Vehicle 59398
Class 126
Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Inter City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: White Circle
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Lot Number: 30415
Diagram: 570
Allocations
| 04/07/59 | New to | 67C (Ayr) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | AY | |
| 17/05/82 | Stored S. | AY (Ayr) | |
| 11/08/82 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) |
59398 was involved in the following incidents:
30/8/73 - Shields Jct (Glasgow), ScR
Collision involving Class 126 / EMU
Info from Bill Read
21:35 Wemyss Bay to Glasgow Central passed a signal at danger at Shields Junction at ran into the back of the 21:10 Ayr to Glasgow Central, formed Sc51017/Sc59398/Sc51023 & Sc51033/Sc59406/Sc51011. Serious damage, 5 fatalities and many injuries. The leading car of the Class 303 EMU, SC75857, impacted with the rear car of the DMU, SC51011, at 65 mph as the DMU was pulling away from a signal stop at about 15 mph. The EMU drove beneath the DMU, a fire broke out and both cars were consumed. Apart from some damage to the rear of SC59406, the other cars suffered only minor damage. The EMU had passed a red signal.
16/4/79 - Paisley Gilmour Street, ScR
Collision involving Class 126 / EMU
Info from Bill Read
The 18:58 Ayr to Glasgow Central additional train formed Sc51031/Sc59412/Sc51014 & Sc51044/Sc59398/Sc51017 passed a signal at danger at Paisley Gilmour Street. Guard gave right away while signal at danger and the driver did not check. Train was in head on collision with the 19:40 Glasgow Central to Wemyss Bay as it crossed the junction east of the station. Serious damage, 7 fatalities and many injuries. Both SC51031 and EMU SC75840 were extensively damaged. SC51031 rode up over the roof of the EMU and was cut up on site. The remaining DMU vehicles were all repairable.
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51034 | 59398 | 51018 | Noted 01/03/60 | ||||||
| 51034 | 59398 | 51026 | Noted 04/03/60 | ||||||
| 51034 | 59398 | 51009 | Noted 09/04/60 | ||||||
| 51030 | 59398 | 50936 | Noted 28/04/60 | ||||||
| 51030 | 59398 | 51017 | Noted 09/07/60 | ||||||
| 51051 | 59398 | 51011 | Noted 12/07/60 | ||||||
| 51037 | 59398 | 51013 | Noted 06/12/60 | ||||||
| 51037 | 59398 | 51028 | Noted 16/12/60 | ||||||
| 51047 | 59398 | 51028 | Noted 28/12/60 | ||||||
| 51047 | 59398 | 51016 | Noted 18/05/61 | ||||||
| 160 | 51039 | 59398 | 51022 | Listed at 67C - Aug-70 | |||||
| 51035 | 59398 | 51022 | Noted 15/08/70 - on Ayr depot1 | ||||||
| 51035 | 59398 | 51050 | Noted 17/08/70 - in Glasgow Central working with 51019 + 59409 + 51037, perhaps with DB999510 attached2 | ||||||
| 51049 | 59398 | 51021 | Noted 11/09/71 - at Ayr station sidings1 | ||||||
| 51049 | 59398 | 51016 | Noted 24/07/1972 - at Ayr3 | ||||||
| 51045 | 59398 | 51023 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central4 | ||||||
| 51031 | 59398 | 51013 | Noted 31/12/75 - in Glasgow Central1 | ||||||
| 414 | 51044 | 59398 | 51014 | Listed at AY - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 126414 | 51044 | 59398 | 51017 | Noted unknown date | |||||
| 126412 | 51042 | 59398 | 51025 | Listed at AY - 01/04/82 - 51025 was carrying set number 126418 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Jeremy Goodyear
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