Vehicle 50686 / 53686
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
| 4w/e 04/10/58 | New to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88A | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
| 05/05/69 | Withdrawn from | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 08/11/69 | Stored | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Jan-70 | Reinstated | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CF | |
| 20/06/82 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 14/07/85 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 13/10/85 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| Nov-86 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| p/e 07/10/89 | Sector Change to | HA (Haymarket) PZQZ | |
| 23/10/89 | Withdrawn from | HA (Haymarket) PZQZ |
Notes
23rd July 1988 - Seen with 'ScotRail' branding
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50686 - original number
53686 - from Aug-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
Aug-72 - Dual AWS fitted
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 19/08/1983 released in blue/grey livery - C3A overhaul, not full refurbishment.Disposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| CTN605 | 50733 | 50686 | Listed at 86A - May-70 | ||||||
| CTN605 | 50733 | 50686 | Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71 | ||||||
| C605 | 50733 | 50686 | Noted 22/06/74 - at Crewe1 | ||||||
| 50733 | 50686 | Noted 27/08/1974 - at Swansea2 | |||||||
| C605 | 50733 | 50686 | Noted 06/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C508 | ||||||
| C605 | 50733 | 50686 | Noted 13/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C511 | ||||||
| C605 | 50733 | 50686 | Noted 16/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C510 | ||||||
| C605 | 50733 | 50686 | Noted 28/11/75 - on 2C38 1621 Weston SM-Cardiff with C506 | ||||||
| C605 | 50733 | 50686 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | ||||||
| C605 | 50733 | 50686 | Noted 13/09/77 - at Shrewsbury1 | ||||||
| C605 | 50733 | 50686 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | ||||||
| C605 | 50733 | 50686 | Noted 13/09/78 - on 2C96 2240 Swansea-Carmarthen with C613 | ||||||
| C605 | 50733 | 50686 | Noted 16/04/1979 - At Llanelli Station3 | ||||||
| C605 | 50733 | 50686 | Listed at CF - 03/03/80 | ||||||
| C605 | 50733 | 50686 | Noted 03/01/1981 - At Shrewsbury Station P6 09363 | ||||||
| C605 | 50733 | 50686 | Noted circa 08/1982 - operating from Chester.4 | ||||||
| C605 | 50733 | 59523 | 50686 | Noted circa 09/1982 - operating from Chester.4 | |||||
| 53732 | 59526 | 53686 | Noted circa 12/19834 | ||||||
| 53686 | 59526 | 53732 | Noted 31/03/19844 | ||||||
| 53732 | 59526 | 53686 | Noted circa 09/19844 | ||||||
| 53732 | 59526 | 53686 | Transfer to NH - 14/07/85 - from CH | ||||||
| 53732 | 59526 | 53686 | Transfer to CH - 13/10/85 | ||||||
| 53732 | 59526 | 53686 | Listed at CH - circa Jan-86 | ||||||
| 53686 | 59526 | 53732 | Noted 21/04/1986 - 13.01 Helsby-Chester5 | ||||||
| 53732 | 59528 | 53686 | Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 | ||||||
| 534 | 53732 | 59281 | 53686 | Listed at HA - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 534 | 53732 | 59281 | 53686 | Noted circa 04/19874 | |||||
| 534 | 53732 | 59281 | 53686 | Noted 29/05/19874 | |||||
| 534 | 53732 | 59303 | 53686 | Formation change - 2w/e 14/11/87 - 59303 (ex-101302) replaced 59281 (W) | |||||
| 534 | 53732 | 59303 | 53686 | Listed at HA - Jan-88 | |||||
| 534 | 53732 | 59116 | 53686 | Noted 23rd July 1988 | |||||
| 534 | 53732 | 59116 | 53686 | Listed at HA - 08/05/89 | |||||
| 53732 | 59116 | 53686 | Noted 16/08/89 - on 12:15 Edinburgh - Cardenden6 | ||||||
| 534 | 53732 | 59116 | 53686 | Noted 16th August 1989 | |||||
| 53732 | 59116 | 53686 | Noted 5th September 1989 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Chris Moxon
6: Graeme Phillips
Images:
21st August 1976
Set number: C605
W50686 leads Class 120 set C605 at Llanelli with the 10:49 Shrewsbury-Swansea service passing 37 217 outside the goods shed on 21 August 1976. Robert Thomas.
1978
Set number: C605
A Central Wales line DMU arrives at Llandeilo 1978. John Law.
Unknown date
Set number: C605
Cross Country set C605 is seen at Penybont Jct. Undated. Tom Clift.
September 1983
A Class 120 DMU with DMSL M50686 closest seen at a rainy Porthmadog with a Pwllheli - Shrewsbury service, 09/83. Hugh Llewelyn.
12th August 1984
A Class 120/101 DMU (53686 + 59526 + 53752) at Blaenau Ffestiniog on Sunday 12 August 1984. Ian 10B.
