appointed Swindon Class 120 'Cross-Country' DMU's was stabled between duties in Croft Street Sidings at Preston on February 22nd 1986. The Newton Heath allocated three-car set was formed of cars M51575, M59581 & M51584 and had been transferred from the Western Region in 1982. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 12th April 1986
A Class 120 DMU formed of 51575 + 59581 + 51584 seen in Ribblehead station on 12 April 1986. John Carter.