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Vehicle 50706 / 53706

Class 120

BR Diagram 587

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

4w/e 02/11/57 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61Depot code change88A
Sep-63Depot code change86A
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
2w/e 20/10/79 Transferred to CH (Chester)
13/05/85 Transferred to DY (Derby Etches Park)
02/02/86 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
09/03/86 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
28/09/86 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
3w/e 21/12/86 Withdrawn from HA (Haymarket)

Notes

29th January 1958 - New at Swindon Carriage Works.
8th August 1986 - Seen carrying unit no. 617

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50706 - original number
53706 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

3w/e 30/06/73 - Dual AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50706 50707 Noted 29th January 1958 - On trial
CDF501 50706 59265 50648 Noted Feb-62
CTN512 50706 59296 50648 Listed at 86A - May-70
50706 59296 50648 Noted 13/08/70 - at Crewe1
50706 59296 50648 Noted 15/08/70 - at Crewe1
CTN512 50706 59296 50648 Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
50706 59296 50648 Noted 22/02/1971 - at Crewe2
50706 59296 50648 Noted 20/08/1971 - at Abergavenny3
50706 59296 50648 Noted 25/08/1971 - at Cardiff3
50706 59296 50648 Noted 26/08/1971 - at Newport3
50706 59296 50648 Noted 08/01/1972 - at Crewe2
C517 50706 59296 50648 Noted 03/09/73 - at Shrewsbury1
C512 50706 59296 50648 Noted 06/09/73 - on Cardiff Canton depot1
50706 59296 50648 Noted 29/08/1974 - at Cardiff3
C512 50706 59296 50648 Noted 08/01/75 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C556
C512 50706 59296 50648 Noted 15/02/75 - on 2C10 0654 Weston SM-Cardiff
C512 50706 59296 50648 Noted 10/04/75 - on 1A41 1452 Swansea-Paddington with 56289 + C505
50706 59296 50648 Noted 26/08/75 - at Newport1
C512 50706 59296 50648 Noted 12/03/76 - on 2C40 0710 Cardiff-Swansea
C501 50706 59296 50648 Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
C501 50706 59296 50648 Noted 26/09/1976 - Bulmers Open Day Shuttle from and to Hereford station 51084-59415-51056 + 50706-59296-50648 B574+C501
C501 50706 59296 50648 Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
C501 50706 59296 50648 Noted 19/05/1978 - Cardiff Central4
C508 50706 59296 50648 Noted 19/05/1978 - Cardiff Central4
C501 50706 59296 50648 Noted 15/09/78 - on 2225 Cardiff-Hereford
C501 50706 59296 50648 Noted 09/10/78 - on 2C97 1725 Milford Haven-Swansea
C501 50706 59296 50648 Noted 24/03/1979 - Monmouthshire Railway Society Gwaun Cae Gurwen Growler Railtour C501+B466
C501 50706 59296 50648 Noted 16/04/1979 - at Llanelli Station4
50706 59296 50648 Transfer to CH - 2w/e 20/10/79
50706 59296 50648 Noted 22/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station4
50706 59296 50648 Noted circa 05/19825
50648 59569 50706 Noted circa 01/19835
53706 59569 53648 Noted circa 07/19855
53706 59569 53648 Noted 16/11/85 - on 15:38 Crewe - Lincoln service6
53706 59569 53648 Noted 16/11/85 - on 09:22 Derby - Crewe service6
53706 59569 53648 Noted circa 01/19865
TS404 53706 59569 53648 Formation change - TS - Jan-86 - number never carried
TS404 53706 59569 53648 Noted 17/02/19865
617 53706 59558 53185 Formed at AY circa Jun-86
53706 59558 53185 Noted 8th July 1986
617 53706 59558 53185 Listed at Ayr - August 1986
617 53706 59558 53744 Noted 8th August 1986
53706 59558 53744 Noted 9th August 1986
522 53706 59558 53744 Formation change - p/e 17/09/86 - 2 brake vehicles
53706 59681 53652 Noted 25th September 1986
617 53706 59681 Formation change - HA - circa Oct-86
53706 59681 53652 Noted 11/10/1986 - at Edinburgh Waverley5
53706 59281 53652 Noted 07/11/19865
617 53706 59681 53652 Formation change - circa Nov-86 - 53652 added

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann

Images:

Class 120 DMU at The Hawthorns

25th March 1961

A Swindon Cross-Country DMU is seen at The Hawthorns with a Birmingham Snow Hill bound service on 25 March 1961. W50706 is leading, which was allocated to Cardiff Canton at the time. Michael Mensing.

Class 120 DMU at Newport

17th October 1970

The 11:40 Cardiff General-Crewe is seen at Newport on 17 October 1970. The Swindon Cross-Country DMU has W50706 closest, it's regular partners were 59296 (still with "Buffet" and a red stripe) and 50648. A Class 116 DMS leads at the far end. Robert Thomas.

Class 120 DMU at Hereford

26th September 1976

Set number: C501

Class 120 C501 (50706 + 59296 + 50648) and Class 119 B574 (51084 + 59415 + 51056) at Hereford. This was a shuttle to the Bulmers Railway Centre open day on 26th September 1976. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 120 DMU at Hereford

26th September 1976

Set number: C501

Class 120 C501 (50706 + 59296 + 50648) and Class 119 B574 (51084 + 59415 + 51056) at Hereford. This was a shuttle to the Bulmers Railway Centre open day on 26th September 1976, and is waiting for the points to be clipped. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 120 DMU at Bulmers, Hereford

26th September 1976

Set number: C501

Class 120 set C501 (50706 + 59296 + 50648) and Class 119 set B574 (51084 + 59415 + 51056) at Bulmers, Hereford, with a shuttle for the Bulmers Railway Centre open day on 26th September 1976 Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 120 DMU at Salisbury

21st September 1979

Set number: C501

Gloomy skies at Salisbury on 21 September 1979. W50706 is at the front od Swindon Cross-Country set C501, presumably with 59296 + 50648. David Mant.

Class 120 DMU at Falkirk Grahamston

15th November 1986

Set number: 617

53706 + 59281 + 53652 at Falkirk Grahamston, having arrived with the 12:08 from Glasgow Queen Street on the 15th November 1986. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 120 DMU at Kirkcaldy

circa December 1986

Set number: 617

Class 120 DMBC 53706 in Kirkcaldy station in late 1986 - it was withdrawn in December that year. Brian Ward.

Class 120 DMU at Haymarket depot

13th December 1986

Set number: 617

Two 3-car Class 120s in Haymarket depot, the closest being set 617 (M53706 + M59580 + M53652), along with Met-Camm and suburban sets. Hamish Stevenson.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 26th September 1976

Set number: B574

Class 119 B574 (51056 + 59415 + 51084) and Class 120 C501 (50648 + 59296 + 50706) at Hereford. This was a shuttle to the Bulmers Railway Centre open day on 26th September 1976. Steve Davies Collection.

DMU

Date: 26th September 1976

Set number: B574

Class 119 B574 (51056 + 59415 + 51084) and Class 120 C501 (50648 + 59296 + 50706) at Hereford. This was a shuttle to the Bulmers Railway Centre open day on 26th September 1976. Steve Davies Collection.

DMU

Date: 23rd August 1986

Set number: 522

With two brake vehicles in the formation, set 522 (53744 + 59558 + 53706) leaves Haymarket with the 16:24 Edinburgh - Glasgow Central service on August 23, 1986. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 14th February 1987

120 driving cars in storage at Haymarket on 14th February 1987. From right to left 51782, 537737, M53706, W51790 and M51794. Graham Johnston.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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