Vehicle 50696 / 53696
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: 30335
Diagram: 587
Allocations
| Oct-57 | New to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88A | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
| May-65 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| w/e 07/06/69 | Transferred to | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DY | |
| 02/02/86 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 09/03/86 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| 28/09/86 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) |
Notes
4th May 1958 - new at Swindon Works
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50696 - original number
53696 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50696 | 59255 | 50647 | As delivered to - | ||||||
| 50696 | 59267 | 50676 | Noted circa Sep-67 - in blue with small yellow panel | ||||||
| EP497 | 50696 | 59267 | 50676 | Noted Jun-69 - ex-BTL509 | |||||
| 50696 | 59267 | 50676 | Noted 15/06/69 - at Tyseley with M prefixes1 | ||||||
| 50696 | 59255 | 50655 | Noted 21/12/70 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
| 50696 | 59263 | 50678 | Noted 01/03/72 - in Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 50696 | 59263 | 50685 | Noted 09/08/1972 - at Birmingham New Street2 | ||||||
| 50696 | 59263 | 50685 | Noted 11/05/73 - at Crewe1 | ||||||
| 50696 | 59263 | 50685 | Noted 30/07/73 - on 1035 Lincoln St Marks-Crewe | ||||||
| 50696 | 59263 | 50685 | Noted 17/08/1973 - at Leicester on 20:35 to Birmingham New Street with 50697 50290 and 506892 | ||||||
| 50696 | 59263 | 50685 | Noted 25/05/1974 - at Birmingham New Street3 | ||||||
| 50696 | 59280 | 50685 | Noted 07/07/74 - at Derby1 | ||||||
| 50739 | 59588 | 50696 | Noted 28/08/1974 - at Swansea3 | ||||||
| EP594 | 50696 | 59290 | 50689 | Noted 03/07/1975 - at Derby2 | |||||
| 50696 | 59290 | 50689 | Noted 07/07/1975 - at Nuneaton2 | ||||||
| 50696 | 59290 | 50689 | Noted 13/12/1975 - at Birmingham New Street 2 | ||||||
| 50696 | 59287 | 50657 | Noted 10/08/76 - at Bury St Edmunds4 | ||||||
| 50704 | 59274 | 50696 | Noted 09/04/77 - at Peterborough4 | ||||||
| 50736 | 59290 | 50696 | Noted 28/08/77 - on 2050 Derby-Burton Relief with 50704 + 59274 + 50656 | ||||||
| EP514 | 50696 | 59280 | 50687 | Listed at DY - circa Jun-82 | |||||
| EP514 | 50696 | 59280 | 50687 | Noted circa 01/19835 | |||||
| 53696 | 59087 | 53663 | Noted circa 12/1983 - 53696 labelled EP514, 53663 labelled EP5025 | ||||||
| 53696 | 59121 | 53663 | Noted circa 03/19845 | ||||||
| 53696 | 59121 | 53663 | Noted circa 11/19845 | ||||||
| EP514 | 53696 | 59121 | 53669 | Noted 22/06/85 - at Norwich, 53669 carried set number EP5014 | |||||
| 53696 | 59121 | 53669 | Noted circa 08/19855 | ||||||
| 53696 | 59121 | 53669 | Noted 15/11/85 - on 16:30 Crewe - Lincoln service6 | ||||||
| 53696 | 59121 | 53669 | Noted 17/01/86 - scheduled for 16:30 Crewe - Lincoln service but failed and replaced by 51184 + 543426 | ||||||
| TS403 | 53696 | 59121 | 53669 | New set number at TS - Feb-86 - number never carried | |||||
| TS403 | 53696 | 59121 | 53669 | Noted 28/02/19865 | |||||
| 53696 | 59121 | 53669 | Noted 1st April 1986 | ||||||
| 505 | 53696 | 59121 | 53669 | Noted 1st May 1986 | |||||
| 505 | 53696 | 59121 | 53669 | Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 505 | 53696 | Listed at Ayr - August 1986 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann
Images:
October 1957
Official Swindon Works image (Negative 5CR/92) showing DMBC W50696. Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957. British Railways.
October 1957
Official Swindon Works image (Negative 5CR/93) showing the front of DMBC W50696. The jumper cables are not yet complete. The white tape is from damage to the plate glass negative. Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957. British Railways.
October 1957
Official Swindon Works image (Negative 5CR/94) showing the drivers compartment of DMBC W50696. Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957. British Railways.
October 1957
Official Swindon Works image (Negative 5C/237) showing DMBC W50696. The white tape is from damage to the plate glass negative. Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957. British Railways.
October 1957
Official Swindon Works image (Negative 5C/240) showing underframe on Cross-Country DMBC W50696. The white tape is from damage to the plate glass negative. Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957. British Railways.
21st September 1969
Set number: EP497
Etches Park Class 120 set EP497 (M50696 + M59267 + M50676) wrong line working at Hinckley on Sunday 21 September 1969. Phillip Malin.
9th November 1985
With three different types of first generation dmu's in view, a Newton Heath allocated Swindon Cross-Country class 120 dmu set comprising of cars M53696 + M59263 + M53655, waits to leave Manchester Victoria's platform 14 with a Blackpool North service, 9th November 1985. This view has totally changed beyond recognition, all the platforms are now straight with a 21,000 seat arena built on top of them. Andrew J Crowther.
circa early 1986
Set number: 505
Class 120 DMBS 53696 at the head of set 505 arriving into Kilwinning station circa early 1986 probably on an Ayr-Glasgow working. Brian Ward.
April 1986
Set number: 505
Class 120 hybrid set 505 in Glasgow Central station in April 1986 (also still carrying EP514). It is formed of 53696, Class 101 centre car 59121 and M53669. Graeme Phillips Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 22nd March 1970
Set number: EP497
Etches Park Class 120 set EP497 (M50676 + M59267 + M50696) with Leicester on the destination blind, wrong line working at Hinkley on Sunday 22 March 1970. Phillip Malin.