Vehicle 51785
Class 120
Circa 1968 the vehicle was converted to a DMBF:
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: 30559
Diagram: 587
Allocations
| 05/12/59 | New to | 61A (Kittybrewster) | |
| 2w/e 09/04/60 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 4w/e 04/06/60 | Transferred to | 61A (Kittybrewster) | |
| 4w/e 31/12/66 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
| 2w/e 13/01/68 | Transferred to | 60A (Inverness) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | IS | |
| 2w/e 22/03/80 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| p/e 09/10/82 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| Oct-85 | To Parcels Sector at | CH (Chester) | |
| 25/10/87 | Withdrawn from | CH (Chester) |
Modifications
circa 1968 - Converted to DMBF
circa May-81 - Headlamp fitted
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 18/05/1979 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51785 | 59684 | 51789 | Transfer to 67A - 4w/e 31/12/66 | ||||||
| 51785 | 59684 | 51789 | Transfer to 60A - 2w/e 13/01/68 | ||||||
| 51785 | 59683 | 51789 | Noted 17/08/70 - at Inverness1 | ||||||
| 51785 | 59683 | 51789 | Noted 18/09/71 - at Inverness2 | ||||||
| 51785 | 59683 | 51789 | Noted 07/04/1975 - 13:43 Aberdeen to Invernes3 | ||||||
| 51785 | 59685 | 51794 | Noted 30/03/1976 - at Inverness3 | ||||||
| 51783 | 59680 | 51785 | Noted 29/07/76 - on 08.36 Inverness – Aberdeen with 51789 + 59682 + 550114 | ||||||
| 304 | 51785 | 59680 | 51789 | Noted 06/09/76 - on Inverness depot, set number only on 517891 | |||||
| 51785 | 59680 | 51791 | Noted 24/09/77 - at Inverness2 | ||||||
| 305 | 51785 | 59680 | 51794 | Listed at IS - mid-May-78 | |||||
| 51785 | 59680 | 51794 | Noted 03/07/78 - at Inverness on 08:31 to Aberdeen2 | ||||||
| C521 | 51785 | 59684 | 51793 | Transfer to CF - 2w/e 22/03/80 - by May running as C621 | |||||
| C621 | 51785 | 51793 | Noted 30/12/80 | ||||||
| C621 | 51785 | 59684 | 51793 | Noted circa 06/19825 | |||||
| C621 | 51785 | 59684 | 51793 | Noted circa 10/1982 - operating from Newton Heath5 | |||||
| 51785 | 59684 | 51793 | Noted circa 02/19835 | ||||||
| 51793 | 59684 | 51785 | Noted 11/05/1985 - 51793-59684-51785 + 51791-59679-51786 connecting train from Bury to Manchester Victoria for The Settle & Carlisle Pioneer Railtour (organiser unknown) | ||||||
| 51793 | 59684 | 51785 | Noted 11/05/1985 - 53682-59105-53726 + 51793-59684-51785 + 51791-59679-51786 Settle & Carlisle Pioneer Railtour (organiser unknown) | ||||||
| 51783 | 51785 | Listed at CH - circa Jan-86 - Parcels | |||||||
| 51785 | 53072 | Formation change - CH - circa Feb-86 | |||||||
| 51785 | 53072 | Noted 9th April 1986 - at Aberystwth hauling Officers' Saloon DM45029 | |||||||
| 51785 | 53072 | Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 - Parcels | |||||||
| 51785 | 53072 | Noted 27th June 1986 - at Leeds | |||||||
| 51785 | 53072 | Noted 16th August 1986 - at York | |||||||
| 51785 | 53072 | Noted 27/06/87 - at Derby | |||||||
| 51785 | 53072 | Noted circa 07/1987 - Parcels set.5 | |||||||
| 51785 | 53072 | Noted 24th July 1987 - at Crewe |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Phil Shatford
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
29th April 1978
Set number: 305
Set 305 (this DMBF is probably 51785) sits at Aberdeen on 29/4/78. The driver obviously has a sense of humour judging by the blind! Mike Cooper.
June 1978
Set number: 305
Set 305 (probably comprised of 51785 + 59680 + 51794) leaves Aberdeen for Inverness past the site of Schoolhill station with Class 122 55011 on the rear. June 1978. Mike Cooper.
February 1979
Set number: 305
At Aberdeen a class 120 waits to depart on a service to Inverness in February 1979. Ian Buck.
30th December 1980
Set number: C621
C621 (51785 + 51793) sits beside a Class 128 at Shrewsbury on 30 December 1980, having arrived on the 05:44 from Swansea. The 128 will leave on the 09:40 parcels service to Newtown. Tom Clift.
Unknown date
Class 120 parcel conversion M51785, date/location unknown. Mike Bunker.
27th June 1986
51785 is paired with Class 116 53072, both carrying a Red Star logo. Leeds 27th June 1986. Malcolm Clements.
circa 1987
Class 120 parcel conversion 51785 (a former ScR DMBF) seen on Chester depot circa 1987. Class 108 51902 is on the left. Mike Bunker.
27th June 1987
In parcels use 51785 seen here at Derby Station on 27th June 1986 coupled with a Class 116 coach 53072. AndrewHA.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 7th May 1982
Set number: C621
A Swindon Cross-Country DMU (C621 - W51793 and presumably 59684 and 51785) arrives into Port Talbot station with what is thought to be an up ECS on 7 May 1982. Robert Thomas.
Date: 4th February 1984
A Class 120 set formed 51793 + 59684 + 51785 sets next to a Class 110 set at Manchester Victoria. Taken at 18:18 on Saturday 4th February 1984. Mel Holley.
Date: 7th September 1985
Coasting down towards New Mills South Junction is a six car Swindon Cross-Country class 120 dmu formation, headed by M51793 + M59684 + M51785 with a returning summer Saturday Skegness - Manchester Piccadilly working. These units were not common along here, it's possibly the only time I saw one here! 7th September 1985. Andrew J Crowther.
Date: 27th June 1986
Paired with Class 120 51785, 53072 carries Red Star branding. Leeds 27/6/86. Malcolm Clements.
Date: 16th August 1986
Class 116 DMBS 53072 leads Class 120 DMBS 51785 into what was then platform 8 of York station on 16/08/86. Both have had seats removed and are in use for Parcels sector traffic, and carry Red Star logos - indeed, neither Class had previously seen passenger use in this area. Graeme Phillips Collection.