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Vehicle 59291


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

w/e 04/10/58 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61Depot code change88A
Sep-63Depot code change86A
Nov-66 Transferred to 82A (Bristol Bath Road)
May-70 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
w/e 22/10/77 Transferred to CH (Chester)
22/11/82 Withdrawn from CH (Chester)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50727 59291 50679 Noted 14/02/1970 - L.C.G.B. (Bath Branch) The Isis Railtour
CTN504 50727 59291 50679 Listed at 86A - May-70
50727 59291 50679 Noted 06/11/70 - at Cardiff1
CTN504 50727 59291 50679 Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
50727 59291 50661 Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport2
50727 59291 50661 Noted 23/08/1971 - at Newport2
50727 59291 50661 Noted 08/01/1972 - at Crewe3
50727 59291 50679 Noted 02/11/72
50727 59291 50679 Noted 02/03/73 - in Birmingham New Street1
50727 59291 50679 Noted 26/08/74 - at Cardiff2
50727 59291 50679 Noted 09/1974 - at Crewe3
C504 50727 59291 50679 Noted 03/09/744
C504 50727 59291 50679 Noted 03/07/1975 - at Hereford on service to Shrewsbury3
C504 50727 59291 50679 Noted 20/12/75 - on 2V67 0603 Crewe-Cardiff with C553
C504 50727 59291 50679 Noted 15/04/76 - on 2B46 1625 Cardiff-Bristol TM with L472
C510 50727 59291 50679 Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
50727 59291 50679 Noted 09/09/76 - on 2C62 0025 Swansea-Fishguard
50727 59291 50679 Noted 16/02/1979 - at Crewe5
50727 59291 50679 Noted 22/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station5
50727 59291 50679 Noted 25/10/1980 - At Crewe Station5
50727 59291 50679 Noted circa 05/19826

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

Images:

Class 120 DMU at Standish Junction

14th April 1967

A Swindon Cross-Country DMU at Standish Junction on 14 April 1967. The centre car is W59291 while the DMSL appears to be W50679. Stuart Mackay Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 2nd April 1977

Set number: C510

A Class 120 (set C510, W50727 and presumably W59291 + W50679) and a refurbished Class 116 for the 12:14 Lichfield City - Kidderminster service seen at Rowley Regis on 2 April 1977. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 5th September 1981

In bottom gear and down to walking pace, a three-car Swindon Class 120 Cross-Country DMU formed of cars W50679, W59291 & W50727 was grinding its way to the summit of the Lickey Incline at Blackwell with a Worcester to Birmingham New Street service on September 5th 1981. These were stylish DMUs with a good internal layout and seats, and window curtains in the second class saloons. Martyn Hilbert.