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Vehicle 50678 / 53678


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: 30334
Diagram: 586

Allocations

Sep-58 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
by Sep-60 Transferred to 84E (Tyseley)
10/09/62 Transferred to 88A (Cardiff Canton)
Sep-63Depot code change86A
Feb-65 Transferred to 82A (Bristol Bath Road)
4w/e 31/05/69 Transferred to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
May-73Depot code changeDY
02/03/86 Withdrawn from DY (Derby Etches Park)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50678 - original number
53678 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


TYS507 50731 59255 50678 Listed at TYS - circa Sep-60
BL511 50731 59255 50678 Noted circa Sep-67 - in blue with small yellow panel, ex-works 8/2/67
EP489 50744 59287 50678 Noted circa Jun-69 - ex-BL511
50731 59259 50678 Noted 14/08/70 - at Derby1
50731 59259 50678 Noted 04/1971 - at Water Orton2
50696 59263 50678 Noted 01/03/72 - in Birmingham New Street3
50703 59258 50678 Noted 03/09/73 - at Crewe1
EP591 50741 59267 50678 Noted 25/08/74 - at Long Eaton1
EP591 50741 59267 50678 Noted 30/08/74 - at Ely1
EP591 50741 59267 50678 Noted 08/07/1975 - at Derby 2
50741 59267 50678 Noted 08/09/75 - at Lincoln3
EP591 50741 59267 50678 Noted 28/10/75 - at Norwich1
50734 59267 50678 Noted 21/08/76 - on 1622 Lincoln St Marks-Crewe
50734 59258 50678 Noted 24/09/77 - at Nottingham1
50714 59293 50678 Noted 06/06/81 - at Norwich1
EP522 50714 59293 50678 Listed at DY - circa Jun-82
EP522 50714 59293 50678 Noted circa 06/19824
EP522 53714 59293 53678 Noted circa 12/19834
EP522 53714 59293 53678 Noted circa 05/19844
EP522 53714 59293 53678 Noted 22nd August 1984
EP522 53714 59572 53678 Noted circa 04/19854
EP522 53714 59572 53678 Noted 05/07/85 - at Norwich1
53714 59572 53678 Noted 08/01/86 - on 20:25 Crewe - Nottingham service5
53714 59572 53678 Noted 11/01/86 - on 21:20 Crewe - Grantham service running 20 late5

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann

Images:

Class 120 DMU at Crewe

6th March 1976

A Class 120 DMU departs from Crewe on 6 March 1976 with Derby on the destination blind. The closest car seem to be M50678. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 120 DMU at Loughborough

30th September 1976

Set number: EP594

A Swindon-built class 120 DMU is pausing at Loughborough station en route to Derby on 30 September 1976. Leading appears to be M50678, the set number could be EP594. Kevin Lane.

Class 120 DMU at Sleaford

25th July 1981

M50678 leads a DMU formation into Sleaford station working the 11.44 Grantham-Skegness on 25 July 1981. Lewis Bevan.

Class 120 DMU at Bedford Midland

29th July 1983

Set number: EP522

A three car Swindon Cross Country DMU (set EP522 - M53678 + M59293 + M53714) awaits departure from Bedford Midland with the 16:21 service to Kettering on Friday 29th July 1983. By this date the Midland main line had been electrified as far as Bedford and these trains provided an onward connection to Kettering. Brian McDevitt.

Class 120 DMU at Leicester

22nd August 1984

Set number: EP522

EP522 (53678 + 59293 + 53714) at Leicester on 22/8/84. Jerry Glover.

Class 120 DMU at Stafford

29th June 1985

Set number: EP522

On a damp June 29th 1985, a Derby Etches Park (EP522) Swindon 'Cross-Country' Class 120 DMU, with Driving Motor Second Lavatory (DMSL) M53678 leading, was stabled between duties in the now removed bay platform on the East side of Stafford station alongside Railway Street. This was taken during the period of the Crewe Remodelling project when no trains were serving Crewe and many services were starting and terminating at Stafford, with all through services on the WCML using the normally freight only Crewe Independent Lines that bypass Crewe station. Martyn Hilbert.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 24th November 1984

Set number: EP522

Cross-Country set EP522 (53714 + 59293 + 53678) at Derby on Saturday 24/11/84. Mel Holley.

DMU

Date: 15th November 1985

Set number: EP522

53714 at the rear of EP522 53714 + 59293 + 53678 at Alsager 15.11.1985 on a Crewe-Derby train Martin Baumann.