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Vehicle 59290


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

Oct-58 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
by Oct-60 Transferred to 84E (Tyseley)
01/01/63Boundary change84Etransferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63Depot code change2A
Jan-64 Transferred to 82A (Bristol Bath Road)
Jun-64 Transferred to 84A (Laira)
Feb-65 Transferred to 82A (Bristol Bath Road)
4w/e 31/05/69 Transferred to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
May-73Depot code changeDY
Jan-84 Withdrawn from DY (Derby Etches Park)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


TYS501 50701 59290 50651 Listed at TYS - circa Oct-60
BL501 50697 59290 50651 Noted circa Nov-67 - in plain blue with yellow panel ends
50714 59290 50697 Noted 31/12/68 - at Cardiff1
50697 59290 50651 Noted 27/09/69 - at Leicester2
50719 59290 50685 Noted 10/07/1971 - at Birmingham New Street3
50719 59290 50685 Noted 06/09/71 - at Nottingham1
50736 59290 50651 Noted 17/12/71 - at Derby1
50720 59290 50676 Noted 05/08/72 - at Thetford2
50730 59290 50663 Noted 24/03/73 - in Birmingham New Street1
50697 59290 50689 Noted 17/08/1973 - at Leicester on 20:35 to Birmingham New Street with 50696 50263 and 506853
EP594 50696 59290 50689 Noted 03/07/1975 - at Derby3
50696 59290 50689 Noted 07/07/1975 - at Nuneaton3
50696 59290 50689 Noted 13/12/1975 - at Birmingham New Street 3
50736 59290 50655 Noted 12/06/76 - at Leicester2
50736 59290 50655 Noted 14/08/76 - on 1320 Crewe-Lincoln St Marks
50736 59290 50689 Noted 17/12/76 - at Bury St Edmunds2
50736 59290 50696 Noted 28/08/77 - on 2050 Derby-Burton Relief with 50704 + 59274 + 50656
50713 59290 50667 Noted 07/06/80 - at Norwich2
50736 59290 50651 Noted 20/06/81 - at Norwich2
EP519 50736 59290 50651 Listed at DY - circa Jun-82
EP519 50736 59290 50651 Noted circa 06/19824
EP519 53736 59290 53651 Noted 13/09/83 - at Norwich2
EP519 53736 59290 53651 Noted circa 12/19834

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 20th September 1961

Three Cross-Country sets form a nine-car DMU formation with a tail load (possibly a horsebox) working the 4.08pm Birmingham Snow Hill - Oxford - Paddington over Lapworth troughs on 20 September 1961. Two sets (front and rear) are of Swindon build, the centre one a GRC&W, the two types can be told apart by the quantity of roof vents. DMBCL W50701 leads, W59290 is behind. With three buffet cars on the train, and no through access between the three sets, would all three buffets be manned? Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 17th February 1981

Six DMU cars are seen between 47125 and 08303 at Derby on 17 February 1981. All but one are Class 120s: 50691, 50651 + 59290 + 50736, 59135 (104) and 50653. Possibly bound for Litchurch Lane? Andrew Bond.

DMU

Date: 11th June 1982

Set number: EP519

Swindon Cross Country set EP519 (M50651 + M59290 + M50736) with a charter from Burton in York station on June 11, 1982. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 11th June 1982

Set number: EP519

Class 120 DMU EP519 (M50736 + M59290 + M50651) in York station on June 11th, 1982 with a charter from Burton. On the right is Class 114 E50047. John Carter.