Vehicle 59260
Class 120
Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Lot Number: 30336
Diagram: 561
Allocations
| 4w/e 22/02/58 | New to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88A | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CF | |
| w/e 13/12/80 | Transferred to | DY (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 15/05/83 | Withdrawn from | DY (Derby Etches Park) |
Notes
29th January 1958 - New at Swindon Carriage Works.
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted Aug-601 | ||||||
| CDF510 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Listed at CDF - circa Sep-60 | |||||
| CTN524 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Listed at 86A - May-70 | |||||
| CTN524 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71 | |||||
| 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 22/02/1971 - Seen on Crewe - Cardiff line in a formation: 55023 - (50705 - 59265 - 50647) - (50662 - 59260 - 50699)2 | ||||||
| 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 12/04/1971 - Carmarthen on 2F76 20.05 Swansea-Fishguard Harbour3 | ||||||
| 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 23/08/1971 - at Newport4 | ||||||
| 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 26/08/1971 - at Newport4 | ||||||
| 524 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 02/11/72 | |||||
| 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 05/07/1973 - at Bristol Temple Meads4 | ||||||
| C507 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 23/06/74 - on 2B46 15:30 Cardiff-Bristol TM | |||||
| 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 25/08/1974 - at Carmarthen4 | ||||||
| 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 28/08/1974 - at Swansea4 | ||||||
| C524 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 03/09/74 - at Swansea High Street5 | |||||
| C507 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 09/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C508 | |||||
| C526 | 50699 | 59260 | 50682 | Noted 18/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C503 | |||||
| C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 04/09/76 - at Cardiff6 | ||||||
| C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 07/10/77 - on 2C82 0912 Pembroke Dock-Swansea | |||||
| C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 22/01/1978 - Carmarthen7 | ||||||
| C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 05/06/78 - on 2C01 0549 Newport-Chepstow with C610 | |||||
| C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 15/07/78 - on 2V93 1541 Shrewsbury-Swansea | |||||
| C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 27/08/1978 - West Wales Area8 | |||||
| C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 21/11/78 - on 2C71 0525 Cambridge-Swansea | |||||
| C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 21/04/1979 - At Cardiff Central8 | |||||
| C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 20/01/1980 - at Carmarthen 7 | |||||
| C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Listed at CF - 03/03/80 | |||||
| C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 06/07/1980 - on Cardiff Canton depot 7 | |||||
| C611 | 50699 | 59260 | 50662 | Noted 09/09/1980 - at Cardiff Central 7 | |||||
| 50699 | 59260 | 50658 | Noted 10/05/82 - at Norwich5 | ||||||
| EP507 | 50699 | 59260 | 50658 | Listed at DY - circa Jun-82 | |||||
| EP507 | 50699 | 59260 | 50658 | Noted 19/08/1982 - at Cleethorpes 7 |
Formation Sources
1: Andrew Cope
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Alan N Walker
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Gerald Brown
6: Leonard Rogers
7: Martin Lumley
8: Shayne Lewis
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 20th June 1976
Set number: B460
Sunday 20 June 1976 at 13:15. BRCW suburban dmu set B460 (W51302, W59469 and W51317) at Pembroke Dock. It is ready to work the 13:20 to Carmarthen, along with Swindon Cross Country set C507 (W50662, W59260 and W50699). The two units worked all Pembrokeshire coast services that day. Mr Deltic.
Date: 20th June 1976
Set number: C507
Sunday 20 June 1976 at 13:10. Swindon Cross Country DMU set C507 (W50662, W59260 and W50699) soon after arriving at Pembroke Dock. This unit along with BRCW suburban set B460 formed the 12:08 from Whitland, along with all other Pembrokeshire coast services that day. Mr Deltic.
Date: 20th June 1976
Set number: C507
Sun 20 Jun 1976 at 12:35. Swindon Cross Country dmu set C507 (W50662, W59260 and W50699) arrives at Tenby. This is the front unit forming the 12:08 Whitland-Pembroke Dock. The 'Tenby' blind had probably not been changed after it's first working of the day - the 07:30 Newport-Tenby. Mr Deltic.
Date: 15th July 1978
Set number: C611
Just arrived at Shrewsbury from Swansea via the Central Wales line, set C611 comprising 50699, 59260 and 50662 lays over before returning to Swansea. Gary Thomas.
Date: 3rd May 1979
Set number: C611
Cardiff allocated Swindon Cross-Country set C611 (presumably 50699 + 59260 + 50662) at Milford Haven on 3 May 1979. We had taken this from Whitland. Alistair Ness.
Date: 5th May 1979
Set number: C611
In the early morning sunlight of 5th May 1979 class 120 set C611 (50662, 59260 & 50699) complete with Central Wales Line headlight at Carmarthen. Ian Buck.
Date: 1980
Set number: c611
50662,59260 & 50669 stand at Llandeilo on the Central Wales line. The train is working a Shrewsbury to Swansea Service Peter Shoesmith.