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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-61Depot code change88A
Sep-63Depot code change86A
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
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16/03/83 Withdrawn from CH (Chester)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Dec-83 - Officially withdrawn, but still in traffic during December at DY.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
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 Wrexham4
50732 59279 50694 Noted 03/01/1981 - At Crewe Station5
50722 59279 50691 Noted circa 05/19826

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

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.