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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25/10/87	Withdrawn from	CH (Chester)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 livery

Disposal

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: circa 1976

Set number: 305

A seven-car DMU formation arrives into Inverness, date unknown. The first Class 120, set 305 with the DMBF thought to be SC51785, has a 122 standing in for the rear power car. Attached to the rear of the second Class 120 is another Class 122. Thought to be taken circa 1976, Inverness depot had two passenger 122s at that time, 55005 and 55011. The closest 122 has one BR logo on the side, making it 55011, the rear one has two logos making it 55005. Image by http://www.the-transport-photo-interchange.co.uk. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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.

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