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Vehicle 59403

Class 126

BR Diagram 571

Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Inter City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: White Circle
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Lot Number: 30416
Diagram: 571

Allocations

20/04/59 New to 67C (Ayr)
06/05/73Depot code changeAY
05/10/81 Stored U. AY (Ayr)
p/e 28/11/81 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)

Notes

16/05/59 - A number of odd Class 126 vehicle had arrived in Scotland from Swindon and in some cases have been marshalled into Edinburgh-Glasgow sets. Five vehicles, including 51012, 51013, 59402 and 59403, were in Lugton goods yard on 16th May 1959.

59403 was involved in the following incident:

19/10/70 - Near Glasgow Central, ScR

Collision involving Class 126 / EMU

Info from Peter Mullen

The 12:10 Glasgow Central to Gourock passed signals at danger and was in a sidelong collision with the late-running 12:00 Glasgow Central to Ayr DMU. More Details.

Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51049 59403 51013 Noted 28/02/60
51047 59403 51023 Noted 09/07/60
51030 59403 51011 Noted 06/12/60
51030 59403 51011 Noted 10/12/60
51044 59403 51011 Noted 15/12/60
51040 59403 51010 Noted 09/03/61
51031 59403 51010 Noted 11/03/61
51040 59403 51010 Noted 13/03/61
51040 59403 51013 Noted 19/05/61
51046 59403 51013 Noted 01/07/61
51038 59403 51021 Noted 04/07/61
155 51034 59403 51022 Noted circa Sep-69
172 51051 59403 51018 Listed at 67C - Aug-70
51051 59403 51018 Noted 15/08/70 - in Kyle St sidings1
51046 59403 51023 Noted 11/09/71 - at Ayr station sidings1
79088 59403 51019 Noted 24/07/1972 - at Ayr2
51044 59403 51024 Noted 17/04/73 - in Glasgow Central3
51030 59403 51044 Noted 25/07/1973 - at Ayr4
120 51050 59403 51012 Noted 05/09/73 - at Ayr3
51044 59403 51023 Noted 29/05/78 - at Falkland Junction5
51041 59403 50936 Noted 16/04/79 - passing Shields Depot5
51037 59403 50936 Noted 07/05/79 - at Irvine5
51046 59403 51012 Noted 08/09/79 - on Glasgow - Ayr service5
420 51050 59403 51022 Listed at AY - 01/02/81
126401 51030 59403 51022 Noted 20th May 1981
126401 51030 59403 51022 Noted 29th May 1981

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Martin Lumley

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