Vehicle 50679 / 53679
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
| Aug-58 | New to | WR Stock | |
| Sep-58 | Transferred to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 06/12/59 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
| 13/12/59 | Transferred to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88A | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
| Nov-66 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 04/05/70 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CF | |
| w/e 22/10/77 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 14/10/84 | Transferred to | DY (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 02/02/86 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 09/03/86 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| Dec-86 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) | - also noted as 04/11/87 |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50679 - original number
53679 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
p/e 28/10/72 - Dual AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50727 | 59297 | 50679 | Noted circa Nov-67 - in blue grey with full yellow ends | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 14/02/1970 - L.C.G.B. (Bath Branch) The Isis Railtour | ||||||
| CTN504 | 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Listed at 86A - May-70 | |||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 06/11/70 - at Cardiff1 | ||||||
| CTN504 | 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71 | |||||
| 50723 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 12/04/1971 - Seen on Crewe - Cardiff line in formation: 50679 - 59291 - 50723 - 550232 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 02/11/72 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 02/03/73 - in Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 26/08/74 - at Cardiff3 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 09/1974 - at Crewe4 | ||||||
| C504 | 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 03/09/745 | |||||
| C504 | 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 03/07/1975 - at Hereford on service to Shrewsbury4 | |||||
| C504 | 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 20/12/75 - on 2V67 0603 Crewe-Cardiff with C553 | |||||
| C504 | 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 15/04/76 - on 2B46 1625 Cardiff-Bristol TM with L472 | |||||
| C510 | 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 09/09/76 - on 2C62 0025 Swansea-Fishguard | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 19/02/1978 - Chester6 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 09/07/1978 - Chester6 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 02/09/1978 - North Wales6 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 02/12/1978 - Cardiff Canton6 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 16/02/1979 - at Crewe7 | ||||||
| 50732 | 59279 | 50679 | Noted 08/06/1979 - Leamington Spa6 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 22/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station7 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 25/10/1980 - At Crewe Station7 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 28/09/1981 - at Shrewsbury 6 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted circa 05/19822 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 18/07/1982 - at Wolverhampton 6 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59063 | 50679 | Noted 21/11/1982 - on Chester depot 6 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59063 | 50679 | Noted 26/04/1983 - passing Leamington Spa, on transfer from Tyseley to Swindon Works6 | ||||||
| 53727 | 59063 | 53679 | Noted circa 06/19832 | ||||||
| 53727 | 59063 | 53679 | Noted 28/09/1984 - Aberystwyth with 14.00 to Crewe8 | ||||||
| 53727 | 59063 | 53679 | Transfer to DY - 14/10/84 - from CH | ||||||
| 53727 | 59063 | 53679 | Noted circa 05/19852 | ||||||
| 53727 | 59104 | 53679 | Formation change - DY - Aug-85 | ||||||
| spare | 53679 | Formation change - DY - circa Sep-85 | |||||||
| 53727 | 59104 | 53679 | Noted 03/09/19852 | ||||||
| 53711 | 59295 | 53679 | Formation change - DY - circa Nov-85 | ||||||
| 53712 | 59104 | 53679 | Noted 06/11/85 - on 08:35 Lincoln Central - Crewe service9 | ||||||
| 53711 | 59295 | 53679 | Noted 05/01/86 - on 18:35 Crewe - Grantham service9 | ||||||
| TS402 | 53711 | 59104 | 53679 | Formation change - TS - Feb-86 - number never carried | |||||
| TS402 | 53711 | 59104 | 53679 | Noted 12/02/19862 | |||||
| 520 | 53711 | 59104 | 53679 | Noted 1st May 1986 | |||||
| 520 | 53711 | 59104 | 53679 | Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 51248 | 59104 | 53679 | Noted 31st July 1986 | ||||||
| 101320 | 51248 | 59104 | 53679 | Listed at Ayr - August 1986 | |||||
| 51248 | 59104 | 53679 | Noted 7th August 1986 | ||||||
| 51248 | 59104 | 53679 | Noted 28th August 1986 | ||||||
| 51248 | 59104 | 53679 | Noted 6th September 1986 | ||||||
| 520 | 53711 | 59046 | 53679 | Formation change - p/e 17/09/86 | |||||
| 51248 | 59104 | 53679 | Noted 24th September 1986 | ||||||
| spare | 53679 | Formation change - circa Oct-86 | |||||||
| 53737 | 59374 | 53679 | Noted circa 11/19862 | ||||||
| 519 | 53737 | 59289 | 53679 | Formation change - circa Dec-86 | |||||
| 53737 | 59374 | 53679 | Noted 4th December 1986 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Gerald Brown
6: Martin Lumley
7: Shayne Lewis
8: Alan N Walker
9: Martin Baumann
Images:
1959
A Swindon Cross-Country DMU at Malvern Wells, heading to Cardiff General, sometime in 1959. DMSL W50679 leads, with a "C" sticker in the leading passenger window rather than using the letter holder brackets adjacent to it on the bodyside. The centre car lacks the "BUFFET" bodyside lettering. Stuart Mackay Collection.
22nd October 1966
With "Llanelly" on the destination blind W50679 leads the 9.20am Cardiff General - Hereford - Birmingham Snow Hill service past Galton, Smethwick, on 22 October 1966. Michael Mensing.
5th September 1981
In bottom gear and down to walking pace, a three-car Swindon Class 120 Cross-Country DMU formed of cars W50679, W59291 & W50727 was grinding its way to the summit of the Lickey Incline at Blackwell with a Worcester to Birmingham New Street service on September 5th 1981. These were stylish DMUs with a good internal layout and seats, and window curtains in the second class saloons. Martyn Hilbert.
28th January 1984
W53679, W59063 and W53727 departing from Gobowen with the 1040hrs Shrewsbury to Chester on 28 January 1984. Keith Long.
25th May 1986
Class 120 53679 is seen stabled at Corkerhill on 25.05.1986 with 101323 on the right (presumably 53148). Andy Cole.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 14th April 1967
A Swindon Cross-Country DMU at Standish Junction on 14 April 1967. The centre car is W59291 while the DMSL appears to be W50679. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 2nd April 1977
Set number: C510
A Class 120 (set C510, W50727 and presumably W59291 + W50679) and a refurbished Class 116 for the 12:14 Lichfield City - Kidderminster service seen at Rowley Regis on 2 April 1977. Michael Mensing.
Date: 26th April 1987
Withdrawn 53737 + 53679 at Aberdeen Ferryhill depot for component recovery on the 26th April 1987. Hamish Stevenson.