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 | WR Stock | |
| Nov-58 | Transferred to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 06/12/59 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
| 13/12/59 | Transferred to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88A | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
| Nov-66 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 04/05/70 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CF | |
| 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| 22/11/82 | Withdrawn from | CH (Chester) |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 | |||||
| 50723 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 12/04/1971 - Seen on Crewe - Cardiff line in formation: 50679 - 59291 - 50723 - 550232 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50661 | Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport3 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50661 | Noted 23/08/1971 - at Newport3 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50661 | Noted 08/01/1972 - at Crewe4 | ||||||
| 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 Cardiff3 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 09/1974 - at Crewe4 | ||||||
| C504 | 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 03/09/745 | |||||
| C504 | 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 03/07/1975 - at Hereford on service to Shrewsbury4 | |||||
| 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 19/02/1978 - Chester6 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 09/07/1978 - Chester6 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 02/09/1978 - North Wales6 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 02/12/1978 - Cardiff Canton6 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 16/02/1979 - at Crewe7 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 22/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station7 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 25/10/1980 - At Crewe Station7 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 28/09/1981 - at Shrewsbury 6 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted circa 05/19822 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50679 | Noted 18/07/1982 - at Wolverhampton 6 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Gerald Brown
6: Martin Lumley
7: Shayne Lewis
Images:
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:
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.
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.