Vehicle 59279
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
| 2w/e 31/05/58 | 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 22/10/77 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 16/03/83 | Withdrawn from | CH (Chester) |
Notes
Dec-83 - Officially withdrawn, but still in traffic during December at DY.
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| CDF521 | 50723 | 59279 | 50670 | Noted circa Oct-59 | |||||
| CDF521 | 50723 | 59279 | Listed at CDF - circa Sep-60 | ||||||
| CTN533 | 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Listed at 86A - May-70 | |||||
| CTN533 | 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71 | |||||
| 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport1 | ||||||
| 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Noted 13/11/71 - at Bristol2 | ||||||
| 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Noted 20/11/71 - on Bristol Marsh Junction depot2 | ||||||
| C533 | 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Noted 27/04/74 - on 14:20 Weston SM-Cardiff with B578 51064 + 59423 + 51092 | |||||
| C533 | 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Noted 12/03/75 - on 2C09 1420 Swansea-Cardiff with 56289 + C323 | |||||
| C533 | 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Noted 10/09/75 - on 2B46 1625 Cardiff-Bristol TM | |||||
| C514 | 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Noted 04/09/76 - on Cardiff Canton depot3 | ||||||
| C514 | 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Noted 11/05/77 - on 2C44 1820 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| C514 | 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Noted 26/05/77 - on 2C08 0745 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| C514 | 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Noted 17/08/77 - on 2212 Cheltenham-Cardiff | |||||
| C514 | 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Noted 19/08/77 - on 2C44 1820 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| C514 | 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Noted 03/12/1977 - Seen at Chester, recently transferred from Cardiff4 | |||||
| 50320 | 59279 | 50732 | Noted 30/08/1979 - on 17:43 Chester to Wolverhampton, with 51187 and 56332 to Shrewsbury and with 50932 and 51569 to Wrexham5 | ||||||
| 50732 | 59279 | 50694 | Noted 03/01/1981 - At Crewe Station6 | ||||||
| 50722 | 59279 | 50691 | Noted circa 05/19824 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Peter Wallwork
6: Shayne Lewis
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 12th September 1970
The Branch Line Society/Wirral Railway Circle Milk Branches Railtour at Newcastle Emlyn on 12 September 1970. Formed of a Swindon Cross-Country DMU, the power cars were W50732 and W50694, the centre car is presumably W59279. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 12th September 1970
The Branch Line Society/Wirral Railway Circle Milk Branches Railtour at Derry Ormond, Carmarthenshire on 12 September 1970, formed of a Swindon Cross-Country DMU. The power cars are W50694 and W50732, the centre car is presumably W59279. Norman Thomas courtesy S V Blencowe collection.
Date: 12th September 1970
A Swindon Cross-Country DMU at Derry Ormond with the Branch Line Society / Wirral Railway Circle Milk Branches railtour on 12 September 1970. The power cars are W50694 and W50732, the centre car is presumably W59279. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 12th September 1970
The Branch Line Society/Wirral Railway Circle Milk Branches Railtour at Felinfach, near Greengrove, which was between Aberaeron and Lampeter, on 12 September 1970. The Swindon Cross-Country DMU contained power cars W50732 and W50694, the centre car is presumably W59279. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 12th September 1970
The Branch Line Society/Wirral Railway Circle Milk Branches Railtour at Felinfach, near Greengrove, which was between Aberaeron and Lampeter, on 12 September 1970. The Swindon Cross-Country DMU contained power cars W50732 and W50694, the centre car is presumably W59279. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: circa early 1970s
Set number: C533
Class 120 DMU set C533 (presumably 50694 + 59279 + 50732) arrives into Tenby station circa early 1970s. Brian Daniels.
Date: 1st April 1973
Set number: C533
Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 DMU set C533 (50694 and presumably 59279 + 50732) at Salisbury with a Southampton - Bristol service on 1 April 1973. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 3rd May 1975
Set number: C533
Swindon Cross-Country set C533 (presumably 50732 + 59279 + 50694) arrives into Bath Spa station on 3 May 1975. Nicholas T Smith.
Date: 21st May 1977
Set number: C514
Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 DMU set C514 passing Neath East signal box(since demolished) on a down passenger service on 21 May 1977. DMSL W50694 is closest, the other two vehicles are presumably 59279 + 50732. Robert Thomas.