16th April 1987
Set number: 534
Class 120 set 534 (Sc53686 + 59281 + Sc53732) are amongst many other DMU vehicles stabled at Thornton on the 16th April 1987. Hamish Stevenson.
August 1987
Set number: 534
Swindon class 120 Cross Country set 534 (53686 + 59281 + 53732) are seen rasping through Princes Street Gardens with a service for Kirkcaldy late one afternoon in August 1987/ Murray Liston.
Unknown date
Set number: 534
A view of Swindon-Cross country set 534 at Stirling. Undated. Tom Clift.
circa 1988
Set number: 534
DMU set 534 approaches Montrose station circa spring 1988. The closest vehicle is thought to be Class 120 DMSL 53686. Brian Ward.
Unknown date
Set number: 534
53686 sits at the stops at Glasgow Central in the late 1980s. Malcolm Clements.
circa summer 1988
Set number: 534
Class 120 set 534 (53686 closest) heads away from Haymarket station circa summer 1988. Brian Ward.
30th September 1988
Set number: 534
Class 120/101 hybrid set 534 in Glasgow Queen Street station on September 20, 1988. John Carter.
1989
Set number: 534
Class 120 DMSL 53686 from set 534 seen on Haymarket depot circa late summer 1989. Brian Ward.
1989
Set number: 534
A view of Haymarket depot circa late summer 1989 with a Class 150 and set 534 (presumably 53686 + 59116 + 53732). Brian Ward.
12th May 1989
Set number: 534
120534 at Kilmarnock on 12-05-1989. This was not long before the introduction of class 156 'Sprinters' when just about any type of unit could be found on Strathclyde services. The class 120s were superior to most it has to be said. Pity none were preserved. Gordon Thomson.
circa late summer 1989
Set number: 534
Class 120/101 hybrid DMU set 534 (presumably 53686 + 59116 + 53732) in Glasgow Central station circa late summer 1989. Brian Ward.
circa September 1989
Set number: 534
Class 120/101 set 534 in Perth station, 53686 and presumably 59116 in view. The slide process date was October 1989, the power car was stored circa late September and withdrawn soon after. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 4th August 1975
Set number: C605
Class 120 DMU set C605 (power cars presumably 50733 + 50686) is running with a Met-Camm centre car when seen at Tenby with the 11:40 Pembroke Dock - Whitland service on 4 August 1975. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 26th March 1977
Set number: C605
Two class 120 "Swindon" units pass on the Central Wales line north of Llanelli on 26th March 1977. C605 (presumably 50686 + 50733) is the approaching unit, heading south. Bob Belcher.
Date: 21st April 1986
Class 120/101 hybrid 3-car 53732, 59526 & 53686 calls at Ince & Elton working the 13.01 Helsby-Chester via Hooton, 21/4/86. Anthony Griffiths.
Date: 19th March 1987
Set number: 534
Swindon Cross Country DMU set 534 departs from Stirling Station on March 19, 1987. 53732, presumably with 59281 + 53686. David Christie.
Date: August 1987
Set number: 534
Smoking towards Fife. A Swindon Cross Country class 120 set (534, presumably 53732 + 59281 + 53686) smokes into Haymarket tunnel one afternoon in August 1987 on an Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy stopping service. Murray Liston.
Date: circa 1988
Set number: 534
Hybrid Class 120/101 DMU set 534 (power cars are presumably 53732 + 53686) in Montrose station circa spring 1988. Brian Ward.
Date: unknown
Set number: 534
Class 120 set 534 in Glasgow Central in the late 1980s. 53732 is closest, 53686 is the other power car, it has a Met-Camm centre car. Malcolm Clements.
Date: 21st November 1988
Set number: 534
Set 534, a 120/101/120 hybrid, passes Haymarket depot towards Edinburgh with a service from Fife on November 21, 1988. The power cars are presumably 53732 + 53686. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 1989
Set number: 534
A Class 120/101 hybrid DMU - thought to set 534 (53732 + 59116 + 53686) in late summer 1989. Brian Ward.
Date: 3rd May 1989
Set number: 534
Set 534 (a 120/101/120 hybrid) arrives into Glasgow Central on May 3rd, 1989. The power cars are presumably 53732 + 53686. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 2nd June 1989
Set number: 534
Class 120/101/120 set 534 (53732 + 59116 + 53686) arrives into Glasgow Central station on the 2nd June 1989. Nicholas Youngman.
Date: 16th August 1989
Set number: 534
ScotRail set 534 (53732 + 59116 + 53686) departs from Edinburgh Waverley on the 12:15 to Cardenden. Graeme Phillips.
Date: 16th August 1989
Set number: 534
53732 sits at the head of Haymarket set 534 (with 59116 + 53686) awaiting departure at Edinburgh Waverley with the 12:15 to Cardenden, 16/8/89. Graeme Phillips.