Vehicle 50716 / 53716
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
| 4w/e 19/04/58 | New to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88A | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CF | |
| 2w/e 17/02/79 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| Mar-86 | Withdrawn from | CH (Chester) | - also noted as 11/05/86 |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50716 - original number
53716 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
p/e 09/06/73 - Dual AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| CTN511 | 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Listed at 86A - May-70 | |||||
| CTN511 | 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71 | |||||
| 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Noted 29/07/1971 - Swansea on 2M93 09.40 to Shrewsbury via Central Wales1 | ||||||
| 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport2 | ||||||
| 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Noted 04/10/72 - at Pritchatts Rd, Edgbaston3 | ||||||
| 50716 | 59277 | 50675 | Noted 31/08/1974 - at Newport2 | ||||||
| C511 | 50716 | 59277 | 50675 | Noted 05/09/74 - at Newport4 | |||||
| C511 | 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Noted 13/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C605 | |||||
| C511 | 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Noted 09/04/75 - on 1A41 1452 Swansea-Paddington with 56289 + C509 | |||||
| C511 | 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Noted 23/02/76 - on 2C40 0710 Cardiff-Swansea | |||||
| C509 | 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| 50716 | 59588 | 50695 | Noted 04/09/76 - at Cardiff3 | ||||||
| 50716 | 59292 | 50675 | Noted Sep-76 - at Crewe with 51580/59586/515893 | ||||||
| C509 | 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Noted 22/05/1977 - Cardiff area5 | |||||
| C509 | 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| C509 | 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Noted 27/08/1978 - Llanelli6 | |||||
| C509 | 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Noted 18/09/78 - on 2C19 1830 Cardiff-Hereford | |||||
| C509 | 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Noted 02/12/1978 - Swansea5 | |||||
| 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Noted 11/02/1979 - Chester5 | ||||||
| 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Transfer to CH - 2w/e 17/02/79 | ||||||
| 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Noted 11/03/1979 - Wolverhampton5 | ||||||
| 50716 | 59262 | 50675 | Noted 23/09/1979 - Chester5 | ||||||
| 50716 | 59275 | 50675 | Noted 27/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station6 | ||||||
| 50716 | 59275 | 50675 | Noted 08/09/1981 - on Chester depot 5 | ||||||
| 50716 | 59275 | 50675 | Noted 11/05/1982 - passing Leamington Spa, on transfer from Tyseley to Swindon Works 5 | ||||||
| 50716 | 59275 | 50675 | Noted circa 08/19827 | ||||||
| 53716 | 59275 | 53675 | Noted circa 04/19837 | ||||||
| 53716 | 59091 | 53675 | Noted circa 09/19837 | ||||||
| 53716 | 59091 | 53675 | Noted 24/09/1984 - 14.12 Machynlleth-Pwllheli (believed 3-car) then 16.45 Pwllheli-Shrewsbury with M51179 + M54358 on rear1 | ||||||
| 53716 | 59091 | 53675 | Noted 25/09/1984 - Harlech - 07.19 Machynlleth-Pwllheli with M51177 + M543511 | ||||||
| 53716 | 59091 | 53675 | Noted circa 10/19847 | ||||||
| 53716 | 59091 | 53675 | Noted 20/04/1985 - at Leeds City 5 | ||||||
| 53716 | 59091 | 53675 | Noted 12/05/1985 - at Wolverhampton 5 | ||||||
| 53716 | 59091 | 53675 | Noted circa 07/19857 | ||||||
| 53716 | 59091 | 53675 | Noted 11/09/85 | ||||||
| 53716 | 59091 | 53675 | Noted 07/12/85 - on 10:20 Aberystwyth - Wolverhampton service with 51179 + 543588 | ||||||
| 53716 | 59091 | 53675 | Listed at CH - circa Jan-86 |
Formation Sources
1: Alan N Walker
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Gerald Brown
5: Martin Lumley
6: Shayne Lewis
7: Eddie Knorn
8: Martin Baumann
Images:
May 1961
Two Swindon Cross-Country sets led by W50716 form a Birmingham - Swansea service seen at Acocks Green in early May 1961. Michael Mensing.
4th August 1981
A Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 DMU with M50716 closest departs from Aberystwyth with the 14:00 to Crewe on 4 August 1981. Robert Thomas.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 1985
A Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country set (M53675 + M59091 + M53716) await departure from Aberystwyth in 1985 with a service for Shrewsbury. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 29th July 1985
A Class 120/101/120 hybrid at Winwick Junction on 29 July 1985. DMSL 53675 leads, it was allocated to Chester, the other two are presumably 59091 and 53716. Chris Thorp.
Date: 11th September 1985
M53675 + M59091 + M53716 at Machynlleth with the 13:30 Aberytswyth - Crewe, 11/9/85. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 15th September 1985
A two-car Met-Camm (54403 + 51174) closest with a three-car Class 120 set which has a Class 101 centre car (and 53716 furthest) at Porthmadog on an ex-Pwllheli service, September 15th, 1985. Hamish Stevenson.