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Vehicle 59275

Class 120

BR Diagram 561

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 19/04/58 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61Depot code change88A
Sep-63Depot code change86A
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
3w/e 17/02/79 Transferred to CH (Chester)
12/06/83 Withdrawn from CH (Chester)

Notes

4th May 1958 - new at Swindon Works

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50719 59275 50665 Noted 11th June 1958 - Bristol P Way outing
CDF515 50719 59275 50665 Noted Feb-62
CTN510 50721 59275 50668 Listed at 86A - May-70
50721 59275 50668 Noted 12/08/70 - in Birmingham area1
50721 59275 50668 Noted 30/10/70 - at Cardiff2
CTN510 50721 59275 50668 Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
50721 59275 50668 Noted 23/08/1971 - at Newport3
50721 59275 50668 Noted 26/08/1971 - at Newport3
50721 59275 50669 Noted 13/11/71 - at Bristol2
C510 50721 59275 50668 Noted 31/10/72
C510 50721 59275 50668 Noted 26/04/74 - on 20:00 Swansea-Cardiff
C510 50721 59275 50668 Noted 21/08/74 - on 2B26 1015 Cardiff-Bristol TM with C314 + C338
50721 59275 50668 Noted 25/08/1974 - at Swansea3
50721 59275 50668 Noted 27/08/1974 - at Swansea3
50721 59275 50668 Noted 29/08/1974 - at Cardiff3
C510 50721 59275 50668 Noted 16/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C605
C510 50721 59275 50668 Noted 03/03/75 - on 2C09 1430 Swansea-Newport with C506
C510 50721 59275 50668 Noted 28/08/75 - at Crewe1
C507 50721 59275 50668 Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
50721 59275 50668 Noted 9th December 1976
C510 50721 59275 50668 Noted 09/11/1977 - Newport Station4
C507 50721 59275 50668 Noted 15/12/1977 - Cardiff Central4
C507 50721 59275 50668 Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
C507 50721 59275 50668 Noted 08/04/1978 - Monmouthshire Railway Society Tintern Thunderbolt Railtour 51324-59476-51309+50721-59275-50668 B467+C507
C507 50721 59275 50668 Noted 19/05/1978 - Cardiff Central4
C507 50721 59275 50668 Noted 01/10/78 - on 1755 Cardiff-Gloucester
50721 59275 50668 Noted 16/02/1979 - at Crewe4
50721 59275 50668 Transfer to CH - 3w/e 17/02/79
50716 59275 50675 Noted 27/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station4
50716 59275 50675 Noted circa 08/19825
53716 59275 53675 Noted circa 04/19835

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 8th April 1978

Set number: C507

The Monmouthshire Railway Society "Tintern Thunderbolt" rail tour on 8 April 1978 was planned to go to Markham Colliery, but owing to flooding was only able to go as far as Oakdale Colliery Sidings. The train was formed of a class 120 Cross Country set C507 (50721 + 59275 + 50668) coupled to a class 118 Bristol Suburban set (only just visible). Jeremy Chapter.

DMU

Date: June 1979

Set number: C507

Class 120 DMU set C507 (presumably 50668 + 59275 + 50721) at Chester in June 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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