Vehicle 59403
Class 126
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) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | AY | |
| 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| p/e 28/11/81 | Withdrawn from | AY (Ayr) |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 59402, 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 | |||||
| 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
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 26th February 1977
A Class 126 set formed SC51023, SC59403 and SC51033 in Ayr station on 26-02-77. Vincent Haworth.