Vehicle 59282
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 14/06/58 | New to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88A | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
| May-69 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 2w/e 09/01/71 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CF | |
| w/e 13/12/80 | Transferred to | DY (Derby Etches Park) | |
| 03/05/81 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 3w/e 17/05/82 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
| 2w/e 14/05/86 | Withdrawn from | RG (Reading) | |
| Aug-86 | Reinstated | RG (Reading) | |
| Jun-88 | Withdrawn from | RG (Reading) |
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 31/01/1983 released in blue/grey livery - C3 overhaul and partial refurbishmentDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Transfer to 86A - 2w/e 09/01/71 | ||||||
| CTN506 | 50703 | 59282 | 50659 | Listed at Canton - circa Feb-71 | |||||
| 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Noted 20/03/71 - at Leicester1 | ||||||
| CTN506 | 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Listed at Canton - circa Apr-71 | |||||
| 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport2 | ||||||
| 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Noted 23/08/1971 - at Abergavenny2 | ||||||
| 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Noted 25/08/1971 - at Cardiff2 | ||||||
| 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Noted 26/08/1971 - at Newport2 | ||||||
| 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Noted 13/10/72 - at Pritchatts Rd, Edgbaston1 | ||||||
| 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Noted 20/02/73 - at Church Road, Edgbaston1 | ||||||
| 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Noted 09/05/73 - at Church Rd, Edgbaston1 | ||||||
| 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Noted 30/03/1974 - at Cardiff Central 3 | ||||||
| C506 | 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Noted 09/08/1975 - at Birmingham New Street3 | |||||
| C504 | 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| C504 | 50700 | 59282 | 50668 | Noted 04/09/76 - at Carmarthen4 | |||||
| C504 | 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| C504 | 50700 | 59282 | 50659 | Noted 12/01/1978 - Cardiff Central5 | |||||
| C502 | 50711 | 59282 | 50658 | Listed at CF - 03/03/80 | |||||
| L571 | 51052 | 59282 | 51080 | Listed at RG - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| L571 | 51052 | 59282 | 51080 | Listed at RG - 01/01/85 | |||||
| 54280 | 51052 | 59282 | 51080 | Noted circa 11/19856 | |||||
| L571 | 51052 | 59282 | 51080 | Listed at RG - circa Jan-86 | |||||
| L426 | 51364 | 59282 | 51406 | Formation change - RG - circa Aug-86 - 59282 replaced 59516 | |||||
| L426 | 51364 | 59282 | 51406 | Noted 13/09/1986 - at Old Oak Common7 | |||||
| 51364 | 59282 | 51406 | Noted 07/02/87 - on 13:03 Paddington - Maidenhead8 | ||||||
| L592 | 51071 | 59282 | 51101 | Noted 10/02/19886 | |||||
| L592 | 51071 | 59282 | 51101 | Formation change - RG - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 59282 replaced 59530 | |||||
| L592 | 51071 | 59282 | 51101 | Noted 04/04/88 - at Royal Oak4 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Robert Chilton
8: Martin Baumann
Images:
3rd August 1975
Set number: C506
The Branch Line Society South Wales Wanderer railtour at Gorseinon Coal Yard on 3 August 1975. Ex-works Class 120 set C506 was used, and this view shows centre car W59282 and the DMSL is presumably W50659. Note the text on the two right hand bogies and the substantial chunk of text on the solebar of the DMSL to the right of the nearest bogie. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 3rd August 1975
Class 120 DMU set C506 (thought to be W50700 + W59282 + W50659) at Gwaun-cae-Gurwen with the Branch Line Society South Wales Wanderer No.3 on 3 August 1975. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: unknown
Set number: L571
Arriving at Guildford from Reading class 119 set L571 with 51080 closest and presumably 59282 + 51052. Ian Buck.
Date: 22nd March 1984
Set number: L571
Class 119 set L571 (51052 and presumably 59282 + 51080) at Redhill on 22nd March 1984. These sets were especially modified for working the Reading to Gatwick Airport semi fast services by converting the old buffet area in the trailer and the guards van into luggage areas. Ian Buck.
Date: 16th April 1988
Set number: L592
Class 119 DMU L592, at Redhill, 16 April 1988. 51071 leads, presumably with 59282 (a 120) + 51101. Nigel Menzies.
Date: 28th October 1990
Set number: N672
M53511, M54179 and W59282 at Vic Berrys, Leicester, 28-10-90. Kevin Dowd.